Floresta weather in December

In December, Floresta sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 21 mm of rain across 3 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 35°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in December, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 30 min at the start of December to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Floresta's 5th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Floresta's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
24°
12th coldest
Rainfall
21 mm
3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
5:15 AM – 5:45 PM
Cloud cover
54%
5th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
6.8 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.7
out of 10

Floresta is 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 35°C through the month.

A typical December day in Floresta reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 33°C and 37°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs on par with November and about 1°C warmer than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How December really feels in Floresta

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.

Floresta weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 2nd-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 24°556.912.43.0
Feb34° / 24°707.612.33.1
Mar34° / 24°759.912.13.2
Apr33° / 23°487.311.83.9
May31° / 22°255.311.64.9
Jun30° / 21°133.111.55.9
Jul29° / 20°82.211.56.3
Aug30° / 20°61.211.75.9
Sep33° / 21°20.311.94.7
Oct35° / 22°60.912.23.4
Nov36° / 24°111.712.42.7
Dec35° / 24°21312.52.7

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 41%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16139
26139
36139
46238
56238
66238
76139
86139
96139
106040
116040
126040
135941
145941
155941
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305644
315644

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Floresta gets around 21 mm of rain over 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 10% and peaks near 13% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
17
27
37
47
57
67
77
88
98
109
119
129
1310
1410
1510
1610
1710
1810
1910
2011
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3013
3113

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, December lands in the humid band about 58% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 27% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
11469152
21567153
31667143
41766143
51766143
61864144
71864144
81963144
91962154
101961164
111861174
121860184
131859194
141758214
151757224
161656244
171655254
181556263
191455283
201454293
211355293
221255303
231254313
241254313
251155313
261154314
271154314
281055314
291054315
301055305
311054306

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 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
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514light breeze
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913light breeze
1013light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 min at the start of December to 12 h 30 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 5:10 AM to 5:23 AM, and sunset from 5:38 PM to 5:52 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.55:105:38
212.55:105:38
312.55:115:39
412.55:115:39
512.55:115:40
612.55:125:40
712.55:125:41
812.55:125:41
912.55:135:42
1012.55:135:42
1112.55:135:43
1212.55:145:43
1312.55:145:44
1412.55:155:44
1512.55:155:45
1612.55:155:45
1712.55:165:46
1812.55:165:46
1912.55:175:47
2012.55:175:47
2112.55:185:48
2212.55:185:48
2312.55:195:49
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2512.55:205:50
2612.55:205:50
2712.55:215:51
2812.55:215:51
2912.55:225:51
3012.55:225:52
3112.55:235:52

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 6.8 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.11 kWh/m² to a high of 6.99 kWh/m² in November across the year — December's 6.8 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.9Intense
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36.9Intense
46.9Intense
56.9Intense
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266.7Intense
276.7Intense
286.7Intense
296.7Intense
306.7Intense
316.6Intense
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Floresta?

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

2.7
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
6.1
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Floresta. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Floresta in December

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

In December, Floresta sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 3 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Floresta 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 Floresta peaks around March 11 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 11UV 15Jun 23UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Floresta?

Floresta sits at 8.6°S, 38.6°W, 321 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Belém de São Francisco, 47 km away.

Topography around Floresta

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Floresta has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 37 m around an average of 324 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 159 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 816 m.

The land around Floresta is covered by shrubs (46%) and grassland (27%) within 3 km, shrubs (83%) within 16 km, and shrubs (79%) within 80 km.

3 km
37 m
16 km
159 m
80 km
816 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Belém de São Francisco 47 km · Petrolândia 57 km · Abaré 61 km · Tacaratu 73 km · Serra Talhada 74 km · Cabrobó 82 km · Salgueiro 84 km · São José do Belmonte 85 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 Floresta (-8.6011°, -38.5686°, elevation 321 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).