Paso de los Libres weather in December

In December, Paso de los Libres sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 135 mm of rain across 9.4 wet days and about 13.9 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 30°C in the first days to 31°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% of the time in December, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 48 min at the start of December to 13 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Paso de los Libres's 5th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Paso de los Libres's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
20°
10th coldest
Rainfall
135 mm
9.4 wet days
Daylight
13 h 54 min
5:48 AM – 7:41 PM
Cloud cover
49%
5th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.99 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10

Paso de los Libres is city in Corrientes, Argentina.

Founded
1843

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 30°C in the first days to 31°C by the end.

A typical December day in Paso de los Libres reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 2°C warmer than November and about 1°C cooler than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13018
23019
33019
43019
53019
63019
73019
83019
93019
103019
113019
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133019
143120
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303221
313221

How December really feels in Paso de los Libres

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 8 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
8
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in December is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Paso de los Libres weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 2nd-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 21°13910.413.74.3
Feb31° / 21°12710.313.14.7
Mar29° / 19°1249.212.25.8
Apr26° / 16°1779.411.37.0
May22° / 13°115810.57.0
Jun19° / 11°1138.510.16.4
Jul19° / 10°1037.510.36.6
Aug21° / 11°897.810.97.1
Sep23° / 13°126911.87.1
Oct26° / 15°18910.912.76.7
Nov28° / 17°1368.513.56.3
Dec31° / 20°1359.413.94.9

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 40%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16040
26040
36139
46139
56139
66139
76139
86139
96139
106238
116238
126139
136139
146040
156040
166040
176040
185941
195941
205941
215941
225842
235842
245842
255842
265842
275842
285842
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305842
315941

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Paso de los Libres gets around 135 mm of rain over 9.4 wet days in December. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 30% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
129
229
329
428
528
628
728
828
928
1028
1128
1228
1329
1429
1530
1631
1731
1832
1932
2032
2132
2233
2333
2433
2533
2632
2732
2832
2931
3031
3131

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of December feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, December lands in the muggy band about 29% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 46% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11525272770
21525272770
31525272770
41524272770
51424272780
61424272780
71423272790
81423272790
913232628100
1013232628110
1112232628110
1212222629120
1311222629120
1411212630130
1510202530140
1610202531141
179192531151
189182531161
198182431171
208172431182
217172431192
227162331202
237162330223
246162230233
256152230244
266152129254
276152129254
286152029265
296152028275
306152028275
315141928285

Wind in December

Winds average 13 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 48 min at the start of December to 13 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 5:45 AM to 5:55 AM, and sunset from 7:31 PM to 7:48 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.85:457:31
213.85:457:32
313.85:457:33
413.85:457:33
513.85:457:34
613.85:457:35
713.85:457:36
813.85:467:36
913.95:467:37
1013.95:467:38
1113.95:467:38
1213.95:467:39
1313.95:477:40
1413.95:477:40
1513.95:477:41
1613.95:487:41
1713.95:487:42
1813.95:487:43
1913.95:497:43
2013.95:497:44
2113.95:507:44
2213.95:507:45
2313.95:517:45
2413.95:517:46
2513.95:527:46
2613.95:527:46
2713.95:537:47
2813.95:537:47
2913.95:547:47
3013.95:547:48
3113.95:557:48

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 6.99 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.47 kWh/m² to a high of 6.99 kWh/m² in December across the year — December's 6.99 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.0Intense
27.0Intense
37.0Intense
47.0Intense
57.0Intense
67.0Intense
77.0Intense
87.0Intense
97.0Intense
107.0Intense
117.0Intense
127.0Intense
137.0Intense
147.0Intense
157.0Intense
167.0Intense
177.0Intense
187.0Intense
197.0Intense
207.0Intense
217.0Intense
227.0Intense
237.0Intense
246.9Intense
256.9Intense
266.9Intense
276.9Intense
286.9Intense
297.0Intense
307.0Intense
317.0Intense
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Paso de los Libres?

Our two travel scores rate December for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

4.9
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
7.0
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Paso de los Libres for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Paso de los Libres in December

From December's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In December, Paso de los Libres sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Paso de los Libres in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Paso de los Libres peaks around January 24 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 4 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateHighVery highVery highExtremeJan 24UV 13Jun 21UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr8Very high
May5Moderate
Jun4Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug5Moderate
Sep7Very high
Oct7High
Nov11Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Paso de los Libres?

Paso de los Libres sits at 29.7°S, 57.1°W, 73 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Uruguaiana, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Paso de los Libres

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Paso de los Libres.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Paso de los Libres has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 37 m around an average of 52 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 72 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 235 m.

The land around Paso de los Libres is covered by water (23%) and wetland (21%) within 3 km, grassland (37%) and trees (21%) within 16 km, and grassland (65%) within 80 km.

3 km
37 m
16 km
72 m
80 km
235 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
December weather nearby: Uruguaiana 5.0 km · Monte Caseros 80 km · Itaqui 83 km · Curuzú Cuatiá 93 km · Quaraí 97 km · Artigas 97 km · Mercedes 112 km · Alegrete 125 km

Argentina travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / I
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 46% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$14,898
2025
Happiness
6.4 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
4.5
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
14.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 575
Religion
Roman Catholic 63%none 19%Evangelical 15%Jehovah's Witness and Church of Jesus Christ 1%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Paso de los Libres (-29.7125°, -57.0877°, elevation 73 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).