Cunha weather in December

In December, Cunha sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 214 mm of rain across 23 wet days and about 13.4 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 2nd-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 11% of the time in December, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 18 min at the start of December to 13 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Cunha's 11th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cunha's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
18°
10th coldest
Rainfall
214 mm
23 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
6:14 AM – 7:38 PM
Cloud cover
75%
11th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.64 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

Cunha 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 Cunha 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 30°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 1°C warmer than November and on par with January.

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Cunha weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 3rd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 19°26825.913.34.1
Feb27° / 19°18421.512.84.4
Mar26° / 18°17322.112.24.8
Apr25° / 17°7812.911.56.4
May23° / 14°589.410.96.9
Jun22° / 13°366.510.67.4
Jul22° / 12°446.210.77.4
Aug23° / 13°386.511.27.7
Sep24° / 15°8511.311.96.8
Oct25° / 16°11316.512.55.7
Nov25° / 17°15419.713.15.1
Dec26° / 18°2142313.44.5

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 75%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12674
22674
32575
42575
52476
62476
72476
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Cunha gets around 214 mm of rain over 23 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 75% and peaks near 81% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
167
267
367
467
568
668
769
869
970
1071
1172
1273
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1474
1575
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1877
1978
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2279
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2881
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3081
3181

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 48% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 48% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
11165330
21155331
31145233
41135135
50125137
60124939
70114840
80114742
90104644
100104545
11094447
12094348
13084349
14084250
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24054154
25044155
26044056
27044056
28033958
29033958
30033859
31033859

Wind in December

Winds average 6 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
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106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
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265calm
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305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 18 min at the start of December to 13 h 24 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 6:10 AM to 6:21 AM, and sunset from 7:29 PM to 7:45 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.36:107:29
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413.36:107:31
513.46:117:32
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713.46:117:33
813.46:117:34
913.46:117:34
1013.46:127:35
1113.46:127:35
1213.46:127:36
1313.46:137:37
1413.46:137:37
1513.46:137:38
1613.46:147:38
1713.46:147:39
1813.46:147:39
1913.46:157:40
2013.46:157:40
2113.46:167:41
2213.46:167:41
2313.46:177:42
2413.46:177:42
2513.46:187:43
2613.46:187:43
2713.46:197:44
2813.46:197:44
2913.46:207:44
3013.46:207:45
3113.46:217:45

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.64 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.46 kWh/m² to a high of 5.65 kWh/m² in February across the year — December's 5.64 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 Cunha

In seasonPeak

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

Cunha's rainy season runs November–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is December a good time to visit Cunha?

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

4.5
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.4
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Cunha for sightseeing.

What to pack for Cunha in December

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

In December, Cunha 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

Sea temperature near Cunha in December

The nearest coast averages about 25°C in December — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 35 km away) is warmest in February at about 27°C and coldest in August near 21°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

20°22°24°26°28°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan26Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar27Warm
Apr26Warm
May24Refreshing
Jun23Refreshing
Jul22Refreshing
Aug21Refreshing
Sep22Refreshing
Oct22Refreshing
Nov23Refreshing
Dec25Warm

UV index in Cunha 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 Cunha peaks around January 21 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 11 at about 5 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 21UV 14Jul 11UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr9Very high
May7High
Jun6High
Jul5High
Aug8Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Cunha 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 Cunha is worst in September — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (March, 9 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1517 µg/m³Mar 149 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb9Good
Mar9Good
Apr10Good
May12Good
Jun13Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct12Moderate
Nov10Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Cunha?

Cunha sits at 23.1°S, 45.0°W, 953 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Paraty, 30 km away.

Topography around Cunha

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cunha has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 269 m around an average of 940 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 945 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,761 m.

The land around Cunha is covered by grassland (60%) and trees (32%) within 3 km, grassland (61%) and trees (38%) within 16 km, and trees (45%), grassland (26%) and water (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
269 m
16 km
945 m
80 km
2,761 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Paraty 30 km · Guaratinguetá 37 km · Aparecida 37 km · Potim 39 km · Ubatuba 42 km · Lorena 42 km · Cachoeira Paulista 46 km · Pindamonhangaba 54 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 Cunha (-23.0744°, -44.9597°, elevation 953 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).