Curvelo weather in December

In December, Curvelo sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 267 mm of rain across 19.8 wet days and about 13.1 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in December, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 13 hours at the start of December to 13 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Curvelo's 12th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Curvelo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
8th warmest
Overnight low
20°
10th coldest
Rainfall
267 mm
19.8 wet days
Daylight
13 h 06 min
6:20 AM – 7:28 PM
Cloud cover
75%
12th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.68 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

Curvelo 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 29°C through the month.

A typical December day in Curvelo reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°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 32°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)
12920
22920
32920
42920
52920
62920
72920
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112920
122920
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Curvelo weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 8th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 20°20216.7134.3
Feb30° / 20°11711.812.64.5
Mar30° / 20°13614.812.14.6
Apr29° / 19°517.911.65.8
May28° / 16°203.411.17.5
Jun27° / 15°5110.98.3
Jul27° / 14°20.3118.5
Aug29° / 15°5111.47.4
Sep31° / 18°314.811.95.6
Oct31° / 20°819.512.44.6
Nov29° / 20°19917.612.94.2
Dec29° / 20°26719.813.14.1

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 75%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12179
22080
31981
41882
51783
61783
71882
81882
91882
101981
112080
122179
132278
142278
152476
162575
172773
182773
192773
203070
213070
223169
233169
243169
253169
263169
273169
283169
293169
303169
313169

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Curvelo gets around 267 mm of rain over 19.8 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 64% and peaks near 69% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
167
268
368
469
569
669
769
869
969
1068
1168
1267
1367
1466
1565
1664
1764
1863
1962
2061
2161
2260
2360
2460
2559
2659
2759
2859
2959
3059
3159

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 69% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 79% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1321688
2320689
32196910
42187010
52177011
62176912
71177012
81167013
91176913
101176913
111176913
121186813
131186912
141186912
151196911
161206811
171206910
18121699
19121699
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21022708
22022708
23122698
24122698
25122698
26122698
27121708
28221698
29220708
30220708
31220708

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
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 hours at the start of December to 13 h 06 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 6:16 AM to 6:27 AM, and sunset from 7:19 PM to 7:34 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.06:167:19
213.16:167:20
313.16:167:20
413.16:177:21
513.16:177:21
613.16:177:22
713.16:177:22
813.16:187:23
913.16:187:24
1013.16:187:24
1113.16:187:25
1213.16:197:25
1313.16:197:26
1413.16:197:26
1513.16:207:27
1613.16:207:28
1713.16:217:28
1813.16:217:29
1913.16:217:29
2013.16:227:30
2113.16:227:30
2213.16:237:31
2313.16:237:31
2413.16:247:31
2513.16:247:32
2613.16:257:32
2713.16:257:33
2813.16:267:33
2913.16:267:34
3013.16:277:34
3113.16:277:34

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.68 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.29 kWh/m² to a high of 6.22 kWh/m² in October across the year — December's 5.68 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
25.5Bright
35.5Bright
45.5Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
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125.5Bright
135.6Bright
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305.9Bright
315.9Bright
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Curvelo

In seasonPeak

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

Curvelo's monsoon runs November–January, 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 Curvelo?

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

4.1
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
5.3
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Curvelo for sightseeing.

What to pack for Curvelo in December

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

In December, Curvelo sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 20 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Curvelo 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 Curvelo peaks around February 8 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 8UV 15Jun 22UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May8Very high
Jun7Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Curvelo?

Curvelo sits at 18.8°S, 44.4°W, 653 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Corinto, 42 km away.

Topography around Curvelo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Curvelo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 82 m around an average of 631 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 236 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,026 m.

The land around Curvelo is covered by artificial surfaces (37%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, grassland (35%), trees (33%) and shrubs (23%) within 16 km, and grassland (43%) and trees (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
82 m
16 km
236 m
80 km
1,026 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Corinto 42 km · Paraopeba 58 km · Pompéu 74 km · Sete Lagoas 81 km · Matozinhos 96 km · Diamantina 104 km · Pedro Leopoldo 104 km · Três Marias 105 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 Curvelo (-18.7564°, -44.4308°, elevation 653 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).