Ancud weather in December

In December, Ancud sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 87 mm of rain across 10.8 wet days and about 15 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 15°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 48 min at the start of December to 15 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Ancud's 4th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ancud's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
4th warmest
Overnight low
11°
9th coldest
Rainfall
87 mm
10.8 wet days
Daylight
15 hours
6:21 AM – 9:22 PM
Cloud cover
59%
4th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.94 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

Ancud is city in Chile.

Density
4,730/km²
people per km²
Founded
1768

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

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 15°C through the month.

A typical December day in Ancud reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 17°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 2°C warmer than November and about 1°C cooler than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
11411
21411
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51411
61411
71511
81511
91511
101511
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Ancud weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 4th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan16° / 12°628.814.75.4
Feb17° / 12°597.613.75.6
Mar16° / 12°9511.312.34.8
Apr14° / 10°14414.610.93.5
May12° / 22517.69.72.7
Jun11° / 28119.992.0
Jul10° / 24419.39.31.8
Aug11° / 24619.410.32.0
Sep11° / 14714.911.72.4
Oct12° / 13114.613.12.9
Nov13° / 10°10411.714.43.7
Dec15° / 11°8710.8154.5

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 52%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14654
24753
34753
44753
54951
64951
74951
84951
94951
105050
115050
124852
134852
144852
154753
164753
174753
184753
194555
204555
214654
224654
234654
244654
254753
264852
274852
285050
295050
305149
315149

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Ancud gets around 87 mm of rain over 10.8 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 34% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
134
233
333
433
533
633
733
833
933
1034
1134
1234
1334
1435
1535
1636
1736
1836
1936
2036
2136
2236
2336
2435
2535
2635
2734
2834
2934
3034
3133

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 97% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1991
2991
3991
4991
5991
6991
7991
8991
9991
10991
11991
12991
13991
14991
15991
16991
17982
18982
19973
20973
21964
22955
23955
24946
25946
26937
27937
28937
29937
30928
31928

Wind in December

Winds average 16 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
316light breeze
416light breeze
516light breeze
616light breeze
716light breeze
816light breeze
916light breeze
1016light breeze
1116light breeze
1216light breeze
1316light breeze
1416light breeze
1516light breeze
1616light breeze
1716light breeze
1816light breeze
1916light breeze
2016light breeze
2116light breeze
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3116light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 48 min at the start of December to 15 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 12 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 6:20 AM to 6:28 AM, and sunset from 9:10 PM to 9:29 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.86:209:10
214.86:209:11
314.96:209:12
414.96:209:13
514.96:209:14
614.96:209:14
714.96:209:15
814.96:199:16
915.06:199:17
1015.06:209:18
1115.06:209:19
1215.06:209:19
1315.06:209:20
1415.06:209:21
1515.06:209:22
1615.06:219:22
1715.06:219:23
1815.06:219:24
1915.06:219:24
2015.06:229:25
2115.06:229:25
2215.06:239:26
2315.06:239:26
2415.06:249:27
2515.06:249:27
2615.06:259:27
2715.06:269:28
2815.06:269:28
2915.06:279:28
3015.06:289:28
3115.06:289:29

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 6.94 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.3 kWh/m² to a high of 7.05 kWh/m² in January across the year — December's 6.94 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.7Intense
26.7Intense
36.8Intense
46.8Intense
56.8Intense
66.8Intense
76.8Intense
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96.9Intense
106.9Intense
116.9Intense
126.9Intense
136.9Intense
146.9Intense
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216.9Intense
226.9Intense
237.0Intense
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257.0Intense
267.0Intense
277.0Intense
287.0Intense
297.0Intense
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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Ancud

In seasonPeak

None of Ancud's seasonal hazards are active in December. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Ancud's rainy season runs April–October, 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 Ancud?

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

4.5
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

December is a reasonable time to visit Ancud for sightseeing.

What to pack for Ancud in December

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

In December, Ancud sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 11°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer and rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

sun protectiona warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Ancud in December

The nearest coast averages about 14°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 26 km away) is warmest in January at about 14°C and coldest in August near 11°C.

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

10°12°14°16°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan14Bracing
Feb14Bracing
Mar14Bracing
Apr13Bracing
May12Bracing
Jun12Bracing
Jul11Bracing
Aug11Bracing
Sep11Bracing
Oct11Bracing
Nov12Bracing
Dec14Bracing

UV index in Ancud in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ancud peaks around December 23 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeModerateLowModerateHighVery highExtremeDec 23UV 12Jun 19UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar7High
Apr4Moderate
May2Moderate
Jun1Low
Jul2Low
Aug2Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct7High
Nov8Very high
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Ancud?

Ancud sits at 41.9°S, 73.8°W, 51 m above sea level, in Chile. The nearest listed city is Maullín, 33 km away.

Topography around Ancud

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ancud has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 222 m around an average of 30 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 362 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 847 m.

The land around Ancud is covered by water (52%) and trees (22%) within 3 km, water (40%), trees (39%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and water (52%) and trees (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
222 m
16 km
362 m
80 km
847 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Maullín 33 km · Calbuco 58 km · Castro 67 km · Puerto Montt 85 km · Puerto Varas 92 km · Llanquihue 96 km · Frutillar 105 km · Purranque 120 km

Chile travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F / L
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 48% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$17,995
2025
Happiness
6.3 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
98%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
6.3
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
14.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 517
Religion
Catholic 57%none 26%Evangelical or Protestant 16%other Christians and traditions related to 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 Ancud (-41.8707°, -73.8162°, elevation 51 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).