Espigão dOeste weather in December

In December, Espigão dOeste sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 282 mm of rain across 27.6 wet days and about 12.7 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in December, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 36 min at the start of December to 12 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Espigão dOeste's 9th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Espigão dOeste's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
9th warmest
Overnight low
22°
12th coldest
Rainfall
282 mm
27.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 42 min
5:40 AM – 6:20 PM
Cloud cover
85%
9th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
4.91 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.0
out of 10

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical December day in Espigão dOeste reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 1°C cooler than 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 Espigão dOeste

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.

Espigão dOeste weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 9th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 22°31629.512.62.9
Feb29° / 22°31126.712.42.9
Mar29° / 22°2842912.12.9
Apr30° / 22°16622.511.83.5
May30° / 21°8013.911.54.7
Jun31° / 20°173.511.35.6
Jul32° / 19°101.911.45.2
Aug33° / 20°244.211.64.1
Sep33° / 22°8814.311.93.3
Oct32° / 22°15821.712.33.0
Nov30° / 22°23525.212.52.9
Dec30° / 22°28227.612.73.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 90%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1991
2991
3892
4892
5892
6991
7991
8991
9991
10991
111090
121090
131090
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31892

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Espigão dOeste gets around 282 mm of rain over 27.6 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 90% and peaks near 93% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
187
287
388
488
588
688
788
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988
1089
1189
1289
1389
1489
1589
1690
1790
1890
1990
2090
2190
2290
2391
2491
2591
2691
2792
2892
2992
3093
3193

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, December lands in the oppressive band about 98% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
10973
20982
30982
40982
50982
60982
70982
80982
90982
101972
111972
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270991
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290991
300982
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Wind in December

Winds average 5 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
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246calm
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286calm
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316calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 min at the start of December to 12 h 42 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 5:35 AM to 5:47 AM, and sunset from 6:13 PM to 6:27 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.65:356:13
212.65:356:13
312.65:356:14
412.65:366:14
512.65:366:15
612.65:366:15
712.75:376:16
812.75:376:16
912.75:376:17
1012.75:386:17
1112.75:386:18
1212.75:386:18
1312.75:396:19
1412.75:396:19
1512.75:406:20
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2012.75:426:22
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Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 4.91 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.55 kWh/m² to a high of 5.76 kWh/m² in October across the year — December's 4.91 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Espigão dOeste

In seasonPeak

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

Espigão dOeste's monsoon runs October–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 Espigão dOeste?

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

3.0
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
4.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Espigão dOeste.

What to pack for Espigão dOeste in December

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

In December, Espigão dOeste sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 28 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Espigão dOeste 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 Espigão dOeste peaks around January 22 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near September 14 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateExtremeJan 22UV 15Sep 14UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep3Moderate
Oct11Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Espigão dOeste 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 Espigão dOeste is worst in September — around 57 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 7.5× the cleanest month (June, 8 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModeratePoorModerateSep 1453 µg/m³Jun 98 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb11Good
Mar11Good
Apr9Good
May8Good
Jun8Good
Jul10Good
Aug34Moderate
Sep57Unhealthy
Oct20Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Espigão dOeste?

Espigão dOeste sits at 11.5°S, 61.0°W, 261 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Pimenta Bueno, 26 km away.

Topography around Espigão dOeste

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Espigão dOeste has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 134 m around an average of 267 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 248 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 426 m.

The land around Espigão dOeste is covered by grassland (63%) within 3 km, grassland (71%) and trees (28%) within 16 km, and trees (58%) and grassland (41%) within 80 km.

3 km
134 m
16 km
248 m
80 km
426 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
December weather nearby: Pimenta Bueno 26 km · Cacoal 48 km · Rolim de Moura 92 km · Presidente Médici 104 km · Alta Floresta d'Oeste 114 km · Ji Paraná 125 km · Ouro Preto do Oeste 157 km · Vilhena 165 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 Espigão dOeste (-11.5247°, -61.0128°, elevation 261 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. 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).