Linares weather in December

In December, Linares sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 22 mm of rain across 2.3 wet days and about 14.4 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 26°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 76% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 18 min at the start of December to 14 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Linares's 4th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Linares's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
11°
10th coldest
Rainfall
22 mm
2.3 wet days
Daylight
14 h 24 min
6:30 AM – 8:55 PM
Cloud cover
24%
4th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
8.71 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.7
out of 10

Linares is Chilean city.

Air quality
High
PM2.5 28.1 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
4,224/km²
people per km²
Founded
1794

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 24°C in the first days to 26°C by the end.

A typical December day in Linares reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 3°C warmer than November and about 2°C cooler than January.

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Linares 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 daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 13°81.2014.28.7
Feb27° / 13°131.6013.48.7
Mar24° / 11°191.9012.38.9
Apr20° / 684.8011.17.3
May16° / 1788.8010.15.0
Jun13° / 26412.40.19.63.4
Jul13° / 19510.60.59.83.5
Aug14° / 16210.20.110.64.3
Sep17° / 907.60.111.85.6
Oct19° / 606.1012.96.9
Nov22° / 253.5013.98.2
Dec25° / 11°222.3014.48.7

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 76% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 15%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18119
28119
38119
48119
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68218
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Linares gets around 22 mm of rain over 2.3 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 7% and peaks near 10% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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99
109
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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 84% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19460
29370
39280
49190
590100
688111
787121
886131
986131
1085141
1185141
1284151
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2182171
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2381181
2480191
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2977221
3076231
3176231

Wind in December

Winds average 8 km/h in December, the windiest month of the year.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 18 min at the start of December to 14 h 24 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 6:29 AM to 6:38 AM, and sunset from 8:44 PM to 9:02 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.36:298:44
214.36:288:45
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514.36:288:47
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1814.46:318:56
1914.46:318:57
2014.46:318:57
2114.46:328:58
2214.46:328:58
2314.46:338:59
2414.46:338:59
2514.46:349:00
2614.46:349:00
2714.46:359:00
2814.46:369:01
2914.46:369:01
3014.46:379:01
3114.46:389:02

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 8.71 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.01 kWh/m² to a high of 8.72 kWh/m² in January across the year — December's 8.71 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
18.4Intense
28.5Intense
38.5Intense
48.5Intense
58.5Intense
68.5Intense
78.5Intense
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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Linares

In seasonPeak

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

Linares'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 Linares?

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

8.7
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.9
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

December is one of the better times to visit Linares for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Linares in December

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

In December, Linares sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 11°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Linares 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 Linares peaks around January 15 at about 13 (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 highExtremeJan 15UV 13Jun 15UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar9Very high
Apr5High
May3Moderate
Jun2Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep5High
Oct9Very high
Nov11Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Linares 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 Linares is worst in May — around 43 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.5× the cleanest month (December, 17 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Linares's WHO annual average of 28.1 µg/m³.

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateModeratePoorModerateMay 1442 µg/m³Dec 1518 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan23Moderate
Feb38Poor
Mar25Moderate
Apr36Poor
May43Poor
Jun28Moderate
Jul27Moderate
Aug27Moderate
Sep27Moderate
Oct25Moderate
Nov21Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Linares?

Linares sits at 35.8°S, 71.6°W, 165 m above sea level, in Chile. The nearest listed city is Longaví, 15 km away.

Topography around Linares

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Linares has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 46 m around an average of 156 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 351 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,841 m.

The land around Linares is covered by artificial surfaces (37%) and cropland (35%) within 3 km, cropland (50%) and trees (26%) within 16 km, and trees (36%) and grassland (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
46 m
16 km
351 m
80 km
3,841 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Longaví 15 km · Colbún 24 km · San Javier 31 km · San Clemente 36 km · Parral 39 km · Talca 47 km · Cauquenes 67 km · San Carlos 72 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 Linares (-35.8467°, -71.5931°, elevation 165 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).