Conselheiro Lafaiete weather in December

In December, Conselheiro Lafaiete sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 253 mm of rain across 23.2 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 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% 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 Conselheiro Lafaiete's 11th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Conselheiro Lafaiete's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
4th warmest
Overnight low
18°
10th coldest
Rainfall
253 mm
23.2 wet days
Daylight
13 h 12 min
6:14 AM – 7:29 PM
Cloud cover
78%
11th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.44 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

Conselheiro Lafaiete 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 26°C through the month.

A typical December day in Conselheiro Lafaiete reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 1°C warmer than November and on par with January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Conselheiro Lafaiete 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
Jan27° / 18°23619.313.14.9
Feb27° / 18°14214.612.75.4
Mar27° / 18°1641812.15.3
Apr25° / 16°6410.411.56.7
May23° / 14°345.8117.5
Jun23° / 12°132.810.88.1
Jul23° / 12°81.810.98.4
Aug24° / 12°163.311.38.3
Sep25° / 14°648.111.97.2
Oct26° / 16°10313.312.56.1
Nov25° / 17°21119.5135.0
Dec26° / 18°25323.213.24.5

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 81%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11684
21585
31585
41585
51585
61585
71585
81585
91684
101783
111783
121882
131882
142080
152080
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172179
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192278
202377
212377
222377
232278
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252377
262278
272278
282278
292179
302179
312080

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Conselheiro Lafaiete gets around 253 mm of rain over 23.2 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 74% and peaks near 77% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
170
271
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472
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873
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2175
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2476
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2677
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2877
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3077
3176

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 52% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 52% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1105238
295041
394943
484844
574646
674548
764549
864450
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1144452
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2824058
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3024058
3124157

Wind in December

Winds average 8 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
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159calm
168calm
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318calm

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 6:10 AM to 6:21 AM, and sunset from 7:20 PM to 7:35 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.26:107:20
213.26:107:20
313.26:107:21
413.26:107:22
513.26:117:22
613.26:117:23
713.26:117:24
813.26:117:24
913.26:127:25
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1113.26:127:26
1213.26:127:26
1313.26:137:27
1413.26:137:28
1513.26:147:28
1613.26:147:29
1713.26:147:29
1813.36:157:30
1913.36:157:30
2013.36:167:31
2113.36:167:31
2213.36:167:32
2313.36:177:32
2413.36:177:33
2513.36:187:33
2613.36:187:34
2713.26:197:34
2813.26:207:34
2913.26:207:35
3013.26:217:35
3113.26:217:35

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.44 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.67 kWh/m² to a high of 5.9 kWh/m² in February across the year — December's 5.44 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 Conselheiro Lafaiete

In seasonPeak

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

Conselheiro Lafaiete'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 Conselheiro Lafaiete?

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

4.5
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
4.4
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Conselheiro Lafaiete for sightseeing.

What to pack for Conselheiro Lafaiete in December

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

In December, Conselheiro Lafaiete sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 18°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Conselheiro Lafaiete 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 Conselheiro Lafaiete peaks around February 10 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeFeb 10UV 15Jun 20UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May8Very high
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug9Very high
Sep10Very high
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Conselheiro Lafaiete 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 Conselheiro Lafaiete is worst in September — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (January, 9 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1716 µg/m³Jan 19 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb9Good
Mar9Good
Apr9Good
May10Good
Jun10Good
Jul9Good
Aug11Good
Sep17Moderate
Oct12Moderate
Nov9Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Conselheiro Lafaiete?

Conselheiro Lafaiete sits at 20.7°S, 43.8°W, 998 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Ouro Branco, 18 km away.

Topography around Conselheiro Lafaiete

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Conselheiro Lafaiete has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 173 m around an average of 970 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 549 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,657 m.

The land around Conselheiro Lafaiete is covered by artificial surfaces (51%), grassland (25%) and trees (23%) within 3 km, grassland (54%) and trees (37%) within 16 km, and grassland (50%) and trees (45%) within 80 km.

3 km
173 m
16 km
549 m
80 km
1,657 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
December weather nearby: Ouro Branco 18 km · Congonhas 19 km · Carandaí 33 km · Ouro Preto 42 km · Itabirito 45 km · Mariana 50 km · Piranga 51 km · Barroso 62 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 Conselheiro Lafaiete (-20.6603°, -43.7861°, elevation 998 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).