Lebu weather in December

In December, Lebu sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 31 mm of rain across 4 wet days and about 14.6 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 14°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% 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 Lebu's 3rd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lebu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
4th warmest
Overnight low
13°
9th coldest
Rainfall
31 mm
4 wet days
Daylight
14 h 36 min
6:33 AM – 9:08 PM
Cloud cover
34%
3rd clearest
Wind
28 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
8.33 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.1
out of 10

Lebu is city in Chile.

Density
4,177/km²
people per km²
Founded
1862

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 14°C through the month.

A typical December day in Lebu reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 1°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 16°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 1°C warmer than November and about 1°C cooler than January.

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Lebu 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
Jan15° / 14°132.514.35.9
Feb15° / 14°172.313.55.9
Mar15° / 14°324.312.35.4
Apr14° / 13°747.311.14.4
May13° / 12°17112.5103.5
Jun12° / 11°24316.79.52.8
Jul12° / 10°19915.99.72.6
Aug11° / 10°16514.510.62.7
Sep12° / 10°839.511.73.1
Oct12° / 11°637.9133.5
Nov13° / 12°365.2144.3
Dec14° / 13°31414.65.1

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% 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 (%)
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67525
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Lebu gets around 31 mm of rain over 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 13% and peaks near 13% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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513
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1013
1112
1212
1312
1412
1512
1613
1713
1813
1913
2013
2113
2213
2313
2413
2512
2612
2712
2812
2912
3012
3112

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 85% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19280
29280
39280
49190
59190
69190
79190
89190
99190
109190
119190
1290100
1390100
1489110
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2281190
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2578220
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2875250
2974260
3073261
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Wind in December

Winds average 28 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 28 km/h on the calmest days to 29 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
128breezy
228breezy
328breezy
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728breezy
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Sunrise & sunset in December

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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 6:32 AM to 6:41 AM, and sunset from 8:57 PM to 9:15 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.46:328:57
214.46:328:58
314.46:328:58
414.56:328:59
514.56:329:00
614.56:329:01
714.56:329:02
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1414.66:339:07
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1714.66:349:09
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1914.66:349:10
2014.66:359:11
2114.66:359:11
2214.66:369:12
2314.66:369:12
2414.66:379:13
2514.66:379:13
2614.66:389:13
2714.66:389:14
2814.66:399:14
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Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 8.33 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.78 kWh/m² to a high of 8.37 kWh/m² in January across the year — December's 8.33 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
18.0Intense
28.1Intense
38.1Intense
48.1Intense
58.1Intense
68.1Intense
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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Lebu

In seasonPeak

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

Lebu's rainy season runs May–August, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
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Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is December a good time to visit Lebu?

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

5.1
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

December is a reasonable time to visit Lebu for sightseeing.

What to pack for Lebu in December

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

In December, Lebu sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 13°C. Pack sun protection and a windbreaker. Worth having: a warm layer. About 4 days see rain.

sun protectiona windbreakera warm layer

Sea temperature near Lebu 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 offshore 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
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Apr14Bracing
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Jul12Bracing
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UV index in Lebu 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 Lebu peaks around December 23 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 16 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 16UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar8Very high
Apr5Moderate
May2Moderate
Jun2Low
Jul2Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep5Moderate
Oct8Very high
Nov10Very high
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Lebu?

Lebu sits at 37.6°S, 73.7°W, 12 m above sea level, in Chile. The nearest listed city is Los Álamos, 17 km away.

Topography around Lebu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lebu has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 220 m around an average of 69 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 252 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,511 m.

The land around Lebu is covered by trees (43%) and water (30%) within 3 km, water (55%) and trees (37%) within 16 km, and water (47%) and trees (44%) within 80 km.

3 km
220 m
16 km
252 m
80 km
1,511 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Los Álamos 17 km · Curanilahue 31 km · Cañete 32 km · Arauco 50 km · Lota 72 km · Coronel 78 km · Angol 85 km · Nacimiento 87 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 Lebu (-37.6082°, -73.6536°, elevation 12 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).