Araripina weather in December

In December, Araripina sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 53 mm of rain across 7.9 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 5th-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 23% 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 Araripina's 8th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Araripina's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
22°
12th coldest
Rainfall
53 mm
7.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
5:25 AM – 5:51 PM
Cloud cover
63%
8th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
6.03 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

Araripina 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 Araripina 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 28°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
93122
103122
113122
123122
133122
143122
153122
163122
173122
183122
193122
203122
213122
223122
233122
243122
253122
263122
273122
283122
293122
303122
313122

How December really feels in Araripina

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

December sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Araripina weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 3rd-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 21°16216.512.44.3
Feb29° / 21°17016.212.24.4
Mar29° / 21°19117.512.14.5
Apr29° / 20°9610.811.85.3
May28° / 20°375.111.76.4
Jun28° / 19°61.411.67.8
Jul28° / 18°40.511.68.0
Aug29° / 18°10.411.87.1
Sep31° / 19°10.2125.8
Oct32° / 21°111.612.24.7
Nov32° / 22°344.612.34.4
Dec31° / 22°537.912.44.5

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 53%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14951
24951
35050
45050
55050
64951
74951
84951
94951
104852
114753
124753
134753
144852
154852
164852
174852
184852
194753
204753
214753
224654
234654
244555
254456
264456
274357
284258
294258
304159
314060

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Araripina gets around 53 mm of rain over 7.9 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 26% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
120
219
319
419
519
619
719
820
920
1021
1122
1223
1324
1424
1525
1625
1726
1827
1927
2028
2129
2230
2331
2432
2533
2634
2735
2836
2937
3038
3139

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 47% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 30% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
12264923
22264922
32265022
42265022
52265022
62265022
72265022
82265022
92264923
102254923
111254924
121244925
131244926
141235026
151235027
161224928
170224929
180214929
190214930
200204831
210204832
220204733
230204634
240194436
250194337
260194239
270194040
280193942
290193743
300183645
311183546

Wind in December

Winds average 12 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 11 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
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
1412calm
1512calm
1612calm
1712calm
1812calm
1912calm
2012calm
2112calm
2212calm
2312calm
2412calm
2511calm
2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm
3111calm

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 5:32 AM, and sunset from 5:44 PM to 5:58 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:195:44
212.45:205:44
312.45:205:45
412.45:205:45
512.45:215:46
612.45:215:46
712.45:215:47
812.45:225:47
912.45:225:48
1012.45:235:48
1112.45:235:49
1212.45:235:49
1312.45:245:50
1412.45:245:50
1512.45:255:51
1612.45:255:51
1712.45:255:52
1812.45:265:52
1912.45:265:53
2012.45:275:53
2112.45:275:54
2212.45:285:54
2312.45:285:55
2412.45:295:55
2512.45:295:56
2612.45:305:56
2712.45:305:56
2812.45:315:57
2912.45:315:57
3012.45:325:58
3112.45:325:58

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 6.03 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.78 kWh/m² to a high of 6.92 kWh/m² in October across the year — December's 6.03 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
76.1Intense
86.1Intense
96.1Intense
106.1Intense
116.1Intense
126.1Intense
136.0Intense
146.0Intense
156.0Intense
166.0Intense
176.0Intense
186.0Bright
196.0Bright
206.0Bright
215.9Bright
225.9Bright
235.9Bright
245.9Bright
255.9Bright
265.9Bright
275.8Bright
285.8Bright
295.8Bright
305.8Bright
315.8Bright
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Araripina

In seasonPeak

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

Araripina'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 Araripina?

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

4.5
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
6.7
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Araripina in December

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

In December, Araripina sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Araripina 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 Araripina peaks around March 10 at about 16 (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 10UV 16Jun 23UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Araripina?

Araripina sits at 7.6°S, 40.5°W, 624 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Salitre, 33 km away.

Topography around Araripina

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Araripina has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 139 m around an average of 630 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 324 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 703 m.

The land around Araripina is covered by shrubs (41%) and grassland (29%) within 3 km, shrubs (50%), grassland (27%) and cropland (20%) within 16 km, and shrubs (71%) within 80 km.

3 km
139 m
16 km
324 m
80 km
703 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
December weather nearby: Salitre 33 km · Trindade 33 km · Ipubi 39 km · Araripe 57 km · Ouricuri 57 km · Campos Sales 57 km · Ipueiras 61 km · Bodocó 65 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 Araripina (-7.5761°, -40.4983°, elevation 624 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).