Bonito weather in December

In December, Bonito sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 101 mm of rain across 10.2 wet days and about 12.7 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 1st-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 21% of the time in December, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 42 min at the start of December to 12 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Bonito's 11th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bonito's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 28°; 3rd warmest
Overnight low: 19°; 9th coldest
Rainfall: 101 mm; 10.2 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 42 min; 5:20 AM – 6:02 PM
Cloud cover: 66%; 11th clearest
Wind: 11 km/h; 12th windiest
Solar energy: 6.03 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.9; out of 10

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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 Bonito reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs on par with November and on par with January.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28
Avg low (°C)	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	19
2	28	19
3	28	19
4	28	19
5	28	19
6	28	19
7	28	19
8	28	19
9	28	19
10	28	19
11	28	19
12	28	19
13	28	19
14	28	19
15	28	19
16	28	19
17	28	19
18	28	19
19	28	19
20	28	19
21	28	19
22	28	19
23	28	19
24	28	19
25	28	19
26	28	19
27	28	19
28	28	19
29	28	19
30	28	19
31	28	19

Bonito weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 3rd-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	28° / 19°	100	11.5	12.6	5.7
Feb	28° / 19°	63	10.9	12.4	5.6
Mar	28° / 19°	88	12.4	12.1	5.7
Apr	27° / 19°	52	12	11.7	6.1
May	25° / 18°	29	9.8	11.5	6.7
Jun	24° / 16°	26	10	11.3	6.8
Jul	23° / 15°	24	9.6	11.4	6.8
Aug	24° / 15°	23	8.7	11.6	7.1
Sep	26° / 16°	16	6.1	11.9	7.4
Oct	28° / 18°	31	5.5	12.3	6.9
Nov	28° / 19°	97	10.4	12.6	6.0
Dec	28° / 19°	101	10.2	12.7	5.9

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 59%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	34	34	34	35	36	36	37	37	37	38	38	39	40	40	42	42	42	44	43	44	45	44	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	45
Cloudier (%)	66	66	66	65	64	64	63	63	63	62	62	61	60	60	58	58	58	56	57	56	55	56	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	55

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	34	66
2	34	66
3	34	66
4	35	65
5	36	64
6	36	64
7	37	63
8	37	63
9	37	63
10	38	62
11	38	62
12	39	61
13	40	60
14	40	60
15	42	58
16	42	58
17	42	58
18	44	56
19	43	57
20	44	56
21	45	55
22	44	56
23	45	55
24	45	55
25	45	55
26	45	55
27	45	55
28	45	55
29	45	55
30	45	55
31	45	55

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Bonito gets around 101 mm of rain over 10.2 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 33% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	37	37	37	37	37	37	36	36	36	35	35	35	34	34	33	32	32	31	30	30	29	29	29	29	29	30	30	30	31	31	32

	Rain chance (%)
1	37
2	37
3	37
4	37
5	37
6	37
7	36
8	36
9	36
10	35
11	35
12	35
13	34
14	34
15	33
16	32
17	32
18	31
19	30
20	30
21	29
22	29
23	29
24	29
25	29
26	30
27	30
28	30
29	31
30	31
31	32

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 62% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 32% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Comfortable (%)	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6
Humid (%)	60	61	60	60	59	59	59	58	58	58	59	59	60	60	60	61	61	62	63	64	65	65	65	66	66	66	66	67	66	66	66
Muggy (%)	34	34	35	35	36	36	36	36	36	36	35	35	34	34	33	32	32	31	30	29	28	28	28	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	28

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	6	60	34
2	5	61	34
3	5	60	35
4	5	60	35
5	5	59	36
6	5	59	36
7	5	59	36
8	6	58	36
9	6	58	36
10	6	58	36
11	6	59	35
12	6	59	35
13	6	60	34
14	6	60	34
15	7	60	33
16	7	61	32
17	7	61	32
18	7	62	31
19	7	63	30
20	7	64	29
21	7	65	28
22	7	65	28
23	7	65	28
24	7	66	27
25	7	66	27
26	7	66	27
27	7	66	27
28	6	67	27
29	6	66	28
30	6	66	28
31	6	66	28

Wind in December

Winds average 11 km/h in December, the calmest month.

