La Unión weather in December

In December, La Unión sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 64 mm of rain across 8 wet days and about 14.8 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-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 28% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 42 min at the start of December to 14 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is La Unión's 4th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see La Unión's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
10th coldest
Rainfall
64 mm
8 wet days
Daylight
14 h 54 min
6:23 AM – 9:14 PM
Cloud cover
58%
4th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
6.88 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

La Unión is city in Chile.

Air quality
High
PM2.5 29.9 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
12/km²
people per km²
Founded
1821

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 La Unión 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 25°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 2°C warmer than November and about 2°C cooler than January.

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La Unión weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 3rd-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan22° / 10°36614.57.5
Feb22° / 10°415.113.67.6
Mar20° / 637.612.36.7
Apr16° / 10910.6114.9
May13° / 18915.49.83.1
Jun11° / 25418.39.22.0
Jul10° / 22917.89.41.9
Aug11° / 21017.810.42.3
Sep13° / 12513.511.73.4
Oct15° / 11013.413.14.3
Nov17° / 749.914.25.5
Dec20° / 64814.86.6

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 52%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14357
24357
34357
44555
54555
64654
74654
84654
94654
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

La Unión gets around 64 mm of rain over 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 25% and peaks near 28% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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427
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2125
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3025
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 95% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1973
2973
3973
4973
5973
6973
7973
8973
9973
10973
11973
12973
13973
14973
15973
16973
17964
18964
19964
20955
21955
22946
23946
24937
25937
26928
27928
28919
29919
30919
31919

Wind in December

Winds average 11 km/h in December.

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
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Sunrise & sunset in December

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Daylight runs from about 14 h 42 min at the start of December to 14 h 48 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 6:22 AM to 6:30 AM, and sunset from 9:02 PM to 9:21 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.76:229:02
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1914.96:249:16
2014.96:249:17
2114.96:259:17
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2514.96:279:19
2614.96:279:19
2714.96:289:20
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2914.96:299:20
3014.86:309:20
3114.86:309:21

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 6.88 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.28 kWh/m² to a high of 7.12 kWh/m² in January across the year — December's 6.88 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for La Unión

In seasonPeak

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

La Unión's rainy season runs May–September, 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 La Unión?

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

6.6
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
3.3
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit La Unión for sightseeing.

What to pack for La Unión in December

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

In December, La Unión sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 9°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

sun protectionrain gear

Sea temperature near La Unión 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 66 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
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Mar14Bracing
Apr13Bracing
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Jul11Bracing
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UV index in La Unión 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 La Unión peaks around December 20 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 2 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateLowModerateVery highExtremeDec 20UV 12Jun 18UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar7Very high
Apr5Moderate
May2Moderate
Jun2Low
Jul2Low
Aug3Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct7High
Nov9Very high
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in La Unión 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 La Unión is worst in March — around 36 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.7× the cleanest month (February, 22 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to La Unión's WHO annual average of 29.9 µg/m³.

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateModerateMar 2436 µg/m³Feb 922 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan24Moderate
Feb22Moderate
Mar36Poor
Apr36Poor
May28Moderate
Jun26Moderate
Jul27Moderate
Aug33Moderate
Sep36Poor
Oct33Moderate
Nov31Moderate
Dec27Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is La Unión?

La Unión sits at 40.3°S, 73.1°W, 32 m above sea level, in Chile. The nearest listed city is Río Bueno, 12 km away.

Topography around La Unión

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around La Unión has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 80 m around an average of 49 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 528 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,782 m.

The land around La Unión is covered by cropland (41%), trees (25%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, trees (44%), cropland (29%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and trees (51%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
80 m
16 km
528 m
80 km
1,782 m
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December weather nearby: Río Bueno 12 km · Paillaco 30 km · Osorno 32 km · Valdivia 55 km · Las Animas 55 km · Purranque 69 km · Frutillar 92 km · Panguipulli 96 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 La Unión (-40.2931°, -73.0817°, elevation 32 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).