Barra Mansa weather in December

In December, Barra Mansa sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 249 mm of rain across 21.3 wet days and about 13.4 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in December, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 18 min at the start of December to 13 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Barra Mansa's 11th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Barra Mansa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
4th warmest
Overnight low
20°
10th coldest
Rainfall
249 mm
21.3 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
6:12 AM – 7:34 PM
Cloud cover
75%
11th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.38 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Barra Mansa is human settlement in Brazil.

Air quality
Moderate
PM10 30.1 µg/m³ · 2019

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 28°C through the month.

A typical December day in Barra Mansa reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 1°C warmer than November and about 1°C cooler than January.

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Barra Mansa weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 4th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 20°28222.113.23.9
Feb29° / 20°20517.512.84.2
Mar28° / 19°19420.212.24.6
Apr27° / 18°8611.711.56.2
May25° / 15°488.410.97.2
Jun24° / 14°275.310.67.9
Jul24° / 13°285.310.88.0
Aug25° / 14°275.311.27.8
Sep26° / 16°6910.711.96.6
Oct27° / 17°11714.712.55.7
Nov27° / 18°2041913.14.9
Dec28° / 20°24921.313.44.4

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 76%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12278
22278
32179
42080
51981
62080
72080
82080
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102179
112278
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Barra Mansa gets around 249 mm of rain over 21.3 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 69% and peaks near 75% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 73% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 81% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1429634
2428635
3427645
4326665
5325666
6324676
7323686
8322696
9221716
10220726
11219736
12218746
13217756
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Wind in December

Winds average 5 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 18 min at the start of December to 13 h 24 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 6:08 AM to 6:19 AM, and sunset from 7:25 PM to 7:41 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.36:087:25
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413.36:087:27
513.36:097:28
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1213.46:107:32
1313.46:117:32
1413.46:117:33
1513.46:117:34
1613.46:127:34
1713.46:127:35
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1913.46:137:36
2013.46:137:36
2113.46:147:37
2213.46:147:37
2313.46:157:38
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2513.46:167:38
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2713.46:177:39
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2913.46:187:40
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Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.38 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.47 kWh/m² to a high of 5.62 kWh/m² in February across the year — December's 5.38 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Barra Mansa

In seasonPeak

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

Barra Mansa'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 Barra Mansa?

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

4.4
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Barra Mansa for sightseeing.

What to pack for Barra Mansa in December

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

In December, Barra Mansa sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 21 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Barra Mansa in December

The nearest coast averages about 25°C in December — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 68 km away) is warmest in February at about 27°C and coldest in August near 21°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

20°22°24°26°28°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan27Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar27Warm
Apr26Warm
May24Warm
Jun23Refreshing
Jul22Refreshing
Aug21Refreshing
Sep22Refreshing
Oct23Refreshing
Nov23Refreshing
Dec25Warm

UV index in Barra Mansa 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 Barra Mansa peaks around January 24 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 12 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 24UV 15Jul 12UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr10Very high
May7High
Jun6High
Jul5High
Aug8Very high
Sep7High
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Barra Mansa 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 Barra Mansa is worst in September — around 33 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (December, 15 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateSep 1332 µg/m³Dec 2115 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb16Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr19Moderate
May24Moderate
Jun29Moderate
Jul31Moderate
Aug27Moderate
Sep33Moderate
Oct20Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Barra Mansa?

Barra Mansa sits at 22.5°S, 44.2°W, 380 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Volta Redonda, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Barra Mansa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Barra Mansa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 185 m around an average of 427 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 415 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,761 m.

The land around Barra Mansa is covered by trees (36%), grassland (31%) and artificial surfaces (30%) within 3 km, grassland (59%) and trees (33%) within 16 km, and trees (48%) and grassland (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
185 m
16 km
415 m
80 km
2,761 m
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December weather nearby: Volta Redonda 7.0 km · Pinheiral 18 km · Porto Real 18 km · Rio Claro 20 km · Resende 29 km · Piraí 30 km · Barra do Piraí 36 km · Itatiaia 41 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 Mansa (-22.5442°, -44.1714°, elevation 380 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).