Carira weather in December

In December, Carira sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 23 mm of rain across 5.1 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 9th-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 33% of the time in December, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 36 min at the start of December to 12 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Carira's 4th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Carira's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
1st warmest
Overnight low
23°
9th coldest
Rainfall
23 mm
5.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
5:09 AM – 5:45 PM
Cloud cover
56%
4th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.31 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.8
out of 10

Carira 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 33°C through the month.

A typical December day in Carira reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 35°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)
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How December really feels in Carira

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.

Carira weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 1st-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 23°377.512.53.7
Feb33° / 23°408.112.33.7
Mar33° / 23°4710.512.13.7
Apr31° / 23°461111.84.2
May29° / 22°4812.511.55.0
Jun28° / 21°4413.611.45.8
Jul27° / 20°3713.811.56.0
Aug27° / 19°2811.211.76.3
Sep29° / 20°218.711.95.6
Oct31° / 21°185.112.24.9
Nov33° / 22°194.512.54.1
Dec33° / 23°235.112.63.8

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 44%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15644
25644
35743
45743
55941
65941
75941
86040
95941
105941
115941
125842
135842
145842
155743
165644
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Carira gets around 23 mm of rain over 5.1 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 17% and peaks near 19% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
113
213
312
412
512
613
713
813
914
1014
1115
1216
1317
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1518
1618
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1819
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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 83% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 95% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
14888
24888
34888
44879
55869
65869
75869
858510
958510
1058510
1158510
1258411
1358411
1458411
1558312
1658312
1758312
1858213
1958213
2058213
2158114
2258114
2348214
2448115
2548115
2648115
2748115
2848115
2948115
3048115
3148115

Wind in December

Winds average 13 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 13 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
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 min at the start of December to 12 h 36 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 5:04 AM to 5:16 AM, and sunset from 5:37 PM to 5:52 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.65:045:37
212.65:045:38
312.65:045:38
412.65:055:39
512.65:055:39
612.65:055:40
712.65:055:40
812.65:065:41
912.65:065:41
1012.65:065:42
1112.65:075:43
1212.65:075:43
1312.65:085:44
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1612.65:095:45
1712.65:095:46
1812.65:105:46
1912.65:105:47
2012.65:115:47
2112.65:115:47
2212.65:125:48
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2412.65:135:49
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2612.65:145:50
2712.65:145:50
2812.65:155:51
2912.65:155:51
3012.65:165:51
3112.65:165:52

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 6.31 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.76 kWh/m² to a high of 6.31 kWh/m² in December across the year — December's 6.31 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
26.3Intense
36.3Intense
46.4Intense
56.4Intense
66.4Intense
76.4Intense
86.4Intense
96.4Intense
106.4Intense
116.3Intense
126.3Intense
136.3Intense
146.3Intense
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266.2Intense
276.2Intense
286.2Intense
296.2Intense
306.2Intense
316.2Intense
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Carira?

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

3.8
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
6.8
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Carira in December

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

In December, Carira sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Carira in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Carira peaks around February 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 12 at about 9 (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 12UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Carira?

Carira sits at 10.4°S, 37.7°W, 361 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Coronel João Sá, 26 km away.

Topography around Carira

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Carira has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 122 m around an average of 349 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 266 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 759 m.

The land around Carira is covered by cropland (50%) and grassland (36%) within 3 km, cropland (50%) and grassland (38%) within 16 km, and grassland (59%) within 80 km.

3 km
122 m
16 km
266 m
80 km
759 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
December weather nearby: Coronel João Sá 26 km · Nossa Senhora da Glória 35 km · Ribeirópolis 37 km · Paripiranga 40 km · Simão Dias 44 km · Itabaiana 47 km · Campo do Brito 47 km · Nossa Senhora das Dores 57 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 Carira (-10.3608°, -37.7011°, elevation 361 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).