Canarana weather in December

In December, Canarana sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 226 mm of rain across 25.8 wet days and about 12.8 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 2nd-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 5% of the time in December, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 42 min at the start of December to 12 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Canarana's 12th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Canarana's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
10th warmest
Overnight low
22°
9th coldest
Rainfall
226 mm
25.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 48 min
6:01 AM – 6:49 PM
Cloud cover
83%
12th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.11 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.1
out of 10

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 Canarana reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 1°C cooler than November and on par with January.

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How December really feels in Canarana

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 31 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
31
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.

Canarana weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 10th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 22°24426.212.73.1
Feb30° / 22°21424.312.53.0
Mar30° / 22°20325.312.13.1
Apr31° / 22°11216.911.73.8
May31° / 21°18411.45.0
Jun32° / 20°20.411.25.5
Jul32° / 19°0011.35.3
Aug34° / 21°60.911.54.0
Sep35° / 23°275.111.93.0
Oct33° / 23°12317.712.32.9
Nov31° / 22°18123.412.63.0
Dec30° / 22°22625.812.83.1

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 85%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11486
21387
31387
41387
51288
61288
71288
81288
91288
101387
111387
121387
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Canarana gets around 226 mm of rain over 25.8 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 83% and peaks near 85% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
181
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582
682
782
882
983
1083
1183
1283
1383
1483
1584
1684
1784
1884
1984
2084
2184
2284
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2584
2684
2784
2884
2984
3085
3185

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of December feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, December lands in the oppressive band about 96% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
11495
21396
31396
41396
51396
61396
70397
80397
90397
100397
110397
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270397
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Wind in December

Winds average 6 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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136calm
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 42 min at the start of December to 12 h 48 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 5:57 AM to 6:09 AM, and sunset from 6:41 PM to 6:56 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.75:576:41
212.75:576:42
312.85:576:42
412.85:576:43
512.85:586:43
612.85:586:44
712.85:586:44
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912.85:596:45
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1212.86:006:47
1312.86:006:48
1412.86:016:48
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Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.11 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.72 kWh/m² to a high of 5.98 kWh/m² in September across the year — December's 5.11 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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

Hazard calendar for Canarana

In seasonPeak

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

Canarana's monsoon runs October–April, 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 Canarana?

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

3.1
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
4.2
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Canarana.

What to pack for Canarana in December

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

In December, Canarana sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 26 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Canarana 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 Canarana peaks around February 11 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 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 11UV 15Jul 10UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Canarana 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 Canarana is worst in September — around 39 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 7.8× the cleanest month (July, 5 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateModerateGoodSep 1637 µg/m³Jul 115 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb10Good
Mar10Good
Apr10Good
May9Good
Jun7Good
Jul5Good
Aug20Moderate
Sep39Poor
Oct19Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Canarana?

Canarana sits at 13.6°S, 52.3°W, 423 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Água Boa, 57 km away.

Barra do GarçasAragarças

Topography around Canarana

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Canarana has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 65 m around an average of 401 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 137 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 277 m.

The land around Canarana is covered by grassland (39%) and trees (24%) within 3 km, cropland (43%), trees (31%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (37%), grassland (28%) and cropland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
65 m
16 km
137 m
80 km
277 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
December weather nearby: Água Boa 57 km · Querência 106 km · Campinápolis 124 km · Nova Xavantina 124 km · Paranatinga 216 km · São Miguel do Araguaia 230 km · Barra do Garças 260 km · Aragarças 261 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 Canarana (-13.5522°, -52.2683°, elevation 423 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).