Fundão weather in December

In December, Fundão sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 226 mm of rain across 19.1 wet days and about 13.2 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in December, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 06 min at the start of December to 13 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Fundão's 11th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Fundão's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
4th warmest
Overnight low
21°
9th coldest
Rainfall
226 mm
19.1 wet days
Daylight
13 h 12 min
6:02 AM – 7:14 PM
Cloud cover
77%
11th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.51 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Fundão 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 29°C through the month.

A typical December day in Fundão reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 1°C warmer than November and about 1°C cooler than January.

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

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

December sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Fundão weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 4th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 21°16316.613.14.3
Feb30° / 21°10514.812.74.2
Mar29° / 21°16418.112.14.3
Apr28° / 19°10615.811.65.4
May26° / 17°5210.611.16.6
Jun25° / 16°317.910.87.3
Jul25° / 16°368.410.97.4
Aug25° / 16°409.211.37.1
Sep26° / 17°5811.611.96.4
Oct27° / 18°11413.712.55.8
Nov27° / 20°22418.712.94.8
Dec29° / 21°22619.113.24.4

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 76%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11783
21783
31684
41783
51783
61684
71684
81783
91882
101882
111882
121981
132179
142179
152278
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212971
223070
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243169
253268
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303367
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Fundão gets around 226 mm of rain over 19.1 wet days in December, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 61% and peaks near 67% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
166
266
367
467
567
667
767
866
966
1065
1165
1264
1363
1462
1562
1661
1760
1860
1959
2059
2158
2258
2357
2457
2557
2656
2756
2856
2955
3055
3155

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 58% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 95% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
11106326
21106227
3196129
4196030
5185932
6085933
7075934
8075934
9075835
10065836
11065836
12055837
13055837
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Wind in December

Winds average 8 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
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48calm
58calm
68calm
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108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
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168calm
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318calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 06 min at the start of December to 13 h 12 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 5:58 AM to 6:09 AM, and sunset from 7:05 PM to 7:20 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.15:587:05
213.15:587:06
313.15:587:06
413.15:587:07
513.15:587:07
613.25:597:08
713.25:597:09
813.25:597:09
913.25:597:10
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2713.26:077:19
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2913.26:087:20
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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 5.51 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.57 kWh/m² to a high of 6.13 kWh/m² in February across the year — December's 5.51 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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

Hazard calendar for Fundão

In seasonPeak

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

Fundão's rainy season runs October–April, 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 Fundão?

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

4.4
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
5.3
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Fundão for sightseeing.

What to pack for Fundão in December

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

In December, Fundão sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 19 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Fundão in December

The nearest coast averages about 25°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 36 km away) is warmest in March at about 27°C and coldest in August near 23°C.

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

22°24°26°28°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan26Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar27Warm
Apr27Warm
May25Warm
Jun24Warm
Jul23Refreshing
Aug23Refreshing
Sep23Refreshing
Oct24Refreshing
Nov25Warm
Dec25Warm

UV index in Fundão 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 Fundão peaks around February 12 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeFeb 12UV 14Jun 20UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Very high
May7Very high
Jun6High
Jul7High
Aug8Very high
Sep10Very high
Oct12Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Fundão?

Fundão sits at 19.9°S, 40.4°W, 37 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Aracruz, 19 km away.

Topography around Fundão

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Fundão has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 250 m around an average of 82 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 985 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,373 m.

The land around Fundão is covered by trees (50%) and grassland (46%) within 3 km, trees (65%) and grassland (33%) within 16 km, and trees (45%), grassland (29%) and water (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
250 m
16 km
985 m
80 km
1,373 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswaterwetlandmangroves
December weather nearby: Aracruz 19 km · Santa Teresa 20 km · Serra 24 km · Cariacica 37 km · Santa Maria de Jetibá 37 km · Vitória 43 km · Vila Velha 46 km · Colatina 50 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 Fundão (-19.9341°, -40.4047°, elevation 37 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).