Puerto Natales weather in December

In December, Puerto Natales sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 148 mm of precipitation across 22.1 wet days and about 16.4 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 13°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 16 h 06 min at the start of December to 16 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Puerto Natales's 12th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Puerto Natales's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 13°; 3rd warmest
Overnight low: 6°; 10th coldest
Precipitation: 148 mm; 22.1 wet days
Daylight: 16 h 24 min; 5:34 AM – 9:59 PM
Cloud cover: 80%; 12th clearest
Wind: 17 km/h; 2nd windiest
Solar energy: 5.21 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.4; out of 10

Puerto Natales is city in Chilean Patagonia.

Founded: 1911

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 13°C through the month.

A typical December day in Puerto Natales reaches about 13°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 16°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 1°C warmer than November and about 1°C cooler than January.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
Avg low (°C)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	12	6
2	12	6
3	12	6
4	12	6
5	12	6
6	12	6
7	12	6
8	12	6
9	12	6
10	12	6
11	12	6
12	12	6
13	12	6
14	12	6
15	13	6
16	13	6
17	13	6
18	13	6
19	13	6
20	13	6
21	13	6
22	13	6
23	13	6
24	13	6
25	13	6
26	13	6
27	13	6
28	13	7
29	13	7
30	13	7
31	13	7

How December really feels in Puerto Natales

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

December sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Puerto Natales weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 3rd-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	14° / 7°	139	21.4	0	15.9	2.8
Feb	14° / 7°	114	17.5	0	14.4	3.0
Mar	12° / 6°	136	19.1	0.3	12.5	2.6
Apr	10° / 4°	144	17.4	2.1	10.4	1.6
May	6° / 1°	112	16.4	4.1	8.6	0.4
Jun	3° / -2°	98	14.7	6.9	7.7	0.0
Jul	3° / -2°	93	14.8	7.6	8	0.0
Aug	5° / -1°	100	16	7.2	9.6	0.1
Sep	7° / 1°	96	15.3	4.6	11.6	0.8
Oct	9° / 3°	117	16.8	3.2	13.6	1.6
Nov	11° / 5°	141	19.9	1.7	15.4	2.1
Dec	13° / 6°	148	22.1	0.3	16.4	2.4

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 84%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	18	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	13
Cloudier (%)	82	83	83	83	83	84	84	84	84	84	84	85	85	86	86	86	86	86	85	85	85	85	85	85	85	85	85	86	86	86	87

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	18	82
2	17	83
3	17	83
4	17	83
5	17	83
6	16	84
7	16	84
8	16	84
9	16	84
10	16	84
11	16	84
12	15	85
13	15	85
14	14	86
15	14	86
16	14	86
17	14	86
18	14	86
19	15	85
20	15	85
21	15	85
22	15	85
23	15	85
24	15	85
25	15	85
26	15	85
27	15	85
28	14	86
29	14	86
30	14	86
31	13	87

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Puerto Natales gets around 148 mm of rain and snow over 22.1 wet days in December, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 72% and peaks near 78% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	69	68	68	67	67	67	67	67	68	69	70	71	72	73	74	75	76	77	77	78	78	78	77	77	76	75	74	74	73	73	72
Snow chance (%)	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	69	2
2	68	2
3	68	2
4	67	1
5	67	1
6	67	1
7	67	1
8	67	1
9	68	1
10	69	1
11	70	1
12	71	1
13	72	1
14	73	1
15	74	1
16	75	1
17	76	1
18	77	1
19	77	1
20	78	1
21	78	1
22	78	1
23	77	1
24	77	1
25	76	1
26	75	1
27	74	1
28	74	0
29	73	0
30	73	0
31	72	0

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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

