Além Paraíba weather in December

In December, Além Paraíba sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 256 mm of rain across 21.9 wet days and about 13.3 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 12 min at the start of December to 13 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Além Paraíba's 11th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Além Paraíba's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
4th warmest
Overnight low
19°
10th coldest
Rainfall
256 mm
21.9 wet days
Daylight
13 h 18 min
6:07 AM – 7:27 PM
Cloud cover
76%
11th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.51 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
out of 10

Além Paraíba 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 Além Paraíba 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 23°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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Além Paraíba 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° / 20°24119.213.24.8
Feb28° / 19°14214.312.84.9
Mar28° / 19°14317.412.25.2
Apr26° / 17°6610.611.56.5
May24° / 15°437117.4
Jun23° / 14°19410.78.0
Jul23° / 13°234.410.88.0
Aug24° / 14°25511.28.0
Sep25° / 15°699.511.97.0
Oct26° / 17°11914.212.55.9
Nov26° / 18°21719.6134.9
Dec27° / 19°25621.913.34.6

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 15% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 76%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12278
22278
32179
42179
51981
61981
72080
82080
92179
102179
112179
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Além Paraíba gets around 256 mm of rain over 21.9 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 70% and peaks near 73% 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 72% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 77% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1632593
2531613
3529624
4528634
5527644
6426655
7425665
8424675
9323695
10322705
11321706
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28114778
29014788
30014779
31015769

Wind in December

Winds average 6 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 12 min at the start of December to 13 h 18 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 6:03 AM to 6:14 AM, and sunset from 7:18 PM to 7:34 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.26:037:18
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313.36:047:19
413.36:047:20
513.36:047:20
613.36:047:21
713.36:047:22
813.36:057:22
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1113.36:057:24
1213.36:067:25
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1513.36:077:26
1613.36:077:27
1713.36:077:27
1813.36:087:28
1913.36:087:28
2013.36:097:29
2113.36:097:29
2213.36:107:30
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2413.36:117:31
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2613.36:127:32
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2813.36:137:32
2913.36:137:33
3013.36:147:33
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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 5.51 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.49 kWh/m² to a high of 5.97 kWh/m² in February across the year — December's 5.51 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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

Hazard calendar for Além Paraíba

In seasonPeak

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

Além Paraíba's monsoon runs October–March, 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 Além Paraíba?

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

4.6
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
4.7
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Além Paraíba for sightseeing.

What to pack for Além Paraíba in December

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

In December, Além Paraíba sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Além Paraíba 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 Além Paraíba peaks around January 24 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 24UV 15Jul 10UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Very high
May7High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug8Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Além Paraíba in December

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where December falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Além Paraíba is worst in September — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (January, 10 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1518 µg/m³Jan 1210 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb11Good
Mar11Good
Apr12Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Além Paraíba?

Além Paraíba sits at 21.9°S, 42.7°W, 148 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Carmo, 11 km away.

Topography around Além Paraíba

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Além Paraíba has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 371 m around an average of 241 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 796 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,249 m.

The land around Além Paraíba is covered by grassland (61%) and trees (27%) within 3 km, grassland (58%) and trees (40%) within 16 km, and grassland (53%) and trees (46%) within 80 km.

3 km
371 m
16 km
796 m
80 km
2,249 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Carmo 11 km · Sumidouro 18 km · Sapucaia 25 km · Cantagalo 36 km · São José do Vale do Rio Preto 37 km · Cordeiro 39 km · Leopoldina 40 km · Bom Jardim 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 Além Paraíba (-21.8878°, -42.7044°, elevation 148 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).