Puerto Deseado weather in December

In December, Puerto Deseado sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 22 mm of rain across 5.3 wet days and about 15.7 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 30 min at the start of December to 15 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Puerto Deseado's 11th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Puerto Deseado's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 21°; 3rd warmest
Overnight low: 11°; 10th coldest
Rainfall: 22 mm; 5.3 wet days
Daylight: 15 h 48 min; 5:26 AM – 9:13 PM
Cloud cover: 53%; 11th clearest
Wind: 22 km/h; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 7.74 kWh/m²
Travel score: 7.3; out of 10

Puerto Deseado is human settlement.

Density: 3,563/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1884

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

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Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical December day in Puerto Deseado reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 2°C warmer than November and about 2°C cooler than January.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	20	20	20	20	20	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22
Avg low (°C)	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	20	10
2	20	10
3	20	10
4	20	10
5	20	10
6	21	11
7	21	11
8	21	11
9	21	11
10	21	11
11	21	11
12	21	11
13	21	11
14	21	11
15	21	11
16	21	11
17	21	11
18	21	11
19	21	11
20	21	11
21	22	11
22	22	12
23	22	12
24	22	12
25	22	12
26	22	12
27	22	12
28	22	12
29	22	12
30	22	12
31	22	12

How December really feels in Puerto Deseado

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 0 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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

December sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Puerto Deseado weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 3rd-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	23° / 12°	16	3.7	15.3	7.9
Feb	22° / 12°	17	4.1	14.1	7.6
Mar	20° / 11°	20	3.9	12.4	7.3
Apr	16° / 8°	13	3.5	10.6	6.0
May	12° / 5°	15	3.5	9.1	3.7
Jun	8° / 2°	21	4.7	8.3	1.8
Jul	8° / 2°	15	3.7	8.6	1.7
Aug	10° / 3°	16	4	9.9	2.9
Sep	13° / 5°	16	4.1	11.6	4.2
Oct	16° / 7°	16	4.3	13.4	6.0
Nov	19° / 9°	18	4.4	14.9	7.0
Dec	21° / 11°	22	5.3	15.7	7.3

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 27% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 43%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	55	55	56	56	57	57	57	57	58	58	58	58	58	58	57	57	57	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	57	57	57	59	59
Cloudier (%)	45	45	44	44	43	43	43	43	42	42	42	42	42	42	43	43	43	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	43	43	43	41	41

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	55	45
2	55	45
3	56	44
4	56	44
5	57	43
6	57	43
7	57	43
8	57	43
9	58	42
10	58	42
11	58	42
12	58	42
13	58	42
14	58	42
15	57	43
16	57	43
17	57	43
18	56	44
19	56	44
20	56	44
21	56	44
22	56	44
23	56	44
24	56	44
25	56	44
26	56	44
27	57	43
28	57	43
29	57	43
30	59	41
31	59	41

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Puerto Deseado gets around 22 mm of rain over 5.3 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 17% and peaks near 17% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	15

	Rain chance (%)
1	17
2	17
3	17
4	17
5	17
6	17
7	17
8	17
9	17
10	17
11	17
12	17
13	17
14	17
15	17
16	17
17	17
18	17
19	17
20	17
21	17
22	17
23	17
24	17
25	17
26	17
27	16
28	16
29	16
30	16
31	15

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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	99	99	99
Comfortable (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1

Wind in December

Winds average 22 km/h in December, the windiest month of the year.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 22 km/h on the calmest days to 22 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22
Feels	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	22	breezy
2	22	breezy
3	22	breezy
4	22	breezy
5	22	breezy
6	22	breezy
7	22	breezy
8	22	breezy
9	22	breezy
10	22	breezy
11	22	breezy
12	22	breezy
13	22	breezy
14	22	breezy
15	22	breezy
16	22	breezy
17	22	breezy
18	22	breezy
19	22	breezy
20	22	breezy
21	22	breezy
22	22	breezy
23	22	breezy
24	22	breezy
25	22	breezy
26	22	breezy
27	22	breezy
28	22	breezy
29	22	breezy
30	22	breezy
31	22	breezy

