Barbacena weather in December

In December, Barbacena sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 306 mm of rain across 24.3 wet days and about 13.3 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 6% of the time in December, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 12 min at the start of December to 13 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Barbacena's 11th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Barbacena's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
4th warmest
Overnight low
18°
10th coldest
Rainfall
306 mm
24.3 wet days
Daylight
13 h 18 min
6:13 AM – 7:30 PM
Cloud cover
80%
11th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.37 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Barbacena 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 Barbacena 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 about 1°C warmer than November and on par with January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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112618
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Barbacena 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
Jan26° / 18°29121.613.14.7
Feb27° / 18°18716.812.75.1
Mar26° / 17°20220.412.25.0
Apr25° / 16°8212.111.56.4
May23° / 14°447.4117.1
Jun22° / 12°203.710.77.7
Jul22° / 12°173.610.87.8
Aug23° / 12°264.611.37.9
Sep24° / 14°779.611.97.1
Oct25° / 16°13315.212.55.9
Nov25° / 17°24921.4134.8
Dec26° / 18°30624.313.34.4

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 82%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11684
21684
31585
41486
51486
61585
71585
81585
91684
101684
111783
121783
131783
141981
151981
162080
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192278
202278
212278
222278
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242179
252080
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271981
281981
291882
301882
311882

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Barbacena gets around 306 mm of rain over 24.3 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 78% and peaks near 79% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
177
278
378
479
579
679
779
879
979
1078
1178
1278
1377
1477
1577
1676
1776
1876
1976
2077
2177
2277
2378
2478
2578
2679
2779
2879
2979
3079
3178

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 52% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 42% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
11135531
21125532
31115434
41105336
51105237
6195139
7095140
8085141
9085141
10075142
11075142
12065143
13065143
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15055243
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24045145
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26045046
27045046
28045046
29045046
30044946
31044947

Wind in December

Winds average 9 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
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
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259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 12 min at the start of December to 13 h 18 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 6:09 AM to 6:20 AM, and sunset from 7:21 PM to 7:37 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.26:097:21
213.26:097:21
313.26:097:22
413.26:097:23
513.26:097:23
613.26:107:24
713.26:107:25
813.36:107:25
913.36:107:26
1013.36:117:26
1113.36:117:27
1213.36:117:28
1313.36:127:28
1413.36:127:29
1513.36:127:29
1613.36:137:30
1713.36:137:30
1813.36:147:31
1913.36:147:31
2013.36:147:32
2113.36:157:32
2213.36:157:33
2313.36:167:33
2413.36:167:34
2513.36:177:34
2613.36:177:35
2713.36:187:35
2813.36:187:35
2913.36:197:36
3013.36:197:36
3113.36:207:37

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.37 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.6 kWh/m² to a high of 5.81 kWh/m² in February across the year — December's 5.37 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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45.1Bright
55.1Bright
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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Barbacena

In seasonPeak

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

Barbacena'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 Barbacena?

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
4.2
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Barbacena for sightseeing.

What to pack for Barbacena in December

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

In December, Barbacena 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 Barbacena 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 Barbacena peaks around February 11 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeFeb 11UV 15Jun 21UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May8Very high
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug9Very high
Sep10Very high
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Barbacena 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 Barbacena is worst in September — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (January, 9 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1716 µg/m³Jan 19 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb9Good
Mar9Good
Apr9Good
May10Good
Jun10Good
Jul9Good
Aug11Good
Sep17Moderate
Oct12Moderate
Nov9Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Barbacena?

Barbacena sits at 21.2°S, 43.8°W, 1,171 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Barroso, 21 km away.

Topography around Barbacena

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Barbacena has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 199 m around an average of 1,130 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 539 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,452 m.

The land around Barbacena is covered by artificial surfaces (40%), trees (29%) and grassland (29%) within 3 km, grassland (54%) and trees (39%) within 16 km, and grassland (56%) and trees (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
199 m
16 km
539 m
80 km
1,452 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
December weather nearby: Barroso 21 km · Carandaí 30 km · Santos Dumont 34 km · São João del Rei 52 km · Rio Pomba 62 km · Conselheiro Lafaiete 63 km · Lima Duarte 69 km · Juiz de Fora 74 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 Barbacena (-21.2258°, -43.7736°, elevation 1,171 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).