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	11	calm
2	11	calm
3	10	calm
4	10	calm
5	10	calm
6	10	calm
7	10	calm
8	10	calm
9	10	calm
10	10	calm
11	10	calm
12	10	calm
13	10	calm
14	10	calm
15	11	calm
16	11	calm
17	11	calm
18	11	calm
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25	11	calm
26	11	calm
27	11	calm
28	11	calm
29	11	calm
30	11	calm
31	11	calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 42 min at the start of December to 12 h 42 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 5:15 AM to 5:27 AM, and sunset from 5:54 PM to 6:09 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7
Sunrise (AM)	5:15	5:15	5:16	5:16	5:16	5:17	5:17	5:17	5:18	5:18	5:18	5:19	5:19	5:19	5:20	5:20	5:21	5:21	5:22	5:22	5:22	5:23	5:23	5:24	5:24	5:25	5:25	5:26	5:26	5:27	5:27
Sunset (PM)	5:54	5:55	5:55	5:56	5:56	5:57	5:58	5:58	5:59	5:59	6:00	6:00	6:01	6:01	6:02	6:02	6:03	6:03	6:04	6:04	6:05	6:05	6:06	6:06	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:08	6:08	6:09	6:09

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.7	5:15	5:54
2	12.7	5:15	5:55
3	12.7	5:16	5:55
4	12.7	5:16	5:56
5	12.7	5:16	5:56
6	12.7	5:17	5:57
7	12.7	5:17	5:58
8	12.7	5:17	5:58
9	12.7	5:18	5:59
10	12.7	5:18	5:59
11	12.7	5:18	6:00
12	12.7	5:19	6:00
13	12.7	5:19	6:01
14	12.7	5:19	6:01
15	12.7	5:20	6:02
16	12.7	5:20	6:02
17	12.7	5:21	6:03
18	12.7	5:21	6:03
19	12.7	5:22	6:04
20	12.7	5:22	6:04
21	12.7	5:22	6:05
22	12.7	5:23	6:05
23	12.7	5:23	6:06
24	12.7	5:24	6:06
25	12.7	5:24	6:07
26	12.7	5:25	6:07
27	12.7	5:25	6:07
28	12.7	5:26	6:08
29	12.7	5:26	6:08
30	12.7	5:27	6:09
31	12.7	5:27	6:09

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 6.03 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.59 kWh/m² to a high of 6.07 kWh/m² in October across the year — December's 6.03 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.8	Bright
2	5.8	Bright
3	5.8	Bright
4	5.8	Bright
5	5.9	Bright
6	5.9	Bright
7	5.9	Bright
8	5.9	Bright
9	5.9	Bright
10	5.9	Bright
11	6.0	Bright
12	6.0	Bright
13	6.0	Bright
14	6.0	Intense
15	6.0	Intense
16	6.0	Intense
17	6.0	Intense
18	6.0	Intense
19	6.1	Intense
20	6.1	Intense
21	6.1	Intense
22	6.1	Intense
23	6.1	Intense
24	6.1	Intense
25	6.1	Intense
26	6.1	Intense
27	6.1	Intense
28	6.1	Intense
29	6.1	Intense
30	6.1	Intense
31	6.1	Intense

Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Bonito

In seasonPeak

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

Bonito's rainy season runs November–April, 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 Bonito?

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

5.9

Sightseeing

9th-best month of the year

6.7

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Bonito in December

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

In December, Bonito sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

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UV index in Bonito 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 Bonito peaks around February 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 11 at about 9 (very high).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	14	15	15	13	10	9	9	11	12	13	14	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	10	Very high
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	14	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Bonito?

Bonito sits at 12.0°S, 41.3°W, 1,000 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Utinga, 22 km away.

Topography around Bonito

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bonito has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 116 m around an average of 1,002 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 537 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,241 m.

The land around Bonito is covered by shrubs (46%) and trees (43%) within 3 km, trees (61%) and shrubs (28%) within 16 km, and shrubs (46%) and trees (26%) within 80 km.

3 km

116 m

shrubs 46%

16 km

537 m

trees 61%

80 km

1,241 m

shrubs 46%

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← November Bonito year-round climate January →Best places to visit in December

December weather nearby: Utinga 22 km · Cafarnaum 38 km · Souto Soares 43 km · Morro do Chapéu 48 km · Iraquara 49 km · Tapiramutá 53 km · América Dourada 60 km · Canarana 63 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

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 Bonito (-11.9694°, -41.2658°, elevation 1,000 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	19
2	28	19
3	28	19
4	28	19
5	28	19
6	28	19
7	28	19
8	28	19
9	28	19
10	28	19
11	28	19
12	28	19
13	28	19
14	28	19
15	28	19
16	28	19
17	28	19
18	28	19
19	28	19
20	28	19
21	28	19
22	28	19
23	28	19
24	28	19
25	28	19
26	28	19
27	28	19
28	28	19
29	28	19
30	28	19
31	28	19

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	34	66
2	34	66
3	34	66
4	35	65
5	36	64
6	36	64
7	37	63
8	37	63
9	37	63
10	38	62
11	38	62
12	39	61
13	40	60
14	40	60
15	42	58
16	42	58
17	42	58
18	44	56
19	43	57
20	44	56
21	45	55
22	44	56
23	45	55
24	45	55
25	45	55
26	45	55
27	45	55
28	45	55
29	45	55
30	45	55
31	45	55

