Tacuarembó weather in December

In December, Tacuarembó sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 114 mm of rain across 9.3 wet days and about 14 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 28°C in the first days to 30°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% of the time in December, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 54 min at the start of December to 14 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Tacuarembó's 2nd-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tacuarembó's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
17°
10th coldest
Rainfall
114 mm
9.3 wet days
Daylight
14 h 06 min
6:38 AM – 8:42 PM
Cloud cover
49%
2nd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
7.11 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.0
out of 10

Tacuarembó is town in Uruguay.

Density
1,442/km²
people per km²
Founded
1832

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 28°C in the first days to 30°C by the end.

A typical December day in Tacuarembó reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 33°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)
12715
22815
32816
42816
52816
62816
72816
82816
92816
102816
112816
122816
132816
142817
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Tacuarembó weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 3rd-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 18°1089.313.85.3
Feb29° / 18°1059.613.25.6
Mar27° / 17°1028.712.26.7
Apr24° / 13°1498.711.27.2
May20° / 10°1157.810.46.5
Jun17° / 1058.6105.7
Jul17° / 997.810.15.6
Aug19° / 107810.86.4
Sep20° / 10°1158.711.86.5
Oct23° / 12°1421012.86.8
Nov26° / 14°1067.913.67.1
Dec29° / 17°1149.3146.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 42%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15941
25941
35941
46040
56040
66040
75941
86040
96040
106040
116040
126139
136040
146040
155941
165941
175842
185842
195842
205743
215743
225644
235644
245644
255644
265644
275644
285644
295644
305743
315743

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Tacuarembó gets around 114 mm of rain over 9.3 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 30% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
128
228
328
428
528
629
729
829
929
1030
1130
1230
1330
1431
1531
1631
1732
1832
1932
2032
2131
2231
2331
2431
2530
2630
2730
2830
2930
3030
3130

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of December feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, December lands in the humid band about 27% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 27% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1293224132
2293125132
3293125132
4293026132
5293026132
6292927142
7282927142
8282828142
9272828152
10262728153
11252729163
12242729163
13232729173
14222630184
15212630194
16202630204
17192530215
18182430226
19172429236
20172329247
21162328258
22152228269
23152127279
241520272810
251519262911
261519263011
271518253012
281517253013
291517253113
301416253113
311416253114

Wind in December

Winds average 12 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 12 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
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813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 54 min at the start of December to 14 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 6:36 AM to 6:46 AM, and sunset from 8:31 PM to 8:48 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.96:368:31
213.96:368:32
313.96:368:33
414.06:368:34
514.06:368:34
614.06:368:35
714.06:368:36
814.06:368:37
914.06:378:37
1014.06:378:38
1114.06:378:39
1214.06:378:39
1314.06:378:40
1414.06:388:41
1514.16:388:41
1614.16:388:42
1714.16:398:42
1814.16:398:43
1914.16:398:44
2014.16:408:44
2114.16:408:45
2214.16:418:45
2314.16:418:46
2414.16:428:46
2514.16:428:46
2614.16:438:47
2714.16:438:47
2814.16:448:47
2914.16:458:48
3014.06:458:48
3114.06:468:48

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 7.11 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.34 kWh/m² to a high of 7.11 kWh/m² in December across the year — December's 7.11 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.1Intense
27.1Intense
37.1Intense
47.2Intense
57.2Intense
67.2Intense
77.2Intense
87.2Intense
97.2Intense
107.2Intense
117.2Intense
127.2Intense
137.1Intense
147.1Intense
157.1Intense
167.1Intense
177.1Intense
187.1Intense
197.0Intense
207.0Intense
217.0Intense
227.0Intense
237.0Intense
247.0Intense
257.0Intense
267.0Intense
277.0Intense
287.0Intense
297.0Intense
307.0Intense
317.0Intense
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Tacuarembó?

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

6.0
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
7.2
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Tacuarembó in December

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

In December, Tacuarembó sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Tacuarembó 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 Tacuarembó peaks around January 16 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 16UV 13Jun 20UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar10Very high
Apr7Very high
May4Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug5Moderate
Sep7High
Oct7High
Nov11Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Tacuarembó?

Tacuarembó sits at 31.7°S, 56.0°W, 123 m above sea level, in Uruguay. The nearest listed city is Rivera, 99 km away.

RiveraSant'Ana do LivramentoDom PedritoArtigasQuaraíBagéMeloYoung

Topography around Tacuarembó

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tacuarembó has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 47 m around an average of 138 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 180 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 410 m.

The land around Tacuarembó is covered by grassland (45%), artificial surfaces (29%) and trees (25%) within 3 km, grassland (56%) and trees (42%) within 16 km, and grassland (77%) and trees (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
47 m
16 km
180 m
80 km
410 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
December weather nearby: Rivera 99 km · Sant'Ana do Livramento 101 km · Dom Pedrito 149 km · Artigas 153 km · Quaraí 155 km · Bagé 183 km · Melo 186 km · Young 189 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 Tacuarembó (-31.7188°, -55.9793°, elevation 123 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).