Alegre weather in December

In December, Alegre sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 274 mm of rain across 20.5 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 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in December, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 12 min at the start of December to 13 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Alegre's 11th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Alegre's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
4th warmest
Overnight low
20°
10th coldest
Rainfall
274 mm
20.5 wet days
Daylight
13 h 18 min
6:05 AM – 7:20 PM
Cloud cover
76%
11th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.54 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

Alegre 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 28°C through the month.

A typical December day in Alegre reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°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 31°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 1°C warmer than November and about 1°C cooler than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12719
22719
32719
42719
52719
62719
72719
82819
92819
102819
112819
122820
132820
142820
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202820
212820
222820
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282920
292920
302920
312920

Alegre 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
Jan29° / 20°18315.113.14.6
Feb30° / 20°13211.812.74.7
Mar29° / 19°19117.812.14.7
Apr27° / 18°10714.211.55.9
May25° / 16°589.8116.9
Jun24° / 14°306.410.87.6
Jul24° / 14°276.310.97.8
Aug25° / 14°306.511.37.6
Sep26° / 16°7810.911.96.6
Oct27° / 17°13013.812.55.8
Nov27° / 18°23418.7134.9
Dec28° / 20°27420.513.24.5

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 76%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11882
21882
31783
41783
51783
61882
71882
81882
91882
101981
112080
122080
132278
142278
152377
162575
172575
182674
192872
202872
212872
222971
233070
243070
253070
263070
273169
283070
293070
303070
313070

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Alegre gets around 274 mm of rain over 20.5 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 65% and peaks near 68% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
166
266
367
467
568
668
768
868
968
1068
1168
1268
1368
1467
1567
1667
1766
1866
1965
2065
2165
2264
2364
2463
2563
2662
2762
2861
2960
3059
3158

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 74% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 88% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
12236411
22226412
32216413
41196515
51186615
61176616
71166617
81156717
91146817
101136917
111127017
121117117
131107316
14197416
15197515
16187714
17087814
18078013
19078013
20078112
21078112
22078112
23078112
24078112
25087913
26087913
27087814
28097714
29097714
300107614
310107515

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
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 12 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 0 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 6:01 AM to 6:12 AM, and sunset from 7:11 PM to 7:27 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.26:017:11
213.26:017:12
313.26:017:12
413.26:017:13
513.26:017:13
613.26:027:14
713.26:027:15
813.26:027:15
913.26:027:16
1013.26:037:17
1113.26:037:17
1213.26:037:18
1313.26:047:18
1413.26:047:19
1513.36:047:19
1613.36:057:20
1713.36:057:20
1813.36:057:21
1913.36:067:21
2013.36:067:22
2113.36:077:22
2213.36:077:23
2313.36:087:23
2413.36:087:24
2513.36:097:24
2613.36:097:25
2713.36:107:25
2813.36:107:26
2913.36:117:26
3013.26:117:26
3113.26:127:27

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.54 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.53 kWh/m² to a high of 6.04 kWh/m² in February across the year — December's 5.54 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
25.2Bright
35.2Bright
45.2Bright
55.2Bright
65.2Bright
75.3Bright
85.3Bright
95.3Bright
105.3Bright
115.4Bright
125.4Bright
135.5Bright
145.5Bright
155.5Bright
165.6Bright
175.6Bright
185.7Bright
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205.7Bright
215.7Bright
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255.8Bright
265.8Bright
275.9Bright
285.9Bright
295.9Bright
305.9Bright
315.9Bright
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Alegre

In seasonPeak

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

Alegre's rainy season runs October–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is December a good time to visit Alegre?

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

4.5
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
5.1
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Alegre for sightseeing.

What to pack for Alegre in December

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

In December, Alegre sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 21 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Alegre 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 Alegre peaks around February 11 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 11UV 15Jun 21UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Very high
May7Very high
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug9Very high
Sep10Very high
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Alegre?

Alegre sits at 20.8°S, 41.5°W, 248 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Guaçuí, 15 km away.

Topography around Alegre

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Alegre has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 481 m around an average of 315 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,146 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,841 m.

The land around Alegre is covered by grassland (60%) and trees (35%) within 3 km, grassland (66%) and trees (33%) within 16 km, and grassland (53%) and trees (45%) within 80 km.

3 km
481 m
16 km
1,146 m
80 km
2,841 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswetland
December weather nearby: Guaçuí 15 km · Muniz Freire 36 km · Mimoso do Sul 38 km · Castelo 40 km · Espera Feliz 41 km · Bom Jesus do Itabapoana 44 km · Cachoeiro de Itapemirim 45 km · Iúna 46 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 Alegre (-20.7636°, -41.5331°, elevation 248 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).