Encruzilhada weather in December

In December, Encruzilhada sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 105 mm of rain across 12.3 wet days and about 12.9 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 2nd-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 16% 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 12 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Encruzilhada's 11th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Encruzilhada's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 28°; 4th warmest
Overnight low: 19°; 9th coldest
Rainfall: 105 mm; 12.3 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 54 min; 5:12 AM – 6:07 PM
Cloud cover: 70%; 11th clearest
Wind: 9 km/h; 11th windiest
Solar energy: 5.88 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.5; out of 10

Encruzilhada is human settlement in Brazil.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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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 Encruzilhada 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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	29	29	29	29
Avg low (°C)	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	19
2	28	19
3	28	19
4	28	19
5	28	19
6	28	19
7	28	19
8	28	19
9	28	19
10	28	19
11	28	19
12	28	19
13	28	19
14	28	19
15	28	19
16	28	19
17	28	19
18	28	19
19	28	19
20	28	19
21	28	19
22	28	19
23	28	19
24	28	19
25	28	19
26	28	19
27	28	19
28	29	19
29	29	19
30	29	19
31	29	19

Encruzilhada weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 4th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	29° / 19°	78	10.7	12.8	5.5
Feb	29° / 19°	50	8.6	12.5	5.4
Mar	29° / 19°	87	12.5	12.1	5.3
Apr	27° / 19°	45	10.2	11.7	6.2
May	26° / 17°	23	7.1	11.3	7.0
Jun	25° / 16°	15	4.9	11.1	7.6
Jul	24° / 15°	16	6.5	11.2	7.6
Aug	25° / 15°	13	5	11.5	7.7
Sep	27° / 16°	16	4.4	11.9	7.4
Oct	28° / 17°	53	7.8	12.4	6.7
Nov	28° / 19°	115	13.2	12.7	5.7
Dec	28° / 19°	105	12.3	12.9	5.5

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 67%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	25	25	25	26	26	27	27	27	27	28	29	31	31	31	34	34	36	36	37	37	38	38	39	39	39	39	40	39	39	39	39
Cloudier (%)	75	75	75	74	74	73	73	73	73	72	71	69	69	69	66	66	64	64	63	63	62	62	61	61	61	61	60	61	61	61	61

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	25	75
2	25	75
3	25	75
4	26	74
5	26	74
6	27	73
7	27	73
8	27	73
9	27	73
10	28	72
11	29	71
12	31	69
13	31	69
14	31	69
15	34	66
16	34	66
17	36	64
18	36	64
19	37	63
20	37	63
21	38	62
22	38	62
23	39	61
24	39	61
25	39	61
26	39	61
27	40	60
28	39	61
29	39	61
30	39	61
31	39	61

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Encruzilhada gets around 105 mm of rain over 12.3 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 39% and peaks near 49% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	49	48	48	48	47	47	47	46	45	44	43	42	41	40	39	38	37	36	35	35	34	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	34

	Rain chance (%)
1	49
2	48
3	48
4	48
5	47
6	47
7	47
8	46
9	45
10	44
11	43
12	42
13	41
14	40
15	39
16	38
17	37
18	36
19	35
20	35
21	34
22	33
23	33
24	33
25	33
26	33
27	33
28	33
29	33
30	33
31	34

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 57% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 57% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Comfortable (%)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	1
Humid (%)	41	40	40	39	38	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	38	38	39	39	40	41	41	42	42	43	43	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	44
Muggy (%)	57	57	57	58	59	60	60	59	59	59	59	60	59	59	58	57	56	56	56	55	55	54	54	53	54	54	54	54	54	55	55
Oppressive (%)	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	2	41	57	0
2	2	40	57	1
3	2	40	57	1
4	2	39	58	1
5	2	38	59	1
6	2	37	60	1
7	2	37	60	1
8	3	37	59	1
9	3	37	59	1
10	3	37	59	1
11	3	37	59	1
12	3	37	60	0
13	3	38	59	0
14	3	38	59	0
15	3	39	58	0
16	4	39	57	0
17	4	40	56	0
18	3	41	56	0
19	3	41	56	0
20	3	42	55	0
21	3	42	55	0
22	3	43	54	0
23	3	43	54	0
24	3	44	53	0
25	2	44	54	0
26	2	44	54	0
27	2	44	54	0
28	2	44	54	0
29	2	44	54	0
30	1	44	55	0
31	1	44	55	0

Wind in December

Winds average 9 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	9	calm
2	9	calm
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4	9	calm
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23	9	calm
24	9	calm
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26	9	calm
27	9	calm
28	9	calm
29	9	calm
30	9	calm
31	9	calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 0 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 5:08 AM to 5:19 AM, and sunset from 5:59 PM to 6:14 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9
Sunrise (AM)	5:08	5:08	5:08	5:08	5:09	5:09	5:09	5:09	5:10	5:10	5:10	5:11	5:11	5:11	5:12	5:12	5:13	5:13	5:14	5:14	5:14	5:15	5:15	5:16	5:16	5:17	5:17	5:18	5:18	5:19	5:19
Sunset (PM)	5:59	6:00	6:00	6:01	6:01	6:02	6:02	6:03	6:04	6:04	6:05	6:05	6:06	6:06	6:07	6:07	6:08	6:08	6:09	6:09	6:10	6:10	6:11	6:11	6:12	6:12	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:14	6:14

