Pocito weather in December

In December, Pocito sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 33 mm of rain across 6.8 wet days and about 14 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 30°C in the first days to 33°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 54 min at the start of December to 14 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Pocito's 4th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pocito's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
18°
10th coldest
Rainfall
33 mm
6.8 wet days
Daylight
14 h 06 min
6:29 AM – 8:32 PM
Cloud cover
33%
4th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
7.9 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10

Pocito is human settlement in Argentina.

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 33°C by the end.

A typical December day in Pocito reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 3°C warmer than November and about 1°C cooler than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13017
23017
33017
43017
53017
63117
73117
83117
93117
103118
113118
123118
133118
143218
153218
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303320
313320

How December really feels in Pocito

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 14 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
14
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.

Pocito weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 20°286.6013.84.1
Feb31° / 19°275.1013.25.0
Mar29° / 16°315.7012.26.7
Apr24° / 12°214.3011.28.2
May20° / 112.90.110.47.7
Jun17° / 720.3106.9
Jul16° / 92.40.710.16.6
Aug19° / 112.60.610.87.9
Sep23° / 183.50.311.88.4
Oct26° / 13°275012.88.0
Nov29° / 16°276.4013.66.4
Dec32° / 18°336.80144.8

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 13%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18614
28515
38515
48515
58515
68515
78515
88515
98614
108515
118515
128614
138614
148713
158713
168713
178713
188812
198911
208911
218911
228911
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248911
258812
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288713
298713
308713
318614

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Pocito gets around 33 mm of rain over 6.8 wet days in December, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 22% and peaks near 24% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
124
224
324
424
524
624
724
824
924
1024
1123
1223
1323
1423
1522
1622
1722
1821
1921
2021
2120
2220
2320
2420
2520
2619
2720
2820
2920
3020
3120

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, December lands in the dry band about 69% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
181172
280182
379192
477203
577203
676213
776213
874224
974224
1073225
1173225
1272235
1371236
1472226
1572226
1671227
1771227
1870228
1970228
2068239
2168239
22662410
23662410
24642511
25632611
26622711
27602812
28582913
29573013
30553114
31533215

Wind in December

Winds average 10 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
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2010calm
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299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 54 min at the start of December to 14 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 6:27 AM to 6:36 AM, and sunset from 8:22 PM to 8:39 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.96:278:22
213.96:278:22
313.96:278:23
414.06:278:24
514.06:278:25
614.06:278:25
714.06:278:26
814.06:278:27
914.06:278:28
1014.06:278:28
1114.06:278:29
1214.06:288:30
1314.06:288:30
1414.06:288:31
1514.16:288:32
1614.16:298:32
1714.16:298:33
1814.16:308:33
1914.16:308:34
2014.16:308:34
2114.16:318:35
2214.16:318:35
2314.16:328:36
2414.16:328:36
2514.16:338:37
2614.16:338:37
2714.16:348:37
2814.16:348:38
2914.16:358:38
3014.06:368:38
3114.06:368:39

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 7.9 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.18 kWh/m² to a high of 7.9 kWh/m² in December across the year — December's 7.9 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.8Intense
27.8Intense
37.8Intense
47.8Intense
57.8Intense
67.8Intense
77.8Intense
87.8Intense
97.8Intense
107.9Intense
117.9Intense
127.9Intense
137.9Intense
147.9Intense
157.9Intense
167.9Intense
177.9Intense
188.0Intense
198.0Intense
208.0Intense
218.0Intense
228.0Intense
237.9Intense
247.9Intense
257.9Intense
267.9Intense
277.9Intense
287.8Intense
297.8Intense
307.8Intense
317.8Intense
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Pocito?

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

4.8
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
7.4
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Pocito in December

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

In December, Pocito sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Pocito in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Pocito peaks around January 18 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 3 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 18UV 14Jun 21UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr6High
May4Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug5Moderate
Sep7High
Oct11Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Pocito?

Pocito sits at 31.7°S, 68.6°W, 608 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Rawson, 12 km away.

Topography around Pocito

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Pocito.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pocito has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 90 m around an average of 613 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,685 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,841 m.

The land around Pocito is covered by cropland (49%) within 3 km, shrubs (40%) and bare terrain (22%) within 16 km, and shrubs (39%), bare terrain (36%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
90 m
16 km
1,685 m
80 km
3,841 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
December weather nearby: Rawson 12 km · San Juan 17 km · Santa Lucía 18 km · Villa Paula de Sarmiento 22 km · Chimbas 22 km · Villa General San Martín 28 km · Albardón 28 km · Caucete 29 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 Pocito (-31.6833°, -68.5833°, elevation 608 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).