Barreiros weather in December

In December, Barreiros sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 32 mm of rain across 12.5 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 11th-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 31% of the time in December, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 30 min at the start of December to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Barreiros's 4th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Barreiros's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
4th warmest
Overnight low
23°
8th coldest
Rainfall
32 mm
12.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
5:02 AM – 5:32 PM
Cloud cover
55%
4th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.85 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
out of 10

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 Barreiros reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs on par with November and on par with January.

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How December really feels in Barreiros

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 31 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
31
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.

Barreiros weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 4th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 24°5617.312.54.1
Feb31° / 24°6116.912.33.8
Mar31° / 24°8019.512.13.8
Apr30° / 24°942111.83.8
May29° / 23°12324.111.63.9
Jun27° / 22°14124.711.54.3
Jul27° / 21°12324.811.54.5
Aug27° / 21°7822.211.74.8
Sep28° / 21°5417.511.95.3
Oct29° / 22°3814.712.25.1
Nov30° / 23°3011.512.45.0
Dec30° / 23°3212.512.54.6

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 30% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 39%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16238
26238
36337
46337
56337
66337
76436
86436
96436
106337
116337
126436
136337
146337
156238
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Barreiros gets around 32 mm of rain over 12.5 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 41% and peaks near 49% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
135
235
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434
534
634
735
835
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1036
1137
1237
1338
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1540
1640
1741
1842
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2144
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2646
2746
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3048
3149

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of December feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, December lands in the oppressive band about 80% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
12575
22575
32476
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52476
62377
72377
82278
92179
102179
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Wind in December

Winds average 11 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 min at the start of December to 12 h 30 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 4:56 AM to 5:09 AM, and sunset from 5:25 PM to 5:39 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.54:565:25
212.54:565:25
312.54:575:26
412.54:575:26
512.54:575:27
612.54:585:27
712.54:585:28
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912.54:595:29
1012.54:595:29
1112.55:005:30
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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 5.85 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.87 kWh/m² to a high of 5.85 kWh/m² in November across the year — December's 5.85 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Barreiros

In seasonPeak

None of Barreiros's seasonal hazards are active in December. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Barreiros's rainy season runs March–August, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is December a good time to visit Barreiros?

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

4.6
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
6.4
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Barreiros in December

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

In December, Barreiros sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Barreiros in December

The nearest coast averages about 27°C in December — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in April at about 29°C and coldest in August near 26°C.

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

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Warm
Feb28Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May28Tropical
Jun27Warm
Jul26Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep26Warm
Oct27Warm
Nov27Warm
Dec27Warm

UV index in Barreiros 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 Barreiros peaks around March 14 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 14UV 15Jun 23UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Barreiros?

Barreiros sits at 8.8°S, 35.2°W, 28 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is São José da Coroa Grande, 10 km away.

Topography around Barreiros

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Barreiros has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 103 m around an average of 34 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 154 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 821 m.

The land around Barreiros is covered by trees (48%) and grassland (40%) within 3 km, grassland (37%), trees (34%) and water (24%) within 16 km, and grassland (41%), water (34%) and trees (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
103 m
16 km
154 m
80 km
821 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
December weather nearby: São José da Coroa Grande 10 km · Tamandaré 12 km · Rio Formoso 17 km · Maragogi 22 km · Sirinhaém 26 km · Gameleira 34 km · Porto Calvo 34 km · Água Preta 40 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 Barreiros (-8.8183°, -35.1864°, elevation 28 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).