Currais Novos weather in December

In December, Currais Novos sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 11 mm of rain across 2.2 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 8th-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 41% of the time in December, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of December to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Currais Novos's 6th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Currais Novos's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
22°
8th coldest
Rainfall
11 mm
2.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
5:11 AM – 5:33 PM
Cloud cover
50%
6th clearest
Wind
18 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
6.49 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
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 Currais Novos 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 34°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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How December really feels in Currais Novos

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.

Currais Novos weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 2nd-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 22°478.212.34.1
Feb32° / 22°589.212.24.0
Mar32° / 22°9513.3123.9
Apr31° / 22°8012.311.94.2
May31° / 21°417.211.75.0
Jun30° / 20°275.211.65.8
Jul29° / 19°193.511.76.2
Aug30° / 19°7111.86.0
Sep32° / 20°20.4125.3
Oct33° / 20°20.312.14.7
Nov33° / 21°30.512.34.6
Dec33° / 22°112.212.44.4

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 36%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17129
27030
37030
47030
57030
67030
76931
86832
96832
106733
116733
126634
136535
146535
156436
166337
176238
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216040
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315842

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Currais Novos gets around 11 mm of rain over 2.2 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 7% and peaks near 15% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
12
23
33
43
54
64
74
85
95
105
116
126
136
147
157
167
177
187
198
208
218
229
239
2410
2510
2611
2712
2813
2913
3014
3115

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 61% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 63% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1147520
2146530
3146530
4145531
5144541
6143551
7042571
8041581
9040591
10039601
11038611
12038611
13037621
14036631
15036631
16036631
17035641
18035641
19035641
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21035641
22035641
23034651
24034651
25034642
26034642
27033652
28033652
29032653
30031663
31031663

Wind in December

Winds average 18 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 17 km/h on the calmest days to 19 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
119light breeze
219light breeze
319light breeze
419light breeze
519light breeze
619light breeze
719light breeze
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918light breeze
1018light breeze
1118light breeze
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3117light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of December to 12 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 5:06 AM to 5:18 AM, and sunset from 5:26 PM to 5:40 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.35:065:26
212.35:065:26
312.35:065:27
412.35:075:27
512.35:075:28
612.35:075:28
712.45:085:29
812.45:085:29
912.45:085:30
1012.45:095:30
1112.45:095:31
1212.45:105:31
1312.45:105:32
1412.45:115:32
1512.45:115:33
1612.45:115:33
1712.45:125:34
1812.45:125:34
1912.45:135:35
2012.45:135:35
2112.45:145:35
2212.45:145:36
2312.45:155:36
2412.45:155:37
2512.45:165:37
2612.45:165:38
2712.45:175:38
2812.45:175:39
2912.45:175:39
3012.45:185:40
3112.45:185:40

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 6.49 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.7 kWh/m² to a high of 6.97 kWh/m² in October across the year — December's 6.49 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.7Intense
26.7Intense
36.7Intense
46.7Intense
56.6Intense
66.6Intense
76.6Intense
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106.5Intense
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126.5Intense
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266.4Intense
276.4Intense
286.4Intense
296.3Intense
306.3Intense
316.3Intense
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Currais Novos?

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

4.4
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
7.5
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Currais Novos in December

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

In December, Currais Novos sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Currais Novos in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Currais Novos peaks around March 13 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 16 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 13UV 15Jul 16UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Currais Novos?

Currais Novos sits at 6.3°S, 36.5°W, 361 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Lagoa Nova, 19 km away.

Topography around Currais Novos

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Currais Novos has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 161 m around an average of 345 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 462 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 781 m.

The land around Currais Novos is covered by shrubs (40%), grassland (28%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, shrubs (82%) within 16 km, and shrubs (78%) within 80 km.

3 km
161 m
16 km
462 m
80 km
781 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Lagoa Nova 19 km · Picuí 34 km · Cuité 47 km · Parelhas 50 km · Santa Cruz 55 km · Jucurutu 61 km · Caicó 68 km · Açu 87 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 Currais Novos (-6.2608°, -36.5178°, elevation 361 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).