	Rain chance (%)
1	37
2	37
3	37
4	37
5	37
6	37
7	36
8	36
9	36
10	35
11	35
12	35
13	34
14	34
15	33
16	32
17	32
18	31
19	30
20	30
21	29
22	29
23	29
24	29
25	29
26	30
27	30
28	30
29	31
30	31
31	32

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	6	60	34
2	5	61	34
3	5	60	35
4	5	60	35
5	5	59	36
6	5	59	36
7	5	59	36
8	6	58	36
9	6	58	36
10	6	58	36
11	6	59	35
12	6	59	35
13	6	60	34
14	6	60	34
15	7	60	33
16	7	61	32
17	7	61	32
18	7	62	31
19	7	63	30
20	7	64	29
21	7	65	28
22	7	65	28
23	7	65	28
24	7	66	27
25	7	66	27
26	7	66	27
27	7	66	27
28	6	67	27
29	6	66	28
30	6	66	28
31	6	66	28

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	19
2	28	19
3	28	19
4	28	19
5	28	19
6	28	19
7	28	19
8	28	19
9	28	19
10	28	19
11	28	19
12	28	19
13	28	19
14	28	19
15	28	19
16	28	19
17	28	19
18	28	19
19	28	19
20	28	19
21	28	19
22	28	19
23	28	19
24	28	19
25	28	19
26	28	19
27	28	19
28	28	19
29	28	19
30	28	19
31	28	19

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	34	66
2	34	66
3	34	66
4	35	65
5	36	64
6	36	64
7	37	63
8	37	63
9	37	63
10	38	62
11	38	62
12	39	61
13	40	60
14	40	60
15	42	58
16	42	58
17	42	58
18	44	56
19	43	57
20	44	56
21	45	55
22	44	56
23	45	55
24	45	55
25	45	55
26	45	55
27	45	55
28	45	55
29	45	55
30	45	55
31	45	55

	Rain chance (%)
1	37
2	37
3	37
4	37
5	37
6	37
7	36
8	36
9	36
10	35
11	35
12	35
13	34
14	34
15	33
16	32
17	32
18	31
19	30
20	30
21	29
22	29
23	29
24	29
25	29
26	30
27	30
28	30
29	31
30	31
31	32

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	6	60	34
2	5	61	34
3	5	60	35
4	5	60	35
5	5	59	36
6	5	59	36
7	5	59	36
8	6	58	36
9	6	58	36
10	6	58	36
11	6	59	35
12	6	59	35
13	6	60	34
14	6	60	34
15	7	60	33
16	7	61	32
17	7	61	32
18	7	62	31
19	7	63	30
20	7	64	29
21	7	65	28
22	7	65	28
23	7	65	28
24	7	66	27
25	7	66	27
26	7	66	27
27	7	66	27
28	6	67	27
29	6	66	28
30	6	66	28
31	6	66	28

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	19
2	28	19
3	28	19
4	28	19
5	28	19
6	28	19
7	28	19
8	28	19
9	28	19
10	28	19
11	28	19
12	28	19
13	28	19
14	28	19
15	28	19
16	28	19
17	28	19
18	28	19
19	28	19
20	28	19
21	28	19
22	28	19
23	28	19
24	28	19
25	28	19
26	28	19
27	28	19
28	28	19
29	28	19
30	28	19
31	28	19

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	34	66
2	34	66
3	34	66
4	35	65
5	36	64
6	36	64
7	37	63
8	37	63
9	37	63
10	38	62
11	38	62
12	39	61
13	40	60
14	40	60
15	42	58
16	42	58
17	42	58
18	44	56
19	43	57
20	44	56
21	45	55
22	44	56
23	45	55
24	45	55
25	45	55
26	45	55
27	45	55
28	45	55
29	45	55
30	45	55
31	45	55

	Rain chance (%)
1	37
2	37
3	37
4	37
5	37
6	37
7	36
8	36
9	36
10	35
11	35
12	35
13	34
14	34
15	33
16	32
17	32
18	31
19	30
20	30
21	29
22	29
23	29
24	29
25	29
26	30
27	30
28	30
29	31
30	31
31	32

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	6	60	34
2	5	61	34
3	5	60	35
4	5	60	35
5	5	59	36
6	5	59	36
7	5	59	36
8	6	58	36
9	6	58	36
10	6	58	36
11	6	59	35
12	6	59	35
13	6	60	34
14	6	60	34
15	7	60	33
16	7	61	32
17	7	61	32
18	7	62	31
19	7	63	30
20	7	64	29
21	7	65	28
22	7	65	28
23	7	65	28
24	7	66	27
25	7	66	27
26	7	66	27
27	7	66	27
28	6	67	27
29	6	66	28
30	6	66	28
31	6	66	28