Los Ángeles weather in December

In December, Los Ángeles sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 30 mm of rain across 3.9 wet days and about 14.5 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 25°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% 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 Los Ángeles's 4th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Los Ángeles's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
11°
10th coldest
Rainfall
30 mm
3.9 wet days
Daylight
14 h 36 min
6:28 AM – 9:03 PM
Cloud cover
32%
4th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
8.25 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.5
out of 10

Los Ángeles is city in Chile.

Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 22.5 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
4,182/km²
people per km²
Founded
1739

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 23°C in the first days to 25°C by the end.

A typical December day in Los Ángeles reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 3°C warmer than November and about 2°C cooler than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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22310
32310
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Los Ángeles weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 3rd-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 12°15214.38.6
Feb26° / 12°252.513.48.6
Mar23° / 10°343.912.38.4
Apr19° / 856.811.16.6
May15° / 17811104.4
Jun12° / 25215.59.52.8
Jul12° / 193149.72.9
Aug13° / 1691310.63.6
Sep16° / 949.511.75.0
Oct18° / 718.1136.3
Nov21° / 405.2147.5
Dec24° / 11°303.914.58.5

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% 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 22%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17228
27327
37426
47426
57426
67426
77426
87525
97525
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318416

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Los Ángeles gets around 30 mm of rain over 3.9 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 12% and peaks near 15% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
115
215
315
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515
615
715
814
914
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1113
1213
1312
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1512
1611
1711
1811
1911
2011
2111
2211
2310
2410
2510
2610
2710
289
299
309
319

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 88% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19271
29181
39181
49091
59091
69091
789101
889101
989101
1089101
1189101
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2188111
2287121
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2486131
2585141
2684151
2783161
2883161
2982171
3081181
3181181

Wind in December

Winds average 14 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

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 6:27 AM to 6:36 AM, and sunset from 8:51 PM to 9:09 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.46:278:51
214.46:278:52
314.46:278:53
414.46:278:54
514.56:278:55
614.56:278:55
714.56:278:56
814.56:278:57
914.56:278:58
1014.56:278:59
1114.56:278:59
1214.56:279:00
1314.66:289:01
1414.66:289:01
1514.66:289:02
1614.66:289:03
1714.66:299:03
1814.66:299:04
1914.66:299:04
2014.66:309:05
2114.66:309:06
2214.66:319:06
2314.66:319:06
2414.66:329:07
2514.66:329:07
2614.66:339:08
2714.66:339:08
2814.66:349:08
2914.66:359:09
3014.66:359:09
3114.66:369:09

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 8.25 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.67 kWh/m² to a high of 8.35 kWh/m² in January across the year — December's 8.25 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
18.0Intense
28.0Intense
38.0Intense
48.0Intense
58.0Intense
68.1Intense
78.1Intense
88.1Intense
98.1Intense
108.2Intense
118.2Intense
128.2Intense
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148.2Intense
158.3Intense
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268.4Intense
278.4Intense
288.4Intense
298.4Intense
308.5Intense
318.5Intense
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Los Ángeles

In seasonPeak

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

Los Ángeles'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 Los Ángeles?

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

8.5
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
7.0
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Los Ángeles in December

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

In December, Los Ángeles sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 11°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 4 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Los Ángeles 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 Los Ángeles peaks around January 11 at about 12 (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 11UV 12Jun 15UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar8Very high
Apr5Moderate
May2Moderate
Jun2Low
Jul2Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep5Moderate
Oct8Very high
Nov10Very high
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Los Ángeles 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 Los Ángeles is worst in April — around 39 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.0× the cleanest month (December, 13 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Los Ángeles's WHO annual average of 22.5 µg/m³.

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateModeratePoorModerateApr 2139 µg/m³Dec 1813 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb38Poor
Mar31Moderate
Apr39Poor
May37Poor
Jun16Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Los Ángeles?

Los Ángeles sits at 37.5°S, 72.4°W, 141 m above sea level, in Chile. The nearest listed city is Nacimiento, 28 km away.

Topography around Los Ángeles

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Los Ángeles has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 67 m around an average of 137 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 228 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,178 m.

The land around Los Ángeles is covered by artificial surfaces (52%) and trees (23%) within 3 km, trees (40%), grassland (26%) and cropland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (68%) within 80 km.

3 km
67 m
16 km
228 m
80 km
3,178 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Nacimiento 28 km · Mulchén 29 km · Villa Mercedes 34 km · Angol 48 km · Cabrero 49 km · Collipulli 54 km · Hualqui 76 km · Quillón 81 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 Los Ángeles (-37.4697°, -72.3537°, elevation 141 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).