Carolina weather in December

In December, Carolina sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 198 mm of rain across 23.9 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in December, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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 Carolina's 9th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Carolina's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
9th warmest
Overnight low
23°
9th coldest
Rainfall
198 mm
23.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
5:53 AM – 6:19 PM
Cloud cover
78%
9th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.06 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.0
out of 10

Carolina 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 31°C through the month.

A typical December day in Carolina reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 1°C cooler than November and on par with January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13123
23123
33123
43123
53123
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73123
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113123
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143123
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193123
203123
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223123
233123
243123
253123
263023
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How December really feels in Carolina

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.

Carolina weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 9th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 23°25627.712.42.8
Feb30° / 23°24825.412.22.7
Mar31° / 23°25527122.8
Apr31° / 23°17220.711.83.2
May32° / 23°7110.411.73.9
Jun33° / 22°61.111.64.2
Jul34° / 21°20.411.64.0
Aug35° / 22°20.411.83.2
Sep35° / 23°183122.9
Oct33° / 23°7411.312.23.3
Nov31° / 23°15818.912.33.3
Dec31° / 23°19823.912.43.0

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%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12872
22773
32773
42773
52773
62773
72575
82575
92575
102575
112377
122377
132377
142278
152278
162179
172179
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202080
211981
221981
231882
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251783
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271783
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291684
301684
311684

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Carolina gets around 198 mm of rain over 23.9 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 78% and peaks near 86% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
167
267
367
468
568
669
770
871
972
1073
1174
1275
1377
1478
1579
1680
1781
1881
1982
2082
2183
2283
2384
2484
2584
2685
2785
2885
2986
3086
3186

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of December feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, December lands in the oppressive band about 98% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
12962
22962
32962
42962
51981
61981
71981
81981
91981
101981
110982
120982
130982
140982
150982
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210982
220982
230982
240982
250982
260982
270982
280973
290973
300973
310973

Wind in December

Winds average 5 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
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65calm
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135calm
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155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
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245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

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 5:48 AM to 6:00 AM, and sunset from 6:11 PM to 6:26 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:486:11
212.45:486:12
312.45:486:12
412.45:496:13
512.45:496:13
612.45:496:14
712.45:506:14
812.45:506:15
912.45:506:15
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1212.45:526:17
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1712.45:546:19
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1912.45:556:20
2012.45:556:21
2112.45:566:21
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2412.45:576:23
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2712.45:586:24
2812.45:596:24
2912.45:596:25
3012.46:006:25
3112.46:006:26

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.06 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.73 kWh/m² to a high of 6.31 kWh/m² in September across the year — December's 5.06 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
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45.2Bright
55.2Bright
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85.1Bright
95.1Bright
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135.1Bright
145.0Bright
155.0Bright
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175.0Bright
185.0Bright
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215.0Bright
224.9Bright
234.9Bright
244.9Bright
254.9Bright
264.9Bright
274.9Bright
284.9Bright
294.9Bright
304.9Bright
314.8Bright
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Carolina

In seasonPeak

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

Carolina's monsoon runs November–April, 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 Carolina?

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

3.0
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
4.4
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Carolina.

What to pack for Carolina in December

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

In December, Carolina sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 24 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Carolina in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Carolina peaks around March 11 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 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 11UV 15Jun 23UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in Carolina in December

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where December falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Carolina is worst in September — around 35 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.8× the cleanest month (July, 7 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodGoodModerateSep 2134 µg/m³Jul 107 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Moderate
Feb11Good
Mar12Good
Apr12Moderate
May10Good
Jun8Good
Jul7Good
Aug16Moderate
Sep35Moderate
Oct31Moderate
Nov19Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Carolina?

Carolina sits at 7.3°S, 47.5°W, 175 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Araguaína, 84 km away.

Topography around Carolina

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Carolina has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 54 m around an average of 168 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 367 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 461 m.

The land around Carolina is covered by grassland (40%) and trees (28%) within 3 km, trees (46%) and grassland (38%) within 16 km, and grassland (46%) and trees (42%) within 80 km.

3 km
54 m
16 km
367 m
80 km
461 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
December weather nearby: Araguaína 84 km · Estreito 87 km · Riachão 93 km · Porto Franco 111 km · Tocantinópolis 112 km · Colinas do Tocantins 138 km · Balsas 159 km · São Geraldo do Araguaia 159 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 Carolina (-7.3356°, -47.4622°, elevation 175 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).