Areia weather in December

In December, Areia sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 27 mm of rain across 9.5 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 9th-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 30% of the time in December, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Areia's 4th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Areia's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 30°; 1st warmest
Overnight low: 21°; 8th coldest
Rainfall: 27 mm; 9.5 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 24 min; 5:07 AM – 5:31 PM
Cloud cover: 55%; 4th clearest
Wind: 13 km/h; 6th windiest
Solar energy: 6.03 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.3; out of 10

Areia is human settlement in Brazil.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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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 Areia reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs on par with November and on par with January.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30
Avg low (°C)	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	21
2	30	21
3	30	21
4	30	21
5	30	21
6	30	21
7	30	21
8	30	21
9	30	21
10	30	21
11	30	21
12	30	21
13	30	21
14	30	21
15	30	21
16	30	21
17	30	21
18	30	21
19	30	21
20	30	21
21	30	21
22	30	21
23	30	21
24	30	21
25	30	21
26	30	21
27	30	21
28	30	21
29	30	21
30	30	21
31	30	21

How December really feels in Areia

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

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.

Areia weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 1st-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	30° / 21°	50	13.5	12.4	4.7
Feb	30° / 21°	56	13.8	12.2	4.5
Mar	30° / 22°	75	16.9	12	4.4
Apr	29° / 21°	78	17.2	11.9	4.6
May	28° / 21°	68	15.4	11.7	5.5
Jun	26° / 20°	62	14.8	11.6	5.8
Jul	26° / 19°	61	14	11.6	6.1
Aug	26° / 19°	35	11.6	11.8	6.4
Sep	27° / 19°	24	8.9	12	6.6
Oct	29° / 20°	20	7.9	12.2	6.0
Nov	29° / 21°	18	6	12.3	5.8
Dec	30° / 21°	27	9.5	12.4	5.3

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 28% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 42%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	62	62	62	63	63	63	62	61	61	60	60	59	59	58	58	57	58	57	57	57	56	56	56	56	56	56	55	55	55	55	54
Cloudier (%)	38	38	38	37	37	37	38	39	39	40	40	41	41	42	42	43	42	43	43	43	44	44	44	44	44	44	45	45	45	45	46

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	62	38
2	62	38
3	62	38
4	63	37
5	63	37
6	63	37
7	62	38
8	61	39
9	61	39
10	60	40
11	60	40
12	59	41
13	59	41
14	58	42
15	58	42
16	57	43
17	58	42
18	57	43
19	57	43
20	57	43
21	56	44
22	56	44
23	56	44
24	56	44
25	56	44
26	56	44
27	55	45
28	55	45
29	55	45
30	55	45
31	54	46

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Areia gets around 27 mm of rain over 9.5 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 31% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	21	21	22	22	23	23	24	25	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	33	34	34	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	36

	Rain chance (%)
1	21
2	21
3	22
4	22
5	23
6	23
7	24
8	25
9	27
10	28
11	29
12	30
13	31
14	32
15	33
16	33
17	34
18	34
19	35
20	35
21	35
22	35
23	35
24	35
25	35
26	35
27	35
28	35
29	35
30	35
31	36

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 87% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 96% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Humid (%)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4
Muggy (%)	92	92	91	91	91	90	90	91	90	90	89	89	89	88	88	88	87	87	86	85	85	85	84	84	83	83	82	83	82	82	82
Oppressive (%)	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	6	7	7	8	8	8	9	9	9	10	10	10	11	11	11	12	12	13	13	13	13	14	14	14

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	4	92	4
2	4	92	4
3	4	91	5
4	4	91	5
5	4	91	5
6	4	90	6
7	4	90	6
8	3	91	6
9	3	90	7
10	3	90	7
11	3	89	8
12	3	89	8
13	3	89	8
14	3	88	9
15	3	88	9
16	3	88	9
17	3	87	10
18	3	87	10
19	4	86	10
20	4	85	11
21	4	85	11
22	4	85	11
23	4	84	12
24	4	84	12
25	4	83	13
26	4	83	13
27	5	82	13
28	4	83	13
29	4	82	14
30	4	82	14
31	4	82	14

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 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	14	light breeze
2	13	light breeze
3	13	light breeze
4	13	light breeze
5	13	light breeze
6	13	light breeze
7	13	light breeze
8	13	light breeze
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25	13	light breeze
26	13	light breeze
27	13	light breeze
28	13	light breeze
29	13	light breeze
30	13	light breeze
31	13	light breeze

