Euclides da Cunha weather in December

In December, Euclides da Cunha sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 34 mm of rain across 4.5 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in December, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 36 min at the start of December to 12 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Euclides da Cunha's 4th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Euclides da Cunha's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
21°
8th coldest
Rainfall
34 mm
4.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
5:14 AM – 5:51 PM
Cloud cover
57%
4th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
6.33 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

Euclides da 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 32°C through the month.

A typical December day in Euclides da Cunha reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°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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23221
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53221
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293221
303221
313221

How December really feels in Euclides da Cunha

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.

Euclides da Cunha weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 3rd-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 22°536.412.54.2
Feb32° / 22°427.512.34.1
Mar32° / 22°538.612.14.2
Apr31° / 21°368.511.84.8
May29° / 21°349.711.55.7
Jun27° / 19°2910.111.46.4
Jul26° / 18°238.811.46.7
Aug27° / 18°197.411.76.8
Sep29° / 19°124.211.96.3
Oct31° / 20°182.912.25.3
Nov32° / 21°334.712.54.6
Dec32° / 21°344.512.64.5

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 47%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15248
25347
35347
45347
55347
65347
75446
85446
95545
105545
115545
125446
135446
145446
155446
165446
175446
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195446
205347
215347
225248
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245248
255050
265050
275050
285050
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305050
315050

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Euclides da Cunha gets around 34 mm of rain over 4.5 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 15% and peaks near 16% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
116
216
316
416
516
616
716
816
916
1016
1116
1216
1316
1416
1516
1615
1715
1815
1914
2014
2114
2214
2313
2413
2513
2613
2713
2814
2914
3015
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 63% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 68% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1133606
2133606
3133606
4133606
5133606
6133597
7133597
8133597
9132616
10132616
11132616
12131626
13131626
14131626
15131635
16131635
17131635
18131644
19131644
20131644
21131653
22031663
23031663
24031663
25031663
26030673
27030673
28030673
29030664
30029674
31029674

Wind in December

Winds average 13 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
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2013light breeze
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2713light breeze
2813light breeze
2913light breeze
3013light breeze
3113light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 min at the start of December to 12 h 36 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 5:09 AM to 5:21 AM, and sunset from 5:43 PM to 5:57 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.65:095:43
212.65:095:43
312.65:095:44
412.65:105:44
512.65:105:45
612.65:105:45
712.65:105:46
812.65:115:46
912.65:115:47
1012.65:115:48
1112.65:125:48
1212.65:125:49
1312.65:135:49
1412.65:135:50
1512.65:135:50
1612.65:145:51
1712.65:145:51
1812.65:155:52
1912.65:155:52
2012.65:165:53
2112.65:165:53
2212.65:175:53
2312.65:175:54
2412.65:185:54
2512.65:185:55
2612.65:195:55
2712.65:195:56
2812.65:205:56
2912.65:205:57
3012.65:215:57
3112.65:215:57

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 6.33 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.65 kWh/m² to a high of 6.33 kWh/m² in December across the year — December's 6.33 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
26.3Intense
36.3Intense
46.3Intense
56.3Intense
66.3Intense
76.3Intense
86.3Intense
96.3Intense
106.3Intense
116.3Intense
126.3Intense
136.3Intense
146.3Intense
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166.3Intense
176.3Intense
186.3Intense
196.3Intense
206.3Intense
216.3Intense
226.3Intense
236.3Intense
246.3Intense
256.3Intense
266.3Intense
276.3Intense
286.3Intense
296.3Intense
306.3Intense
316.3Intense
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Euclides da Cunha?

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

4.5
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
7.2
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Euclides da Cunha in December

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

In December, Euclides da Cunha sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Euclides da Cunha 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 Euclides da Cunha peaks around February 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 12 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 17UV 15Jul 12UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Euclides da Cunha?

Euclides da Cunha sits at 10.5°S, 39.0°W, 478 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Quijingue, 34 km away.

Topography around Euclides da Cunha

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Euclides da Cunha has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 259 m around an average of 482 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 420 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 796 m.

The land around Euclides da Cunha is covered by shrubs (32%) and grassland (30%) within 3 km, grassland (45%), cropland (23%) and shrubs (22%) within 16 km, and shrubs (50%) and grassland (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
259 m
16 km
420 m
80 km
796 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
December weather nearby: Quijingue 34 km · Monte Santo 36 km · Cansanção 56 km · Tucano 56 km · Nordestina 57 km · Ribeira do Pombal 64 km · Canudos 68 km · Cícero Dantas 70 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 Euclides da Cunha (-10.5075°, -39.0158°, elevation 478 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).