Cândido Sales weather in December

In December, Cândido Sales sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 104 mm of rain across 12.2 wet days and about 12.9 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in December, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 54 min at the start of December to 12 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Cândido Sales's 11th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cândido Sales's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 29°; 5th warmest
Overnight low: 19°; 9th coldest
Rainfall: 104 mm; 12.2 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 54 min; 5:14 AM – 6:09 PM
Cloud cover: 71%; 11th clearest
Wind: 10 km/h; 11th windiest
Solar energy: 5.95 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.3; out of 10

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Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month.

A typical December day in Cândido Sales reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29
Avg low (°C)	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	19
2	28	19
3	28	19
4	28	19
5	28	19
6	28	19
7	28	19
8	28	19
9	28	19
10	28	19
11	28	19
12	28	19
13	28	19
14	29	19
15	29	19
16	29	19
17	29	19
18	29	19
19	29	19
20	29	19
21	29	19
22	29	19
23	29	19
24	29	19
25	29	19
26	29	19
27	29	19
28	29	19
29	29	19
30	29	19
31	29	19

Cândido Sales 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	29° / 19°	79	9.9	12.8	5.4
Feb	29° / 19°	50	7.9	12.5	5.4
Mar	29° / 19°	87	11.3	12.1	5.3
Apr	28° / 19°	40	8.1	11.7	6.3
May	26° / 17°	17	4.7	11.3	7.3
Jun	25° / 16°	8	2.5	11.1	7.9
Jul	25° / 15°	8	3.3	11.2	8.0
Aug	25° / 15°	6	2.1	11.5	8.0
Sep	28° / 16°	11	2.7	11.9	7.4
Oct	29° / 18°	51	6.8	12.4	6.1
Nov	28° / 19°	120	12.5	12.7	5.5
Dec	29° / 19°	104	12.2	12.9	5.3

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 68%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	23	22	23	23	24	24	25	26	26	26	27	28	30	30	33	34	35	36	38	38	39	40	40	40	40	39	39	39	39	38	39
Cloudier (%)	77	78	77	77	76	76	75	74	74	74	73	72	70	70	67	66	65	64	62	62	61	60	60	60	60	61	61	61	61	62	61

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	23	77
2	22	78
3	23	77
4	23	77
5	24	76
6	24	76
7	25	75
8	26	74
9	26	74
10	26	74
11	27	73
12	28	72
13	30	70
14	30	70
15	33	67
16	34	66
17	35	65
18	36	64
19	38	62
20	38	62
21	39	61
22	40	60
23	40	60
24	40	60
25	40	60
26	39	61
27	39	61
28	39	61
29	39	61
30	38	62
31	39	61

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Cândido Sales gets around 104 mm of rain over 12.2 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 39% and peaks near 47% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	47	47	47	47	47	46	46	45	44	44	42	41	40	39	38	37	36	35	34	34	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	34	34

	Rain chance (%)
1	47
2	47
3	47
4	47
5	47
6	46
7	46
8	45
9	44
10	44
11	42
12	41
13	40
14	39
15	38
16	37
17	36
18	35
19	34
20	34
21	33
22	33
23	33
24	33
25	33
26	33
27	33
28	33
29	33
30	34
31	34

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, December lands in the humid band about 48% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 47% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Comfortable (%)	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	3	3	3
Humid (%)	48	47	46	45	44	44	43	43	43	43	43	44	44	45	46	46	47	48	49	50	51	52	52	52	53	53	53	53	54	55	55
Muggy (%)	48	49	50	51	52	52	52	52	52	52	51	50	50	49	48	47	46	46	45	44	44	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	42	42
Oppressive (%)	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	4	48	48	1
2	4	47	49	1
3	4	46	50	1
4	4	45	51	0
5	4	44	52	0
6	4	44	52	0
7	5	43	52	0
8	5	43	52	0
9	5	43	52	0
10	5	43	52	0
11	6	43	51	0
12	6	44	50	0
13	6	44	50	0
14	6	45	49	0
15	6	46	48	0
16	6	46	47	0
17	6	47	46	0
18	6	48	46	0
19	6	49	45	0
20	6	50	44	0
21	5	51	44	0
22	5	52	43	0
23	5	52	43	0
24	5	52	43	0
25	4	53	43	0
26	4	53	43	0
27	4	53	43	0
28	4	53	43	0
29	3	54	43	0
30	3	55	42	0
31	3	55	42	0

Wind in December

Winds average 10 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	10	calm
2	10	calm
3	10	calm
4	10	calm
5	10	calm
6	10	calm
7	9	calm
8	9	calm
9	9	calm
10	9	calm
11	10	calm
12	10	calm
13	10	calm
14	10	calm
15	10	calm
16	10	calm
17	10	calm
18	10	calm
19	10	calm
20	10	calm
21	10	calm
22	10	calm
23	10	calm
24	10	calm
25	10	calm
26	10	calm
27	10	calm
28	10	calm
29	10	calm
30	10	calm
31	10	calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 54 min at the start of December to 12 h 54 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 5:09 AM to 5:21 AM, and sunset from 6:00 PM to 6:15 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9
Sunrise (AM)	5:09	5:09	5:09	5:10	5:10	5:10	5:11	5:11	5:11	5:11	5:12	5:12	5:12	5:13	5:13	5:14	5:14	5:14	5:15	5:15	5:16	5:16	5:17	5:17	5:18	5:18	5:19	5:19	5:20	5:20	5:21
Sunset (PM)	6:00	6:01	6:01	6:02	6:03	6:03	6:04	6:04	6:05	6:05	6:06	6:06	6:07	6:08	6:08	6:09	6:09	6:10	6:10	6:11	6:11	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:13	6:13	6:14	6:14	6:15	6:15	6:15

