Caratinga weather in December

In December, Caratinga sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 222 mm of rain across 19.8 wet days and about 13.2 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 1st-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 8% of the time in December, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 06 min at the start of December to 13 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Caratinga's 11th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Caratinga's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 29°; 4th warmest
Overnight low: 21°; 10th coldest
Rainfall: 222 mm; 19.8 wet days
Daylight: 13 h 12 min; 6:09 AM – 7:20 PM
Cloud cover: 78%; 11th clearest
Wind: 7 km/h; 6th windiest
Solar energy: 5.48 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.2; out of 10

Caratinga is human settlement in Brazil.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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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 Caratinga reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 8°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 on par with November and about 1°C cooler than January.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29
Avg low (°C)	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	20
2	28	20
3	28	20
4	28	20
5	28	20
6	28	20
7	28	20
8	28	20
9	28	20
10	28	21
11	29	21
12	29	21
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28	29	21
29	29	21
30	29	21
31	29	21

Caratinga 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	30° / 21°	174	15.8	13.1	4.3
Feb	30° / 21°	99	12.7	12.7	4.4
Mar	29° / 20°	129	15.9	12.1	4.5
Apr	28° / 19°	68	11.7	11.6	5.8
May	26° / 17°	27	5.7	11.1	7.3
Jun	25° / 15°	12	2.7	10.8	8.0
Jul	25° / 15°	10	2.7	10.9	8.1
Aug	26° / 15°	10	3.2	11.3	7.8
Sep	28° / 17°	36	6.2	11.9	6.9
Oct	28° / 19°	85	10.4	12.5	5.5
Nov	28° / 20°	173	16.9	12.9	4.9
Dec	29° / 21°	222	19.8	13.2	4.2

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 78%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	17	17	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	26	27	26	27	27	28	28	28	28	27	27	26	26	26
Cloudier (%)	85	85	85	85	85	85	84	83	83	83	82	81	80	79	78	77	76	74	73	74	73	73	72	72	72	72	73	73	74	74	74

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	15	85
2	15	85
3	15	85
4	15	85
5	15	85
6	15	85
7	16	84
8	17	83
9	17	83
10	17	83
11	18	82
12	19	81
13	20	80
14	21	79
15	22	78
16	23	77
17	24	76
18	26	74
19	27	73
20	26	74
21	27	73
22	27	73
23	28	72
24	28	72
25	28	72
26	28	72
27	27	73
28	27	73
29	26	74
30	26	74
31	26	74

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Caratinga gets around 222 mm of rain over 19.8 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 63% and peaks near 65% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	62	63	63	64	64	64	65	65	65	65	65	65	65	65	65	65	65	65	64	64	64	63	63	62	62	61	61	60	59	58	57

	Rain chance (%)
1	62
2	63
3	63
4	64
5	64
6	64
7	65
8	65
9	65
10	65
11	65
12	65
13	65
14	65
15	65
16	65
17	65
18	65
19	64
20	64
21	64
22	63
23	63
24	62
25	62
26	61
27	61
28	60
29	59
30	58
31	57

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 68% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 87% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Comfortable (%)	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Humid (%)	19	18	17	16	15	14	13	13	12	12	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12
Muggy (%)	66	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	68	69	70	70	70	70	70	70	69	69	69	69	69	68	67	67	67	67	67
Oppressive (%)	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	19	20	20	21	21	21	21	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	21	21	21	21	21	21

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	2	19	66	13
2	1	18	67	14
3	1	17	67	15
4	1	16	67	16
5	1	15	67	17
6	1	14	67	18
7	1	13	67	19
8	1	13	67	19
9	1	12	67	20
10	1	12	67	20
11	1	11	67	21
12	1	11	67	21
13	0	11	68	21
14	0	10	69	21
15	0	10	70	20
16	0	10	70	20
17	0	10	70	20
18	0	10	70	20
19	0	10	70	20
20	0	10	70	20
21	0	11	69	20
22	0	11	69	20
23	0	11	69	20
24	0	11	69	20
25	0	11	69	20
26	0	11	68	21
27	0	12	67	21
28	0	12	67	21
29	0	12	67	21
30	0	12	67	21
31	0	12	67	21

Wind in December

Winds average 7 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	7	calm
2	7	calm
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29	7	calm
30	7	calm
31	7	calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 06 min at the start of December to 13 h 12 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 6:05 AM to 6:16 AM, and sunset from 7:12 PM to 7:27 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2
Sunrise (AM)	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:10	6:10	6:11	6:11	6:12	6:12	6:13	6:13	6:14	6:14	6:15	6:15	6:16	6:16
Sunset (PM)	7:12	7:12	7:13	7:13	7:14	7:15	7:15	7:16	7:16	7:17	7:18	7:18	7:19	7:19	7:20	7:20	7:21	7:21	7:22	7:22	7:23	7:23	7:24	7:24	7:25	7:25	7:26	7:26	7:26	7:27	7:27

