Extremoz weather in December

In December, Extremoz sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 40 mm of rain across 14.8 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 9th-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 53% of the time in December, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of December to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Extremoz's 6th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Extremoz's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
5th warmest
Overnight low
25°
10th coldest
Rainfall
40 mm
14.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
5:08 AM – 5:27 PM
Cloud cover
46%
6th clearest
Wind
22 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.29 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.7
out of 10

Extremoz 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 28°C through the month.

A typical December day in Extremoz reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs on par with November and on par with January.

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Extremoz weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 5th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 25°7519.112.34.9
Feb28° / 25°10119.212.24.5
Mar28° / 25°15023.3124.2
Apr28° / 25°18324.511.94.0
May28° / 25°14822.311.74.8
Jun27° / 24°15521.911.74.9
Jul26° / 23°1302111.75.3
Aug27° / 23°5115.111.86.2
Sep27° / 24°3111.5126.7
Oct27° / 25°2410.312.16.8
Nov28° / 25°2510.512.36.5
Dec28° / 25°4014.812.35.7

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 29%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17426
27426
37426
47525
57525
67426
77525
87426
97426
107426
117426
127327
137327
147228
157129
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Extremoz gets around 40 mm of rain over 14.8 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 48% and peaks near 53% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
141
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542
642
743
844
944
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1247
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1448
1549
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1750
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1951
2052
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2853
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3053
3153

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 97% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1595
2595
3595
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5496
6496
7496
8397
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Wind in December

Winds average 22 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 21 km/h on the calmest days to 22 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
122breezy
222breezy
322breezy
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of December to 12 h 18 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 5:02 AM to 5:15 AM, and sunset from 5:20 PM to 5:34 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.35:025:20
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412.35:035:22
512.35:035:22
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712.35:045:23
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1312.35:065:26
1412.35:075:26
1512.35:075:27
1612.35:085:27
1712.35:085:28
1812.35:085:28
1912.35:095:29
2012.35:095:29
2112.35:105:30
2212.35:105:30
2312.35:115:31
2412.35:115:31
2512.35:125:32
2612.35:125:32
2712.35:135:32
2812.35:135:33
2912.35:145:33
3012.35:145:34
3112.35:155:34

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 6.29 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.59 kWh/m² to a high of 6.47 kWh/m² in October across the year — December's 6.29 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.4Intense
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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Extremoz

In seasonPeak

None of Extremoz's seasonal hazards are active in December. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Extremoz's rainy season runs February–July, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is December a good time to visit Extremoz?

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

5.7
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
6.3
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Extremoz in December

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

In December, Extremoz sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: a windbreaker. About 15 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protectiona windbreaker

Sea temperature near Extremoz in December

The nearest coast averages about 28°C in December — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 22 km away) is warmest in March at about 29°C and coldest in August near 26°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Tropical
Feb28Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May28Tropical
Jun27Warm
Jul27Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep26Warm
Oct27Warm
Nov27Warm
Dec28Warm

UV index in Extremoz 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 Extremoz peaks around March 15 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 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 15UV 15Jun 23UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Extremoz?

Extremoz sits at 5.7°S, 35.3°W, 48 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is São Gonçalo do Amarante, 10 km away.

Topography around Extremoz

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Extremoz has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 53 m around an average of 34 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 117 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 453 m.

The land around Extremoz is covered by grassland (32%), trees (21%) and shrubs (20%) within 3 km, grassland (35%) within 16 km, and water (34%), grassland (32%) and shrubs (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
53 m
16 km
117 m
80 km
453 m
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December weather nearby: São Gonçalo do Amarante 10 km · Natal 15 km · Ceará-Mirim 15 km · Macaíba 18 km · Parnamirim 24 km · Monte Alegre 40 km · São José de Mipibu 42 km · Nísia Floresta 44 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 Extremoz (-5.7056°, -35.3072°, elevation 48 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).