Cajuru weather in December

In December, Cajuru sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 255 mm of rain across 24.2 wet days and about 13.3 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 2nd-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 12% of the time in December, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 12 min at the start of December to 13 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Cajuru's 11th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cajuru's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
7th warmest
Overnight low
20°
10th coldest
Rainfall
255 mm
24.2 wet days
Daylight
13 h 18 min
6:27 AM – 7:44 PM
Cloud cover
74%
11th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.78 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.9
out of 10

Cajuru 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 28°C through the month.

A typical December day in Cajuru reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°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.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Cajuru weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 7th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 20°29424.213.23.8
Feb29° / 20°21219.712.74.0
Mar29° / 20°18919.712.24.5
Apr28° / 18°769.811.56.3
May26° / 15°496.3117.6
Jun25° / 14°283.110.78.3
Jul25° / 14°202.610.88.4
Aug27° / 15°203.311.37.9
Sep29° / 17°757.611.96.0
Oct29° / 19°1241412.54.8
Nov29° / 19°18718.4134.5
Dec28° / 20°25524.213.33.9

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 71%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13367
23367
33169
43070
53070
63070
72971
82971
92971
103070
112872
122872
132971
142971
152971
162971
172872
182971
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202971
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312476

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Cajuru gets around 255 mm of rain over 24.2 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 77% and peaks near 81% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
169
270
371
472
573
674
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875
975
1076
1176
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1477
1577
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1778
1878
1978
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2179
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2480
2581
2681
2781
2881
2981
3081
3180

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 75% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 78% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
11827631
21725661
31624672
41623682
51523692
61522702
71421722
81420732
91320742
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250117793
260117784
270116794
280116794
290115804
300115795
310115795

Wind in December

Winds average 8 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
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108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
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267calm
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287calm
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317calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 12 min at the start of December to 13 h 18 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 6:23 AM to 6:34 AM, and sunset from 7:35 PM to 7:51 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.26:237:35
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313.26:237:36
413.26:237:37
513.26:247:38
613.26:247:38
713.26:247:39
813.36:247:39
913.36:247:40
1013.36:257:41
1113.36:257:41
1213.36:257:42
1313.36:267:42
1413.36:267:43
1513.36:267:43
1613.36:277:44
1713.36:277:45
1813.36:287:45
1913.36:287:46
2013.36:287:46
2113.36:297:47
2213.36:297:47
2313.36:307:48
2413.36:307:48
2513.36:317:48
2613.36:317:49
2713.36:327:49
2813.36:327:50
2913.36:337:50
3013.36:337:50
3113.36:347:51

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.78 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.93 kWh/m² to a high of 6.01 kWh/m² in October across the year — December's 5.78 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
25.8Bright
35.7Bright
45.7Bright
55.7Bright
65.7Bright
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315.6Bright
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Cajuru

In seasonPeak

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

Cajuru'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 Cajuru?

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

3.9
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.7
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Cajuru.

What to pack for Cajuru in December

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

In December, Cajuru sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 24 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Cajuru 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 Cajuru peaks around January 21 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 21UV 15Jun 23UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May8Very high
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug9Very high
Sep10Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Cajuru 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 Cajuru is worst in September — around 43 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 5.2× the cleanest month (November, 8 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateModerateGoodSep 1540 µg/m³Nov 229 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb10Good
Mar10Good
Apr11Good
May12Good
Jun11Good
Jul11Good
Aug20Moderate
Sep43Poor
Oct15Moderate
Nov8Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Cajuru?

Cajuru sits at 21.3°S, 47.3°W, 786 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Santa Rosa de Viterbo, 23 km away.

Topography around Cajuru

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cajuru has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 171 m around an average of 784 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 621 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 983 m.

The land around Cajuru is covered by grassland (30%), cropland (28%) and trees (26%) within 3 km, cropland (39%), trees (38%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and cropland (42%) and trees (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
171 m
16 km
621 m
80 km
983 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
December weather nearby: Santa Rosa de Viterbo 23 km · Altinópolis 29 km · Serrana 31 km · Monte Santo de Minas 35 km · Mococa 38 km · Cravinhos 45 km · Tambaú 48 km · Brodowski 48 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 Cajuru (-21.2753°, -47.3042°, elevation 786 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. 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).