Canudos weather in December

In December, Canudos sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 24 mm of rain across 3.3 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-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 34% of the time in December, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 30 min at the start of December to 12 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Canudos's 4th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Canudos's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
1st warmest
Overnight low
22°
8th coldest
Rainfall
24 mm
3.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
5:15 AM – 5:50 PM
Cloud cover
56%
4th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
6.36 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
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 Canudos 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)
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33321
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How December really feels in Canudos

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.

Canudos weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 1st-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 22°395.412.53.9
Feb33° / 22°33612.33.9
Mar33° / 22°436.812.14.0
Apr32° / 22°245.711.84.6
May30° / 21°19511.65.7
Jun28° / 20°133.911.46.9
Jul27° / 19°92.711.57.3
Aug28° / 19°72.111.77.0
Sep30° / 19°41.211.96.0
Oct32° / 20°111.512.24.9
Nov33° / 21°203.212.54.2
Dec33° / 22°243.312.64.1

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 45%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15347
25347
35446
45446
55545
65545
75644
85644
95644
105743
115743
125743
135743
145743
155743
165644
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205545
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295347
305347
315248

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Canudos gets around 24 mm of rain over 3.3 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 11% and peaks near 12% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
112
212
312
412
512
612
712
812
912
1012
1112
1212
1312
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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 47% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 50% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1349444
2349444
3349434
4349435
5350425
6350425
7350425
8349425
9349425
10349425
11349435
12348435
13348445
14347455
15347454
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17347464
18346473
19346483
20346483
21346492
22346492
23345502
24245512
25245512
26245512
27245512
28245512
29245512
30245512
31245512

Wind in December

Winds average 14 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
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3014light breeze
3114light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 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 6 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 5:10 AM to 5:22 AM, and sunset from 5:42 PM to 5:56 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.55:105:42
212.55:105:42
312.55:105:43
412.55:115:43
512.65:115:44
612.65:115:44
712.65:125:45
812.65:125:45
912.65:125:46
1012.65:135:46
1112.65:135:47
1212.65:135:48
1312.65:145:48
1412.65:145:49
1512.65:155:49
1612.65:155:50
1712.65:155:50
1812.65:165:51
1912.65:165:51
2012.65:175:51
2112.65:175:52
2212.65:185:52
2312.65:185:53
2412.65:195:53
2512.65:195:54
2612.65:205:54
2712.65:205:55
2812.65:215:55
2912.65:215:56
3012.65:225:56
3112.65:225:56

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 6.36 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.74 kWh/m² to a high of 6.36 kWh/m² in December across the year — December's 6.36 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.4Intense
26.4Intense
36.4Intense
46.4Intense
56.4Intense
66.4Intense
76.4Intense
86.4Intense
96.4Intense
106.4Intense
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126.4Intense
136.4Intense
146.4Intense
156.3Intense
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246.3Intense
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266.3Intense
276.3Intense
286.3Intense
296.3Intense
306.3Intense
316.3Intense
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Canudos?

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

4.1
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
7.2
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Canudos in December

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

In December, Canudos sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 3 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Canudos 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 Canudos peaks around February 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 12 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 18UV 15Jul 12UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Canudos?

Canudos sits at 9.9°S, 39.0°W, 388 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Uauá, 50 km away.

Topography around Canudos

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Canudos has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 143 m around an average of 384 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 425 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 666 m.

The land around Canudos is covered by shrubs (54%) within 3 km, shrubs (84%) within 16 km, and shrubs (82%) within 80 km.

3 km
143 m
16 km
425 m
80 km
666 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
December weather nearby: Uauá 50 km · Euclides da Cunha 68 km · Monte Santo 69 km · Jeremoabo 77 km · Quijingue 97 km · Cansanção 100 km · Andorinha 102 km · Paulo Afonso 104 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 Canudos (-9.8967°, -39.0264°, elevation 388 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).