Santiago weather in December (Santiago Metropolitan Region, Chile)

The average maximum daytime temperature in Santiago in December lies at 15.1°C (59.18°F). The average minimum temperature goes down to around 3.0°C (37.4°F) (often the minimum temperature is noted at night).

Rainfall during December is extremely low with an average of 4mm (0.2 inches). There are generally around 4 rainy days. It is also invariably a very sunny time of year with 347 hours of sun during the entire month.

 

Santiago, monthly averages in December

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Min Temperature 3 °C  
Max Temperature 15 °C  
Chance of Rain 15%  
Precipitation 4mm  
Rainy days 5 days  
Humidity 55% *  
Sunshine 347 hrs *  

Where to stay in Santiago

Where to go in Chile in December

Find out more about the weather in Chile in December and which places have the best weather conditions in this month.

Legend perfect weather pleasant tolerable unpleasant poor
Perfect weather is subjective. On this map perfect weather has been defined with temperatures between 20-29ºC / 68-84ºF and not too much precipitation (less than 90mm / 3.5inches a month).

So what to wear in December? Plan on layering your clothes. Some days or part of the day it will be nice and warm and some moments it can be a bit chilly.

What To Do

We rated the following activities from 1 (least suitable) to 10 (best) to do in December.

Cycling
6/10
Walking
6/10
Camping
5/10
Outdoor sports
10/10

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