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	13.1	6:05	7:12
2	13.1	6:05	7:12
3	13.1	6:05	7:13
4	13.1	6:05	7:13
5	13.1	6:06	7:14
6	13.1	6:06	7:15
7	13.2	6:06	7:15
8	13.2	6:06	7:16
9	13.2	6:07	7:16
10	13.2	6:07	7:17
11	13.2	6:07	7:18
12	13.2	6:08	7:18
13	13.2	6:08	7:19
14	13.2	6:08	7:19
15	13.2	6:09	7:20
16	13.2	6:09	7:20
17	13.2	6:09	7:21
18	13.2	6:10	7:21
19	13.2	6:10	7:22
20	13.2	6:11	7:22
21	13.2	6:11	7:23
22	13.2	6:12	7:23
23	13.2	6:12	7:24
24	13.2	6:13	7:24
25	13.2	6:13	7:25
26	13.2	6:14	7:25
27	13.2	6:14	7:26
28	13.2	6:15	7:26
29	13.2	6:15	7:26
30	13.2	6:16	7:27
31	13.2	6:16	7:27

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.48 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.49 kWh/m² to a high of 6.09 kWh/m² in February across the year — December's 5.48 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.1	Bright
2	5.1	Bright
3	5.1	Bright
4	5.1	Bright
5	5.1	Bright
6	5.2	Bright
7	5.2	Bright
8	5.2	Bright
9	5.2	Bright
10	5.3	Bright
11	5.3	Bright
12	5.3	Bright
13	5.4	Bright
14	5.4	Bright
15	5.4	Bright
16	5.5	Bright
17	5.5	Bright
18	5.6	Bright
19	5.6	Bright
20	5.6	Bright
21	5.7	Bright
22	5.7	Bright
23	5.7	Bright
24	5.7	Bright
25	5.8	Bright
26	5.8	Bright
27	5.8	Bright
28	5.8	Bright
29	5.8	Bright
30	5.8	Bright
31	5.8	Bright

Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Caratinga

In seasonPeak

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

Caratinga's monsoon runs November–January, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is December a good time to visit Caratinga?

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

4.2

Sightseeing

12th-best month of the year

5.3

Beach & pool

12th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Caratinga for sightseeing.

What to pack for Caratinga in December

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

In December, Caratinga sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 20 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Caratinga 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 Caratinga peaks around February 12 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 7 (high).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	14	15	14	10	8	7	7	9	10	12	14	14
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	10	Extreme
May	8	Very high
Jun	7	High
Jul	7	Very high
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	10	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	14	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Caratinga?

Caratinga sits at 19.8°S, 42.1°W, 586 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Inhapim, 27 km away.

Topography around Caratinga

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Caratinga has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 547 m around an average of 714 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 849 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,697 m.

The land around Caratinga is covered by grassland (47%), trees (31%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, trees (52%) and grassland (46%) within 16 km, and trees (52%) and grassland (47%) within 80 km.

3 km

547 m

grassland 47%

16 km

849 m

trees 52%

80 km

2,697 m

trees 52%

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← November Caratinga year-round climate January →Best places to visit in December

December weather nearby: Inhapim 27 km · Simonésia 40 km · Ipanema 45 km · Raul Soares 48 km · Ipaba 51 km · Manhuaçu 53 km · Ipatinga 55 km · Timóteo 58 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

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 Caratinga (-19.7897°, -42.1392°, elevation 586 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	20
2	28	20
3	28	20
4	28	20
5	28	20
6	28	20
7	28	20
8	28	20
9	28	20
10	28	21
11	29	21
12	29	21
13	29	21
14	29	21
15	29	21
16	29	21
17	29	21
18	29	21
19	29	21
20	29	21
21	29	21
22	29	21
23	29	21
24	29	21
25	29	21
26	29	21
27	29	21
28	29	21
29	29	21
30	29	21
31	29	21

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	15	85
2	15	85
3	15	85
4	15	85
5	15	85
6	15	85
7	16	84
8	17	83
9	17	83
10	17	83
11	18	82
12	19	81
13	20	80
14	21	79
15	22	78
16	23	77
17	24	76
18	26	74
19	27	73
20	26	74
21	27	73
22	27	73
23	28	72
24	28	72
25	28	72
26	28	72
27	27	73
28	27	73
29	26	74
30	26	74
31	26	74

	Rain chance (%)
1	62
2	63
3	63
4	64
5	64
6	64
7	65
8	65
9	65
10	65
11	65
12	65
13	65
14	65
15	65
16	65
17	65
18	65
19	64
20	64
21	64
22	63
23	63
24	62
25	62
26	61
27	61
28	60
29	59
30	58
31	57