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.9	5:08	5:59
2	12.9	5:08	6:00
3	12.9	5:08	6:00
4	12.9	5:08	6:01
5	12.9	5:09	6:01
6	12.9	5:09	6:02
7	12.9	5:09	6:02
8	12.9	5:09	6:03
9	12.9	5:10	6:04
10	12.9	5:10	6:04
11	12.9	5:10	6:05
12	12.9	5:11	6:05
13	12.9	5:11	6:06
14	12.9	5:11	6:06
15	12.9	5:12	6:07
16	12.9	5:12	6:07
17	12.9	5:13	6:08
18	12.9	5:13	6:08
19	12.9	5:14	6:09
20	12.9	5:14	6:09
21	12.9	5:14	6:10
22	12.9	5:15	6:10
23	12.9	5:15	6:11
24	12.9	5:16	6:11
25	12.9	5:16	6:12
26	12.9	5:17	6:12
27	12.9	5:17	6:13
28	12.9	5:18	6:13
29	12.9	5:18	6:13
30	12.9	5:19	6:14
31	12.9	5:19	6:14

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.88 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.54 kWh/m² to a high of 6.13 kWh/m² in January across the year — December's 5.88 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.9	5.9	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.4	Bright
2	5.4	Bright
3	5.4	Bright
4	5.5	Bright
5	5.5	Bright
6	5.5	Bright
7	5.6	Bright
8	5.6	Bright
9	5.7	Bright
10	5.7	Bright
11	5.7	Bright
12	5.8	Bright
13	5.8	Bright
14	5.9	Bright
15	5.9	Bright
16	6.0	Bright
17	6.0	Intense
18	6.0	Intense
19	6.1	Intense
20	6.1	Intense
21	6.1	Intense
22	6.1	Intense
23	6.1	Intense
24	6.2	Intense
25	6.2	Intense
26	6.2	Intense
27	6.2	Intense
28	6.2	Intense
29	6.2	Intense
30	6.2	Intense
31	6.2	Intense

Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Encruzilhada

In seasonPeak

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

Encruzilhada's rainy season runs October–January, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

Jan

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Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is December a good time to visit Encruzilhada?

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

5.5

Sightseeing

9th-best month of the year

6.3

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Encruzilhada in December

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

In December, Encruzilhada sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Encruzilhada in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Encruzilhada peaks around February 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 at about 8 (very high).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	14	16	15	12	9	8	8	10	11	13	14	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	16	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	12	Extreme
May	9	Very high
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	10	Very high
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	14	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Encruzilhada?

Encruzilhada sits at 15.5°S, 40.9°W, 627 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Cândido Sales, 35 km away.

Topography around Encruzilhada

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Encruzilhada has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 272 m around an average of 701 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 471 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 944 m.

The land around Encruzilhada is covered by grassland (55%) and trees (42%) within 3 km, trees (65%) and grassland (33%) within 16 km, and trees (53%) and grassland (44%) within 80 km.

3 km

272 m

grassland 55%

16 km

471 m

trees 65%

80 km

944 m

trees 53%

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← November Encruzilhada year-round climate January →Best places to visit in December

December weather nearby: Cândido Sales 35 km · Itambé 44 km · Macarani 52 km · Belo Campo 66 km · Pedra Azul 67 km · Vitória da Conquista 74 km · Almenara 76 km · Itapetinga 78 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

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 Encruzilhada (-15.5314°, -40.9094°, elevation 627 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	19
2	28	19
3	28	19
4	28	19
5	28	19
6	28	19
7	28	19
8	28	19
9	28	19
10	28	19
11	28	19
12	28	19
13	28	19
14	28	19
15	28	19
16	28	19
17	28	19
18	28	19
19	28	19
20	28	19
21	28	19
22	28	19
23	28	19
24	28	19
25	28	19
26	28	19
27	28	19
28	29	19
29	29	19
30	29	19
31	29	19

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	25	75
2	25	75
3	25	75
4	26	74
5	26	74
6	27	73
7	27	73
8	27	73
9	27	73
10	28	72
11	29	71
12	31	69
13	31	69
14	31	69
15	34	66
16	34	66
17	36	64
18	36	64
19	37	63
20	37	63
21	38	62
22	38	62
23	39	61
24	39	61
25	39	61
26	39	61
27	40	60
28	39	61
29	39	61
30	39	61
31	39	61

	Rain chance (%)
1	49
2	48
3	48
4	48
5	47
6	47
7	47
8	46
9	45
10	44
11	43
12	42
13	41
14	40
15	39
16	38
17	37
18	36
19	35
20	35
21	34
22	33
23	33
24	33
25	33
26	33
27	33
28	33
29	33
30	33
31	34