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.9	5:09	6:00
2	12.9	5:09	6:01
3	12.9	5:09	6:01
4	12.9	5:10	6:02
5	12.9	5:10	6:03
6	12.9	5:10	6:03
7	12.9	5:11	6:04
8	12.9	5:11	6:04
9	12.9	5:11	6:05
10	12.9	5:11	6:05
11	12.9	5:12	6:06
12	12.9	5:12	6:06
13	12.9	5:12	6:07
14	12.9	5:13	6:08
15	12.9	5:13	6:08
16	12.9	5:14	6:09
17	12.9	5:14	6:09
18	12.9	5:14	6:10
19	12.9	5:15	6:10
20	12.9	5:15	6:11
21	12.9	5:16	6:11
22	12.9	5:16	6:12
23	12.9	5:17	6:12
24	12.9	5:17	6:12
25	12.9	5:18	6:13
26	12.9	5:18	6:13
27	12.9	5:19	6:14
28	12.9	5:19	6:14
29	12.9	5:20	6:15
30	12.9	5:20	6:15
31	12.9	5:21	6:15

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.95 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.65 kWh/m² to a high of 6.21 kWh/m² in January across the year — December's 5.95 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.9	5.9	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.5	Bright
2	5.5	Bright
3	5.5	Bright
4	5.5	Bright
5	5.6	Bright
6	5.6	Bright
7	5.6	Bright
8	5.7	Bright
9	5.7	Bright
10	5.8	Bright
11	5.8	Bright
12	5.9	Bright
13	5.9	Bright
14	6.0	Bright
15	6.0	Bright
16	6.0	Intense
17	6.1	Intense
18	6.1	Intense
19	6.1	Intense
20	6.2	Intense
21	6.2	Intense
22	6.2	Intense
23	6.2	Intense
24	6.2	Intense
25	6.2	Intense
26	6.2	Intense
27	6.2	Intense
28	6.2	Intense
29	6.2	Intense
30	6.2	Intense
31	6.2	Intense

Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Cândido Sales

In seasonPeak

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

Cândido Sales's rainy season runs November–January, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is December a good time to visit Cândido Sales?

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

5.3

Sightseeing

11th-best month of the year

6.4

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Cândido Sales in December

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

In December, Cândido Sales sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Cândido Sales 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 Cândido Sales peaks around February 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 11 at about 8 (very high).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	14	16	15	12	9	8	8	10	12	13	14	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	16	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	12	Extreme
May	9	Very high
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	10	Very high
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	14	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Cândido Sales?

Cândido Sales sits at 15.5°S, 41.2°W, 683 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Encruzilhada, 35 km away.

Topography around Cândido Sales

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cândido Sales has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 172 m around an average of 690 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 389 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,211 m.

The land around Cândido Sales is covered by trees (51%) and grassland (39%) within 3 km, trees (69%) and grassland (28%) within 16 km, and trees (56%) and grassland (39%) within 80 km.

3 km

172 m

trees 51%

16 km

389 m

trees 69%

80 km

1,211 m

trees 56%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces

← November Cândido Sales year-round climate January →Best places to visit in December

December weather nearby: Encruzilhada 35 km · Belo Campo 52 km · Pedra Azul 56 km · Tremedal 62 km · Itambé 72 km · Vitória da Conquista 83 km · Medina 84 km · São João do Paraíso 86 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

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 Sales (-15.505°, -41.2392°, elevation 683 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	19
2	28	19
3	28	19
4	28	19
5	28	19
6	28	19
7	28	19
8	28	19
9	28	19
10	28	19
11	28	19
12	28	19
13	28	19
14	29	19
15	29	19
16	29	19
17	29	19
18	29	19
19	29	19
20	29	19
21	29	19
22	29	19
23	29	19
24	29	19
25	29	19
26	29	19
27	29	19
28	29	19
29	29	19
30	29	19
31	29	19

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	23	77
2	22	78
3	23	77
4	23	77
5	24	76
6	24	76
7	25	75
8	26	74
9	26	74
10	26	74
11	27	73
12	28	72
13	30	70
14	30	70
15	33	67
16	34	66
17	35	65
18	36	64
19	38	62
20	38	62
21	39	61
22	40	60
23	40	60
24	40	60
25	40	60
26	39	61
27	39	61
28	39	61
29	39	61
30	38	62
31	39	61