Wind in December

Winds average 17 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 17 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	17	light breeze
2	17	light breeze
3	17	light breeze
4	17	light breeze
5	17	light breeze
6	17	light breeze
7	17	light breeze
8	17	light breeze
9	17	light breeze
10	17	light breeze
11	17	light breeze
12	17	light breeze
13	17	light breeze
14	17	light breeze
15	17	light breeze
16	17	light breeze
17	17	light breeze
18	17	light breeze
19	17	light breeze
20	17	light breeze
21	17	light breeze
22	17	light breeze
23	17	light breeze
24	17	light breeze
25	17	light breeze
26	17	light breeze
27	17	light breeze
28	17	light breeze
29	17	light breeze
30	17	light breeze
31	17	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 h 06 min at the start of December to 16 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 18 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 5:37 AM to 5:42 AM, and sunset from 9:42 PM to 10:05 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	16.1	16.1	16.2	16.2	16.2	16.2	16.3	16.3	16.3	16.3	16.3	16.4	16.4	16.4	16.4	16.4	16.4	16.4	16.4	16.4	16.4	16.4	16.4	16.4	16.4	16.4	16.4	16.4	16.4	16.4	16.4
Sunrise (AM)	5:37	5:36	5:36	5:35	5:35	5:35	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:33	5:33	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:35	5:35	5:36	5:36	5:37	5:37	5:38	5:39	5:39	5:40	5:41	5:42
Sunset (PM)	9:42	9:44	9:45	9:46	9:48	9:49	9:50	9:51	9:52	9:53	9:54	9:55	9:56	9:57	9:58	9:59	9:59	10:00	10:01	10:01	10:02	10:02	10:03	10:03	10:04	10:04	10:04	10:04	10:04	10:04	10:05

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	16.1	5:37	9:42
2	16.1	5:36	9:44
3	16.2	5:36	9:45
4	16.2	5:35	9:46
5	16.2	5:35	9:48
6	16.2	5:35	9:49
7	16.3	5:34	9:50
8	16.3	5:34	9:51
9	16.3	5:34	9:52
10	16.3	5:34	9:53
11	16.3	5:34	9:54
12	16.4	5:33	9:55
13	16.4	5:33	9:56
14	16.4	5:34	9:57
15	16.4	5:34	9:58
16	16.4	5:34	9:59
17	16.4	5:34	9:59
18	16.4	5:34	10:00
19	16.4	5:34	10:01
20	16.4	5:35	10:01
21	16.4	5:35	10:02
22	16.4	5:36	10:02
23	16.4	5:36	10:03
24	16.4	5:37	10:03
25	16.4	5:37	10:04
26	16.4	5:38	10:04
27	16.4	5:39	10:04
28	16.4	5:39	10:04
29	16.4	5:40	10:04
30	16.4	5:41	10:04
31	16.4	5:42	10:05

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.21 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.62 kWh/m² to a high of 5.21 kWh/m² in December across the year — December's 5.21 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.1
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.2	Bright
2	5.2	Bright
3	5.2	Bright
4	5.2	Bright
5	5.2	Bright
6	5.2	Bright
7	5.2	Bright
8	5.2	Bright
9	5.2	Bright
10	5.2	Bright
11	5.2	Bright
12	5.2	Bright
13	5.2	Bright
14	5.2	Bright
15	5.2	Bright
16	5.2	Bright
17	5.2	Bright
18	5.2	Bright
19	5.2	Bright
20	5.2	Bright
21	5.2	Bright
22	5.2	Bright
23	5.2	Bright
24	5.2	Bright
25	5.2	Bright
26	5.2	Bright
27	5.2	Bright
28	5.2	Bright
29	5.2	Bright
30	5.2	Bright
31	5.1	Bright

Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Puerto Natales?

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

2.4

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

—

Beach & pool

never really warm enough

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Puerto Natales.

What to pack for Puerto Natales in December

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

In December, Puerto Natales sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 6°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: a warm layer and sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

rain geara warm layersun protection

UV index in Puerto Natales in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Puerto Natales peaks around December 24 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	9	8	4	2	1	1	1	1	3	5	6	9
Level	Very high	Very high	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	9	Very high
Feb	8	Very high
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	2	Moderate
May	1	Low
Jun	1	Low
Jul	1	Low
Aug	1	Low
Sep	3	Moderate
Oct	5	Moderate
Nov	6	High
Dec	9	Very high

Location & terrain

Where is Puerto Natales?

Puerto Natales sits at 51.7°S, 72.5°W, 16 m above sea level, in Chile. The nearest listed city is El Calafate, 155 km away.

Topography around Puerto Natales

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Puerto Natales has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 75 m around an average of 18 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 930 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,000 m.

The land around Puerto Natales is covered by water (41%) and grassland (33%) within 3 km, grassland (47%), trees (30%) and water (21%) within 16 km, and grassland (51%) and trees (26%) within 80 km.