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	2	41	57	0
2	2	40	57	1
3	2	40	57	1
4	2	39	58	1
5	2	38	59	1
6	2	37	60	1
7	2	37	60	1
8	3	37	59	1
9	3	37	59	1
10	3	37	59	1
11	3	37	59	1
12	3	37	60	0
13	3	38	59	0
14	3	38	59	0
15	3	39	58	0
16	4	39	57	0
17	4	40	56	0
18	3	41	56	0
19	3	41	56	0
20	3	42	55	0
21	3	42	55	0
22	3	43	54	0
23	3	43	54	0
24	3	44	53	0
25	2	44	54	0
26	2	44	54	0
27	2	44	54	0
28	2	44	54	0
29	2	44	54	0
30	1	44	55	0
31	1	44	55	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	19
2	28	19
3	28	19
4	28	19
5	28	19
6	28	19
7	28	19
8	28	19
9	28	19
10	28	19
11	28	19
12	28	19
13	28	19
14	28	19
15	28	19
16	28	19
17	28	19
18	28	19
19	28	19
20	28	19
21	28	19
22	28	19
23	28	19
24	28	19
25	28	19
26	28	19
27	28	19
28	29	19
29	29	19
30	29	19
31	29	19

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	25	75
2	25	75
3	25	75
4	26	74
5	26	74
6	27	73
7	27	73
8	27	73
9	27	73
10	28	72
11	29	71
12	31	69
13	31	69
14	31	69
15	34	66
16	34	66
17	36	64
18	36	64
19	37	63
20	37	63
21	38	62
22	38	62
23	39	61
24	39	61
25	39	61
26	39	61
27	40	60
28	39	61
29	39	61
30	39	61
31	39	61

	Rain chance (%)
1	49
2	48
3	48
4	48
5	47
6	47
7	47
8	46
9	45
10	44
11	43
12	42
13	41
14	40
15	39
16	38
17	37
18	36
19	35
20	35
21	34
22	33
23	33
24	33
25	33
26	33
27	33
28	33
29	33
30	33
31	34

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	2	41	57	0
2	2	40	57	1
3	2	40	57	1
4	2	39	58	1
5	2	38	59	1
6	2	37	60	1
7	2	37	60	1
8	3	37	59	1
9	3	37	59	1
10	3	37	59	1
11	3	37	59	1
12	3	37	60	0
13	3	38	59	0
14	3	38	59	0
15	3	39	58	0
16	4	39	57	0
17	4	40	56	0
18	3	41	56	0
19	3	41	56	0
20	3	42	55	0
21	3	42	55	0
22	3	43	54	0
23	3	43	54	0
24	3	44	53	0
25	2	44	54	0
26	2	44	54	0
27	2	44	54	0
28	2	44	54	0
29	2	44	54	0
30	1	44	55	0
31	1	44	55	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	19
2	28	19
3	28	19
4	28	19
5	28	19
6	28	19
7	28	19
8	28	19
9	28	19
10	28	19
11	28	19
12	28	19
13	28	19
14	28	19
15	28	19
16	28	19
17	28	19
18	28	19
19	28	19
20	28	19
21	28	19
22	28	19
23	28	19
24	28	19
25	28	19
26	28	19
27	28	19
28	29	19
29	29	19
30	29	19
31	29	19

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	25	75
2	25	75
3	25	75
4	26	74
5	26	74
6	27	73
7	27	73
8	27	73
9	27	73
10	28	72
11	29	71
12	31	69
13	31	69
14	31	69
15	34	66
16	34	66
17	36	64
18	36	64
19	37	63
20	37	63
21	38	62
22	38	62
23	39	61
24	39	61
25	39	61
26	39	61
27	40	60
28	39	61
29	39	61
30	39	61
31	39	61

	Rain chance (%)
1	49
2	48
3	48
4	48
5	47
6	47
7	47
8	46
9	45
10	44
11	43
12	42
13	41
14	40
15	39
16	38
17	37
18	36
19	35
20	35
21	34
22	33
23	33
24	33
25	33
26	33
27	33
28	33
29	33
30	33
31	34

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	2	41	57	0
2	2	40	57	1
3	2	40	57	1
4	2	39	58	1
5	2	38	59	1
6	2	37	60	1
7	2	37	60	1
8	3	37	59	1
9	3	37	59	1
10	3	37	59	1
11	3	37	59	1
12	3	37	60	0
13	3	38	59	0
14	3	38	59	0
15	3	39	58	0
16	4	39	57	0
17	4	40	56	0
18	3	41	56	0
19	3	41	56	0
20	3	42	55	0
21	3	42	55	0
22	3	43	54	0
23	3	43	54	0
24	3	44	53	0
25	2	44	54	0
26	2	44	54	0
27	2	44	54	0
28	2	44	54	0
29	2	44	54	0
30	1	44	55	0
31	1	44	55	0