Bragança weather in December

In December, Bragança sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 87 mm of rain across 16.9 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 8th-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 26% of the time in December, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of December to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Bragança's 7th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bragança's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
25°
9th coldest
Rainfall
87 mm
16.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:01 AM – 6:05 PM
Cloud cover
61%
7th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.51 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
out of 10

Bragança 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 Bragança reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs on par with November and about 1°C warmer than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13025
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How December really feels in Bragança

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.

Bragança weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 3rd-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 24°26627.512.13.2
Feb29° / 24°36927.1123.0
Mar28° / 24°46630.4123.0
Apr29° / 24°45029.4122.9
May29° / 24°29928.3123.1
Jun29° / 24°1372511.93.5
Jul29° / 24°9722.411.94.0
Aug30° / 24°3915.4124.8
Sep30° / 25°207.2125.7
Oct30° / 25°165125.7
Nov30° / 25°256.7125.3
Dec30° / 25°8716.912.14.2

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 52%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16040
26040
36040
46040
55941
65941
75842
85842
95644
105644
115545
125446
135347
145149
155050
164951
174753
184555
194555
204357
214357
224060
234060
243862
253862
263862
273664
283565
293565
303367
313367

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Bragança gets around 87 mm of rain over 16.9 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 55% and peaks near 78% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
131
231
332
434
535
636
738
839
941
1043
1145
1247
1349
1452
1554
1656
1758
1860
1962
2063
2165
2267
2368
2470
2571
2672
2774
2875
2976
3077
3178

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 61% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
17822
27723
37624
47525
57426
67327
77228
87030
96931
106832
116634
126535
136337
146238
156139
165941
175842
185743
195644
205545
215446
225347
235248
245248
255149
265149
275149
285149
295050
305050
315050

Wind in December

Winds average 13 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min at the start of December to 12 h 06 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 5:55 AM to 6:08 AM, and sunset from 5:59 PM to 6:12 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.15:555:59
212.15:555:59
312.15:565:59
412.15:566:00
512.15:576:00
612.15:576:01
712.15:576:01
812.15:586:01
912.15:586:02
1012.15:596:02
1112.15:596:03
1212.16:006:03
1312.16:006:04
1412.16:006:04
1512.16:016:05
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1712.16:026:06
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1912.16:036:06
2012.16:036:07
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2712.16:076:10
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3012.16:086:12
3112.16:086:12

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.51 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.08 kWh/m² to a high of 6.31 kWh/m² in October across the year — December's 5.51 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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275.2Bright
285.2Bright
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315.1Bright
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Bragança

In seasonPeak

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

Bragança's monsoon runs January–May, 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 Bragança?

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

4.2
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
5.8
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Bragança for sightseeing.

What to pack for Bragança in December

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

In December, Bragança sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Bragança in December

The nearest coast averages about 28°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 48 km away) is warmest in May at about 29°C and coldest in September near 28°C.

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

26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Tropical
Feb28Tropical
Mar28Tropical
Apr28Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul28Tropical
Aug28Warm
Sep28Warm
Oct28Warm
Nov28Tropical
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Bragança in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bragança peaks around March 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 18 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 17UV 15Jul 18UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Bragança 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 Bragança is worst in February — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.4× the cleanest month (July, 6 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodFeb 2022 µg/m³Jul 106 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan17Moderate
Feb22Moderate
Mar21Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May8Good
Jun7Good
Jul6Good
Aug8Good
Sep10Good
Oct10Good
Nov10Good
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Bragança?

Bragança sits at 1.1°S, 46.8°W, 16 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Augusto Corrêa, 15 km away.

Topography around Bragança

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bragança has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 46 m around an average of 20 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 73 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 184 m.

The land around Bragança is covered by trees (46%), grassland (26%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, trees (47%) and grassland (35%) within 16 km, and trees (38%), water (30%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
46 m
16 km
73 m
80 km
184 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswaterwetlandmangroves
December weather nearby: Augusto Corrêa 15 km · Tracuateua 15 km · Capanema 49 km · Santa Luzia do Pará 54 km · São João de Pirabas 55 km · Ourém 68 km · Viseu 71 km · Salinópolis 81 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 Bragança (-1.0536°, -46.7656°, elevation 16 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).