San Martín weather in December

In December, San Martín sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 38 mm of rain across 6.7 wet days and about 14.1 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 31°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 14 hours at the start of December to 14 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is San Martín's 4th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see San Martín's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
19°
11th coldest
Rainfall
38 mm
6.7 wet days
Daylight
14 h 12 min
6:25 AM – 8:35 PM
Cloud cover
33%
4th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
7.86 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

San Martín is city in the Mendoza Province, Argentina.

Density
55/km²
people per km²
Founded
1816

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 31°C in the first days to 33°C by the end.

A typical December day in San Martín reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°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 37°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 3°C warmer than November and on par with January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13118
23118
33118
43118
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63118
73118
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How December really feels in San Martín

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 19 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
19
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.

San Martín weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 2nd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 21°487.813.94.0
Feb31° / 19°376.313.25.0
Mar28° / 17°436.212.36.9
Apr23° / 12°204.311.28.2
May19° / 132.610.37.2
Jun15° / 61.39.95.9
Jul15° / 61.6105.9
Aug18° / 101.910.87.6
Sep22° / 10°122.311.88.4
Oct26° / 14°203.912.88.1
Nov30° / 17°275.113.76.1
Dec32° / 19°386.714.14.4

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 15%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18416
28416
38317
48317
58317
68317
78317
88317
98317
108515
118515
128515
138515
148614
158614
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318416

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

San Martín gets around 38 mm of rain over 6.7 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 21% and peaks near 25% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
122
223
323
423
523
623
723
823
922
1022
1121
1221
1320
1420
1519
1619
1719
1818
1918
2018
2119
2219
2320
2420
2521
2622
2722
2823
2924
3024
3125

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 (%)Muggy (%)
1801820
2791920
3782020
4772030
5772030
6752140
7752140
8742150
9742150
10732160
11732160
12732160
13722170
14722170
15732070
16722080
17722080
18722080
19712090
20702091
216821101
226722101
236622111
246523111
256224122
266025132
275926132
285627143
295428153
305328163
315229163

Wind in December

Winds average 12 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 hours at the start of December to 14 h 12 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 6:23 AM to 6:32 AM, and sunset from 8:24 PM to 8:42 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.06:238:24
214.06:238:25
314.16:238:26
414.16:238:27
514.16:238:28
614.16:238:28
714.16:238:29
814.16:238:30
914.16:238:31
1014.16:238:31
1114.16:238:32
1214.26:248:33
1314.26:248:33
1414.26:248:34
1514.26:258:35
1614.26:258:35
1714.26:258:36
1814.26:268:36
1914.26:268:37
2014.26:268:38
2114.26:278:38
2214.26:278:38
2314.26:288:39
2414.26:288:39
2514.26:298:40
2614.26:298:40
2714.26:308:41
2814.26:308:41
2914.26:318:41
3014.26:328:42
3114.26:328:42

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 7.86 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.86 kWh/m² to a high of 7.86 kWh/m² in December across the year — December's 7.86 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.7Intense
27.7Intense
37.7Intense
47.7Intense
57.8Intense
67.8Intense
77.8Intense
87.8Intense
97.8Intense
107.8Intense
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277.8Intense
287.8Intense
297.8Intense
307.8Intense
317.8Intense
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit San Martín?

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

4.4
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
7.3
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for San Martín in December

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

In December, San Martín sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in San Martín 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 San Martín peaks around January 18 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 18UV 14Jun 19UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar10Extreme
Apr6High
May4Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep6High
Oct10Very high
Nov12Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is San Martín?

San Martín sits at 33.1°S, 68.5°W, 656 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Rivadavia, 12 km away.

Topography around San Martín

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around San Martín has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 18 m around an average of 658 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 67 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,924 m.

The land around San Martín is covered by artificial surfaces (44%) within 3 km, cropland (38%), shrubs (25%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and shrubs (69%) within 80 km.

3 km
18 m
16 km
67 m
80 km
2,924 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
December weather nearby: Rivadavia 12 km · Rodeo del Medio 22 km · Perdriel 39 km · Mendoza 41 km · Tupungato 70 km · Tunuyán 75 km · Pocito 156 km · Caucete 160 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 Martín (-33.0834°, -68.4731°, elevation 656 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).