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 30 min at the start of December to 15 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 12 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 5:28 AM to 5:34 AM, and sunset from 8:59 PM to 9:19 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	15.5	15.5	15.6	15.6	15.6	15.6	15.6	15.7	15.7	15.7	15.7	15.7	15.7	15.8	15.8	15.8	15.8	15.8	15.8	15.8	15.8	15.8	15.8	15.8	15.8	15.8	15.8	15.8	15.8	15.8	15.7
Sunrise (AM)	5:28	5:28	5:27	5:27	5:27	5:26	5:26	5:26	5:26	5:26	5:26	5:26	5:26	5:26	5:26	5:26	5:27	5:27	5:27	5:28	5:28	5:29	5:29	5:30	5:30	5:31	5:31	5:32	5:33	5:34	5:34
Sunset (PM)	8:59	9:00	9:01	9:02	9:03	9:04	9:05	9:06	9:07	9:08	9:09	9:10	9:11	9:12	9:12	9:13	9:14	9:14	9:15	9:16	9:16	9:17	9:17	9:17	9:18	9:18	9:18	9:19	9:19	9:19	9:19

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	15.5	5:28	8:59
2	15.5	5:28	9:00
3	15.6	5:27	9:01
4	15.6	5:27	9:02
5	15.6	5:27	9:03
6	15.6	5:26	9:04
7	15.6	5:26	9:05
8	15.7	5:26	9:06
9	15.7	5:26	9:07
10	15.7	5:26	9:08
11	15.7	5:26	9:09
12	15.7	5:26	9:10
13	15.7	5:26	9:11
14	15.8	5:26	9:12
15	15.8	5:26	9:12
16	15.8	5:26	9:13
17	15.8	5:27	9:14
18	15.8	5:27	9:14
19	15.8	5:27	9:15
20	15.8	5:28	9:16
21	15.8	5:28	9:16
22	15.8	5:29	9:17
23	15.8	5:29	9:17
24	15.8	5:30	9:17
25	15.8	5:30	9:18
26	15.8	5:31	9:18
27	15.8	5:31	9:18
28	15.8	5:32	9:19
29	15.8	5:33	9:19
30	15.8	5:34	9:19
31	15.7	5:34	9:19

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 7.74 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.19 kWh/m² to a high of 7.74 kWh/m² in December across the year — December's 7.74 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	7.5	7.6	7.6	7.6	7.6	7.7	7.7	7.7	7.7	7.7	7.8	7.8	7.8	7.8	7.8	7.8	7.8	7.8	7.8	7.8	7.8	7.7	7.7	7.7	7.7	7.7	7.7	7.7	7.7	7.7	7.7
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	7.5	Intense
2	7.6	Intense
3	7.6	Intense
4	7.6	Intense
5	7.6	Intense
6	7.7	Intense
7	7.7	Intense
8	7.7	Intense
9	7.7	Intense
10	7.7	Intense
11	7.8	Intense
12	7.8	Intense
13	7.8	Intense
14	7.8	Intense
15	7.8	Intense
16	7.8	Intense
17	7.8	Intense
18	7.8	Intense
19	7.8	Intense
20	7.8	Intense
21	7.8	Intense
22	7.7	Intense
23	7.7	Intense
24	7.7	Intense
25	7.7	Intense
26	7.7	Intense
27	7.7	Intense
28	7.7	Intense
29	7.7	Intense
30	7.7	Intense
31	7.7	Intense

Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Puerto Deseado?

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

7.3

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

4.6

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

December is one of the better times to visit Puerto Deseado for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Puerto Deseado in December

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

In December, Puerto Deseado sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 11°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: a windbreaker. About 5 days see rain.

sun protectiona windbreaker

Sea temperature near Puerto Deseado in December

The nearest coast averages about 11°C in December — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 14 km away) is warmest in February at about 13°C and coldest in August near 6°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	12	13	13	11	10	8	7	6	6	7	9	11
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	12	Bracing
Feb	13	Bracing
Mar	13	Bracing
Apr	11	Bracing
May	10	Bracing
Jun	8	Bracing
Jul	7	Bracing
Aug	6	Bracing
Sep	6	Bracing
Oct	7	Bracing
Nov	9	Bracing
Dec	11	Bracing

UV index in Puerto Deseado in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Puerto Deseado peaks around December 24 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	10	9	5	3	2	1	1	2	3	6	7	10
Level	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate	Low	Low	Low	Low	Moderate	High	Very high	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	10	Extreme
Feb	9	Very high
Mar	5	High
Apr	3	Moderate
May	2	Low
Jun	1	Low
Jul	1	Low
Aug	2	Low
Sep	3	Moderate
Oct	6	High
Nov	7	Very high
Dec	10	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Puerto Deseado?

Puerto Deseado sits at 47.8°S, 65.9°W, 26 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Pico Truncado, 188 km away.

Topography around Puerto Deseado

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Puerto Deseado has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 82 m around an average of 27 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 147 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 260 m.

