Cafarnaum weather in December

In December, Cafarnaum sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 82 mm of rain across 8.1 wet days and about 12.7 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in December, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 36 min at the start of December to 12 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Cafarnaum's 12th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cafarnaum's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
6th warmest
Overnight low
19°
10th coldest
Rainfall
82 mm
8.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 42 min
5:22 AM – 6:03 PM
Cloud cover
63%
12th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
6.27 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.6
out of 10

Cafarnaum is 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 29°C through the month.

A typical December day in Cafarnaum reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 32°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)
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Cafarnaum weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 6th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 19°908.712.65.6
Feb29° / 19°497.312.45.5
Mar29° / 20°708.112.15.6
Apr28° / 19°315.511.76.5
May27° / 18°112.511.57.5
Jun26° / 17°61.811.38.0
Jul25° / 16°51.411.48.2
Aug26° / 16°41.211.68.2
Sep28° / 17°4111.97.6
Oct30° / 18°212.612.36.2
Nov29° / 19°738.112.55.6
Dec29° / 19°828.112.75.6

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 57%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13664
23664
33664
43862
53862
63862
73961
83961
94060
104060
114060
124159
134159
144258
154357
164456
174555
184654
194654
204555
214654
224753
234753
244654
254753
264753
274753
284753
294753
304753
314753

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Cafarnaum gets around 82 mm of rain over 8.1 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 26% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
131
231
331
431
530
630
730
830
929
1029
1129
1228
1328
1427
1526
1626
1725
1824
1924
2023
2123
2223
2323
2423
2523
2623
2723
2824
2924
3025
3125

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 59% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 27% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
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21135630
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190156025
200156124
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240146422
250136522
260136522
270126622
280126622
290126523
300116623
310116623

Wind in December

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

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 11 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
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
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1211calm
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3111calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 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 6 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 5:17 AM to 5:29 AM, and sunset from 5:55 PM to 6:09 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.65:175:55
212.65:175:55
312.65:175:56
412.75:175:56
512.75:185:57
612.75:185:57
712.75:185:58
812.75:195:58
912.75:195:59
1012.75:195:59
1112.75:206:00
1212.75:206:00
1312.75:206:01
1412.75:216:01
1512.75:216:02
1612.75:226:03
1712.75:226:03
1812.75:226:04
1912.75:236:04
2012.75:236:04
2112.75:246:05
2212.75:246:05
2312.75:256:06
2412.75:256:06
2512.75:266:07
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2712.75:276:08
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2912.75:286:09
3012.75:286:09
3112.75:296:09

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 6.27 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.99 kWh/m² to a high of 6.52 kWh/m² in October across the year — December's 6.27 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.1Intense
36.1Intense
46.1Intense
56.1Intense
66.1Intense
76.1Intense
86.2Intense
96.2Intense
106.2Intense
116.2Intense
126.2Intense
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146.2Intense
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286.3Intense
296.3Intense
306.3Intense
316.3Intense
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Cafarnaum?

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

5.6
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
7.2
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Cafarnaum in December

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

In December, Cafarnaum sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Cafarnaum 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 Cafarnaum peaks around February 21 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 21UV 15Jul 11UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Cafarnaum?

Cafarnaum sits at 11.7°S, 41.5°W, 763 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is América Dourada, 27 km away.

Topography around Cafarnaum

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cafarnaum has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 78 m around an average of 768 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 422 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 994 m.

The land around Cafarnaum is covered by cropland (49%) and shrubs (27%) within 3 km, shrubs (49%) and cropland (33%) within 16 km, and shrubs (50%) within 80 km.

3 km
78 m
16 km
422 m
80 km
994 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
December weather nearby: América Dourada 27 km · Canarana 33 km · Morro do Chapéu 37 km · Bonito 38 km · João Dourado 44 km · Souto Soares 48 km · Lapão 53 km · Ibititá 58 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 Cafarnaum (-11.6936°, -41.4683°, elevation 763 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).