Água Branca weather in December

In December, Água Branca sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 23 mm of rain across 3.3 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 34°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in December, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 30 min at the start of December to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Água Branca's 4th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Água Branca's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
1st warmest
Overnight low
23°
9th coldest
Rainfall
23 mm
3.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
5:12 AM – 5:44 PM
Cloud cover
53%
4th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
6.68 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.3
out of 10

Água Branca is human settlement in Alagoas, 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 34°C through the month.

A typical December day in Água Branca reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 37°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs on par with November and on par with January.

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How December really feels in Água Branca

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 31 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in December is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Água Branca weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 1st-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 23°44612.53.3
Feb34° / 23°477.312.33.4
Mar33° / 23°618.812.13.5
Apr32° / 23°388.511.84.1
May30° / 22°399.611.65.1
Jun28° / 20°3210.511.56.0
Jul27° / 20°289.911.56.4
Aug28° / 19°217.611.76.3
Sep31° / 20°103.611.95.4
Oct33° / 21°112.112.24.3
Nov34° / 22°142.312.43.5
Dec34° / 23°233.312.53.3

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 40%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16139
26139
36238
46238
56238
66238
76337
86337
96337
106238
116337
126238
136238
146139
156139
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Água Branca gets around 23 mm of rain over 3.3 wet days in December. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 11% and peaks near 11% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 48% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 53% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1251425
2153415
3153415
4154405
5155395
6154396
7154396
8154396
9153406
10152416
11152425
12151435
13150445
14148465
15147475
16146494
17145504
18144514
19143524
20142534
21141553
22140563
23140563
24139573
25139573
26139573
27139573
28139564
29139564
30139564
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Wind in December

Winds average 14 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
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914light breeze
1014light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 min at the start of December to 12 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 5:06 AM to 5:19 AM, and sunset from 5:37 PM to 5:51 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.55:065:37
212.55:075:37
312.55:075:38
412.55:075:38
512.55:085:39
612.55:085:39
712.55:085:40
812.55:095:40
912.55:095:41
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1112.55:105:42
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1312.55:115:43
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1612.55:125:44
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2912.55:185:50
3012.55:185:50
3112.55:195:51

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 6.68 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.83 kWh/m² to a high of 6.74 kWh/m² in November across the year — December's 6.68 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.8Intense
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316.6Intense
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Água Branca?

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

3.3
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
6.8
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Água Branca. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Água Branca in December

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

In December, Água Branca sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 3 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Água Branca in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Água Branca peaks around February 22 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 22UV 15Jun 23UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Água Branca?

Água Branca sits at 9.3°S, 37.9°W, 569 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Delmiro Gouveia, 16 km away.

Topography around Água Branca

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Água Branca has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 421 m around an average of 579 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 561 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,059 m.

The land around Água Branca is covered by grassland (47%) and trees (39%) within 3 km, grassland (50%) and shrubs (27%) within 16 km, and shrubs (51%) and grassland (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
421 m
16 km
561 m
80 km
1,059 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Delmiro Gouveia 16 km · Inhapi 21 km · Mata Grande 27 km · Tacaratu 29 km · Paulo Afonso 35 km · Glória 36 km · Canapi 40 km · Inajá 42 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 Água Branca (-9.2608°, -37.9361°, elevation 569 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).