Croatá weather in December

In December, Croatá sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 26 mm of rain across 4.4 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in December, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of December to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Croatá's 7th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Croatá's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
22°
12th coldest
Rainfall
26 mm
4.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
5:32 AM – 5:47 PM
Cloud cover
56%
7th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
6.2 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month.

A typical December day in Croatá reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs on par with November and about 2°C warmer than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13322
23322
33322
43322
53322
63322
73322
83322
93322
103322
113322
123322
133322
143322
153322
163322
173322
183322
193322
203322
213322
223322
233322
243322
253322
263322
273322
283322
293322
303222
313222

How December really feels in Croatá

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
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.

Croatá weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 3rd-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 22°12714.612.23.7
Feb30° / 22°13716.512.13.8
Mar30° / 21°22421.9123.6
Apr29° / 21°20020.911.93.8
May30° / 21°8412.211.84.9
Jun30° / 21°214.311.75.9
Jul30° / 20°10211.86.0
Aug32° / 20°20.511.95.6
Sep33° / 21°10.3124.9
Oct33° / 21°120.612.14.3
Nov33° / 22°81.412.24.0
Dec33° / 22°264.412.34.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 46%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16139
26040
36040
46040
56040
66040
75941
85941
95941
105743
115743
125743
135644
145644
155644
165545
175545
185446
195347
205347
215347
225248
235248
245050
255050
265050
274951
284951
294852
304654
314555

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Croatá gets around 26 mm of rain over 4.4 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 15% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
16
26
36
47
57
68
78
89
910
1010
1111
1212
1312
1413
1514
1614
1715
1816
1917
2017
2118
2219
2319
2420
2521
2622
2723
2824
2926
3027
3129

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of December feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, December lands in the humid band about 60% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 35% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1973171
2874171
3874171
4873181
5872191
6773191
7771211
8770221
9670231
10667252
11666262
12565282
13565291
14563311
15562321
16461341
17460351
18458371
19457381
20455401
21454411
22452431
23451441
24450451
25349471
26348481
27347491
28346501
29344521
30343531
31241561

Wind in December

Winds average 15 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
1215light breeze
1315light breeze
1415light breeze
1515light breeze
1615light breeze
1715light breeze
1815light breeze
1914light breeze
2014light breeze
2114light breeze
2214light breeze
2314light breeze
2414light breeze
2514light breeze
2614light breeze
2713light breeze
2813light breeze
2913light breeze
3013light breeze
3113light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 min at the start of December to 12 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 5:26 AM to 5:39 AM, and sunset from 5:40 PM to 5:54 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.25:265:40
212.25:275:41
312.25:275:41
412.25:275:42
512.25:285:42
612.25:285:43
712.25:285:43
812.25:295:44
912.25:295:44
1012.25:305:45
1112.35:305:45
1212.35:305:46
1312.35:315:46
1412.35:315:46
1512.35:325:47
1612.35:325:47
1712.35:335:48
1812.35:335:48
1912.35:345:49
2012.35:345:49
2112.35:345:50
2212.35:355:50
2312.35:355:51
2412.35:365:51
2512.35:365:52
2612.35:375:52
2712.35:375:53
2812.35:385:53
2912.35:385:53
3012.35:395:54
3112.35:395:54

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 6.2 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.95 kWh/m² to a high of 7.05 kWh/m² in October across the year — December's 6.2 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.5Intense
26.5Intense
36.5Intense
46.5Intense
56.5Intense
66.4Intense
76.4Intense
86.4Intense
96.4Intense
106.3Intense
116.3Intense
126.3Intense
136.2Intense
146.2Intense
156.2Intense
166.2Intense
176.1Intense
186.1Intense
196.1Intense
206.1Intense
216.0Intense
226.0Intense
236.0Intense
246.0Intense
256.0Bright
266.0Bright
276.0Bright
285.9Bright
295.9Bright
305.9Bright
315.9Bright
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Croatá

In seasonPeak

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

Croatá's monsoon runs January–April, 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 Croatá?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
7.0
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Croatá for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Croatá in December

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

In December, Croatá sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Croatá 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 Croatá peaks around March 15 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 15UV 16Jun 23UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Croatá?

Croatá sits at 4.4°S, 40.9°W, 607 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Ipu, 24 km away.

Topography around Croatá

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Croatá has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 244 m around an average of 605 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 614 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 924 m.

The land around Croatá is covered by shrubs (55%) and grassland (33%) within 3 km, shrubs (66%) within 16 km, and shrubs (70%) within 80 km.

3 km
244 m
16 km
614 m
80 km
924 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Ipu 24 km · Ipueiras 25 km · Carnaubal 28 km · Guaraciaba do Norte 33 km · São Benedito 41 km · Reriutaba 47 km · Nova Russas 50 km · Varjota 53 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 Croatá (-4.4159°, -40.9047°, elevation 607 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).