Araci weather in December

In December, Araci sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 32 mm of rain across 5.2 wet days and about 12.7 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 8th-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 28% of the time in December, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 36 min at the start of December to 12 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Araci's 4th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Araci's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
22°
8th coldest
Rainfall
32 mm
5.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 42 min
5:12 AM – 5:52 PM
Cloud cover
59%
4th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.26 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.8
out of 10

Araci 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 Araci 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 30°C and 36°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)
13322
23322
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How December really feels in Araci

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.

Araci weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 3rd-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 23°486.812.63.6
Feb33° / 23°357.512.43.5
Mar33° / 23°438.812.13.5
Apr32° / 23°4110.211.84.1
May30° / 22°4410.611.55.1
Jun28° / 20°3311.411.35.9
Jul28° / 19°25911.46.4
Aug28° / 19°217.711.66.2
Sep30° / 20°155.111.95.4
Oct32° / 21°20412.34.5
Nov33° / 22°365.412.53.9
Dec33° / 22°325.212.73.8

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% 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 50%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24852
34852
44951
54951
65050
75149
85149
95149
105149
115248
125248
135248
145248
155248
165149
175149
185149
195149
205149
215050
225050
234951
244951
255050
264852
274951
284951
295050
304951
315050

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Araci gets around 32 mm of rain over 5.2 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 17% and peaks near 19% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
119
219
318
418
518
618
718
818
918
1018
1118
1218
1318
1418
1517
1617
1717
1816
1916
2016
2115
2215
2315
2415
2515
2615
2715
2816
2916
3017
3117

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 85% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1157411
2157411
3157411
4167311
5167212
6167212
7167212
8167212
9167212
10167212
11167212
12167212
13167212
14167212
15167311
16167311
17167311
18167410
19167410
20167410
21157510
2215769
2315769
2415769
2514779
2614779
2714779
2814779
29137710
30137710
31137611

Wind in December

Winds average 13 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 13 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
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
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3013light breeze
3113light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 min at the start of December to 12 h 42 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 5:07 AM to 5:19 AM, and sunset from 5:44 PM to 5:59 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.65:075:44
212.65:075:45
312.65:085:45
412.65:085:46
512.65:085:46
612.65:095:47
712.65:095:47
812.65:095:48
912.65:095:48
1012.65:105:49
1112.75:105:49
1212.75:115:50
1312.75:115:50
1412.75:115:51
1512.75:125:51
1612.75:125:52
1712.75:135:52
1812.75:135:53
1912.75:145:53
2012.75:145:54
2112.75:145:54
2212.75:155:55
2312.75:155:55
2412.75:165:56
2512.75:165:56
2612.75:175:57
2712.75:175:57
2812.75:185:57
2912.75:185:58
3012.75:195:58
3112.75:195:59

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 6.26 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.58 kWh/m² to a high of 6.26 kWh/m² in December across the year — December's 6.26 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.2Intense
36.2Intense
46.2Intense
56.2Intense
66.2Intense
76.2Intense
86.2Intense
96.2Intense
106.2Intense
116.2Intense
126.2Intense
136.2Intense
146.2Intense
156.2Intense
166.2Intense
176.2Intense
186.2Intense
196.2Intense
206.2Intense
216.2Intense
226.2Intense
236.3Intense
246.3Intense
256.3Intense
266.3Intense
276.3Intense
286.3Intense
296.3Intense
306.2Intense
316.2Intense
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Araci?

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

3.8
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
6.8
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Araci. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Araci in December

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

In December, Araci sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Araci 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 Araci peaks around February 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 17UV 15Jun 23UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Araci?

Araci sits at 11.3°S, 39.0°W, 257 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Teofilândia, 17 km away.

Topography around Araci

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Araci has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 204 m around an average of 282 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 302 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 536 m.

The land around Araci is covered by grassland (66%) within 3 km, grassland (69%) within 16 km, and grassland (64%) and shrubs (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
204 m
16 km
302 m
80 km
536 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Teofilândia 17 km · Barrocas 25 km · Biritinga 36 km · Serrinha 37 km · Conceição do Coité 43 km · Santaluz 45 km · Tucano 46 km · Sátiro Dias 52 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 Araci (-11.3333°, -38.9667°, elevation 257 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).