Arapoti weather in December

In December, Arapoti sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 176 mm of rain across 19.5 wet days and about 13.5 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in December, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 24 min at the start of December to 13 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Arapoti's 10th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Arapoti's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
17°
10th coldest
Rainfall
176 mm
19.5 wet days
Daylight
13 h 30 min
6:31 AM – 8:00 PM
Cloud cover
71%
10th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.83 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.1
out of 10

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month.

A typical December day in Arapoti reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 1°C warmer than November and on par with January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12616
22616
32616
42616
52617
62617
72617
82617
92617
102617
112617
122617
132617
142617
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182617
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202617
212617
222617
232617
242617
252617
262618
272618
282618
292618
302618
312618

Arapoti weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 3rd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 18°24323.413.34.5
Feb26° / 18°17020.312.84.7
Mar26° / 17°12516.912.25.6
Apr24° / 15°658.711.57.1
May21° / 12°888.410.86.8
Jun20° / 11°877.310.56.8
Jul20° / 10°696.110.77.1
Aug22° / 11°616.511.27.5
Sep23° / 13°1229.711.97.0
Oct24° / 15°12914.212.66.1
Nov25° / 16°13315.213.25.8
Dec26° / 17°17619.513.55.1

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 67%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13268
23367
33268
43169
53169
63169
73070
83169
93169
103169
113268
123268
133268
143466
153367
163466
173466
183565
193565
203565
213664
223664
233565
243466
253466
263367
273268
283169
293169
303070
312971

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Arapoti gets around 176 mm of rain over 19.5 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 63% and peaks near 72% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
155
256
357
457
558
658
759
859
960
1061
1161
1262
1362
1463
1563
1664
1764
1864
1965
2065
2165
2266
2366
2467
2568
2668
2769
2870
2970
3071
3172

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, December lands in the humid band about 40% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 37% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
182543240
272543250
372443260
462443270
562343280
662343280
762342290
862242300
962241310
1052141320
1152141330
1252040340
1352040350
1452040360
1551940360
1651939370
1751939380
1841839390
1941838390
2041838400
2131738410
2231738420
2331638430
2421638440
2521538450
2611538460
2711537470
2811437470
2911436480
3011436491
3101335511

Wind in December

Winds average 10 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
2210calm
2310calm
2410calm
2510calm
2610calm
2710calm
2810calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 24 min at the start of December to 13 h 30 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 6:27 AM to 6:38 AM, and sunset from 7:51 PM to 8:07 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.46:277:51
213.46:287:51
313.46:287:52
413.46:287:53
513.46:287:53
613.46:287:54
713.46:287:55
813.46:287:55
913.56:297:56
1013.56:297:57
1113.56:297:57
1213.56:307:58
1313.56:307:58
1413.56:307:59
1513.56:317:59
1613.56:318:00
1713.56:318:01
1813.56:328:01
1913.56:328:02
2013.56:338:02
2113.56:338:03
2213.56:338:03
2313.56:348:04
2413.56:348:04
2513.56:358:04
2613.56:358:05
2713.56:368:05
2813.56:378:06
2913.56:378:06
3013.56:388:06
3113.56:388:07

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.83 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.2 kWh/m² to a high of 5.83 kWh/m² in December across the year — December's 5.83 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.9Bright
25.9Bright
35.9Bright
45.8Bright
55.8Bright
65.8Bright
75.8Bright
85.8Bright
95.8Bright
105.8Bright
115.8Bright
125.8Bright
135.8Bright
145.8Bright
155.9Bright
165.9Bright
175.9Bright
185.9Bright
195.9Bright
205.9Bright
215.9Bright
225.9Bright
235.8Bright
245.8Bright
255.8Bright
265.8Bright
275.8Bright
285.7Bright
295.7Bright
305.7Bright
315.7Bright
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Arapoti?

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

5.1
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Arapoti for sightseeing.

What to pack for Arapoti in December

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

In December, Arapoti sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 17°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 20 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Arapoti 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 Arapoti peaks around January 21 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 12 at about 5 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighHighExtremeJan 21UV 15Jul 12UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr9Very high
May7High
Jun6High
Jul5High
Aug7Very high
Sep6High
Oct11Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Arapoti?

Arapoti sits at 24.2°S, 49.8°W, 860 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Jaguariaíva, 15 km away.

Topography around Arapoti

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Arapoti has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 176 m around an average of 863 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 652 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 935 m.

The land around Arapoti is covered by cropland (64%) within 3 km, cropland (45%) and trees (39%) within 16 km, and trees (49%), cropland (27%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
176 m
16 km
652 m
80 km
935 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
December weather nearby: Jaguariaíva 15 km · Wenceslau Braz 32 km · Sengés 37 km · Piraí do Sul 43 km · Ibaiti 50 km · Itararé 50 km · Siqueira Campos 52 km · Tibagi 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 Arapoti (-24.1578°, -49.8267°, elevation 860 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).