Barão de Cocais weather in December

In December, Barão de Cocais sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 312 mm of rain across 23.7 wet days and about 13.2 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 1st-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 8% of the time in December, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 06 min at the start of December to 13 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Barão de Cocais's 12th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Barão de Cocais's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
4th warmest
Overnight low
18°
10th coldest
Rainfall
312 mm
23.7 wet days
Daylight
13 h 12 min
6:14 AM – 7:26 PM
Cloud cover
80%
12th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.4 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Barão de Cocais 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 26°C through the month.

A typical December day in Barão de Cocais reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs on par with November and on par with January.

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Barão de Cocais weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 4th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 18°24619.313.15.0
Feb27° / 18°14714.612.75.4
Mar26° / 18°18818.412.15.2
Apr25° / 16°8413.211.66.3
May23° / 14°407.411.17.3
Jun23° / 13°133.110.88.0
Jul23° / 12°82.110.98.2
Aug24° / 13°193.811.38.2
Sep25° / 15°668.511.97.1
Oct26° / 16°11714.812.55.9
Nov25° / 17°25321.512.94.7
Dec26° / 18°31223.713.24.4

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 82%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11189
21189
31189
41387
51387
61387
71387
81387
91486
101486
111585
121684
131783
141882
151981
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202278
212377
222377
232476
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282377
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302377
312278

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Barão de Cocais gets around 312 mm of rain over 23.7 wet days in December, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 76% and peaks near 79% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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679
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1774
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1974
2074
2174
2274
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2874
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3073
3173

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 54% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 54% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
174845
264747
364649
454550
554451
644353
744254
844254
934156
1034156
1134156
1234156
1334255
1434255
1534255
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1724355
1824355
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2024454
2124454
2224355
2324355
2424355
2524256
2624256
2734156
2834156
2934156
3034156
3134156

Wind in December

Winds average 7 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
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286calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 06 min at the start of December to 13 h 12 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 6:10 AM to 6:21 AM, and sunset from 7:17 PM to 7:33 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.16:107:17
213.16:107:18
313.16:107:19
413.16:117:19
513.16:117:20
613.26:117:20
713.26:117:21
813.26:117:22
913.26:127:22
1013.26:127:23
1113.26:127:23
1213.26:137:24
1313.26:137:24
1413.26:137:25
1513.26:147:26
1613.26:147:26
1713.26:157:27
1813.26:157:27
1913.26:157:28
2013.26:167:28
2113.26:167:29
2213.26:177:29
2313.26:177:30
2413.26:187:30
2513.26:187:30
2613.26:197:31
2713.26:197:31
2813.26:207:32
2913.26:207:32
3013.26:217:32
3113.26:217:33

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.4 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.76 kWh/m² to a high of 5.95 kWh/m² in February across the year — December's 5.4 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Barão de Cocais

In seasonPeak

In December, Barão de Cocais sits inside its monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Barão de Cocais's monsoon runs November–March, 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 Barão de Cocais?

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

4.4
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Barão de Cocais for sightseeing.

What to pack for Barão de Cocais in December

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

In December, Barão de Cocais sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 18°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 24 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Barão de Cocais 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 Barão de Cocais peaks around February 10 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 10UV 15Jun 19UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May8Very high
Jun7High
Jul7Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep10Very high
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Barão de Cocais in December

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where December falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Barão de Cocais is worst in September — around 26 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (January, 11 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1624 µg/m³Jan 1411 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb12Moderate
Mar13Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May18Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep26Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov12Moderate
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is Barão de Cocais?

Barão de Cocais sits at 19.9°S, 43.5°W, 741 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Santa Bárbara, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Barão de Cocais

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Barão de Cocais has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 424 m around an average of 817 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,259 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,804 m.

The land around Barão de Cocais is covered by trees (61%) and grassland (24%) within 3 km, trees (74%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (55%) and grassland (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
424 m
16 km
1,259 m
80 km
1,804 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Santa Bárbara 8.0 km · Caeté 20 km · Raposos 33 km · Sabará 34 km · João Monlevade 36 km · Nova Lima 38 km · Santa Luzia 43 km · Itabira 45 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 Barão de Cocais (-19.9458°, -43.4872°, elevation 741 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).