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	2	19	66	13
2	1	18	67	14
3	1	17	67	15
4	1	16	67	16
5	1	15	67	17
6	1	14	67	18
7	1	13	67	19
8	1	13	67	19
9	1	12	67	20
10	1	12	67	20
11	1	11	67	21
12	1	11	67	21
13	0	11	68	21
14	0	10	69	21
15	0	10	70	20
16	0	10	70	20
17	0	10	70	20
18	0	10	70	20
19	0	10	70	20
20	0	10	70	20
21	0	11	69	20
22	0	11	69	20
23	0	11	69	20
24	0	11	69	20
25	0	11	69	20
26	0	11	68	21
27	0	12	67	21
28	0	12	67	21
29	0	12	67	21
30	0	12	67	21
31	0	12	67	21

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	20
2	28	20
3	28	20
4	28	20
5	28	20
6	28	20
7	28	20
8	28	20
9	28	20
10	28	21
11	29	21
12	29	21
13	29	21
14	29	21
15	29	21
16	29	21
17	29	21
18	29	21
19	29	21
20	29	21
21	29	21
22	29	21
23	29	21
24	29	21
25	29	21
26	29	21
27	29	21
28	29	21
29	29	21
30	29	21
31	29	21

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	15	85
2	15	85
3	15	85
4	15	85
5	15	85
6	15	85
7	16	84
8	17	83
9	17	83
10	17	83
11	18	82
12	19	81
13	20	80
14	21	79
15	22	78
16	23	77
17	24	76
18	26	74
19	27	73
20	26	74
21	27	73
22	27	73
23	28	72
24	28	72
25	28	72
26	28	72
27	27	73
28	27	73
29	26	74
30	26	74
31	26	74

	Rain chance (%)
1	62
2	63
3	63
4	64
5	64
6	64
7	65
8	65
9	65
10	65
11	65
12	65
13	65
14	65
15	65
16	65
17	65
18	65
19	64
20	64
21	64
22	63
23	63
24	62
25	62
26	61
27	61
28	60
29	59
30	58
31	57

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	2	19	66	13
2	1	18	67	14
3	1	17	67	15
4	1	16	67	16
5	1	15	67	17
6	1	14	67	18
7	1	13	67	19
8	1	13	67	19
9	1	12	67	20
10	1	12	67	20
11	1	11	67	21
12	1	11	67	21
13	0	11	68	21
14	0	10	69	21
15	0	10	70	20
16	0	10	70	20
17	0	10	70	20
18	0	10	70	20
19	0	10	70	20
20	0	10	70	20
21	0	11	69	20
22	0	11	69	20
23	0	11	69	20
24	0	11	69	20
25	0	11	69	20
26	0	11	68	21
27	0	12	67	21
28	0	12	67	21
29	0	12	67	21
30	0	12	67	21
31	0	12	67	21

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	20
2	28	20
3	28	20
4	28	20
5	28	20
6	28	20
7	28	20
8	28	20
9	28	20
10	28	21
11	29	21
12	29	21
13	29	21
14	29	21
15	29	21
16	29	21
17	29	21
18	29	21
19	29	21
20	29	21
21	29	21
22	29	21
23	29	21
24	29	21
25	29	21
26	29	21
27	29	21
28	29	21
29	29	21
30	29	21
31	29	21

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	15	85
2	15	85
3	15	85
4	15	85
5	15	85
6	15	85
7	16	84
8	17	83
9	17	83
10	17	83
11	18	82
12	19	81
13	20	80
14	21	79
15	22	78
16	23	77
17	24	76
18	26	74
19	27	73
20	26	74
21	27	73
22	27	73
23	28	72
24	28	72
25	28	72
26	28	72
27	27	73
28	27	73
29	26	74
30	26	74
31	26	74

	Rain chance (%)
1	62
2	63
3	63
4	64
5	64
6	64
7	65
8	65
9	65
10	65
11	65
12	65
13	65
14	65
15	65
16	65
17	65
18	65
19	64
20	64
21	64
22	63
23	63
24	62
25	62
26	61
27	61
28	60
29	59
30	58
31	57

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	2	19	66	13
2	1	18	67	14
3	1	17	67	15
4	1	16	67	16
5	1	15	67	17
6	1	14	67	18
7	1	13	67	19
8	1	13	67	19
9	1	12	67	20
10	1	12	67	20
11	1	11	67	21
12	1	11	67	21
13	0	11	68	21
14	0	10	69	21
15	0	10	70	20
16	0	10	70	20
17	0	10	70	20
18	0	10	70	20
19	0	10	70	20
20	0	10	70	20
21	0	11	69	20
22	0	11	69	20
23	0	11	69	20
24	0	11	69	20
25	0	11	69	20
26	0	11	68	21
27	0	12	67	21
28	0	12	67	21
29	0	12	67	21
30	0	12	67	21
31	0	12	67	21