3 km

75 m

water 41%

16 km

930 m

grassland 47%

80 km

2,000 m

grassland 51%

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← November Puerto Natales year-round climate January →Best places to visit in December

December weather nearby: El Calafate 155 km · Punta Arenas 193 km · Río Gallegos 225 km · El Chalten 268 km · Río Grande 395 km · Ushuaia 441 km · Las Heras 633 km · Pico Truncado 640 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

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 Puerto Natales (-51.7299°, -72.506°, elevation 16 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	12	6
2	12	6
3	12	6
4	12	6
5	12	6
6	12	6
7	12	6
8	12	6
9	12	6
10	12	6
11	12	6
12	12	6
13	12	6
14	12	6
15	13	6
16	13	6
17	13	6
18	13	6
19	13	6
20	13	6
21	13	6
22	13	6
23	13	6
24	13	6
25	13	6
26	13	6
27	13	6
28	13	7
29	13	7
30	13	7
31	13	7

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	18	82
2	17	83
3	17	83
4	17	83
5	17	83
6	16	84
7	16	84
8	16	84
9	16	84
10	16	84
11	16	84
12	15	85
13	15	85
14	14	86
15	14	86
16	14	86
17	14	86
18	14	86
19	15	85
20	15	85
21	15	85
22	15	85
23	15	85
24	15	85
25	15	85
26	15	85
27	15	85
28	14	86
29	14	86
30	14	86
31	13	87

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	69	2
2	68	2
3	68	2
4	67	1
5	67	1
6	67	1
7	67	1
8	67	1
9	68	1
10	69	1
11	70	1
12	71	1
13	72	1
14	73	1
15	74	1
16	75	1
17	76	1
18	77	1
19	77	1
20	78	1
21	78	1
22	78	1
23	77	1
24	77	1
25	76	1
26	75	1
27	74	1
28	74	0
29	73	0
30	73	0
31	72	0

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	12	6
2	12	6
3	12	6
4	12	6
5	12	6
6	12	6
7	12	6
8	12	6
9	12	6
10	12	6
11	12	6
12	12	6
13	12	6
14	12	6
15	13	6
16	13	6
17	13	6
18	13	6
19	13	6
20	13	6
21	13	6
22	13	6
23	13	6
24	13	6
25	13	6
26	13	6
27	13	6
28	13	7
29	13	7
30	13	7
31	13	7

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	18	82
2	17	83
3	17	83
4	17	83
5	17	83
6	16	84
7	16	84
8	16	84
9	16	84
10	16	84
11	16	84
12	15	85
13	15	85
14	14	86
15	14	86
16	14	86
17	14	86
18	14	86
19	15	85
20	15	85
21	15	85
22	15	85
23	15	85
24	15	85
25	15	85
26	15	85
27	15	85
28	14	86
29	14	86
30	14	86
31	13	87

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	69	2
2	68	2
3	68	2
4	67	1
5	67	1
6	67	1
7	67	1
8	67	1
9	68	1
10	69	1
11	70	1
12	71	1
13	72	1
14	73	1
15	74	1
16	75	1
17	76	1
18	77	1
19	77	1
20	78	1
21	78	1
22	78	1
23	77	1
24	77	1
25	76	1
26	75	1
27	74	1
28	74	0
29	73	0
30	73	0
31	72	0

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	12	6
2	12	6
3	12	6
4	12	6
5	12	6
6	12	6
7	12	6
8	12	6
9	12	6
10	12	6
11	12	6
12	12	6
13	12	6
14	12	6
15	13	6
16	13	6
17	13	6
18	13	6
19	13	6
20	13	6
21	13	6
22	13	6
23	13	6
24	13	6
25	13	6
26	13	6
27	13	6
28	13	7
29	13	7
30	13	7
31	13	7

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	18	82
2	17	83
3	17	83
4	17	83
5	17	83
6	16	84
7	16	84
8	16	84
9	16	84
10	16	84
11	16	84
12	15	85
13	15	85
14	14	86
15	14	86
16	14	86
17	14	86
18	14	86
19	15	85
20	15	85
21	15	85
22	15	85
23	15	85
24	15	85
25	15	85
26	15	85
27	15	85
28	14	86
29	14	86
30	14	86
31	13	87

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	69	2
2	68	2
3	68	2
4	67	1
5	67	1
6	67	1
7	67	1
8	67	1
9	68	1
10	69	1
11	70	1
12	71	1
13	72	1
14	73	1
15	74	1
16	75	1
17	76	1
18	77	1
19	77	1
20	78	1
21	78	1
22	78	1
23	77	1
24	77	1
25	76	1
26	75	1
27	74	1
28	74	0
29	73	0
30	73	0
31	72	0

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100