Buritizeiro weather in December

In December, Buritizeiro sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 252 mm of rain across 18.6 wet days and about 13 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 1st-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 16% of the time in December, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 13 hours at the start of December to 13 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Buritizeiro's 12th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Buritizeiro's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
9th warmest
Overnight low
21°
8th coldest
Rainfall
252 mm
18.6 wet days
Daylight
13 hours
6:25 AM – 7:27 PM
Cloud cover
74%
12th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.75 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Buritizeiro 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 Buritizeiro reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 33°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)
13021
23021
33021
43021
53021
63021
73021
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93021
103021
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How December really feels in Buritizeiro

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

December sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Buritizeiro weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 9th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 21°18615.612.94.1
Feb31° / 21°12611.712.64.3
Mar30° / 21°13813.612.14.4
Apr30° / 20°496.611.65.4
May29° / 18°132.611.26.6
Jun28° / 17°30.5117.5
Jul28° / 16°10.211.17.6
Aug30° / 17°30.711.46.6
Sep32° / 19°182.911.94.9
Oct32° / 21°778.912.44.0
Nov30° / 21°21817.212.83.9
Dec30° / 21°25218.6134.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 73%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12278
22278
32179
42179
52080
62080
72080
82179
92179
102278
112377
122377
132575
142575
152674
162773
172971
182971
193070
203169
213268
223268
233268
243367
253367
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273367
283268
293268
303169
313169

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Buritizeiro gets around 252 mm of rain over 18.6 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 60% and peaks near 65% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
164
265
365
465
565
665
765
865
965
1064
1164
1263
1362
1462
1561
1660
1759
1858
1957
2057
2156
2256
2355
2455
2555
2655
2755
2855
2955
3055
3155

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 55% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 82% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
12195425
21185427
31175428
41175329
51165231
61155232
71155133
81155133
91155133
101155133
111155133
121155133
131155232
141155331
152165230
162165329
172165428
182175427
192175526
202175625
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221185724
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Wind in December

Winds average 7 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
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227calm
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317calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 hours at the start of December to 13 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 6:21 AM to 6:32 AM, and sunset from 7:19 PM to 7:34 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.06:217:19
213.06:217:19
313.06:217:20
413.06:217:20
513.06:227:21
613.06:227:21
713.06:227:22
813.06:227:23
913.06:237:23
1013.06:237:24
1113.06:237:24
1213.06:247:25
1313.06:247:25
1413.06:247:26
1513.06:257:26
1613.06:257:27
1713.06:257:27
1813.06:267:28
1913.06:267:29
2013.06:277:29
2113.06:277:29
2213.06:287:30
2313.06:287:30
2413.06:297:31
2513.06:297:31
2613.06:307:32
2713.06:307:32
2813.06:317:33
2913.06:317:33
3013.06:327:33
3113.06:327:34

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.75 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.45 kWh/m² to a high of 6.35 kWh/m² in October across the year — December's 5.75 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
25.4Bright
35.4Bright
45.4Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
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145.7Bright
155.7Bright
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205.9Bright
215.9Bright
226.0Bright
236.0Bright
246.0Bright
256.0Bright
266.0Bright
276.0Bright
286.0Bright
296.0Bright
306.0Bright
316.0Bright
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Buritizeiro

In seasonPeak

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

Buritizeiro'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 Buritizeiro?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
5.4
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Buritizeiro for sightseeing.

What to pack for Buritizeiro in December

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

In December, Buritizeiro sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 19 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Buritizeiro 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 Buritizeiro peaks around February 13 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 13UV 15Jun 23UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Buritizeiro?

Buritizeiro sits at 17.4°S, 45.0°W, 516 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Pirapora, 2.0 km away.

Topography around Buritizeiro

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Buritizeiro has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 78 m around an average of 506 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 402 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 820 m.

The land around Buritizeiro is covered by artificial surfaces (25%), grassland (24%) and shrubs (21%) within 3 km, shrubs (44%), trees (26%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and shrubs (40%), trees (28%) and grassland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
78 m
16 km
402 m
80 km
820 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Pirapora 2.0 km · Várzea da Palma 37 km · Coração de Jesus 98 km · Três Marias 100 km · Brasilândia de Minas 117 km · Bocaiúva 125 km · Corinto 126 km · João Pinheiro 135 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 Buritizeiro (-17.3511°, -44.9622°, elevation 516 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).