Afonso Cláudio weather in December

In December, Afonso Cláudio sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 212 mm of rain across 18.4 wet days and about 13.2 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in December, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 06 min at the start of December to 13 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Afonso Cláudio's 11th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Afonso Cláudio's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
4th warmest
Overnight low
19°
9th coldest
Rainfall
212 mm
18.4 wet days
Daylight
13 h 12 min
6:04 AM – 7:17 PM
Cloud cover
78%
11th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.39 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.0
out of 10

Afonso Cláudio is human settlement in Brazil.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month.

A typical December day in Afonso Cláudio reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 1°C warmer than November and about 1°C cooler than January.

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Afonso Cláudio weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 4th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 19°14413.913.15.4
Feb29° / 19°7611.112.75.3
Mar28° / 19°11514.112.15.3
Apr27° / 18°621111.66.3
May25° / 16°28611.17.5
Jun24° / 15°112.810.88.3
Jul24° / 14°102.710.98.3
Aug25° / 14°154.411.38.0
Sep26° / 16°347.311.97.1
Oct26° / 17°8811.612.56.2
Nov26° / 18°17916.8135.2
Dec27° / 19°21218.413.25.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 78%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11684
21684
31684
41684
51684
61585
71684
81684
91882
101882
111981
121981
132080
142179
152179
162278
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202575
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232773
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302872
312971

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Afonso Cláudio gets around 212 mm of rain over 18.4 wet days in December, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 58% and peaks near 63% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
162
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362
462
562
663
763
862
962
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1162
1261
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1460
1560
1659
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1958
2057
2157
2256
2356
2455
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2853
2952
3051
3150

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of December feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, December lands in the muggy band about 75% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 79% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1430624
2429634
3328645
4327655
5325666
6224686
7223696
8222706
9221716
10120736
11119746
12118756
13118765
14117775
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16116785
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27116785
28117775
29117775
30117766
31118756

Wind in December

Winds average 7 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
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127calm
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317calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 06 min at the start of December to 13 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 6:00 AM to 6:12 AM, and sunset from 7:08 PM to 7:24 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.16:007:08
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313.16:017:09
413.26:017:10
513.26:017:11
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713.26:027:12
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1113.26:037:14
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1713.26:057:17
1813.26:057:18
1913.26:067:18
2013.26:067:19
2113.26:077:19
2213.26:077:20
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2613.26:097:22
2713.26:097:22
2813.26:107:23
2913.26:117:23
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Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.39 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.57 kWh/m² to a high of 6.06 kWh/m² in February across the year — December's 5.39 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Afonso Cláudio

In seasonPeak

In December, Afonso Cláudio sits inside its monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Afonso Cláudio's monsoon runs November–January, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is December a good time to visit Afonso Cláudio?

Our two travel scores rate December for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

5.0
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
5.2
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Afonso Cláudio for sightseeing.

What to pack for Afonso Cláudio in December

From December's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In December, Afonso Cláudio sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Afonso Cláudio in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Afonso Cláudio peaks around February 13 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 7 (high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeFeb 13UV 15Jun 21UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May8Very high
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug9Very high
Sep10Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Afonso Cláudio?

Afonso Cláudio sits at 20.1°S, 41.1°W, 368 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Santa Maria de Jetibá, 40 km away.

Topography around Afonso Cláudio

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Afonso Cláudio.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Afonso Cláudio has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 445 m around an average of 445 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,077 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,682 m.

The land around Afonso Cláudio is covered by trees (48%) and grassland (47%) within 3 km, trees (52%) and grassland (48%) within 16 km, and trees (58%) and grassland (41%) within 80 km.

3 km
445 m
16 km
1,077 m
80 km
2,682 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaces
December weather nearby: Santa Maria de Jetibá 40 km · Ibatiba 44 km · Mutum 45 km · Iúna 53 km · Lajinha 53 km · Muniz Freire 53 km · Santa Teresa 57 km · Domingos Martins 58 km

Brazil travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / N
127 / 220 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 46% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$10,713
2025
Happiness
6.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
89%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
19.3
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
16
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 482
Religion
Roman Catholic 57%Evangelical 27%none 9%other 4%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Afonso Cláudio (-20.0742°, -41.1239°, elevation 368 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).