Cataguases weather in December

In December, Cataguases sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 281 mm of rain across 21.2 wet days and about 13.3 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% 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 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Cataguases's 11th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cataguases's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
4th warmest
Overnight low
21°
10th coldest
Rainfall
281 mm
21.2 wet days
Daylight
13 h 18 min
6:08 AM – 7:26 PM
Cloud cover
76%
11th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.54 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.8
out of 10

Cataguases 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 30°C through the month.

A typical December day in Cataguases reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 33°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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How December really feels in Cataguases

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 15 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
15
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.

Cataguases 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
Jan30° / 21°2561913.23.7
Feb31° / 21°15814.312.73.8
Mar30° / 21°18218.212.24.0
Apr28° / 19°8211.311.55.6
May26° / 17°497.9117.0
Jun25° / 15°18410.77.8
Jul25° / 15°204.210.87.9
Aug26° / 15°254.511.37.7
Sep27° / 17°689.211.96.5
Oct28° / 19°12313.112.55.3
Nov28° / 20°25018.6134.4
Dec30° / 21°28121.213.33.8

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% 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 77%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11882
21783
31783
41783
51684
61684
71684
81783
91882
101981
112080
122179
132278
142278
152476
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202872
212872
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232872
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312674

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Cataguases gets around 281 mm of rain over 21.2 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 68% and peaks near 69% on the wettest days.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
167
267
368
468
569
669
769
869
969
1069
1168
1268
1368
1468
1567
1667
1767
1867
1967
2067
2167
2267
2368
2468
2569
2669
2769
2869
2969
3069
3168

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 53% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 94% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
12155627
22145529
32135530
41125532
51115533
61115434
71105435
8195436
9185437
10185338
11175438
12165439
13155440
14055540
15045541
16045541
17045442
18035542
19035443
20035344
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24025147
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26024948
27024949
28034849
29034849
30034750
31034750

Wind in December

Winds average 6 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 6 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
86calm
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116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
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306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 12 min at the start of December to 13 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 6:04 AM to 6:15 AM, and sunset from 7:17 PM to 7:33 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.26:047:17
213.26:047:17
313.26:057:18
413.26:057:19
513.26:057:19
613.26:057:20
713.36:057:21
813.36:067:21
913.36:067:22
1013.36:067:22
1113.36:067:23
1213.36:077:24
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1813.36:097:27
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2013.36:107:28
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2213.36:117:29
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2413.36:127:30
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2813.36:147:31
2913.36:147:32
3013.36:157:32
3113.36:157:33

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.54 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.42 kWh/m² to a high of 5.97 kWh/m² in February across the year — December's 5.54 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 Cataguases

In seasonPeak

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

Cataguases's monsoon runs November–March, 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 Cataguases?

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

3.8
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
5.0
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Cataguases.

What to pack for Cataguases in December

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

In December, Cataguases sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 21 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Cataguases 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 Cataguases peaks around January 24 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 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 highExtremeJan 24UV 15Jun 22UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Very high
May7Very high
Jun6High
Jul7High
Aug8Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Cataguases 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 Cataguases is worst in September — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (January, 10 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1518 µg/m³Jan 1210 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb11Good
Mar11Good
Apr12Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Cataguases?

Cataguases sits at 21.4°S, 42.7°W, 180 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Leopoldina, 17 km away.

Topography around Cataguases

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cataguases has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 187 m around an average of 220 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 758 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,817 m.

The land around Cataguases is covered by grassland (42%) and trees (38%) within 3 km, grassland (62%) and trees (36%) within 16 km, and grassland (66%) and trees (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
187 m
16 km
758 m
80 km
1,817 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Leopoldina 17 km · São João Nepomuceno 37 km · Ubá 39 km · Tocantins 41 km · Visconde do Rio Branco 45 km · Muriaé 45 km · Rio Pomba 52 km · Miracema 52 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 Cataguases (-21.3892°, -42.6967°, elevation 180 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).