Canutama weather in December

In December, Canutama sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 296 mm of rain across 28.7 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in December, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of December to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Canutama's 8th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Canutama's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
6th warmest
Overnight low
24°
10th coldest
Rainfall
296 mm
28.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
6:02 AM – 6:25 PM
Cloud cover
87%
8th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.6 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.5
out of 10

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month.

A typical December day in Canutama reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 33°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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How December really feels in Canutama

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.

Canutama weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 6th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 23°30929.512.32.5
Feb31° / 24°28626.212.22.5
Mar31° / 24°32329.4122.5
Apr31° / 23°27728.211.92.5
May30° / 23°19426.211.73.0
Jun30° / 23°9017.711.63.9
Jul31° / 22°5010.511.74.6
Aug32° / 23°6812.711.83.7
Sep33° / 24°11518.6123.0
Oct32° / 24°17123.412.12.7
Nov31° / 24°22426.112.32.5
Dec31° / 24°29628.712.42.5

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 5% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 94%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1793
2793
3793
4793
5793
6793
7793
8793
9793
10793
11793
12793
13793
14694
15694
16694
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19694
20694
21694
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31496

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Canutama gets around 296 mm of rain over 28.7 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 92% and peaks near 94% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
192
292
392
492
592
692
792
892
991
1091
1191
1291
1391
1491
1591
1691
1791
1892
1992
2092
2192
2293
2393
2493
2593
2694
2794
2894
2994
3094
3194

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, December lands in the miserable band about 75% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11684
21783
31783
41882
51882
61981
72080
82179
92179
102278
112377
122476
132476
142575
152575
162674
172674
182773
192773
202872
212872
222872
232872
242872
252872
262971
272971
282971
292971
303070
313070

Wind in December

Winds average 4 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
164calm
174calm
184calm
194calm
204calm
214calm
224calm
234calm
244calm
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264calm
274calm
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304calm
314calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of December to 12 h 24 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 5:57 AM to 6:09 AM, and sunset from 6:18 PM to 6:32 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:576:18
212.45:576:18
312.45:576:19
412.45:586:19
512.45:586:20
612.45:586:20
712.45:596:21
812.45:596:21
912.45:596:22
1012.46:006:22
1112.46:006:23
1212.46:016:23
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1712.46:036:25
1812.46:036:26
1912.46:046:26
2012.46:046:27
2112.46:056:27
2212.46:056:28
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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 4.6 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.94 kWh/m² to a high of 5.43 kWh/m² in September across the year — December's 4.6 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
24.7Bright
34.7Bright
44.7Bright
54.7Bright
64.7Bright
74.7Bright
84.7Bright
94.7Bright
104.7Bright
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134.6Bright
144.6Bright
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214.5Bright
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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Canutama

In seasonPeak

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

Canutama's rainy season runs October–May, 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 Canutama?

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

2.5
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
3.7
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Canutama.

What to pack for Canutama in December

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

In December, Canutama sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 29 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Canutama 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 Canutama peaks around March 12 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 24 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 12UV 15Aug 24UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Canutama 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 Canutama is worst in September — around 37 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.6× the cleanest month (June, 10 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModeratePoorModerateSep 937 µg/m³Jun 1110 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb14Moderate
Mar14Moderate
Apr12Moderate
May11Good
Jun10Good
Jul13Moderate
Aug36Poor
Sep37Poor
Oct18Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Canutama?

Canutama sits at 6.5°S, 64.4°W, 49 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Lábrea, 93 km away.

Porto VelhoCandeias do JamariCoariPauiniCarauari

Topography around Canutama

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Canutama has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 32 m around an average of 59 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 54 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 82 m.

The land around Canutama is covered by trees (82%) within 3 km, trees (88%) within 16 km, and trees (98%) within 80 km.

3 km
32 m
16 km
54 m
80 km
82 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Lábrea 93 km · Tapauá 167 km · Humaitá 185 km · Porto Velho 253 km · Candeias do Jamari 264 km · Coari 305 km · Pauini 315 km · Carauari 333 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 Canutama (-6.5339°, -64.3831°, elevation 49 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).