Cândido de Abreu weather in December

In December, Cândido de Abreu sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 162 mm of rain across 18.2 wet days and about 13.5 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 3rd-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 19% of the time in December, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 24 min at the start of December to 13 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Cândido de Abreu's 10th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cândido de Abreu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
18°
10th coldest
Rainfall
162 mm
18.2 wet days
Daylight
13 h 30 min
6:36 AM – 8:07 PM
Cloud cover
68%
10th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
6.02 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10

Cândido de Abreu 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 Cândido de Abreu reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 10°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 about 1°C warmer than November and on par with January.

10°15°20°25°30°35°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12817
22817
32817
42817
52818
62818
72818
82818
92818
102818
112818
122818
132818
142818
152818
162818
172818
182818
192818
202818
212818
222818
232818
242818
252818
262818
272818
282818
292818
302819
312819

Cândido de Abreu weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 2nd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 19°19821.113.44.3
Feb28° / 19°15318.112.94.6
Mar28° / 18°10715.212.25.6
Apr26° / 15°848.711.46.9
May22° / 12°1088.710.87.0
Jun21° / 11°1198.510.56.9
Jul22° / 10°87710.67.3
Aug24° / 11°796.611.17.8
Sep25° / 13°14610.111.86.9
Oct26° / 15°17014.212.65.9
Nov27° / 16°13014.413.25.7
Dec28° / 18°16218.213.54.9

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 62%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14159
24159
34159
44159
54060
64060
74060
84060
94060
104060
114060
124060
134159
144060
154159
164060
174060
184060
194060
203862
213862
223763
233664
243664
253565
263565
273367
283367
293367
303367
313268

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Cândido de Abreu gets around 162 mm of rain over 18.2 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 59% and peaks near 66% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
152
253
354
454
555
655
756
856
956
1057
1157
1257
1357
1458
1558
1658
1758
1858
1959
2059
2160
2260
2361
2462
2563
2663
2764
2865
2965
3066
3166

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 55% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 62% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
141631473
231531483
331430493
431430503
531330513
631329523
731229533
831228543
931228543
1031227544
1121127564
1221127564
1321127564
1421127564
1521126565
1621026575
1721026566
1821026557
1911025577
201925578
211925569
221924579
2318245710
2418245611
2518235612
2607235812
2707235713
2807235614
2907225714
3006225715
3106225715

Wind in December

Winds average 7 km/h in December.

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 24 min at the start of December to 13 h 30 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 6:33 AM to 6:43 AM, and sunset from 7:57 PM to 8:14 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.46:337:57
213.46:337:58
313.46:337:59
413.46:338:00
513.56:338:00
613.56:338:01
713.56:338:02
813.56:348:02
913.56:348:03
1013.56:348:03
1113.56:348:04
1213.56:358:05
1313.56:358:05
1413.56:358:06
1513.56:368:06
1613.56:368:07
1713.56:368:07
1813.56:378:08
1913.56:378:09
2013.56:388:09
2113.56:388:10
2213.56:398:10
2313.56:398:10
2413.56:408:11
2513.56:408:11
2613.56:418:12
2713.56:418:12
2813.56:428:13
2913.56:428:13
3013.56:438:13
3113.56:438:14

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 6.02 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.14 kWh/m² to a high of 6.02 kWh/m² in December across the year — December's 6.02 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.1Intense
36.1Intense
46.0Intense
56.0Intense
66.0Intense
76.0Intense
86.0Intense
96.0Intense
106.0Intense
116.0Intense
126.0Intense
136.0Intense
146.0Intense
156.0Intense
166.1Intense
176.1Intense
186.1Intense
196.1Intense
206.0Intense
216.0Intense
226.0Intense
236.0Intense
246.0Intense
256.0Intense
266.0Bright
276.0Bright
286.0Bright
295.9Bright
305.9Bright
315.9Bright
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Cândido de Abreu?

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

4.9
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
5.5
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Cândido de Abreu for sightseeing.

What to pack for Cândido de Abreu in December

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

In December, Cândido de Abreu sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Cândido de Abreu 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 Cândido de Abreu peaks around January 19 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 13 at about 5 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighExtremeJan 19UV 15Jul 13UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr9Very high
May7High
Jun6High
Jul5High
Aug7High
Sep5High
Oct11Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Cândido de Abreu 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 Cândido de Abreu is worst in September — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.7× the cleanest month (March, 6 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1123 µg/m³Mar 126 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb7Good
Mar6Good
Apr7Good
May7Good
Jun8Good
Jul10Good
Aug20Moderate
Sep23Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov8Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Cândido de Abreu?

Cândido de Abreu sits at 24.6°S, 51.3°W, 541 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Pitanga, 48 km away.

Topography around Cândido de Abreu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cândido de Abreu has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 156 m around an average of 545 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 681 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,009 m.

The land around Cândido de Abreu is covered by cropland (41%), trees (32%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, trees (42%), cropland (30%) and grassland (28%) within 16 km, and trees (47%), cropland (30%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
156 m
16 km
681 m
80 km
1,009 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
December weather nearby: Pitanga 48 km · Reserva 50 km · Ivaiporã 50 km · Ortigueira 56 km · Faxinal 63 km · Telêmaco Borba 78 km · Prudentópolis 80 km · Guarapuava 93 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 Cândido de Abreu (-24.5669°, -51.3333°, elevation 541 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).