The land around Puerto Deseado is covered by grassland (54%) and water (30%) within 3 km, grassland (54%) and water (39%) within 16 km, and grassland (60%) and water (35%) within 80 km.

3 km

82 m

grassland 54%

16 km

147 m

grassland 54%

80 km

260 m

grassland 60%

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← November Puerto Deseado year-round climate January →Best places to visit in December

December weather nearby: Pico Truncado 188 km · Caleta Olivia 190 km · Comodoro Rivadavia 243 km · Las Heras 266 km · Río Gallegos 494 km · Rawson 499 km · Trelew 503 km · Coyhaique 529 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

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 Puerto Deseado (-47.7513°, -65.8967°, elevation 26 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	20	10
2	20	10
3	20	10
4	20	10
5	20	10
6	21	11
7	21	11
8	21	11
9	21	11
10	21	11
11	21	11
12	21	11
13	21	11
14	21	11
15	21	11
16	21	11
17	21	11
18	21	11
19	21	11
20	21	11
21	22	11
22	22	12
23	22	12
24	22	12
25	22	12
26	22	12
27	22	12
28	22	12
29	22	12
30	22	12
31	22	12

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	55	45
2	55	45
3	56	44
4	56	44
5	57	43
6	57	43
7	57	43
8	57	43
9	58	42
10	58	42
11	58	42
12	58	42
13	58	42
14	58	42
15	57	43
16	57	43
17	57	43
18	56	44
19	56	44
20	56	44
21	56	44
22	56	44
23	56	44
24	56	44
25	56	44
26	56	44
27	57	43
28	57	43
29	57	43
30	59	41
31	59	41

	Rain chance (%)
1	17
2	17
3	17
4	17
5	17
6	17
7	17
8	17
9	17
10	17
11	17
12	17
13	17
14	17
15	17
16	17
17	17
18	17
19	17
20	17
21	17
22	17
23	17
24	17
25	17
26	17
27	16
28	16
29	16
30	16
31	15

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	20	10
2	20	10
3	20	10
4	20	10
5	20	10
6	21	11
7	21	11
8	21	11
9	21	11
10	21	11
11	21	11
12	21	11
13	21	11
14	21	11
15	21	11
16	21	11
17	21	11
18	21	11
19	21	11
20	21	11
21	22	11
22	22	12
23	22	12
24	22	12
25	22	12
26	22	12
27	22	12
28	22	12
29	22	12
30	22	12
31	22	12

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	55	45
2	55	45
3	56	44
4	56	44
5	57	43
6	57	43
7	57	43
8	57	43
9	58	42
10	58	42
11	58	42
12	58	42
13	58	42
14	58	42
15	57	43
16	57	43
17	57	43
18	56	44
19	56	44
20	56	44
21	56	44
22	56	44
23	56	44
24	56	44
25	56	44
26	56	44
27	57	43
28	57	43
29	57	43
30	59	41
31	59	41

	Rain chance (%)
1	17
2	17
3	17
4	17
5	17
6	17
7	17
8	17
9	17
10	17
11	17
12	17
13	17
14	17
15	17
16	17
17	17
18	17
19	17
20	17
21	17
22	17
23	17
24	17
25	17
26	17
27	16
28	16
29	16
30	16
31	15

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	20	10
2	20	10
3	20	10
4	20	10
5	20	10
6	21	11
7	21	11
8	21	11
9	21	11
10	21	11
11	21	11
12	21	11
13	21	11
14	21	11
15	21	11
16	21	11
17	21	11
18	21	11
19	21	11
20	21	11
21	22	11
22	22	12
23	22	12
24	22	12
25	22	12
26	22	12
27	22	12
28	22	12
29	22	12
30	22	12
31	22	12

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	55	45
2	55	45
3	56	44
4	56	44
5	57	43
6	57	43
7	57	43
8	57	43
9	58	42
10	58	42
11	58	42
12	58	42
13	58	42
14	58	42
15	57	43
16	57	43
17	57	43
18	56	44
19	56	44
20	56	44
21	56	44
22	56	44
23	56	44
24	56	44
25	56	44
26	56	44
27	57	43
28	57	43
29	57	43
30	59	41
31	59	41

	Rain chance (%)
1	17
2	17
3	17
4	17
5	17
6	17
7	17
8	17
9	17
10	17
11	17
12	17
13	17
14	17
15	17
16	17
17	17
18	17
19	17
20	17
21	17
22	17
23	17
24	17
25	17
26	17
27	16
28	16
29	16
30	16
31	15

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1