Capela do Alto weather in December

In December, Capela do Alto sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 162 mm of rain across 18 wet days and about 13.4 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-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 18% of the time in December, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 18 min at the start of December to 13 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Capela do Alto's 11th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Capela do Alto's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
19°
10th coldest
Rainfall
162 mm
18 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
6:24 AM – 7:50 PM
Cloud cover
69%
11th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.86 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

Capela do Alto 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 29°C through the month.

A typical December day in Capela do Alto 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 32°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 1°C warmer than November and on par with January.

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Capela do Alto weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 20°23021.413.34.0
Feb29° / 20°15117.112.84.2
Mar29° / 19°11215.812.25.0
Apr27° / 17°557.411.56.9
May24° / 15°586.610.97.5
Jun23° / 13°505.310.67.9
Jul24° / 13°444.910.78.0
Aug25° / 13°384.511.28.0
Sep27° / 15°808.611.96.9
Oct27° / 17°10411.612.66.0
Nov28° / 18°1271413.15.5
Dec29° / 19°1621813.44.5

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 67%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13664
23367
33367
43367
53268
63367
73367
83268
93268
103367
113268
123268
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303169
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Capela do Alto gets around 162 mm of rain over 18 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 63% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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3163

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 54% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 64% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
111534454
211434465
311333475
411333485
511232495
611231506
711131516
811130526
911029546
1011029537
1111028547
121928557
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2604235815
2704235815
2804235716
2903225916
3003225817
3103215917

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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 18 min at the start of December to 13 h 24 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 6:20 AM to 6:31 AM, and sunset from 7:41 PM to 7:57 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.36:207:41
213.46:217:42
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513.46:217:44
613.46:217:44
713.46:217:45
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1513.46:247:50
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1813.46:257:51
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2013.46:267:52
2113.46:267:53
2213.46:277:53
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2513.46:287:55
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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 5.86 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.38 kWh/m² to a high of 5.86 kWh/m² in December across the year — December's 5.86 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Capela do Alto

In seasonPeak

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

Capela do Alto's rainy season runs October–March, 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 Capela do Alto?

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

4.5
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
5.6
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Capela do Alto for sightseeing.

What to pack for Capela do Alto in December

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

In December, Capela do Alto sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Capela do Alto 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 Capela do Alto peaks around January 22 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 12 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 22UV 15Jul 12UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr9Very high
May7High
Jun6High
Jul5High
Aug8Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Capela do Alto 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 Capela do Alto is worst in September — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (November, 12 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodSep 922 µg/m³Nov 2312 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb13Moderate
Mar13Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May17Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul21Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov12Good
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is Capela do Alto?

Capela do Alto sits at 23.5°S, 47.7°W, 621 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Araçoiaba da Serra, 13 km away.

Topography around Capela do Alto

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Capela do Alto has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 116 m around an average of 585 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 479 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,248 m.

The land around Capela do Alto is covered by grassland (33%), cropland (31%) and trees (27%) within 3 km, trees (38%), grassland (30%) and cropland (29%) within 16 km, and trees (48%), grassland (25%) and cropland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
116 m
16 km
479 m
80 km
1,248 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Araçoiaba da Serra 13 km · Iperó 14 km · Tatuí 18 km · Boituva 22 km · Salto de Pirapora 26 km · Sorocaba 28 km · Votorantim 31 km · Cerquilho 34 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 Capela do Alto (-23.4706°, -47.7347°, elevation 621 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).