Durazno weather in December

In December, Durazno sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 101 mm of rain across 8.2 wet days and about 14.2 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 27°C in the first days to 29°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 06 min at the start of December to 14 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Durazno's 1st-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Durazno's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
16°
10th coldest
Rainfall
101 mm
8.2 wet days
Daylight
14 h 12 min
6:36 AM – 8:48 PM
Cloud cover
47%
1st clearest
Wind
13 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
7.3 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.5
out of 10

Durazno is capital city of the department of Durazno in Uruguay.

Density
1,321/km²
people per km²
Founded
1821

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 27°C in the first days to 29°C by the end.

A typical December day in Durazno reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 3°C warmer than November and about 1°C cooler than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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22715
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52715
62715
72715
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92716
102716
112716
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Durazno weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 3rd-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 18°797.5145.8
Feb28° / 18°1018.513.26.2
Mar26° / 16°967.812.37.1
Apr23° / 13°1158.511.27.1
May19° / 10°877.210.36.4
Jun16° / 947.69.85.2
Jul15° / 797.2105.0
Aug17° / 1017.910.86.0
Sep19° / 907.611.86.4
Oct22° / 12°1149.612.86.8
Nov25° / 14°1027.813.77.3
Dec28° / 16°1018.214.26.5

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% of the time in December, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 40%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15743
25743
35842
45941
55941
65941
76040
86040
96040
106040
116139
126238
136139
146139
156238
166238
176139
186139
196238
206139
216139
226139
236139
246139
256139
266040
276040
286040
296040
306040
316040

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Durazno gets around 101 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 27% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
126
226
326
426
526
627
727
827
927
1027
1128
1228
1328
1428
1529
1629
1729
1829
1929
2028
2128
2227
2327
2427
2526
2626
2725
2825
2925
3024
3124

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 29% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 18% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
140272481
240272481
340272581
440262581
539262681
639262681
738262781
838262791
937262891
1036262891
1135262991
12342629101
13332630101
14322630111
15302630121
16292630131
17282631141
18272531152
19262530172
20252530182
21242530192
22232529213
23222429223
24212429233
25202328244
26202328254
27192327265
28192327265
29182326275
30182326286
31172326286

Wind in December

Winds average 13 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
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2713light breeze
2813light breeze
2913light breeze
3013light breeze
3113light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 06 min at the start of December to 14 h 12 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 6:34 AM to 6:44 AM, and sunset from 8:37 PM to 8:55 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.16:348:37
214.16:348:38
314.16:348:39
414.16:348:40
514.16:348:41
614.16:348:41
714.16:348:42
814.16:348:43
914.16:358:44
1014.26:358:44
1114.26:358:45
1214.26:358:46
1314.26:358:46
1414.26:368:47
1514.26:368:48
1614.26:368:48
1714.26:378:49
1814.26:378:49
1914.26:378:50
2014.26:388:50
2114.26:388:51
2214.26:398:51
2314.26:398:52
2414.26:408:52
2514.26:408:53
2614.26:418:53
2714.26:418:54
2814.26:428:54
2914.26:428:54
3014.26:438:54
3114.26:448:55

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 7.3 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.24 kWh/m² to a high of 7.3 kWh/m² in December across the year — December's 7.3 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.2Intense
27.2Intense
37.3Intense
47.3Intense
57.3Intense
67.3Intense
77.3Intense
87.3Intense
97.3Intense
107.3Intense
117.3Intense
127.3Intense
137.3Intense
147.3Intense
157.3Intense
167.3Intense
177.3Intense
187.3Intense
197.3Intense
207.3Intense
217.3Intense
227.2Intense
237.2Intense
247.2Intense
257.2Intense
267.2Intense
277.2Intense
287.2Intense
297.2Intense
307.2Intense
317.2Intense
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Durazno?

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

6.5
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
7.2
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Durazno for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Durazno in December

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

In December, Durazno sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 16°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Durazno 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 Durazno peaks around January 15 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 15UV 13Jun 19UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar10Very high
Apr7High
May4Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep6High
Oct8Very high
Nov11Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Durazno?

Durazno sits at 33.4°S, 56.5°W, 93 m above sea level, in Uruguay. The nearest listed city is Trinidad, 38 km away.

TrinidadFloridaSan José de MayoSanta LucíaYoungCanelonesMercedesProgreso

Topography around Durazno

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Durazno has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 46 m around an average of 78 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 81 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 165 m.

The land around Durazno is covered by grassland (44%), trees (29%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, grassland (64%) and cropland (22%) within 16 km, and grassland (67%) and cropland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
46 m
16 km
81 m
80 km
165 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Trinidad 38 km · Florida 85 km · San José de Mayo 108 km · Santa Lucía 120 km · Young 128 km · Canelones 129 km · Mercedes 141 km · Progreso 146 km

Uruguay travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F / I / L
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 66% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$25,216
2025
Happiness
6.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
11.2
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
14.8
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 542
Religion
none 47%Roman Catholic 37%Protestant 15%atheist 10%

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 Durazno (-33.3806°, -56.5231°, elevation 93 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).