Cansanção weather in December

In December, Cansanção sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 40 mm of rain across 5.1 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

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

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 36 min at the start of December to 12 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Cansanção's 3rd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cansanção's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
4th warmest
Overnight low
22°
8th coldest
Rainfall
40 mm
5.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
5:16 AM – 5:53 PM
Cloud cover
58%
3rd clearest
Wind
11 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
6.26 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month.

A typical December day in Cansanção reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 35°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)
13322
23322
33322
43322
53322
63322
73322
83322
93322
103322
113322
123322
133322
143322
153322
163322
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273322
283322
293322
303322
313322

How December really feels in Cansanção

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.

Cansanção weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 4th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 22°506.412.63.7
Feb33° / 23°44712.43.6
Mar33° / 23°568.712.13.6
Apr32° / 22°379.111.84.2
May30° / 21°339.311.55.2
Jun28° / 20°269.411.46.1
Jul27° / 19°217.711.46.6
Aug28° / 19°175.811.66.3
Sep31° / 20°113.411.95.5
Oct32° / 21°172.612.24.6
Nov33° / 22°414.912.54.1
Dec33° / 22°405.112.64.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 49%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14951
25050
35050
45149
55149
65248
75248
85248
95248
105248
115248
125248
135248
145248
155248
165248
175347
185347
195248
205248
215248
225149
235149
245149
255149
265149
275149
285050
295050
305050
315050

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Cansanção gets around 40 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 18% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
118
218
317
417
517
617
717
817
916
1017
1117
1217
1317
1417
1517
1617
1717
1817
1917
2017
2116
2216
2316
2416
2516
2616
2716
2816
2916
3017
3117

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 60% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 69% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1229609
2229609
32295910
42295910
52295910
61305811
71305811
81305811
91305811
101305811
111305811
121305811
131305910
141305910
151315810
16131599
17131599
18131599
19131608
20131608
21131608
22131608
23031618
24030628
25030628
26030628
27029638
28029638
29029638
30028639
31028639

Wind in December

Winds average 11 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
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2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm
3111calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 min at the start of December to 12 h 36 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 5:10 AM to 5:23 AM, and sunset from 5:45 PM to 6:00 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.65:105:45
212.65:115:46
312.65:115:46
412.65:115:47
512.65:115:47
612.65:125:48
712.65:125:48
812.65:125:49
912.65:135:49
1012.65:135:50
1112.65:145:50
1212.65:145:51
1312.65:145:51
1412.65:155:52
1512.65:155:52
1612.65:165:53
1712.65:165:53
1812.65:165:54
1912.65:175:54
2012.65:175:55
2112.65:185:55
2212.65:185:56
2312.65:195:56
2412.65:195:57
2512.65:205:57
2612.65:205:58
2712.65:215:58
2812.65:215:58
2912.65:225:59
3012.65:225:59
3112.65:236:00

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 6.26 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.52 kWh/m² to a high of 6.26 kWh/m² in December across the year — December's 6.26 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.2Intense
36.2Intense
46.2Intense
56.2Intense
66.2Intense
76.2Intense
86.2Intense
96.3Intense
106.3Intense
116.3Intense
126.3Intense
136.2Intense
146.2Intense
156.2Intense
166.2Intense
176.2Intense
186.2Intense
196.2Intense
206.2Intense
216.2Intense
226.3Intense
236.3Intense
246.3Intense
256.3Intense
266.3Intense
276.3Intense
286.3Intense
296.3Intense
306.3Intense
316.3Intense
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Cansanção?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
6.9
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Cansanção in December

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

In December, Cansanção sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Cansanção 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 Cansanção peaks around February 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 17UV 15Jul 10UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Cansanção?

Cansanção sits at 10.7°S, 39.5°W, 397 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Nordestina, 19 km away.

Topography around Cansanção

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cansanção has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 68 m around an average of 390 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 243 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 775 m.

The land around Cansanção is covered by grassland (65%) within 3 km, grassland (55%) and shrubs (36%) within 16 km, and grassland (51%) and shrubs (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
68 m
16 km
243 m
80 km
775 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
December weather nearby: Nordestina 19 km · Monte Santo 31 km · Quijingue 33 km · Queimadas 37 km · Itiúba 39 km · Andorinha 51 km · Euclides da Cunha 56 km · Santaluz 67 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 Cansanção (-10.6672°, -39.4992°, elevation 397 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).