Campina Grande weather in December

In December, Campina Grande sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 16 mm of rain across 5.1 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in December, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of December to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Campina Grande's 4th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Campina Grande's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
1st warmest
Overnight low
21°
8th coldest
Rainfall
16 mm
5.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
5:07 AM – 5:32 PM
Cloud cover
54%
4th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
6.18 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.2
out of 10

Campina Grande 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 31°C through the month.

A typical December day in Campina Grande reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°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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How December really feels in Campina Grande

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 22 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
22
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.

Campina Grande weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 21°409.112.44.8
Feb31° / 21°4010.112.24.6
Mar30° / 21°6113.2124.5
Apr29° / 21°5912.911.84.8
May28° / 21°4611.311.75.7
Jun27° / 20°4710.911.66.3
Jul26° / 19°4010.811.66.5
Aug27° / 19°237.511.86.9
Sep28° / 19°134.7126.8
Oct30° / 20°103.212.26.0
Nov31° / 20°92.912.35.6
Dec31° / 21°165.112.45.2

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 28% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 39%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16238
26238
36337
46436
56436
66535
76535
86535
96436
106535
116535
126436
136436
146436
156337
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315644

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Campina Grande gets around 16 mm of rain over 5.1 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 17% and peaks near 20% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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510
611
712
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913
1014
1115
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2020
2120
2220
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3120

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 76% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
130700
230700
329710
429710
529710
628720
727730
827730
926740
1025750
1125750
1225750
1324760
1424760
1524751
1624751
1723761
1823761
1923761
2022771
2122771
2222762
2321772
2421772
2521772
2620782
2720782
2820782
2919783
3019783
3118793

Wind in December

Winds average 16 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
316light breeze
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516light breeze
616light breeze
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916light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of December to 12 h 24 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 5:02 AM to 5:14 AM, and sunset from 5:25 PM to 5:39 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:025:25
212.45:025:25
312.45:025:26
412.45:025:26
512.45:035:27
612.45:035:27
712.45:045:28
812.45:045:28
912.45:045:29
1012.45:055:29
1112.45:055:30
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1312.45:065:31
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1512.45:075:32
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1712.45:085:33
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2012.45:095:34
2112.45:095:35
2212.45:105:35
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2412.45:115:36
2512.45:115:37
2612.45:125:37
2712.45:125:37
2812.45:135:38
2912.45:135:38
3012.45:145:39
3112.45:145:39

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 6.18 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.02 kWh/m² to a high of 6.32 kWh/m² in November across the year — December's 6.18 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
26.3Intense
36.3Intense
46.3Intense
56.3Intense
66.3Intense
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286.1Intense
296.1Intense
306.1Intense
316.0Intense
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Campina Grande?

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

5.2
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
7.5
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Campina Grande in December

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

In December, Campina Grande sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Campina Grande in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Campina Grande peaks around March 13 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 15 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 13UV 15Jul 15UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Campina Grande?

Campina Grande sits at 7.2°S, 35.9°W, 508 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Lagoa Seca, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Campina Grande

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Campina Grande has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 188 m around an average of 518 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 449 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,002 m.

The land around Campina Grande is covered by artificial surfaces (75%) within 3 km, grassland (48%) and shrubs (25%) within 16 km, and grassland (49%) and shrubs (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
188 m
16 km
449 m
80 km
1,002 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Lagoa Seca 7.0 km · Queimadas 14 km · Esperança 22 km · Alagoa Nova 22 km · Pocinhos 26 km · Remígio 31 km · Ingá 31 km · Alagoa Grande 35 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 Campina Grande (-7.2306°, -35.8811°, elevation 508 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).