Weather in Mendoza in December 2024
Average weather
Average temperature in Mendoza in December
The temperature in December is +31°C on average, with a range between a maximum of +39°C during the day and a minimum of +10°C at night.
The average maximum temperature goes down 3% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +31°C to +30°C.
Is Mendoza warm or cold in December?
Mendoza is typically warm in December.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +27°C to +29°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from +14°C to +17°C.
It’s generally warm, but pack a long-sleeve shirt for evenings.
December is one of the warmest months in Mendoza, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Mendoza in December
| November | December | January | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +27°C | +29°C | +30°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +2°C | +6°C | +7°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +37°C | +39°C | +40°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 44 mm | 47 mm | 52 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 2 m/s | 2 m/s | 2 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 47% | 47% | 50% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1010 HPa | 1009 HPa | 1009 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 14 | 11 | 10 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 4 | 4 | 4 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 9 | 9 | 8 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
December weather is still as good as in November. It’s getting warmer as December arrives. The average maximum temperature goes up from +27°C to +29°C during the day. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 44 mm to 47 mm. Humidity levels don’t change as the month goes on, averaging around 47%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during December, staying around 2 m/s. The days becoming less sunny, going from 14 sunny days in November to 11 in December.
January brings much the same weather, it remains good.
Wind
The average wind speed is 3 m/s getting up to 5 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
The average wind speed in Mendoza is gradually increasing during December, going from 3 m/s to 3 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last December in Mendoza?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Mendoza in December has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1984 (+20°C) and the highest in 2023 (+24°C). The driest year was 2003 with only 151 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 1984 with 844 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Mendoza, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2022.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.