Castelo weather in December

In December, Castelo sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 224 mm of rain across 19 wet days and about 13.2 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in December, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 12 min at the start of December to 13 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Castelo's 11th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Castelo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
4th warmest
Overnight low
19°
10th coldest
Rainfall
224 mm
19 wet days
Daylight
13 h 12 min
6:04 AM – 7:18 PM
Cloud cover
76%
11th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.42 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10

Castelo 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 28°C through the month.

A typical December day in Castelo reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 1°C warmer than November and about 1°C cooler than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Castelo weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 4th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 20°14814.113.14.9
Feb29° / 20°10711.912.74.8
Mar28° / 19°15916.612.15.0
Apr27° / 18°8813.411.56.0
May25° / 16°438.6117.1
Jun24° / 14°235.510.87.8
Jul24° / 14°24610.97.8
Aug24° / 14°266.511.37.7
Sep26° / 16°589.311.96.9
Oct26° / 17°11012.312.56.1
Nov26° / 18°19117.1135.2
Dec28° / 19°2241913.24.8

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 75%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11981
21882
31882
41882
51783
61882
71882
81981
92080
102080
112080
122179
132377
142377
152476
162575
172674
182773
192872
202872
213070
223070
233169
243169
253070
263070
273169
283169
293070
303070
313070

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Castelo gets around 224 mm of rain over 19 wet days in December, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 60% and peaks near 64% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
162
262
363
463
564
664
764
864
964
1063
1163
1263
1362
1461
1561
1661
1760
1860
1959
2059
2159
2258
2358
2458
2557
2657
2756
2856
2955
3054
3153

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 74% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1436573
2334594
3333604
4332614
5231625
6229645
7228655
8227656
9226666
10125686
11125686
12124696
13123706
14122716
15122725
16121735
17121735
18121735
19121744
20021754
21021754
22021763
23021763
24021763
25122743
26122743
27122743
28123724
29123724
30124714
31124714

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 13 h 12 min at the start of December to 13 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 6:00 AM to 6:11 AM, and sunset from 7:09 PM to 7:25 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.26:007:09
213.26:007:10
313.26:007:11
413.26:007:11
513.26:007:12
613.26:017:12
713.26:017:13
813.26:017:14
913.26:017:14
1013.26:027:15
1113.26:027:15
1213.26:027:16
1313.26:037:17
1413.26:037:17
1513.26:037:18
1613.26:047:18
1713.26:047:19
1813.26:047:19
1913.26:057:20
2013.26:057:20
2113.36:067:21
2213.36:067:21
2313.36:077:22
2413.26:077:22
2513.26:087:23
2613.26:087:23
2713.26:097:23
2813.26:097:24
2913.26:107:24
3013.26:107:25
3113.26:117:25

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.42 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.53 kWh/m² to a high of 5.96 kWh/m² in February across the year — December's 5.42 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Castelo

In seasonPeak

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

Castelo's rainy season runs October–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 Castelo?

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

4.8
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
5.2
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Castelo for sightseeing.

What to pack for Castelo in December

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

In December, Castelo sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 19 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Castelo in December

The nearest coast averages about 24°C in December — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 66 km away) is warmest in March at about 25°C and coldest in September near 22°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

20°22°24°26°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan24Warm
Feb25Warm
Mar25Warm
Apr25Warm
May25Warm
Jun23Refreshing
Jul23Refreshing
Aug23Refreshing
Sep22Refreshing
Oct23Refreshing
Nov24Refreshing
Dec24Warm

UV index in Castelo in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Castelo peaks around February 11 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeFeb 11UV 14Jun 20UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Very high
May7Very high
Jun6High
Jul7High
Aug9Very high
Sep10Very high
Oct12Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Castelo?

Castelo sits at 20.6°S, 41.2°W, 129 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Vargem Alta, 20 km away.

Topography around Castelo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Castelo has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 768 m around an average of 224 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,935 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,841 m.

The land around Castelo is covered by trees (56%) and grassland (37%) within 3 km, trees (53%) and grassland (46%) within 16 km, and trees (50%) and grassland (41%) within 80 km.

3 km
768 m
16 km
1,935 m
80 km
2,841 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
December weather nearby: Vargem Alta 20 km · Cachoeiro de Itapemirim 28 km · Muniz Freire 28 km · Alegre 40 km · Iúna 46 km · Ibatiba 53 km · Mimoso do Sul 55 km · Piúma 55 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 Castelo (-20.6036°, -41.1847°, elevation 129 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).