Águas Belas weather in December

In December, Águas Belas sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 15 mm of rain across 2.9 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time in December, and the air most often feels humid.

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 Águas Belas's 4th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Águas Belas's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
1st warmest
Overnight low
22°
8th coldest
Rainfall
15 mm
2.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
5:09 AM – 5:41 PM
Cloud cover
51%
4th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
6.62 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

Águas Belas 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 33°C through the month.

A typical December day in Águas Belas reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs on par with November and on par with January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How December really feels in Águas Belas

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.

Águas Belas weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 1st-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 22°325.612.54.1
Feb32° / 22°326.112.34.1
Mar32° / 22°437.812.14.1
Apr31° / 22°467.511.84.8
May29° / 21°389.211.65.7
Jun27° / 20°35911.56.6
Jul26° / 19°299.111.56.7
Aug27° / 19°176.211.77.0
Sep29° / 19°9311.96.3
Oct32° / 20°9212.25.2
Nov33° / 21°141.812.44.4
Dec33° / 22°152.912.54.1

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 37%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16436
26436
36535
46535
56535
66535
76634
86634
96634
106535
116634
126535
136535
146436
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216238
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Águas Belas gets around 15 mm of rain over 2.9 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 9% and peaks near 11% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
16
26
36
47
57
67
78
88
98
109
119
1210
1310
1410
1510
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3010
3111

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, December lands in the humid band about 64% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 33% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
147422
247422
347422
447422
547422
647323
747224
847125
937126
1037027
1136829
1236730
1326731
1426533
1526434
1626236
1726137
1816138
1916039
2016039
2115940
2215940
2315841
2415841
2515841
2625840
2725840
2825840
2925840
3025840
3125741

Wind in December

Winds average 13 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light 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 5:03 AM to 5:16 AM, and sunset from 5:33 PM to 5:47 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.55:035:33
212.55:045:34
312.55:045:34
412.55:045:35
512.55:055:35
612.55:055:36
712.55:055:36
812.55:065:37
912.55:065:37
1012.55:065:38
1112.55:075:38
1212.55:075:39
1312.55:085:39
1412.55:085:40
1512.55:085:40
1612.55:095:41
1712.55:095:41
1812.55:105:41
1912.55:105:42
2012.55:115:42
2112.55:115:43
2212.55:125:43
2312.55:125:44
2412.55:125:44
2512.55:135:45
2612.55:135:45
2712.55:145:46
2812.55:145:46
2912.55:155:47
3012.55:155:47
3112.55:165:47

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 6.62 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.85 kWh/m² to a high of 6.71 kWh/m² in November across the year — December's 6.62 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.8Intense
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46.8Intense
56.8Intense
66.7Intense
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316.5Intense
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Águas Belas?

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

4.1
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
7.3
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Águas Belas for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Águas Belas in December

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

In December, Águas Belas sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Águas Belas in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Águas Belas peaks around March 10 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 14 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 highExtremeMar 10UV 15Jul 14UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Águas Belas?

Águas Belas sits at 9.1°S, 37.1°W, 378 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Iati, 31 km away.

Topography around Águas Belas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Águas Belas has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 524 m around an average of 429 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 703 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,077 m.

The land around Águas Belas is covered by grassland (42%) and shrubs (26%) within 3 km, grassland (59%) and shrubs (28%) within 16 km, and grassland (62%) and shrubs (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
524 m
16 km
703 m
80 km
1,077 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
December weather nearby: Iati 31 km · Santana do Ipanema 33 km · Itaíba 38 km · Tupanatinga 46 km · Bom Conselho 49 km · Major Isidoro 49 km · Estrela de Alagoas 50 km · Olho d'Água das Flores 51 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 Águas Belas (-9.1114°, -37.1231°, elevation 378 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).