Climate averages 1991–2020
Rafaela weather
in December.
A hot, wet month: the 2nd warmest and the 10th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a hot month in Rafaela: daytime highs average 29.2°C and nights cool to about 18.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 129 mm of rain on roughly 9 days, which makes December a wet month (the 10th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 14 h 08 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Santa Fe (86 km away). In December its highs average 29.2°C, about as warm as Rafaela, with 136 mm of rain.
Among the 67 cities listed in Argentina, Rafaela ranks joint 20th of 67 for the warmest December highs and joint 54th of 67 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 67 cities is 27.9°C; Rafaela is 1.3°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs rise by 0.9°C to 30.1°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 129 mm to 119 mm.
The annual picture
December in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Rafaela climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30.1°C20.3°C | 20.3°C | 119 | 9.5 | 13.914 h |
| February | 28.6°C19.4°C | 19.4°C | 126 | 8.9 | 13.213 h |
| March | 26.8°C17.7°C | 17.7°C | 139 | 8.9 | 12.312 h |
| April | 23.1°C14.6°C | 14.6°C | 109 | 8.0 | 11.311 h |
| May | 19.6°C11.5°C | 11.5°C | 65 | 6.1 | 10.611 h |
| June | 17.0°C8.6°C | 8.6°C | 40 | 4.8 | 10.110 h |
| July | 16.5°C7.3°C | 7.3°C | 30 | 4.2 | 10.310 h |
| August | 19.4°C8.8°C | 8.8°C | 42 | 4.2 | 11.011 h |
| September | 21.8°C11.0°C | 11.0°C | 57 | 5.7 | 11.912 h |
| October | 24.3°C14.0°C | 14.0°C | 130 | 9.7 | 12.813 h |
| November | 27.1°C16.5°C | 16.5°C | 123 | 8.5 | 13.714 h |
| December, selected | 29.2°C18.9°C | 18.9°C | 129 | 9.4 | 14.114 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
December in nearby cities
- Santa Fe in DecemberArgentina · 86 kmHigh 29.2°C · Low 19.5°C · 136 mm rain
- Paraná in DecemberArgentina · 106 kmHigh 28.8°C · Low 19.1°C · 128 mm rain
- Rosario in DecemberArgentina · 205 kmHigh 28.8°C · Low 18.5°C · 104 mm rain
- Villa María in DecemberArgentina · 209 kmHigh 29.1°C · Low 18.9°C · 125 mm rain
- Gobernador Gálvez in DecemberArgentina · 213 kmHigh 28.7°C · Low 18.6°C · 104 mm rain
- Córdoba in DecemberArgentina · 257 kmHigh 28.4°C · Low 17.7°C · 131 mm rain
- San Nicolás de los Arroyos in DecemberArgentina · 261 kmHigh 28.4°C · Low 18.6°C · 108 mm rain
- Venado Tuerto in DecemberArgentina · 281 kmHigh 28.3°C · Low 17.9°C · 115 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Rafaela) is explained once on the Rafaela year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.