Caraí weather in December

In December, Caraí sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 182 mm of rain across 16.8 wet days and about 13 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in December, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 13 hours at the start of December to 13 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Caraí's 11th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Caraí's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
4th warmest
Overnight low
19°
10th coldest
Rainfall
182 mm
16.8 wet days
Daylight
13 hours
6:12 AM – 7:14 PM
Cloud cover
75%
11th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.79 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10

Caraí 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 28°C through the month.

A typical December day in Caraí reaches about 28°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 31°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 1°C warmer than November and on par with January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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22819
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Caraí weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 4th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 19°11713.212.95.0
Feb29° / 19°8911.412.64.9
Mar29° / 19°1251512.15.0
Apr27° / 18°7311.911.66.1
May25° / 16°30811.27.0
Jun24° / 15°175.3117.7
Jul24° / 14°186.811.17.7
Aug25° / 14°155.411.47.7
Sep27° / 16°266.211.97.2
Oct28° / 17°7810.112.46.1
Nov27° / 18°16616.612.85.1
Dec28° / 19°18216.8134.9

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 73%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11684
21684
31783
41882
51882
61882
71981
82179
92179
102278
112377
122575
132575
142674
152773
162971
172971
183070
193169
203268
213268
223367
233466
243466
253466
263466
273466
283565
293565
303565
313466

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Caraí gets around 182 mm of rain over 16.8 wet days in December, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 54% and peaks near 61% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
161
261
361
461
561
661
760
860
959
1058
1158
1257
1356
1455
1554
1653
1752
1851
1951
2050
2149
2249
2349
2448
2548
2647
2747
2847
2946
3045
3145

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 59% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 60% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1240571
2239581
3238591
4237601
5236602
6235612
7235612
8234622
9234622
10234622
11234622
12234622
13235612
14236611
15236611
16237601
17238591
18238591
19239581
20240571
21240571
22240571
23241561
24241561
25241561
26241561
27241561
28340561
29340561
30340561
31440542

Wind in December

Winds average 8 km/h in December, the calmest month.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 hours at the start of December to 13 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 6:08 AM to 6:20 AM, and sunset from 7:05 PM to 7:20 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.06:087:05
213.06:087:06
313.06:087:06
413.06:097:07
513.06:097:07
613.06:097:08
713.06:097:09
813.06:107:09
913.06:107:10
1013.06:107:10
1113.06:107:11
1213.06:117:11
1313.06:117:12
1413.06:127:13
1513.06:127:13
1613.06:127:14
1713.06:137:14
1813.06:137:15
1913.06:147:15
2013.06:147:16
2113.06:147:16
2213.06:157:17
2313.06:157:17
2413.06:167:18
2513.06:167:18
2613.06:177:18
2713.06:177:19
2813.06:187:19
2913.06:187:20
3013.06:197:20
3113.06:207:20

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.79 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.63 kWh/m² to a high of 6.25 kWh/m² in February across the year — December's 5.79 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
25.3Bright
35.3Bright
45.3Bright
55.3Bright
65.4Bright
75.4Bright
85.5Bright
95.5Bright
105.5Bright
115.6Bright
125.7Bright
135.7Bright
145.8Bright
155.8Bright
165.8Bright
175.9Bright
185.9Bright
196.0Bright
206.0Intense
216.0Intense
226.1Intense
236.1Intense
246.1Intense
256.1Intense
266.2Intense
276.2Intense
286.2Intense
296.2Intense
306.2Intense
316.2Intense
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Caraí

In seasonPeak

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

Caraí's rainy season runs November–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 Caraí?

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

4.9
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
5.7
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Caraí for sightseeing.

What to pack for Caraí in December

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

In December, Caraí sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Caraí 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 Caraí peaks around February 15 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 15UV 15Jun 22UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Caraí?

Caraí sits at 17.2°S, 41.7°W, 804 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Padre Paraíso, 26 km away.

Topography around Caraí

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Caraí has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 390 m around an average of 838 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 610 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,016 m.

The land around Caraí is covered by trees (52%) and grassland (46%) within 3 km, trees (68%) and grassland (32%) within 16 km, and trees (68%) and grassland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
390 m
16 km
610 m
80 km
1,016 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaces
December weather nearby: Padre Paraíso 26 km · Novo Cruzeiro 36 km · Araçuaí 55 km · Itaobim 73 km · Teófilo Otoni 77 km · Águas Formosas 82 km · Malacacheta 83 km · Itambacuri 94 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 Caraí (-17.1889°, -41.6947°, elevation 804 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).