Cariús weather in December

In December, Cariús sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 33 mm of rain across 6.4 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 35°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time in December, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of December to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Cariús's 7th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cariús's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
24°
12th coldest
Rainfall
33 mm
6.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
5:23 AM – 5:45 PM
Cloud cover
53%
7th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.29 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.0
out of 10

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 35°C through the month.

A typical December day in Cariús reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 37°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs on par with November and about 2°C warmer than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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23524
33524
43524
53524
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How December really feels in Cariús

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.

Cariús weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 3rd-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 23°12717.312.33.1
Feb32° / 23°13517.312.23.3
Mar31° / 23°17021.2123.3
Apr31° / 23°12417.611.93.8
May31° / 23°61911.74.7
Jun31° / 22°223.711.65.2
Jul32° / 21°81.511.75.1
Aug33° / 21°30.511.84.5
Sep35° / 23°20.6123.6
Oct35° / 24°100.912.13.0
Nov35° / 24°10212.32.9
Dec35° / 24°336.412.43.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 40%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16337
26337
36337
46337
56337
66337
76238
86238
96238
106238
116238
126139
136139
146139
156139
166040
176040
186040
196040
206040
215941
225941
235941
245842
255842
265644
275644
285644
295545
305446
315347

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Cariús gets around 33 mm of rain over 6.4 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 21% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
19
210
310
411
511
612
713
814
915
1015
1116
1217
1318
1419
1520
1621
1722
1822
1923
2024
2125
2226
2327
2427
2528
2629
2730
2832
2933
3034
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 46% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 55% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1753373
2753373
3753373
4753373
5652384
6652384
7652384
8650395
9550405
10549405
11548416
12547426
13546437
14544447
15443457
16442468
17440478
18439489
19438499
20436519
214355110
224335211
235325211
245305312
255295313
265285314
274275415
284265416
294255417
304245418
314235320

Wind in December

Winds average 12 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 11 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
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3111calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of December to 12 h 24 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 5:17 AM to 5:30 AM, and sunset from 5:38 PM to 5:52 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:175:38
212.45:175:39
312.45:185:39
412.45:185:40
512.45:185:40
612.45:195:41
712.45:195:41
812.45:205:42
912.45:205:42
1012.45:205:43
1112.45:215:43
1212.45:215:44
1312.45:225:44
1412.45:225:44
1512.45:225:45
1612.45:235:45
1712.45:235:46
1812.45:245:46
1912.45:245:47
2012.45:255:47
2112.45:255:48
2212.45:265:48
2312.45:265:49
2412.45:275:49
2512.45:275:50
2612.45:275:50
2712.45:285:51
2812.45:285:51
2912.45:295:52
3012.45:295:52
3112.45:305:52

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 6.29 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.83 kWh/m² to a high of 6.99 kWh/m² in October across the year — December's 6.29 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.6Intense
26.5Intense
36.5Intense
46.5Intense
56.5Intense
66.5Intense
76.5Intense
86.4Intense
96.4Intense
106.4Intense
116.4Intense
126.3Intense
136.3Intense
146.3Intense
156.3Intense
166.3Intense
176.3Intense
186.2Intense
196.2Intense
206.2Intense
216.2Intense
226.2Intense
236.2Intense
246.1Intense
256.1Intense
266.1Intense
276.1Intense
286.1Intense
296.0Intense
306.0Intense
316.0Intense
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Cariús

In seasonPeak

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

Cariús'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 Cariús?

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

3.0
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
6.2
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Cariús in December

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

In December, Cariús sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Cariús 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 Cariús peaks around March 12 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 13 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 12UV 15Jul 13UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Cariús?

Cariús sits at 6.5°S, 39.5°W, 244 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Jucás, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Cariús

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cariús has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 240 m around an average of 266 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 413 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 821 m.

The land around Cariús is covered by shrubs (43%), grassland (29%) and trees (22%) within 3 km, shrubs (45%), grassland (26%) and trees (25%) within 16 km, and shrubs (62%) and grassland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
240 m
16 km
413 m
80 km
821 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
December weather nearby: Jucás 4.0 km · Iguatu 29 km · Várzea Alegre 36 km · Farias Brito 44 km · Quixelô 45 km · Cedro 49 km · Acopiara 49 km · Assaré 56 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 Cariús (-6.5372°, -39.4967°, elevation 244 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).