Chapadinha weather in December

In December, Chapadinha sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 63 mm of rain across 9.3 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 36°C in the first days to 34°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in December, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of December to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Chapadinha's 7th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Chapadinha's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
4th warmest
Overnight low
25°
11th coldest
Rainfall
63 mm
9.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
5:43 AM – 5:56 PM
Cloud cover
64%
7th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.73 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.5
out of 10

Chapadinha 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

Highs ease over the month, from about 36°C in the first days to 34°C by the end.

A typical December day in Chapadinha reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 38°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 1°C cooler than November and about 2°C warmer than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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43625
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How December really feels in Chapadinha

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
14 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
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.

Chapadinha weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 4th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 24°19921.412.22.6
Feb32° / 24°25122.812.12.7
Mar31° / 23°30127.5122.6
Apr31° / 23°31226.111.92.7
May31° / 23°17518.911.83.4
Jun32° / 23°428.211.84.5
Jul32° / 23°233.911.84.5
Aug34° / 23°40.711.93.8
Sep36° / 24°40.7122.9
Oct36° / 25°121.412.12.3
Nov36° / 25°294.112.22.3
Dec35° / 25°639.312.22.5

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 57%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25248
35149
45149
55149
65050
75050
85050
94852
104753
114753
124654
134555
144357
154258
164258
174159
184060
193961
203961
213961
223862
233862
243763
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263862
273763
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303565
313565

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Chapadinha gets around 63 mm of rain over 9.3 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 31% and peaks near 50% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
118
218
318
418
519
619
720
821
922
1023
1124
1225
1326
1427
1528
1630
1731
1832
1933
2034
2135
2237
2338
2439
2541
2642
2744
2845
2947
3048
3150

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 59% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1252451
2252451
3251461
4251461
5251461
6250471
7151471
8149481
9148491
10147511
11146521
12145531
13144541
14143551
15142552
16141562
17139582
18138592
19136612
20134632
21133642
22131662
23130672
24128692
25127702
26125722
27124732
28123742
29021772
30020782
31019792

Wind in December

Winds average 11 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 min at the start of December to 12 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 5:37 AM to 5:50 AM, and sunset from 5:49 PM to 6:03 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.25:375:49
212.25:375:50
312.25:385:50
412.25:385:51
512.25:395:51
612.25:395:51
712.25:395:52
812.25:405:52
912.25:405:53
1012.25:415:53
1112.25:415:54
1212.25:415:54
1312.25:425:55
1412.25:425:55
1512.25:435:56
1612.25:435:56
1712.25:445:57
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1912.25:455:57
2012.25:455:58
2112.25:455:58
2212.25:465:59
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2412.25:476:00
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2612.25:486:01
2712.25:486:01
2812.25:496:02
2912.25:496:02
3012.25:506:03
3112.25:506:03

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.73 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.56 kWh/m² to a high of 6.62 kWh/m² in October across the year — December's 5.73 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Intense
26.0Intense
36.0Intense
46.0Bright
56.0Bright
66.0Bright
75.9Bright
85.9Bright
95.9Bright
105.9Bright
115.8Bright
125.8Bright
135.8Bright
145.8Bright
155.7Bright
165.7Bright
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215.6Bright
225.6Bright
235.5Bright
245.5Bright
255.5Bright
265.5Bright
275.5Bright
285.4Bright
295.4Bright
305.4Bright
315.4Bright
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Chapadinha

In seasonPeak

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

Chapadinha's monsoon runs January–May, 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 Chapadinha?

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

2.5
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
5.4
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Chapadinha.

What to pack for Chapadinha in December

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

In December, Chapadinha sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Chapadinha in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Chapadinha peaks around March 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 14 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 16UV 15Jul 14UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Chapadinha 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 Chapadinha is worst in November — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.4× the cleanest month (June, 9 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateGoodModerateNov 1921 µg/m³Jun 129 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar14Moderate
Apr12Moderate
May10Good
Jun9Good
Jul13Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep10Good
Oct16Moderate
Nov21Moderate
Dec19Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Chapadinha?

Chapadinha sits at 3.7°S, 43.4°W, 109 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Mata Roma, 31 km away.

Topography around Chapadinha

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Chapadinha has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 60 m around an average of 92 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 85 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 155 m.

The land around Chapadinha is covered by trees (54%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, trees (78%) within 16 km, and trees (77%) within 80 km.

3 km
60 m
16 km
85 m
80 km
155 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
December weather nearby: Mata Roma 31 km · São Benedito do Rio Preto 49 km · Buriti 53 km · Urbano Santos 60 km · Vargem Grande 65 km · Brejo 68 km · Coelho Neto 69 km · Miguel Alves 70 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 Chapadinha (-3.7417°, -43.3603°, elevation 109 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).