Caridade weather in December

In December, Caridade sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 21 mm of rain across 4.3 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in December, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of December to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Caridade's 7th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Caridade's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
4th warmest
Overnight low
24°
12th coldest
Rainfall
21 mm
4.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
5:26 AM – 5:40 PM
Cloud cover
52%
7th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.99 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.8
out of 10

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month.

A typical December day in Caridade reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs on par with November and about 1°C warmer than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13424
23424
33424
43424
53424
63324
73324
83324
93324
103324
113324
123324
133324
143324
153324
163324
173324
183324
193324
203324
213324
223324
233324
243324
253324
263324
273324
283324
293324
303324
313324

How December really feels in Caridade

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.

Caridade weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 4th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 23°9614.612.23.5
Feb31° / 23°10216.912.13.4
Mar31° / 23°15622.1123.3
Apr30° / 23°15621.511.93.5
May31° / 23°621211.84.5
Jun31° / 22°236.311.85.1
Jul31° / 22°152.811.85.2
Aug33° / 22°30.611.94.8
Sep34° / 23°10.2124.3
Oct34° / 23°20.412.13.9
Nov34° / 24°40.912.23.9
Dec33° / 24°214.312.23.8

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 26% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 38%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16733
26832
36832
46832
56832
66832
76733
86733
96634
106634
116634
126436
136436
146436
156436
166238
176238
186139
196139
206040
216040
226040
235941
245842
255842
265842
275743
285644
295545
305446
315347

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Caridade gets around 21 mm of rain over 4.3 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 15% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
15
26
36
46
57
67
77
88
98
109
1110
1210
1311
1412
1512
1613
1714
1815
1916
2017
2118
2219
2320
2421
2522
2623
2724
2826
2927
3028
3130

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 70% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
128612
228513
328414
428315
528216
618217
718118
818019
917920
1017821
1117722
1217524
1317425
1417326
1517227
1617128
1717029
1816930
1916831
2016732
2116633
2216435
2326236
2426137
2526038
2625939
2725741
2815742
2915643
3015445
3115346

Wind in December

Winds average 13 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
1313light breeze
1413light breeze
1513light breeze
1613light breeze
1713light breeze
1813light breeze
1912light breeze
2012light breeze
2112light breeze
2212light breeze
2312light breeze
2412light breeze
2512light breeze
2612calm
2712calm
2812calm
2912calm
3012calm
3112calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 min at the start of December to 12 h 12 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 5:20 AM to 5:33 AM, and sunset from 5:33 PM to 5:47 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.25:205:33
212.25:205:34
312.25:205:34
412.25:215:35
512.25:215:35
612.25:215:36
712.25:225:36
812.25:225:36
912.25:235:37
1012.25:235:37
1112.25:235:38
1212.25:245:38
1312.25:245:39
1412.25:255:39
1512.25:255:40
1612.25:265:40
1712.25:265:41
1812.25:275:41
1912.25:275:42
2012.25:275:42
2112.25:285:43
2212.25:285:43
2312.25:295:44
2412.25:295:44
2512.25:305:44
2612.25:305:45
2712.25:315:45
2812.25:315:46
2912.25:325:46
3012.25:325:47
3112.25:335:47

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.99 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.76 kWh/m² to a high of 6.77 kWh/m² in October across the year — December's 5.99 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.2Intense
36.2Intense
46.2Intense
56.2Intense
66.2Intense
76.1Intense
86.1Intense
96.1Intense
106.1Intense
116.0Intense
126.0Intense
136.0Intense
146.0Bright
156.0Bright
166.0Bright
175.9Bright
185.9Bright
195.9Bright
205.9Bright
215.9Bright
225.9Bright
235.9Bright
245.9Bright
255.8Bright
265.8Bright
275.8Bright
285.8Bright
295.8Bright
305.8Bright
315.7Bright
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Caridade

In seasonPeak

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

Caridade's rainy season runs January–April, 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 Caridade?

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

3.8
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
7.0
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Caridade. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Caridade in December

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

In December, Caridade sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Caridade 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 Caridade peaks around March 15 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 15UV 15Jun 22UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Caridade?

Caridade sits at 4.2°S, 39.2°W, 150 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Canindé, 19 km away.

Topography around Caridade

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Caridade has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 131 m around an average of 150 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 492 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,076 m.

The land around Caridade is covered by shrubs (63%) and grassland (32%) within 3 km, shrubs (80%) within 16 km, and shrubs (59%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
131 m
16 km
492 m
80 km
1,076 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Canindé 19 km · Baturité 36 km · Capistrano 42 km · Aracoiaba 45 km · Itapiúna 48 km · Pentecoste 50 km · Tejuçuoca 51 km · Redenção 51 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 Caridade (-4.2322°, -39.1925°, elevation 150 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).