San Salvador de Jujuy weather in December
In December, San Salvador de Jujuy has daytime highs averaging 23 °C, nights around 15 °C, with 24 wet days. Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
- 22.8°C Average high
- 15.2°C Average low
- 24days Wet days
- 305mm Rainfall
- 14h Daylight
Daily temperatures through December
How December develops
Averages for the first, middle and last part of the month, from daily 1991–2020 normals. Chance of rain is the share of years in which that calendar day recorded more than 1 mm.
| Days | Avg high | Avg low | Chance of rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1–10 December | 21.8 °C | 14.3 °C | 79 % |
| 11–20 December | 23.0 °C | 15.2 °C | 78 % |
| 21–31 December | 23.5 °C | 15.8 °C | 77 % |
- Average highs rise from 21.8 °C early in December to 23.5 °C by the end of it.
What to expect
| Measure | Typical December | Share of the month |
|---|---|---|
| Days above 25 °C | 6.6 of 31 | 21 % |
| Days above 30 °C | 0.1 of 31 | 0 % |
| Days below 0 °C | 0 of 31 | 0 % |
| Days with more than 1 mm rain | 24 of 31 | 78 % |
Conditions in December
| Measure | Average |
|---|---|
| Mean temperature | 19 °C |
| Record high (1991–2020) | 31 °C |
| Record low (1991–2020) | 7.4 °C |
| Relative humidity | 84 % |
| Wind speed | 7.8 km/h |
| Cloud cover | 71 % |
Where San Salvador de Jujuy ranks in December
| Ranking | Position | Value |
|---|---|---|
| The coolest places in South America in December | 49thof 50 | 23 °C |
December compared with the months around it
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 23.0 °C | 311 mm | 77 % |
| February | 22.1 °C | 296 mm | 77 % |
| October | 21.2 °C | 237 mm | 60 % |
| November | 21.9 °C | 276 mm | 64 % |
| December | 22.8 °C | 305 mm | 71 % |
See all twelve months for San Salvador de Jujuy
- December is the 2nd warmest month here.
- It is the 10th driest month of the year.
- It ranks 8th for least cloud cover.
- Days last about 14 hours from sunrise to sunset.
- It rains on 24 of 31 days — 78 % of the month.
- Nights are about 7.7 °C cooler than the middle of the day.
- The hottest December day on record since 1991 reached 31 °C, 8.6 °C above the usual daytime high.
Nearby destinations in December
| Destination | Avg high | Wet days | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Salvador de Jujuy | 23 °C | 24 | – |
| Salta | 25 °C | 23 | – |
| San Miguel de Tucumán | 28 °C | 17 | – |
| Tarija | 23 °C | 24 | – |
| Santiago del Estero | 32 °C | 11 | – |
| Calama | 25 °C | 0 | – |
| Antofagasta | 23 °C | 0 | 19 |
| Iquique | 26 °C | 0 | 20 |
QuestionsDecember in San Salvador de Jujuy, answered
How warm is San Salvador de Jujuy in December?
Daily highs average 23 °C and nights fall to about 15 °C, a spread of 7.7 °C between afternoon and dawn. That makes December the 2nd warmest month of the year here.
Does it rain much in San Salvador de Jujuy in December?
December averages 305 mm of rain, spread over about 24 of the 31 days — 78 % of the month. Cloud cover averages 71 % of the sky.
How long are the days in December?
San Salvador de Jujuy averages 14 hours between sunrise and sunset in December. Day length is computed from latitude and date, so it is exact rather than modelled — but it says nothing about how much of that time is sunny.
Data sources and method
- ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
- Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
- NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
- GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0
- Normal period
- 1991–2020
- Dataset version
- era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
- Last processed
Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: daylight hours, beach and comfort scores, monthly rankings, threshold day counts, chance of a wet day by date, ten-day averages within the month. Full formulas are on the methodology page.
Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.