Santa Rosa weather in December

In December, Santa Rosa sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 85 mm of rain across 8.5 wet days and about 14.5 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 27°C in the first days to 30°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 18 min at the start of December to 14 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Santa Rosa's 2nd-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Santa Rosa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
16°
10th coldest
Rainfall
85 mm
8.5 wet days
Daylight
14 h 30 min
5:59 AM – 8:28 PM
Cloud cover
34%
2nd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
7.87 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10

Santa Rosa is capital of La Pampa Province, Argentina.

Density
69/km²
people per km²
Founded
1892

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 27°C in the first days to 30°C by the end.

A typical December day in Santa Rosa reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 3°C warmer than November and about 1°C cooler than January.

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How December really feels in Santa Rosa

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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
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.

Santa Rosa 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 daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 18°82914.25.6
Feb28° / 17°817.913.46.4
Mar26° / 15°86812.37.4
Apr22° / 11°676.311.17.4
May17° / 30510.16.2
Jun14° / 173.39.54.8
Jul14° / 193.79.84.6
Aug16° / 27410.66.1
Sep19° / 485.811.86.9
Oct22° / 11°839.612.96.9
Nov26° / 14°748.1147.4
Dec29° / 16°858.514.56.3

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% 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 23%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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27426
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Santa Rosa gets around 85 mm of rain over 8.5 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 27% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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2127
2227
2327
2428
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2628
2728
2829
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3030
3130

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 57% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 6% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
170181110
269181210
369181210
469181210
568181220
666191321
765191321
865191321
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2252251571
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2448261681
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2645271791
27442718101
28432719101
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Wind in December

Winds average 12 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 12 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
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 18 min at the start of December to 14 h 30 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 5:57 AM to 6:06 AM, and sunset from 8:17 PM to 8:34 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.35:578:17
214.35:578:17
314.45:578:18
414.45:578:19
514.45:578:20
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1214.55:588:25
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Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 7.87 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.24 kWh/m² to a high of 7.87 kWh/m² in December across the year — December's 7.87 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.7Intense
27.7Intense
37.7Intense
47.8Intense
57.8Intense
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317.8Intense
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Santa Rosa?

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

6.3
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
7.6
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Santa Rosa in December

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

In December, Santa Rosa sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 16°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Santa Rosa 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 Santa Rosa peaks around January 1 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateVery highExtremeJan 1UV 13Jun 21UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar9Very high
Apr6High
May3Moderate
Jun2Moderate
Jul2Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep5High
Oct8Very high
Nov11Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Santa Rosa?

Santa Rosa sits at 36.6°S, 64.3°W, 163 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Toay, 10 km away.

General VillegasCoronel SuárezPehuajó

Topography around Santa Rosa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Santa Rosa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 34 m around an average of 180 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 118 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 274 m.

The land around Santa Rosa is covered by artificial surfaces (59%) within 3 km, cropland (65%) within 16 km, and cropland (59%) within 80 km.

3 km
34 m
16 km
118 m
80 km
274 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Toay 10 km · General Acha 89 km · General Pico 117 km · Trenque Lauquen 157 km · Pigüé 200 km · General Villegas 210 km · Coronel Suárez 229 km · Pehuajó 232 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 Santa Rosa (-36.6162°, -64.2899°, elevation 163 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).