	Rain chance (%)
1	47
2	47
3	47
4	47
5	47
6	46
7	46
8	45
9	44
10	44
11	42
12	41
13	40
14	39
15	38
16	37
17	36
18	35
19	34
20	34
21	33
22	33
23	33
24	33
25	33
26	33
27	33
28	33
29	33
30	34
31	34

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	4	48	48	1
2	4	47	49	1
3	4	46	50	1
4	4	45	51	0
5	4	44	52	0
6	4	44	52	0
7	5	43	52	0
8	5	43	52	0
9	5	43	52	0
10	5	43	52	0
11	6	43	51	0
12	6	44	50	0
13	6	44	50	0
14	6	45	49	0
15	6	46	48	0
16	6	46	47	0
17	6	47	46	0
18	6	48	46	0
19	6	49	45	0
20	6	50	44	0
21	5	51	44	0
22	5	52	43	0
23	5	52	43	0
24	5	52	43	0
25	4	53	43	0
26	4	53	43	0
27	4	53	43	0
28	4	53	43	0
29	3	54	43	0
30	3	55	42	0
31	3	55	42	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	19
2	28	19
3	28	19
4	28	19
5	28	19
6	28	19
7	28	19
8	28	19
9	28	19
10	28	19
11	28	19
12	28	19
13	28	19
14	29	19
15	29	19
16	29	19
17	29	19
18	29	19
19	29	19
20	29	19
21	29	19
22	29	19
23	29	19
24	29	19
25	29	19
26	29	19
27	29	19
28	29	19
29	29	19
30	29	19
31	29	19

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	23	77
2	22	78
3	23	77
4	23	77
5	24	76
6	24	76
7	25	75
8	26	74
9	26	74
10	26	74
11	27	73
12	28	72
13	30	70
14	30	70
15	33	67
16	34	66
17	35	65
18	36	64
19	38	62
20	38	62
21	39	61
22	40	60
23	40	60
24	40	60
25	40	60
26	39	61
27	39	61
28	39	61
29	39	61
30	38	62
31	39	61

	Rain chance (%)
1	47
2	47
3	47
4	47
5	47
6	46
7	46
8	45
9	44
10	44
11	42
12	41
13	40
14	39
15	38
16	37
17	36
18	35
19	34
20	34
21	33
22	33
23	33
24	33
25	33
26	33
27	33
28	33
29	33
30	34
31	34

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	4	48	48	1
2	4	47	49	1
3	4	46	50	1
4	4	45	51	0
5	4	44	52	0
6	4	44	52	0
7	5	43	52	0
8	5	43	52	0
9	5	43	52	0
10	5	43	52	0
11	6	43	51	0
12	6	44	50	0
13	6	44	50	0
14	6	45	49	0
15	6	46	48	0
16	6	46	47	0
17	6	47	46	0
18	6	48	46	0
19	6	49	45	0
20	6	50	44	0
21	5	51	44	0
22	5	52	43	0
23	5	52	43	0
24	5	52	43	0
25	4	53	43	0
26	4	53	43	0
27	4	53	43	0
28	4	53	43	0
29	3	54	43	0
30	3	55	42	0
31	3	55	42	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	19
2	28	19
3	28	19
4	28	19
5	28	19
6	28	19
7	28	19
8	28	19
9	28	19
10	28	19
11	28	19
12	28	19
13	28	19
14	29	19
15	29	19
16	29	19
17	29	19
18	29	19
19	29	19
20	29	19
21	29	19
22	29	19
23	29	19
24	29	19
25	29	19
26	29	19
27	29	19
28	29	19
29	29	19
30	29	19
31	29	19

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	23	77
2	22	78
3	23	77
4	23	77
5	24	76
6	24	76
7	25	75
8	26	74
9	26	74
10	26	74
11	27	73
12	28	72
13	30	70
14	30	70
15	33	67
16	34	66
17	35	65
18	36	64
19	38	62
20	38	62
21	39	61
22	40	60
23	40	60
24	40	60
25	40	60
26	39	61
27	39	61
28	39	61
29	39	61
30	38	62
31	39	61

	Rain chance (%)
1	47
2	47
3	47
4	47
5	47
6	46
7	46
8	45
9	44
10	44
11	42
12	41
13	40
14	39
15	38
16	37
17	36
18	35
19	34
20	34
21	33
22	33
23	33
24	33
25	33
26	33
27	33
28	33
29	33
30	34
31	34

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	4	48	48	1
2	4	47	49	1
3	4	46	50	1
4	4	45	51	0
5	4	44	52	0
6	4	44	52	0
7	5	43	52	0
8	5	43	52	0
9	5	43	52	0
10	5	43	52	0
11	6	43	51	0
12	6	44	50	0
13	6	44	50	0
14	6	45	49	0
15	6	46	48	0
16	6	46	47	0
17	6	47	46	0
18	6	48	46	0
19	6	49	45	0
20	6	50	44	0
21	5	51	44	0
22	5	52	43	0
23	5	52	43	0
24	5	52	43	0
25	4	53	43	0
26	4	53	43	0
27	4	53	43	0
28	4	53	43	0
29	3	54	43	0
30	3	55	42	0
31	3	55	42	0