Guaçuí weather in December

In December, Guaçuí sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 278 mm of rain across 21.5 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 27°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 12 min at the start of December to 13 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Guaçuí's 11th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Guaçuí's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
4th warmest
Overnight low
19°
10th coldest
Rainfall
278 mm
21.5 wet days
Daylight
13 h 18 min
6:05 AM – 7:21 PM
Cloud cover
77%
11th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.55 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
out of 10

Guaçuí 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 27°C through the month.

A typical December day in Guaçuí reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 1°C warmer than November and about 1°C cooler than January.

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Guaçuí 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
Jan29° / 20°19516.413.14.7
Feb29° / 19°13612.712.74.8
Mar28° / 19°19618.712.14.9
Apr26° / 17°10514.211.55.9
May24° / 15°569.5117.0
Jun24° / 14°27610.87.7
Jul24° / 14°225.610.97.8
Aug24° / 14°275.811.37.8
Sep25° / 15°741011.96.8
Oct26° / 17°12813.712.55.9
Nov26° / 18°23319134.9
Dec27° / 19°27821.513.24.6

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 12% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 77%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11882
21783
31684
41783
51684
61684
71684
81783
91882
101882
112080
122080
132080
142278
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212872
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312872

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Guaçuí gets around 278 mm of rain over 21.5 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 68% and peaks near 71% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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1869
1969
2068
2168
2268
2367
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2765
2864
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3062
3161

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 72% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 77% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1533584
2431605
3430615
4429625
5328636
6327646
7326656
8325666
9224686
10223696
11223696
12222715
13121735
14120745
15120745
16119764
17119764
18118774
19118774
20018784
21017803
22017803
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26017803
27018793
28018784
29019774
30020764
31020764

Wind in December

Winds average 7 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
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127calm
137calm
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317calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 12 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 0 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 6:01 AM to 6:13 AM, and sunset from 7:12 PM to 7:27 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.26:017:12
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313.26:027:13
413.26:027:13
513.26:027:14
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1613.36:057:21
1713.36:067:21
1813.36:067:22
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2013.36:077:23
2113.36:077:23
2213.36:087:24
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2613.36:107:25
2713.36:107:26
2813.36:117:26
2913.36:117:27
3013.26:127:27
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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 5.55 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.54 kWh/m² to a high of 6.05 kWh/m² in February across the year — December's 5.55 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 Guaçuí

In seasonPeak

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

Guaçuí's rainy season runs October–March, 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 Guaçuí?

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

4.6
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Guaçuí for sightseeing.

What to pack for Guaçuí in December

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

In December, Guaçuí sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Guaçuí in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Guaçuí peaks around February 11 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeFeb 11UV 15Jun 21UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Very high
May7Very high
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug9Very high
Sep10Very high
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Guaçuí?

Guaçuí sits at 20.8°S, 41.7°W, 597 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Alegre, 15 km away.

Topography around Guaçuí

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Guaçuí has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 340 m around an average of 663 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,092 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,840 m.

The land around Guaçuí is covered by grassland (56%) and trees (36%) within 3 km, grassland (59%) and trees (39%) within 16 km, and grassland (54%) and trees (45%) within 80 km.

3 km
340 m
16 km
1,092 m
80 km
2,840 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaces
December weather nearby: Alegre 15 km · Espera Feliz 27 km · Carangola 37 km · Bom Jesus do Itabapoana 40 km · Natividade 43 km · Porciúncula 43 km · Muniz Freire 44 km · Mimoso do Sul 46 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 Guaçuí (-20.7756°, -41.6794°, elevation 597 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).