Carinhanha weather in December

In December, Carinhanha sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 136 mm of rain across 13.3 wet days and about 12.8 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in December, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 48 min at the start of December to 12 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Carinhanha's 11th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Carinhanha's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
9th warmest
Overnight low
22°
7th coldest
Rainfall
136 mm
13.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 48 min
5:26 AM – 6:16 PM
Cloud cover
68%
11th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
6.14 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.7
out of 10

Carinhanha is 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 32°C through the month.

A typical December day in Carinhanha reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 36°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)
13123
23123
33123
43223
53223
63223
73223
83223
93223
103222
113222
123222
133222
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283223
293223
303223
313223

How December really feels in Carinhanha

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.

Carinhanha weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 9th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 23°1071112.83.8
Feb32° / 23°719.212.53.8
Mar32° / 23°9711.112.13.8
Apr32° / 22°396.111.74.4
May32° / 21°71.611.35.1
Jun31° / 19°20.411.25.9
Jul31° / 18°0011.26.2
Aug32° / 19°00.111.55.4
Sep34° / 21°61.111.93.9
Oct35° / 23°465.612.33.1
Nov32° / 23°13713.212.73.4
Dec32° / 22°13613.312.83.7

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 63%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12971
22971
32971
42971
52971
63070
73070
83169
93169
103268
113268
123367
133565
143664
153664
163862
173961
184060
194060
204159
214159
224258
234357
244456
254456
264456
274357
284357
294357
304357
314357

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Carinhanha gets around 136 mm of rain over 13.3 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 43% and peaks near 51% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
150
250
350
450
551
651
751
850
950
1049
1148
1247
1346
1445
1543
1642
1741
1839
1938
2037
2136
2236
2335
2435
2535
2635
2736
2836
2936
3036
3136

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 41% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 75% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
14224034
23214036
33203937
43203938
53193839
63183840
74183840
84183841
94183741
104183741
114183741
124183840
134193839
144203838
154203937
164213936
174224035
183234034
193234132
203244231
213254230
223254329
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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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 48 min at the start of December to 12 h 48 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 5:21 AM to 5:33 AM, and sunset from 6:08 PM to 6:23 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.85:216:08
212.85:216:09
312.85:226:09
412.85:226:10
512.85:226:11
612.85:226:11
712.85:236:12
812.85:236:12
912.85:236:13
1012.85:246:13
1112.85:246:14
1212.85:246:14
1312.85:256:15
1412.85:256:15
1512.85:266:16
1612.85:266:16
1712.85:266:17
1812.85:276:17
1912.85:276:18
2012.85:286:18
2112.85:286:19
2212.85:296:19
2312.85:296:20
2412.85:306:20
2512.85:306:21
2612.85:316:21
2712.85:316:22
2812.85:326:22
2912.85:326:22
3012.85:336:23
3112.85:336:23

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 6.14 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.6 kWh/m² to a high of 6.57 kWh/m² in October across the year — December's 6.14 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
25.8Bright
35.8Bright
45.8Bright
55.8Bright
65.9Bright
75.9Bright
85.9Bright
95.9Bright
106.0Bright
116.0Bright
126.0Intense
136.1Intense
146.1Intense
156.1Intense
166.2Intense
176.2Intense
186.2Intense
196.3Intense
206.3Intense
216.3Intense
226.3Intense
236.3Intense
246.3Intense
256.3Intense
266.3Intense
276.3Intense
286.3Intense
296.3Intense
306.3Intense
316.3Intense
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Carinhanha

In seasonPeak

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

Carinhanha'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 Carinhanha?

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

3.7
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
5.9
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Carinhanha.

What to pack for Carinhanha in December

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

In December, Carinhanha sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Carinhanha in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Carinhanha peaks around February 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 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 17UV 15Jul 10UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May10Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Carinhanha?

Carinhanha sits at 14.3°S, 43.8°W, 451 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Malhada, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Carinhanha

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Carinhanha has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 26 m around an average of 442 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 256 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 710 m.

The land around Carinhanha is covered by cropland (30%) and shrubs (23%) within 3 km, shrubs (45%) and cropland (28%) within 16 km, and shrubs (42%), cropland (24%) and trees (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
26 m
16 km
256 m
80 km
710 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Malhada 4.0 km · Manga 53 km · Palmas de Monte Alto 65 km · Cocos 84 km · Serra do Ramalho 87 km · Itacarambi 95 km · Guanambi 106 km · São Félix do Coribe 111 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 Carinhanha (-14.3047°, -43.765°, elevation 451 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).