Araripe weather in December

In December, Araripe sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 37 mm of rain across 6.4 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in December, and the air most often feels humid.

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 Araripe's 8th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Araripe's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
4th warmest
Overnight low
22°
12th coldest
Rainfall
37 mm
6.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
5:24 AM – 5:49 PM
Cloud cover
61%
8th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
6.02 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
out of 10

Araripe 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 31°C through the month.

A typical December day in Araripe reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 1°C cooler than November and about 2°C warmer than January.

20°25°30°35°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13222
23222
33222
43222
53222
63222
73222
83222
93222
103222
113222
123222
133222
143122
153122
163122
173122
183122
193122
203122
213122
223122
233122
243122
253122
263122
273122
283122
293122
303122
313121

How December really feels in Araripe

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 3 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
3
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.

Araripe weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 4th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 21°13116.112.44.3
Feb29° / 21°13916.412.24.4
Mar29° / 21°18319124.4
Apr29° / 21°10512.711.85.1
May29° / 20°396.511.76.1
Jun28° / 19°92.111.67.1
Jul28° / 18°50.911.67.3
Aug30° / 18°20.411.86.6
Sep32° / 20°20.3125.4
Oct33° / 21°81.412.24.5
Nov32° / 22°203.412.34.4
Dec31° / 22°376.412.44.6

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 50%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15545
25545
35545
45545
55545
65545
75545
85545
95446
105446
115446
125446
135347
145248
155248
165149
175149
185050
195050
204951
214753
224852
234753
244654
254555
264555
274456
284555
294456
304258
314258

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Araripe gets around 37 mm of rain over 6.4 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 21% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
114
214
314
414
514
614
715
815
916
1017
1117
1218
1319
1420
1521
1621
1722
1822
1923
2023
2124
2225
2325
2426
2527
2628
2729
2830
2931
3033
3134

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 50% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 27% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
12275417
22275417
32275417
42285317
51285417
61285417
71285318
81275319
91275319
101265320
111255321
121255123
131245124
141235125
151225126
161215127
171205128
181205029
191195129
201195030
211185031
221184932
231174834
241174835
251174736
261174537
271164439
281164340
291164241
301164143
311154044

Wind in December

Winds average 11 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
2311calm
2411calm
2511calm
2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2910calm
3010calm
3110calm

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 5:19 AM to 5:31 AM, and sunset from 5:42 PM to 5:56 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:195:42
212.45:195:42
312.45:195:43
412.45:205:43
512.45:205:44
612.45:205:44
712.45:215:45
812.45:215:45
912.45:215:46
1012.45:225:46
1112.45:225:47
1212.45:235:47
1312.45:235:48
1412.45:235:48
1512.45:245:49
1612.45:245:49
1712.45:255:50
1812.45:255:50
1912.45:265:51
2012.45:265:51
2112.45:265:52
2212.45:275:52
2312.45:275:53
2412.45:285:53
2512.45:285:53
2612.45:295:54
2712.45:295:54
2812.45:305:55
2912.45:305:55
3012.45:315:56
3112.45:315:56

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 6.02 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.68 kWh/m² to a high of 6.9 kWh/m² in October across the year — December's 6.02 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.2Intense
36.2Intense
46.2Intense
56.2Intense
66.2Intense
76.2Intense
86.1Intense
96.1Intense
106.1Intense
116.1Intense
126.1Intense
136.0Intense
146.0Intense
156.0Intense
166.0Bright
176.0Bright
186.0Bright
196.0Bright
205.9Bright
215.9Bright
225.9Bright
235.9Bright
245.9Bright
255.8Bright
265.8Bright
275.8Bright
285.8Bright
295.8Bright
305.7Bright
315.7Bright
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Araripe

In seasonPeak

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

Araripe's monsoon runs January–April, 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 Araripe?

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

4.6
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
7.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Araripe in December

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

In December, Araripe sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Araripe 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 Araripe peaks around March 12 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 12UV 15Jun 23UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Araripe?

Araripe sits at 7.2°S, 40.1°W, 610 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Campos Sales, 31 km away.

Topography around Araripe

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Araripe has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 102 m around an average of 640 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 393 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 708 m.

The land around Araripe is covered by shrubs (64%) within 3 km, shrubs (69%) within 16 km, and shrubs (67%) within 80 km.

3 km
102 m
16 km
393 m
80 km
708 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
December weather nearby: Campos Sales 31 km · Salitre 36 km · Ipueiras 40 km · Santana do Cariri 44 km · Assaré 48 km · Ipubi 49 km · Nova Olinda 52 km · Exu 56 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 Araripe (-7.2134°, -40.137°, elevation 610 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).