Buíque weather in December

In December, Buíque sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 18 mm of rain across 2.5 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in December, and the air most often feels humid.

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 Buíque's 5th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Buíque's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
1st warmest
Overnight low
20°
8th coldest
Rainfall
18 mm
2.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
5:10 AM – 5:40 PM
Cloud cover
57%
5th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
6.72 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month.

A typical December day in Buíque reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs on par with November and on par with January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13320
23320
33320
43320
53320
63320
73320
83320
93320
103320
113320
123320
133320
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283320
293320
303320
313320

How December really feels in Buíque

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.

Buíque weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 1st-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 21°406.312.44.1
Feb32° / 21°506.912.34.2
Mar32° / 21°648.612.14.2
Apr30° / 20°558.111.84.9
May29° / 20°327.911.65.8
Jun27° / 19°21511.57.1
Jul27° / 18°134.111.57.4
Aug28° / 18°82.311.77.4
Sep30° / 18°30.811.96.2
Oct32° / 19°81.212.24.9
Nov33° / 20°121.712.44.3
Dec33° / 20°182.512.54.1

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 27% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 44%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15644
25644
35743
45743
55842
65842
75842
85941
95842
105941
115842
125941
135842
145941
155842
165842
175842
185743
195743
205644
215644
225545
235446
245446
255347
265347
275347
285347
295347
305248
315149

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Buíque gets around 18 mm of rain over 2.5 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 8% and peaks near 11% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
15
25
36
46
56
66
77
87
97
108
118
128
138
148
158
168
178
189
199
209
219
229
239
249
259
2610
2710
2810
2911
3011
3111

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 65% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 11% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
127667
227667
328657
429647
529647
629647
729647
829638
929638
1028639
1128639
12276310
13266410
14256411
15256411
16246511
17236512
18236512
19226612
20226513
21216613
22216514
23216514
24206614
25206515
26206515
27206515
28206515
29206515
30196615
31196615

Wind in December

Winds average 14 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1314light breeze
1414light breeze
1514light breeze
1614light breeze
1714light breeze
1814light breeze
1914light breeze
2014light breeze
2114light breeze
2214light breeze
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2613light breeze
2713light breeze
2813light breeze
2913light breeze
3013light breeze
3113light breeze

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 5:04 AM to 5:17 AM, and sunset from 5:32 PM to 5:47 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.55:045:32
212.55:055:33
312.55:055:33
412.55:055:34
512.55:065:34
612.55:065:35
712.55:065:35
812.55:075:36
912.55:075:36
1012.55:075:37
1112.55:085:37
1212.55:085:38
1312.55:095:38
1412.55:095:39
1512.55:095:39
1612.55:105:40
1712.55:105:40
1812.55:115:41
1912.55:115:41
2012.55:125:42
2112.55:125:42
2212.55:135:43
2312.55:135:43
2412.55:135:44
2512.55:145:44
2612.55:145:45
2712.55:155:45
2812.55:155:45
2912.55:165:46
3012.55:165:46
3112.55:175:47

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 6.72 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.02 kWh/m² to a high of 6.89 kWh/m² in November across the year — December's 6.72 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.9Intense
26.9Intense
36.9Intense
46.9Intense
56.8Intense
66.8Intense
76.8Intense
86.8Intense
96.8Intense
106.8Intense
116.8Intense
126.7Intense
136.7Intense
146.7Intense
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196.6Intense
206.6Intense
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256.6Intense
266.6Intense
276.6Intense
286.6Intense
296.6Intense
306.6Intense
316.6Intense
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Buíque?

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

4.1
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
7.2
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Buíque in December

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

In December, Buíque sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Buíque 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 Buíque peaks around March 11 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 14 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 11UV 15Jul 14UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Buíque?

Buíque sits at 8.6°S, 37.2°W, 804 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Tupanatinga, 25 km away.

Topography around Buíque

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Buíque has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 254 m around an average of 786 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 603 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 943 m.

The land around Buíque is covered by grassland (46%) and shrubs (31%) within 3 km, shrubs (42%) and grassland (41%) within 16 km, and shrubs (49%) and grassland (41%) within 80 km.

3 km
254 m
16 km
603 m
80 km
943 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
December weather nearby: Tupanatinga 25 km · Arcoverde 25 km · Pedra 27 km · Venturosa 31 km · Itaíba 46 km · Águas Belas 54 km · Iati 58 km · Pesqueira 59 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 Buíque (-8.6231°, -37.1558°, elevation 804 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).