Aracati weather in December

In December, Aracati sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 19 mm of rain across 5.7 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 8th-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 55% of the time in December, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of December to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Aracati's 7th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Aracati's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
1st warmest
Overnight low
26°
12th coldest
Rainfall
19 mm
5.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
5:19 AM – 5:35 PM
Cloud cover
42%
7th clearest
Wind
23 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
6.43 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.9
out of 10

Aracati 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 30°C through the month.

A typical December day in Aracati reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 30°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 Aracati

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.

Aracati 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
Jan30° / 26°8615.112.24.7
Feb29° / 25°12017.312.14.3
Mar29° / 25°19622.7123.9
Apr29° / 25°21022.711.93.8
May30° / 25°10914.611.84.8
Jun29° / 25°579.811.75.6
Jul29° / 24°314.911.86.3
Aug30° / 24°40.911.96.8
Sep30° / 24°20.5127.0
Oct30° / 25°20.512.16.9
Nov30° / 26°41.112.26.6
Dec30° / 26°195.712.35.9

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 27%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Aracati gets around 19 mm of rain over 5.7 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 18% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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28
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611
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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 97% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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21972
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81963
91972
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Wind in December

Winds average 23 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 22 km/h on the calmest days to 24 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
124breezy
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 min at the start of December to 12 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 5:13 AM to 5:26 AM, and sunset from 5:28 PM to 5:42 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.25:135:28
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312.25:145:29
412.35:145:30
512.35:155:30
612.35:155:30
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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 6.43 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.12 kWh/m² to a high of 6.94 kWh/m² in October across the year — December's 6.43 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 Aracati

In seasonPeak

None of Aracati's seasonal hazards are active in December. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Aracati's monsoon runs February–May, 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 Aracati?

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

5.9
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
7.9
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Aracati in December

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

In December, Aracati sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: a windbreaker. About 6 days see rain.

light clothessun protectiona windbreaker

Sea temperature near Aracati in December

The nearest coast averages about 28°C in December — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 18 km away) is warmest in April at about 29°C and coldest in August near 27°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun28Warm
Jul27Warm
Aug27Warm
Sep27Warm
Oct27Warm
Nov28Warm
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Aracati in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Aracati peaks around March 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 12 at about 10 (very high).

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

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Aracati?

Aracati sits at 4.6°S, 37.8°W, 12 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Fortim, 13 km away.

Topography around Aracati

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Aracati has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 31 m around an average of 5 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 154 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 309 m.

The land around Aracati is covered by grassland (47%) and water (22%) within 3 km, trees (29%), grassland (26%) and water (21%) within 16 km, and shrubs (34%), water (31%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
31 m
16 km
154 m
80 km
309 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmangroves
December weather nearby: Fortim 13 km · Jaguaruana 30 km · Russas 48 km · Icapuí 49 km · Beberibe 58 km · Baraúna 60 km · Quixeré 62 km · Cascavel 71 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 Aracati (-4.5617°, -37.7697°, elevation 12 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).