Curanilahue weather in December

In December, Curanilahue sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 35 mm of rain across 4.1 wet days and about 14.5 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 66% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 24 min at the start of December to 14 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Curanilahue's 4th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Curanilahue's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
4th warmest
Overnight low
9th coldest
Rainfall
35 mm
4.1 wet days
Daylight
14 h 36 min
6:32 AM – 9:07 PM
Cloud cover
31%
4th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
8.36 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.8
out of 10
Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 22.4 µg/m³ · 2019

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 19°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical December day in Curanilahue reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 2°C warmer than November and about 2°C cooler than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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2198
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Curanilahue weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 4th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan22° / 10°152.414.38.7
Feb22° / 10°202.613.48.6
Mar20° / 33412.37.8
Apr17° / 896.911.15.8
May13° / 21311.9103.6
Jun11° / 30115.59.52.4
Jul11° / 23714.29.72.3
Aug12° / 20213.410.62.8
Sep14° / 1059.311.74.0
Oct15° / 798.4135.1
Nov18° / 445.4146.7
Dec20° / 354.114.57.8

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 66% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 22%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17327
27327
37426
47426
57426
67426
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87525
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Curanilahue gets around 35 mm of rain over 4.1 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 13% and peaks near 14% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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2113
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2711
2811
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3011
3111

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 95% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1973
2973
3973
4973
5964
6964
7964
8964
9964
10964
11964
12964
13964
14964
15964
16964
17964
18964
19964
20964
21955
22955
23955
24946
25946
26946
27937
28937
29937
30928
31928

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
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
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1512light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 24 min at the start of December to 14 h 36 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 6:31 AM to 6:40 AM, and sunset from 8:55 PM to 9:13 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.46:318:55
214.46:318:56
314.46:318:57
414.46:318:58
514.56:318:59
614.56:318:59
714.56:319:00
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1714.66:339:07
1814.66:339:08
1914.66:339:08
2014.66:349:09
2114.66:349:10
2214.66:359:10
2314.66:359:10
2414.66:369:11
2514.66:369:11
2614.66:379:12
2714.66:379:12
2814.66:389:12
2914.66:399:13
3014.66:399:13
3114.66:409:13

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 8.36 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.71 kWh/m² to a high of 8.47 kWh/m² in January across the year — December's 8.36 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
18.1Intense
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48.1Intense
58.1Intense
68.2Intense
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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Curanilahue

In seasonPeak

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

Curanilahue's rainy season runs May–August, 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 Curanilahue?

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

7.8
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Curanilahue in December

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

In December, Curanilahue sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 9°C. Pack sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

sun protection

Sea temperature near Curanilahue 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 27 km away) is warmest in January at about 15°C and coldest in August near 12°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
Jan15Bracing
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Mar15Bracing
Apr14Bracing
May13Bracing
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Jul12Bracing
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UV index in Curanilahue 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 Curanilahue peaks around December 23 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 15 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateVery highExtremeDec 23UV 12Jun 15UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar8Very high
Apr5Moderate
May2Moderate
Jun2Low
Jul3Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep5Moderate
Oct8Very high
Nov10Very high
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Curanilahue in December

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where December falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Curanilahue is worst in February — around 39 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.6× the cleanest month (March, 15 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Curanilahue's WHO annual average of 22.4 µg/m³.

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateModerateFeb 1436 µg/m³Mar 2116 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan19Moderate
Feb39Poor
Mar15Moderate
Apr20Moderate
May34Moderate
Jun23Moderate
Jul21Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct19Moderate
Nov19Moderate
Dec18Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Curanilahue?

Curanilahue sits at 37.5°S, 73.3°W, 141 m above sea level, in Chile. The nearest listed city is Los Álamos, 20 km away.

Topography around Curanilahue

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Curanilahue has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 174 m around an average of 201 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 991 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,511 m.

The land around Curanilahue is covered by trees (66%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, trees (92%) within 16 km, and trees (49%) and water (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
174 m
16 km
991 m
80 km
1,511 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Los Álamos 20 km · Arauco 26 km · Lebu 31 km · Cañete 36 km · Lota 46 km · Coronel 53 km · Nacimiento 59 km · Angol 66 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 Curanilahue (-37.4779°, -73.3449°, elevation 141 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).