Lautaro weather in December

In December, Lautaro sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 49 mm of rain across 6.2 wet days and about 14.6 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 30 min at the start of December to 14 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Lautaro's 4th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lautaro's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
4th warmest
Overnight low
10th coldest
Rainfall
49 mm
6.2 wet days
Daylight
14 h 42 min
6:26 AM – 9:06 PM
Cloud cover
46%
4th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
7.56 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.3
out of 10

Lautaro is settlement in Chile.

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 20°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical December day in Lautaro reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 3°C warmer than November and about 3°C cooler than January.

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Lautaro 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
Jan24° / 10°24414.48.4
Feb24° / 10°313.813.58.5
Mar22° / 485.712.37.5
Apr17° / 889115.6
May14° / 16612.99.93.7
Jun11° / 23416.99.42.3
Jul11° / 193169.62.3
Aug12° / 16915.110.52.9
Sep14° / 9711.711.74.0
Oct16° / 9010.7135.0
Nov19° / 587.914.16.3
Dec21° / 496.214.67.3

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 38%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15644
25644
35743
45842
55842
65842
75842
85842
95842
105941
115941
125941
135941
146040
156139
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186337
196337
206436
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307129
317129

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Lautaro gets around 49 mm of rain over 6.2 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 20% and peaks near 23% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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223
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522
622
722
821
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1519
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3118

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 92% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1955
2955
3955
4946
5946
6946
7946
8946
9946
10946
11946
12946
13946
14946
15946
16937
17937
18937
19937
20928
21928
22919
239010
249010
258911
268812
278812
288713
298713
308614
318614

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
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912calm
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 30 min at the start of December to 14 h 42 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 6:25 AM to 6:33 AM, and sunset from 8:54 PM to 9:13 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.56:258:54
214.56:258:55
314.56:248:56
414.56:248:57
514.66:248:58
614.66:248:59
714.66:249:00
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1914.76:279:08
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2614.76:309:11
2714.76:319:12
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2914.76:329:12
3014.76:339:12
3114.76:339:13

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 7.56 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.46 kWh/m² to a high of 7.85 kWh/m² in January across the year — December's 7.56 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.2Intense
27.3Intense
37.3Intense
47.3Intense
57.3Intense
67.4Intense
77.4Intense
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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Lautaro

In seasonPeak

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

Lautaro'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 Lautaro?

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

7.3
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
4.6
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Lautaro in December

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

In December, Lautaro sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 9°C. Pack sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

sun protection

UV index in Lautaro 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 Lautaro peaks around December 21 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 16 at about 2 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateLowModerateVery highExtremeDec 21UV 12Jun 16UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar8Very high
Apr5Moderate
May2Moderate
Jun2Low
Jul2Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep5Moderate
Oct8Very high
Nov10Very high
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Lautaro 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 Lautaro is worst in March — around 57 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 6.2× the cleanest month (November, 9 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorPoorModerateGoodGoodMar 1755 µg/m³Nov 199 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb39Poor
Mar57Unhealthy
Apr40Poor
May21Moderate
Jun13Moderate
Jul11Good
Aug11Good
Sep12Moderate
Oct10Good
Nov9Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Lautaro?

Lautaro sits at 38.5°S, 72.4°W, 217 m above sea level, in Chile. The nearest listed city is Vilcún, 24 km away.

Topography around Lautaro

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lautaro has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 101 m around an average of 227 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 656 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,091 m.

The land around Lautaro is covered by cropland (34%), trees (24%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, cropland (43%), trees (35%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (59%) within 80 km.

3 km
101 m
16 km
656 m
80 km
3,091 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Vilcún 24 km · Temuco 27 km · Padre Las Casas 29 km · Victoria 34 km · Traiguén 37 km · Labranza 38 km · Freire 50 km · Nueva Imperial 51 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 Lautaro (-38.5307°, -72.4365°, elevation 217 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. 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).