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 5:01 AM to 5:14 AM, and sunset from 5:24 PM to 5:38 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4
Sunrise (AM)	5:01	5:02	5:02	5:02	5:03	5:03	5:03	5:04	5:04	5:04	5:05	5:05	5:06	5:06	5:06	5:07	5:07	5:08	5:08	5:09	5:09	5:10	5:10	5:11	5:11	5:12	5:12	5:12	5:13	5:13	5:14
Sunset (PM)	5:24	5:24	5:25	5:25	5:26	5:26	5:27	5:27	5:28	5:28	5:29	5:29	5:30	5:30	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:32	5:32	5:33	5:33	5:34	5:34	5:35	5:35	5:36	5:36	5:37	5:37	5:37	5:38

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.4	5:01	5:24
2	12.4	5:02	5:24
3	12.4	5:02	5:25
4	12.4	5:02	5:25
5	12.4	5:03	5:26
6	12.4	5:03	5:26
7	12.4	5:03	5:27
8	12.4	5:04	5:27
9	12.4	5:04	5:28
10	12.4	5:04	5:28
11	12.4	5:05	5:29
12	12.4	5:05	5:29
13	12.4	5:06	5:30
14	12.4	5:06	5:30
15	12.4	5:06	5:31
16	12.4	5:07	5:31
17	12.4	5:07	5:31
18	12.4	5:08	5:32
19	12.4	5:08	5:32
20	12.4	5:09	5:33
21	12.4	5:09	5:33
22	12.4	5:10	5:34
23	12.4	5:10	5:34
24	12.4	5:11	5:35
25	12.4	5:11	5:35
26	12.4	5:12	5:36
27	12.4	5:12	5:36
28	12.4	5:12	5:37
29	12.4	5:13	5:37
30	12.4	5:13	5:37
31	12.4	5:14	5:38

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 4.06 kWh/m² to a high of 6.17 kWh/m² in November across the year — December's 6.03 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.2	Intense
2	6.2	Intense
3	6.2	Intense
4	6.2	Intense
5	6.1	Intense
6	6.1	Intense
7	6.1	Intense
8	6.1	Intense
9	6.1	Intense
10	6.1	Intense
11	6.1	Intense
12	6.1	Intense
13	6.0	Intense
14	6.0	Intense
15	6.0	Intense
16	6.0	Intense
17	6.0	Intense
18	6.0	Bright
19	6.0	Bright
20	6.0	Bright
21	6.0	Bright
22	6.0	Bright
23	6.0	Bright
24	5.9	Bright
25	5.9	Bright
26	5.9	Bright
27	5.9	Bright
28	5.9	Bright
29	5.9	Bright
30	5.9	Bright
31	5.9	Bright

Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Areia?

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

5.3

Sightseeing

8th-best month of the year

7.0

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Areia in December

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

In December, Areia sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Areia 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 Areia peaks around March 12 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 17 at about 10 (very high).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	14	15	15	13	11	10	10	10	12	12	12	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	10	Very high
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	12	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Areia?

Areia sits at 7.0°S, 35.7°W, 546 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Alagoa Grande, 11 km away.

Topography around Areia

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Areia has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 247 m around an average of 510 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 546 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 782 m.

The land around Areia is covered by trees (50%) and grassland (46%) within 3 km, grassland (55%) and trees (31%) within 16 km, and grassland (56%) and shrubs (30%) within 80 km.

3 km

247 m

trees 50%

16 km

546 m

grassland 55%

80 km

782 m

grassland 56%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces

← November Areia year-round climate January →Best places to visit in December

December weather nearby: Alagoa Grande 11 km · Remígio 11 km · Alagoa Nova 14 km · Esperança 20 km · Solânea 23 km · Bananeiras 25 km · Guarabira 25 km · Lagoa Seca 29 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

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 Areia (-6.9633°, -35.6917°, elevation 546 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	21
2	30	21
3	30	21
4	30	21
5	30	21
6	30	21
7	30	21
8	30	21
9	30	21
10	30	21
11	30	21
12	30	21
13	30	21
14	30	21
15	30	21
16	30	21
17	30	21
18	30	21
19	30	21
20	30	21
21	30	21
22	30	21
23	30	21
24	30	21
25	30	21
26	30	21
27	30	21
28	30	21
29	30	21
30	30	21
31	30	21

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	62	38
2	62	38
3	62	38
4	63	37
5	63	37
6	63	37
7	62	38
8	61	39
9	61	39
10	60	40
11	60	40
12	59	41
13	59	41
14	58	42
15	58	42
16	57	43
17	58	42
18	57	43
19	57	43
20	57	43
21	56	44
22	56	44
23	56	44
24	56	44
25	56	44
26	56	44
27	55	45
28	55	45
29	55	45
30	55	45
31	54	46

