Apuí weather in December

In December, Apuí sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 314 mm of rain across 29.5 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in December, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of December to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Apuí's 9th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Apuí's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
7th warmest
Overnight low
23°
9th coldest
Rainfall
314 mm
29.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
5:43 AM – 6:08 PM
Cloud cover
88%
9th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.49 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.6
out of 10

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical December day in Apuí reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 1°C cooler than 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 Apuí

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.

Apuí weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 7th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 22°3533012.42.7
Feb30° / 23°33627.112.22.7
Mar30° / 23°36029.9122.7
Apr30° / 23°27328.411.82.7
May30° / 22°16824.711.73.3
Jun31° / 22°5410.911.64.4
Jul33° / 22°356.411.64.1
Aug34° / 23°579.811.83.1
Sep33° / 23°13820122.8
Oct32° / 23°20124.912.22.6
Nov31° / 23°2482712.32.6
Dec30° / 23°31429.512.42.6

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 5% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 94%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1694
2694
3694
4694
5694
6694
7595
8595
9595
10694
11694
12694
13694
14694
15793
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Apuí gets around 314 mm of rain over 29.5 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 95% and peaks near 97% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
191
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1795
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3196

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, December lands in the oppressive band about 80% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
17129
27228
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Wind in December

Winds average 4 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of December to 12 h 24 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 5:38 AM to 5:50 AM, and sunset from 6:01 PM to 6:15 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:386:01
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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 4.49 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.16 kWh/m² to a high of 5.31 kWh/m² in October across the year — December's 4.49 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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

Hazard calendar for Apuí

In seasonPeak

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

Apuí's rainy season runs October–May, 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 Apuí?

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

2.6
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
3.7
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Apuí.

What to pack for Apuí in December

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

In December, Apuí sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 30 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Apuí 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 Apuí peaks around March 14 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near September 15 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 highExtremeMar 14UV 15Sep 15UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct10Very high
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Apuí 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 Apuí is worst in August — around 181 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 22.6× the cleanest month (June, 8 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodUnhealthyUnhealthyModerateAug 16167 µg/m³Jun 98 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Moderate
Feb12Good
Mar12Good
Apr11Good
May9Good
Jun8Good
Jul67Unhealthy
Aug181Very unhealthy
Sep65Unhealthy
Oct25Moderate
Nov18Moderate
Dec16Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Apuí?

Apuí sits at 7.2°S, 59.9°W, 156 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Manicoré, 219 km away.

JacareacangaColnizaBorbaAripuanãMachadinho d'OesteHumaitá

Topography around Apuí

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Apuí has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 111 m around an average of 130 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 186 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 274 m.

The land around Apuí is covered by trees (49%) and grassland (46%) within 3 km, trees (61%) and grassland (39%) within 16 km, and trees (93%) within 80 km.

3 km
111 m
16 km
186 m
80 km
274 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaces
December weather nearby: Manicoré 219 km · Novo Aripuanã 237 km · Jacareacanga 260 km · Colniza 264 km · Borba 314 km · Aripuanã 335 km · Machadinho d'Oeste 340 km · Humaitá 348 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 Apuí (-7.1972°, -59.8914°, elevation 156 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).