San Isidro weather in December

In December, San Isidro sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 129 mm of rain across 15.4 wet days and about 13.8 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 27°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in December, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 42 min at the start of December to 13 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is San Isidro's 9th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see San Isidro's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
16°
11th coldest
Rainfall
129 mm
15.4 wet days
Daylight
13 h 48 min
6:25 AM – 8:13 PM
Cloud cover
53%
9th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.6 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.0
out of 10

San Isidro is city in Valle Viejo Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina.

Founded
1698

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 25°C in the first days to 27°C by the end.

A typical December day in San Isidro reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 1°C warmer than November and on par with January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12515
22515
32515
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52515
62515
72515
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92515
102515
112615
122616
132616
142616
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232616
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272717
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302717
312717

San Isidro weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 17°16716.7013.65.7
Feb25° / 16°11713.70136.1
Mar23° / 15°10913.2012.26.4
Apr21° / 11°659.70.211.36.6
May18° / 376.90.210.66.5
Jun17° / 204.10.410.26.3
Jul16° / 153.30.910.46.5
Aug19° / 173.30.4117.6
Sep21° / 325.40.411.87.6
Oct23° / 11°6510012.77.2
Nov24° / 14°9812.9013.46.6
Dec26° / 16°12915.4013.86.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 25% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 41%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15743
25743
35743
45743
55743
65743
75842
85842
95842
105842
115941
126040
136040
146139
156139
166139
176238
186238
196238
206139
216139
226139
236040
246040
255941
265941
275941
285743
295743
305644
315644

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

San Isidro gets around 129 mm of rain over 15.4 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 50% and peaks near 52% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
150
250
351
451
551
651
751
851
951
1050
1150
1250
1349
1449
1548
1648
1747
1847
1947
2047
2147
2247
2348
2449
2549
2650
2750
2851
2951
3052
3152

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, December lands in the comfortable band about 40% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
14142161
24042171
33943171
43843181
53843191
63743191
73643201
83543211
93443221
103343231
113343231
123243241
133143251
143043262
152943262
162842272
172842282
182741293
192640303
202539324
212439334
222338344
232237365
242137375
252036385
261936396
271835406
281735416
291735427
301635427
311534438

Wind in December

Winds average 8 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 42 min at the start of December to 13 h 48 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 6:22 AM to 6:32 AM, and sunset from 8:03 PM to 8:20 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.76:228:03
213.76:228:04
313.76:228:05
413.76:228:05
513.76:228:06
613.76:238:07
713.76:238:07
813.86:238:08
913.86:238:09
1013.86:238:09
1113.86:248:10
1213.86:248:11
1313.86:248:11
1413.86:248:12
1513.86:258:13
1613.86:258:13
1713.86:258:14
1813.86:268:14
1913.86:268:15
2013.86:278:15
2113.86:278:16
2213.86:288:16
2313.86:288:17
2413.86:288:17
2513.86:298:18
2613.86:308:18
2713.86:308:18
2813.86:318:19
2913.86:318:19
3013.86:328:19
3113.86:328:20

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 6.6 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.4 kWh/m² to a high of 6.6 kWh/m² in December across the year — December's 6.6 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.4Intense
26.4Intense
36.4Intense
46.4Intense
56.4Intense
66.5Intense
76.5Intense
86.5Intense
96.5Intense
106.5Intense
116.6Intense
126.6Intense
136.6Intense
146.6Intense
156.6Intense
166.7Intense
176.7Intense
186.7Intense
196.7Intense
206.7Intense
216.7Intense
226.7Intense
236.7Intense
246.7Intense
256.6Intense
266.6Intense
276.6Intense
286.6Intense
296.6Intense
306.5Intense
316.5Intense
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for San Isidro

In seasonPeak

In December, San Isidro sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

San Isidro's rainy season runs November–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is December a good time to visit San Isidro?

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

6.0
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
5.7
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit San Isidro for sightseeing.

What to pack for San Isidro in December

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

In December, San Isidro sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 16°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 15 days see rain.

rain gearsun protectionlight clothes

UV index in San Isidro in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in San Isidro peaks around January 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeHighModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 18UV 15Jun 22UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr7Very high
May5High
Jun4Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug6High
Sep8Very high
Oct12Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is San Isidro?

San Isidro sits at 28.5°S, 65.7°W, 518 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Catamarca, 6.0 km away.

Topography around San Isidro

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around San Isidro has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 134 m around an average of 522 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,541 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,232 m.

The land around San Isidro is covered by artificial surfaces (33%), trees (24%) and shrubs (21%) within 3 km, trees (40%) and shrubs (38%) within 16 km, and shrubs (44%) and trees (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
134 m
16 km
1,541 m
80 km
4,232 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
December weather nearby: Catamarca 6.0 km · Aimogasta 106 km · Aguilares 115 km · Termas de Río Hondo 137 km · Monteros 145 km · La Rioja 153 km · Belén 156 km · Famaillá 159 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 San Isidro (-28.4578°, -65.725°, elevation 518 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).