El Quisco weather in December

In December, El Quisco sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 3 mm of rain across 0.4 wet days and about 14.2 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 9th-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 71% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 06 min at the start of December to 14 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is El Quisco's 3rd-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see El Quisco's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
4th warmest
Overnight low
14°
9th coldest
Rainfall
3 mm
0.4 wet days
Daylight
14 h 12 min
6:37 AM – 8:49 PM
Cloud cover
27%
3rd clearest
Wind
18 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
8.85 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10

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 El Quisco reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 1°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 17°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 1°C warmer than November and about 1°C cooler than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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El Quisco 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
Jan17° / 15°00.1147.0
Feb17° / 15°20.213.27.1
Mar16° / 15°30.712.36.7
Apr15° / 13°182.111.25.7
May14° / 12°675.110.34.5
Jun13° / 11°1297.69.83.9
Jul13° / 10°726.2103.8
Aug13° / 10°635.210.83.9
Sep13° / 11°29311.84.3
Oct13° / 11°14212.84.7
Nov14° / 13°40.713.75.5
Dec15° / 14°30.414.26.3

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 71% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 17%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18119
28119
38119
48119
58119
68119
78119
88119
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118218
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

El Quisco gets around 3 mm of rain over 0.4 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 1% and peaks near 2% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
11
21
32
42
52
62
71
81
91
101
111
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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 61% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
185150
283170
382180
481190
579210
678220
777230
875250
974260
1073270
1172280
1270300
1369310
1467330
1566340
1664360
1762380
1860400
1958420
2055450
2153470
2250500
2348520
2446540
2543570
2641590
2739610
2837630
2936631
3034651
3133661

Wind in December

Winds average 18 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 18 km/h on the calmest days to 19 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
119light breeze
219light breeze
319light breeze
419light breeze
519light breeze
619light breeze
719light breeze
819light breeze
919light breeze
1019light breeze
1119light breeze
1219light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 06 min 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 6 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 6:35 AM to 6:44 AM, and sunset from 8:38 PM to 8:55 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.16:358:38
214.16:358:39
314.16:358:40
414.16:358:41
514.16:358:41
614.16:358:42
714.16:358:43
814.16:358:44
914.26:358:44
1014.26:358:45
1114.26:368:46
1214.26:368:46
1314.26:368:47
1414.26:368:48
1514.26:378:48
1614.26:378:49
1714.26:378:50
1814.26:388:50
1914.26:388:51
2014.26:388:51
2114.26:398:52
2214.26:398:52
2314.26:408:53
2414.26:408:53
2514.26:418:53
2614.26:418:54
2714.26:428:54
2814.26:438:55
2914.26:438:55
3014.26:448:55
3114.26:448:55

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 8.85 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.49 kWh/m² to a high of 8.85 kWh/m² in December across the year — December's 8.85 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
18.7Intense
28.7Intense
38.7Intense
48.7Intense
58.8Intense
68.8Intense
78.8Intense
88.8Intense
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Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit El Quisco?

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

6.3
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

December is a reasonable time to visit El Quisco for sightseeing.

What to pack for El Quisco in December

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

In December, El Quisco sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 14°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer.

sun protectiona warm layer

Sea temperature near El Quisco in December

The nearest coast averages about 15°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 17 km away) is warmest in February at about 17°C and coldest in August near 13°C.

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

12°14°16°18°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan17Cool
Feb17Cool
Mar17Cool
Apr15Cool
May14Bracing
Jun14Bracing
Jul13Bracing
Aug13Bracing
Sep13Bracing
Oct13Bracing
Nov14Bracing
Dec15Cool

UV index in El Quisco 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 El Quisco peaks around January 17 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 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 17UV 13Jun 18UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar10Extreme
Apr5High
May3Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep6High
Oct9Very high
Nov11Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is El Quisco?

El Quisco sits at 33.4°S, 71.7°W, 44 m above sea level, in Chile. The nearest listed city is Cartagena, 19 km away.

Topography around El Quisco

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around El Quisco has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 175 m around an average of 40 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 392 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,185 m.

The land around El Quisco is covered by water (42%), artificial surfaces (27%) and trees (21%) within 3 km, water (61%) within 16 km, and water (35%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
175 m
16 km
392 m
80 km
2,185 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Cartagena 19 km · San Antonio 23 km · Casablanca 28 km · Placilla 34 km · Valparaiso 41 km · Vina del Mar 44 km · Quilpué 45 km · Villa Alemana 49 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 El Quisco (-33.3977°, -71.6939°, elevation 44 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).