	Rain chance (%)
1	21
2	21
3	22
4	22
5	23
6	23
7	24
8	25
9	27
10	28
11	29
12	30
13	31
14	32
15	33
16	33
17	34
18	34
19	35
20	35
21	35
22	35
23	35
24	35
25	35
26	35
27	35
28	35
29	35
30	35
31	36

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	4	92	4
2	4	92	4
3	4	91	5
4	4	91	5
5	4	91	5
6	4	90	6
7	4	90	6
8	3	91	6
9	3	90	7
10	3	90	7
11	3	89	8
12	3	89	8
13	3	89	8
14	3	88	9
15	3	88	9
16	3	88	9
17	3	87	10
18	3	87	10
19	4	86	10
20	4	85	11
21	4	85	11
22	4	85	11
23	4	84	12
24	4	84	12
25	4	83	13
26	4	83	13
27	5	82	13
28	4	83	13
29	4	82	14
30	4	82	14
31	4	82	14

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	21
2	30	21
3	30	21
4	30	21
5	30	21
6	30	21
7	30	21
8	30	21
9	30	21
10	30	21
11	30	21
12	30	21
13	30	21
14	30	21
15	30	21
16	30	21
17	30	21
18	30	21
19	30	21
20	30	21
21	30	21
22	30	21
23	30	21
24	30	21
25	30	21
26	30	21
27	30	21
28	30	21
29	30	21
30	30	21
31	30	21

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	62	38
2	62	38
3	62	38
4	63	37
5	63	37
6	63	37
7	62	38
8	61	39
9	61	39
10	60	40
11	60	40
12	59	41
13	59	41
14	58	42
15	58	42
16	57	43
17	58	42
18	57	43
19	57	43
20	57	43
21	56	44
22	56	44
23	56	44
24	56	44
25	56	44
26	56	44
27	55	45
28	55	45
29	55	45
30	55	45
31	54	46

	Rain chance (%)
1	21
2	21
3	22
4	22
5	23
6	23
7	24
8	25
9	27
10	28
11	29
12	30
13	31
14	32
15	33
16	33
17	34
18	34
19	35
20	35
21	35
22	35
23	35
24	35
25	35
26	35
27	35
28	35
29	35
30	35
31	36

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	4	92	4
2	4	92	4
3	4	91	5
4	4	91	5
5	4	91	5
6	4	90	6
7	4	90	6
8	3	91	6
9	3	90	7
10	3	90	7
11	3	89	8
12	3	89	8
13	3	89	8
14	3	88	9
15	3	88	9
16	3	88	9
17	3	87	10
18	3	87	10
19	4	86	10
20	4	85	11
21	4	85	11
22	4	85	11
23	4	84	12
24	4	84	12
25	4	83	13
26	4	83	13
27	5	82	13
28	4	83	13
29	4	82	14
30	4	82	14
31	4	82	14

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	21
2	30	21
3	30	21
4	30	21
5	30	21
6	30	21
7	30	21
8	30	21
9	30	21
10	30	21
11	30	21
12	30	21
13	30	21
14	30	21
15	30	21
16	30	21
17	30	21
18	30	21
19	30	21
20	30	21
21	30	21
22	30	21
23	30	21
24	30	21
25	30	21
26	30	21
27	30	21
28	30	21
29	30	21
30	30	21
31	30	21

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	62	38
2	62	38
3	62	38
4	63	37
5	63	37
6	63	37
7	62	38
8	61	39
9	61	39
10	60	40
11	60	40
12	59	41
13	59	41
14	58	42
15	58	42
16	57	43
17	58	42
18	57	43
19	57	43
20	57	43
21	56	44
22	56	44
23	56	44
24	56	44
25	56	44
26	56	44
27	55	45
28	55	45
29	55	45
30	55	45
31	54	46

	Rain chance (%)
1	21
2	21
3	22
4	22
5	23
6	23
7	24
8	25
9	27
10	28
11	29
12	30
13	31
14	32
15	33
16	33
17	34
18	34
19	35
20	35
21	35
22	35
23	35
24	35
25	35
26	35
27	35
28	35
29	35
30	35
31	36

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	4	92	4
2	4	92	4
3	4	91	5
4	4	91	5
5	4	91	5
6	4	90	6
7	4	90	6
8	3	91	6
9	3	90	7
10	3	90	7
11	3	89	8
12	3	89	8
13	3	89	8
14	3	88	9
15	3	88	9
16	3	88	9
17	3	87	10
18	3	87	10
19	4	86	10
20	4	85	11
21	4	85	11
22	4	85	11
23	4	84	12
24	4	84	12
25	4	83	13
26	4	83	13
27	5	82	13
28	4	83	13
29	4	82	14
30	4	82	14
31	4	82	14