Osorno weather in December

In December, Osorno sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 67 mm of rain across 8.2 wet days and about 14.8 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% 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 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Osorno's 4th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Osorno's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
4th warmest
Overnight low
10th coldest
Rainfall
67 mm
8.2 wet days
Daylight
14 h 54 min
6:22 AM – 9:15 PM
Cloud cover
59%
4th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
6.87 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.4
out of 10

Osorno is city in Chile.

Air quality
High
PM2.5 33.8 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
143/km²
people per km²
Founded
1558

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 18°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical December day in Osorno reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 2°C warmer than November and about 2°C cooler than January.

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Osorno 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
Jan21° / 10°396.214.67.3
Feb22° / 10°415.213.67.5
Mar19° / 658.312.36.5
Apr16° / 11411.4114.6
May13° / 19415.79.83.0
Jun10° / 25118.89.21.9
Jul10° / 23218.29.41.8
Aug11° / 21318.310.42.2
Sep13° / 12914.311.73.1
Oct15° / 11413.713.14.0
Nov17° / 7710.514.35.1
Dec19° / 678.214.86.4

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% 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 55%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14159
24258
34357
44456
54456
64456
74456
84456
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Osorno gets around 67 mm of rain over 8.2 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 26% and peaks near 27% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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3127

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 96% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1982
2982
3982
4982
5982
6982
7982
8982
9982
10982
11982
12982
13982
14982
15982
16973
17973
18973
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20964
21964
22955
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24946
25946
26937
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28937
29928
30928
31928

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 54 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 6:22 AM to 6:30 AM, and sunset from 9:03 PM to 9:22 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.76:229:03
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3114.96:309:22

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 6.87 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 6.87 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 Osorno

In seasonPeak

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

Osorno's rainy season runs April–October, 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 Osorno?

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

6.4
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
2.8
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Osorno for sightseeing.

What to pack for Osorno in December

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

In December, Osorno sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 9°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

sun protectionrain gear

Sea temperature near Osorno 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 63 km away) is warmest in January at about 15°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
Jan15Bracing
Feb14Bracing
Mar14Bracing
Apr14Bracing
May13Bracing
Jun12Bracing
Jul11Bracing
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UV index in Osorno 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 Osorno 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 Osorno 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 Osorno is worst in March — around 43 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.9× the cleanest month (February, 23 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Osorno's WHO annual average of 33.8 µg/m³.

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModeratePoorModerateMar 2343 µg/m³Feb 823 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan23Moderate
Feb23Moderate
Mar43Poor
Apr42Poor
May36Poor
Jun34Moderate
Jul35Moderate
Aug40Poor
Sep39Poor
Oct34Moderate
Nov31Moderate
Dec26Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Osorno?

Osorno sits at 40.6°S, 73.1°W, 37 m above sea level, in Chile. The nearest listed city is Río Bueno, 31 km away.

Topography around Osorno

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Osorno has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 68 m around an average of 47 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 284 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,650 m.

The land around Osorno is covered by artificial surfaces (40%), trees (23%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, grassland (45%), cropland (26%) and trees (25%) within 16 km, and trees (49%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
68 m
16 km
284 m
80 km
2,650 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Río Bueno 31 km · La Unión 32 km · Purranque 38 km · Paillaco 60 km · Frutillar 61 km · Llanquihue 77 km · Puerto Varas 84 km · Valdivia 85 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 Osorno (-40.574°, -73.1335°, elevation 37 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).