Barra de São Francisco weather in December

In December, Barra de São Francisco sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 190 mm of rain across 16.7 wet days and about 13.1 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 1st-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 12% of the time in December, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 13 hours at the start of December to 13 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Barra de São Francisco's 11th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Barra de São Francisco's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
4th warmest
Overnight low
21°
9th coldest
Rainfall
190 mm
16.7 wet days
Daylight
13 h 06 min
6:06 AM – 7:13 PM
Cloud cover
76%
11th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.42 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
out of 10

Barra de São Francisco 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 30°C through the month.

A typical December day in Barra de São Francisco 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 26°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 1°C warmer than November and about 1°C cooler than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12920
22921
32921
42921
52921
62921
72921
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102921
112921
122921
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How December really feels in Barra de São Francisco

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 15 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
15
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.

Barra de São Francisco 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
Jan30° / 21°13412.9134.3
Feb31° / 21°829.912.64.3
Mar30° / 21°10413.412.14.3
Apr29° / 20°6010.611.65.3
May27° / 18°266.311.16.8
Jun26° / 17°154.210.97.5
Jul26° / 16°144.7117.5
Aug27° / 16°134.611.47.4
Sep28° / 18°235.311.96.7
Oct29° / 19°771012.45.4
Nov29° / 20°17315.812.94.6
Dec30° / 21°19016.713.14.2

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 75%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11882
21882
31882
41882
51882
61981
71981
81882
92080
102179
112179
122377
132377
142476
152476
162674
172674
182872
192971
202971
212971
223070
233070
243070
253169
263268
273268
283169
293169
303169
313169

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Barra de São Francisco gets around 190 mm of rain over 16.7 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 53% and peaks near 60% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
160
260
360
460
560
660
760
859
959
1058
1157
1256
1355
1454
1553
1652
1752
1851
1950
2050
2149
2248
2348
2447
2547
2647
2746
2846
2946
3046
3145

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 59% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 96% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
186527
276528
376330
466331
566133
656134
756035
855936
945937
1045838
1145739
1245739
1335740
1435740
1535740
1635740
1735740
1825939
1925939
2025939
2125939
2226038
2326038
2426038
2526038
2626038
2726038
2826038
2935938
3035938
3135938

Wind in December

Winds average 8 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 hours at the start of December to 13 h 06 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 6:02 AM to 6:13 AM, and sunset from 7:05 PM to 7:20 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.06:027:05
213.16:027:05
313.16:027:06
413.16:027:07
513.16:037:07
613.16:037:08
713.16:037:08
813.16:037:09
913.16:047:09
1013.16:047:10
1113.16:047:11
1213.16:057:11
1313.16:057:12
1413.16:057:12
1513.16:067:13
1613.16:067:13
1713.16:067:14
1813.16:077:14
1913.16:077:15
2013.16:087:15
2113.16:087:16
2213.16:097:16
2313.16:097:17
2413.16:107:17
2513.16:107:18
2613.16:117:18
2713.16:117:19
2813.16:127:19
2913.16:127:19
3013.16:137:20
3113.16:137:20

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.42 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.38 kWh/m² to a high of 6.02 kWh/m² in February across the year — December's 5.42 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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315.8Bright
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Barra de São Francisco

In seasonPeak

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

Barra de São Francisco's monsoon runs November–January, 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 Barra de São Francisco?

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

4.2
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
5.7
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Barra de São Francisco for sightseeing.

What to pack for Barra de São Francisco in December

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

In December, Barra de São Francisco sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Barra de São Francisco in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Barra de São Francisco peaks around February 13 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 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 13UV 15Jun 22UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May8Very high
Jun7High
Jul7Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Barra de São Francisco?

Barra de São Francisco sits at 18.8°S, 40.9°W, 197 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Mantena, 10 km away.

Topography around Barra de São Francisco

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Barra de São Francisco.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Barra de São Francisco has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 335 m around an average of 251 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 732 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,584 m.

The land around Barra de São Francisco is covered by grassland (57%) and trees (32%) within 3 km, grassland (69%) and trees (29%) within 16 km, and grassland (67%) and trees (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
335 m
16 km
732 m
80 km
1,584 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrain
December weather nearby: Mantena 10 km · Ecoporanga 43 km · São Gabriel da Palha 47 km · Nova Venécia 52 km · Pancas 52 km · Resplendor 74 km · Conselheiro Pena 77 km · Rio Bananal 82 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 Barra de São Francisco (-18.755°, -40.8908°, elevation 197 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).