Weather in Salta in December 2024
- December is usually the hottest month of the year in Salta;
Average weather
Average temperature in Salta in December
Going from a maximum of +36°C during the day to a minimum of +13°C during the night, the temperature in December averages around +27°C.
The average maximum temperature goes down 26% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +32°C to +26°C.
Is Salta warm or cold in December?
Salta is typically warm in December.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +25°C to +26°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from +14°C to +16°C.
It’s generally warm, but pack a long-sleeve shirt for evenings.
December is the hottest month in Salta, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Salta in December
| November | December | January | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +25°C | +26°C | +26°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +3°C | +9°C | +9°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +36°C | +36°C | +34°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 237 mm | 326 mm | 353 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 1 m/s | 1 m/s | 1 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 79% | 82% | 84% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1012 HPa | 1011 HPa | 1012 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 3 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 3 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 22 | 24 | 25 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
December weather is still as ok as in November. It’s getting warmer as December arrives. The average maximum temperature goes up from +25°C to +26°C during the day. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 237 mm to 326 mm. Humidity rises from 79% to 82%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during December, staying around 1 m/s. The days becoming less sunny, going from 3 sunny days in November to 2 in December.
January brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 2 m/s getting up to 3 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
The average wind speed in Salta is gradually increasing during December, going from 2 m/s to 2 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last December in Salta?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Salta in December has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1992 (+21°C) and the highest in 2023 (+24°C). The driest year was 2020 with only 1490 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 1985 with 3034 mm.
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Monthly weather in Salta
Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Salta, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
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.