Campos Gerais weather in December

In December, Campos Gerais sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 251 mm of rain across 23.1 wet days and about 13.3 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-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 9% 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 Campos Gerais's 11th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Campos Gerais's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
5th warmest
Overnight low
20°
10th coldest
Rainfall
251 mm
23.1 wet days
Daylight
13 h 18 min
6:21 AM – 7:38 PM
Cloud cover
76%
11th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.57 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Campos Gerais 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 Campos Gerais reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs on par with November and on par with January.

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Campos Gerais weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 20°27522.713.14.2
Feb28° / 20°17117.312.74.5
Mar28° / 19°17118.512.25.1
Apr27° / 18°628.911.56.7
May24° / 15°445.3117.7
Jun24° / 13°193.110.78.3
Jul24° / 13°142.310.88.6
Aug26° / 14°193.211.38.2
Sep27° / 16°687.611.96.9
Oct28° / 18°1101312.55.7
Nov27° / 19°19919.2134.9
Dec28° / 20°25123.113.34.4

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 76%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12674
22674
32476
42476
52278
62278
72278
82377
92278
102278
112377
122377
132377
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Campos Gerais gets around 251 mm of rain over 23.1 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 74% and peaks near 77% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
169
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571
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873
973
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1674
1774
1874
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2175
2276
2376
2476
2577
2677
2777
2877
2977
3077
3177

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 72% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 72% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1636580
2634600
3533620
4531640
5430660
6428680
7427690
8426700
9325720
10325720
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28121771
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30121762
31121762

Wind in December

Winds average 8 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 8 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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168calm
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218calm
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248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

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 6:17 AM to 6:28 AM, and sunset from 7:29 PM to 7:44 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.26:177:29
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413.26:177:31
513.26:177:31
613.26:187:32
713.26:187:33
813.36:187:33
913.36:187:34
1013.36:197:34
1113.36:197:35
1213.36:197:36
1313.36:207:36
1413.36:207:37
1513.36:207:37
1613.36:217:38
1713.36:217:38
1813.36:217:39
1913.36:227:39
2013.36:227:40
2113.36:237:40
2213.36:237:41
2313.36:247:41
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2713.36:267:43
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2913.36:277:44
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3113.36:287:44

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.57 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.79 kWh/m² to a high of 5.76 kWh/m² in February across the year — December's 5.57 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Campos Gerais

In seasonPeak

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

Campos Gerais'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 Campos Gerais?

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

4.4
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.6
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Campos Gerais for sightseeing.

What to pack for Campos Gerais in December

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

In December, Campos Gerais sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Campos Gerais 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 Campos Gerais peaks around January 22 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 22UV 15Jun 21UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May8Very high
Jun6High
Jul7High
Aug9Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Campos Gerais 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 Campos Gerais is worst in September — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.3× the cleanest month (November, 7 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1622 µg/m³Nov 237 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb8Good
Mar8Good
Apr8Good
May8Good
Jun8Good
Jul8Good
Aug12Good
Sep23Moderate
Oct12Good
Nov7Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Campos Gerais?

Campos Gerais sits at 21.2°S, 45.8°W, 840 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Boa Esperança, 26 km away.

Topography around Campos Gerais

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Campos Gerais has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 411 m around an average of 866 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 537 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 794 m.

The land around Campos Gerais is covered by trees (49%) and grassland (28%) within 3 km, trees (48%) and grassland (31%) within 16 km, and trees (38%) and grassland (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
411 m
16 km
537 m
80 km
794 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Boa Esperança 26 km · Alfenas 29 km · Três Pontas 29 km · Paraguaçu 35 km · Elói Mendes 46 km · Carmo do Rio Claro 47 km · Varginha 49 km · Machado 52 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 Campos Gerais (-21.235°, -45.7586°, elevation 840 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).