Cristalina weather in December

In December, Cristalina sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 277 mm of rain across 23.8 wet days and about 13 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-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 8% of the time in December, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 54 min at the start of December to 13 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Cristalina's 12th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cristalina's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
9th warmest
Overnight low
19°
12th coldest
Rainfall
277 mm
23.8 wet days
Daylight
13 hours
6:37 AM – 7:36 PM
Cloud cover
80%
12th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.6 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
out of 10

Cristalina 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 Cristalina reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°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 31°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs on par with November and on par with January.

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

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 9th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 19°26021.912.94.5
Feb28° / 19°20419.212.64.5
Mar28° / 19°22421.312.14.6
Apr28° / 18°991311.66.0
May27° / 16°223.811.27.6
Jun26° / 15°60.8118.4
Jul26° / 14°10.111.18.6
Aug28° / 16°71.511.47.7
Sep30° / 18°385.711.95.6
Oct30° / 19°12613.712.44.6
Nov28° / 19°25122.812.84.1
Dec28° / 19°27723.8134.2

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 81%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11783
21783
31684
41585
51585
61585
71585
81585
91585
101684
111684
121684
131783
141882
151882
161981
172080
182179
192179
202377
212377
222377
232377
242377
252377
262377
272377
282377
292278
302278
312377

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Cristalina gets around 277 mm of rain over 23.8 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 76% and peaks near 81% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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481
581
681
781
880
980
1079
1179
1278
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1477
1576
1675
1775
1874
1974
2073
2173
2273
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2473
2573
2673
2773
2873
2973
3073
3173

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 71% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 71% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
142373
242274
342175
432176
532176
632176
732176
832176
932176
1032275
1132275
1242373
1342472
1442472
1542571
1642670
1742670
1842769
1942868
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2142868
2242967
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2442967
2542868
2642868
2752768
2852768
2952669
3052669
3152570

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
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217calm
227calm
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257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 54 min at the start of December to 13 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 6:32 AM to 6:44 AM, and sunset from 7:28 PM to 7:43 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.96:327:28
212.96:337:29
312.96:337:29
412.96:337:30
513.06:337:30
613.06:337:31
713.06:347:32
813.06:347:32
913.06:347:33
1013.06:357:33
1113.06:357:34
1213.06:357:34
1313.06:367:35
1413.06:367:35
1513.06:367:36
1613.06:377:36
1713.06:377:37
1813.06:387:37
1913.06:387:38
2013.06:387:38
2113.06:397:39
2213.06:397:39
2313.06:407:40
2413.06:407:40
2513.06:417:41
2613.06:417:41
2713.06:427:42
2813.06:427:42
2913.06:437:42
3013.06:437:43
3113.06:447:43

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.6 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.49 kWh/m² to a high of 6.24 kWh/m² in October across the year — December's 5.6 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
25.4Bright
35.4Bright
45.4Bright
55.4Bright
65.4Bright
75.4Bright
85.4Bright
95.4Bright
105.4Bright
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155.5Bright
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295.8Bright
305.7Bright
315.7Bright
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Cristalina

In seasonPeak

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

Cristalina's monsoon runs October–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 Cristalina?

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

4.2
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.5
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Cristalina for sightseeing.

What to pack for Cristalina in December

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

In December, Cristalina sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 24 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Cristalina 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 Cristalina peaks around February 13 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 13UV 16Jun 22UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Cristalina?

Cristalina sits at 16.8°S, 47.6°W, 1,229 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Luziânia, 68 km away.

Topography around Cristalina

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cristalina has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 141 m around an average of 1,195 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 430 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 658 m.

The land around Cristalina is covered by grassland (40%) and artificial surfaces (28%) within 3 km, cropland (33%), grassland (30%) and shrubs (22%) within 16 km, and cropland (37%), grassland (32%) and trees (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
141 m
16 km
430 m
80 km
658 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Luziânia 68 km · Orizona 78 km · Cidade Ocidental 81 km · Valparaíso de Goiás 87 km · Unaí 88 km · Novo Gama 91 km · Pires do Rio 92 km · Santa Maria 93 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 Cristalina (-16.7677°, -47.6153°, elevation 1,229 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).