Caracaraí weather in December

In December, Caracaraí sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 153 mm of rain across 18.1 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 9th-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 10% of the time in December, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of December to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Caracaraí's 6th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Caracaraí's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
7th warmest
Overnight low
24°
7th coldest
Rainfall
153 mm
18.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:04 AM – 5:58 PM
Cloud cover
74%
6th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
4.8 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
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 Caracaraí reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°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)
13124
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How December really feels in Caracaraí

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.

Caracaraí weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 7th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 24°10912.311.93.8
Feb32° / 24°10211.211.93.6
Mar32° / 24°16915.9123.4
Apr31° / 24°35723123.0
May30° / 23°51929.112.12.8
Jun29° / 23°40928.712.12.9
Jul29° / 23°31229.312.13.0
Aug30° / 23°24226.412.13.0
Sep32° / 23°15821.2123.0
Oct32° / 24°14718.6123.1
Nov32° / 24°17620.311.93.1
Dec31° / 24°15318.111.93.5

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 73%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12872
22773
32773
42773
52773
62674
72674
82674
92674
102674
112674
122575
132575
142674
152575
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202773
212773
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312971

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Caracaraí gets around 153 mm of rain over 18.1 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 58% and peaks near 63% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
163
263
363
462
562
662
761
861
960
1060
1160
1260
1360
1460
1560
1660
1760
1860
1960
2059
2159
2258
2357
2456
2555
2654
2753
2851
2950
3049
3148

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, December lands in the oppressive band about 53% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
123860
223959
324058
424157
534255
634354
734453
844452
944551
1054650
1154649
1254748
1354847
1464946
1565044
1665143
1765242
1865440
1965638
2065737
2165935
2266034
2376132
2476231
2576429
2676627
2786626
2896724
2996823
30106822
31116920

Wind in December

Winds average 6 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 7 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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317calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of December to 11 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 5:57 AM to 6:11 AM, and sunset from 5:51 PM to 6:05 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.95:575:51
211.95:585:52
311.95:585:52
411.95:585:52
511.95:595:53
611.95:595:53
711.96:005:54
811.96:005:54
911.96:015:54
1011.96:015:55
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1211.96:025:56
1311.96:025:56
1411.96:035:57
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1611.96:045:58
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1811.96:055:58
1911.96:055:59
2011.96:065:59
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3111.96:116:05

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 4.8 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.49 kWh/m² to a high of 5.38 kWh/m² in October across the year — December's 4.8 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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34.9Bright
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314.8Bright
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Caracaraí

In seasonPeak

None of Caracaraí's seasonal hazards are active in December. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Caracaraí's rainy season runs April–August, 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 Caracaraí?

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

3.5
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
5.2
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Caracaraí.

What to pack for Caracaraí in December

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

In December, Caracaraí sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Caracaraí in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Caracaraí peaks around April 11 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 17 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeApr 11UV 14Nov 17UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Caracaraí 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 Caracaraí is worst in March — around 33 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.5× the cleanest month (July, 10 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateMar 1832 µg/m³Jul 1510 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar33Moderate
Apr25Moderate
May12Moderate
Jun10Good
Jul10Good
Aug11Good
Sep11Good
Oct12Good
Nov14Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Caracaraí?

Caracaraí sits at 1.8°N, 61.1°W, 53 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Mucajaí, 73 km away.

PacaraimaSanta Elena de Uairén

Topography around Caracaraí

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Caracaraí has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 24 m around an average of 50 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 245 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,924 m.

The land around Caracaraí is covered by grassland (42%) and trees (36%) within 3 km, trees (71%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and trees (79%) within 80 km.

3 km
24 m
16 km
245 m
80 km
1,924 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
December weather nearby: Mucajaí 73 km · Cantá 106 km · Boa Vista 123 km · Rorainópolis 125 km · Alto Alegre 127 km · Lethem 227 km · Pacaraima 291 km · Santa Elena de Uairén 310 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 Caracaraí (1.8161°, -61.1281°, elevation 53 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).