Guaratinga weather in December

In December, Guaratinga sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 116 mm of rain across 15 wet days and about 13 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in December, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 54 min at the start of December to 13 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Guaratinga's 11th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Guaratinga's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
4th warmest
Overnight low
21°
9th coldest
Rainfall
116 mm
15 wet days
Daylight
13 hours
5:06 AM – 6:05 PM
Cloud cover
71%
11th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.58 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

Guaratinga 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 30°C through the month.

A typical December day in Guaratinga reaches about 30°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 27°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 1°C warmer than November and on par with January.

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

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 25 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
25
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.

Guaratinga weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 4th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 22°7915.112.94.2
Feb31° / 22°641312.64.1
Mar30° / 22°11017.312.14.0
Apr29° / 21°6715.511.64.6
May28° / 20°4611.611.26.0
Jun26° / 18°3311.4116.4
Jul26° / 17°3812.411.16.4
Aug26° / 17°3310.611.46.6
Sep28° / 18°359.711.96.3
Oct29° / 20°7712.712.45.3
Nov29° / 21°13816.412.84.5
Dec30° / 21°11615134.3

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 65%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12476
22674
32674
42674
52773
62971
72971
82971
93070
103268
113268
123367
133466
143565
153664
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Guaratinga gets around 116 mm of rain over 15 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 49% and peaks near 57% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
157
256
356
455
555
654
753
852
952
1051
1150
1249
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1547
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1746
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2045
2145
2245
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2644
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3146

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 54% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
125147
225048
324949
424850
524751
624652
714653
814554
914554
1014554
1114554
1214554
1314554
1414554
1514554
1614554
1704555
1804654
1904654
2004654
2104654
2204654
2304555
2404555
2504555
2604456
2704456
2804357
2904258
3004159
3104159

Wind in December

Winds average 9 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
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319calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 54 min at the start of December to 13 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 5:01 AM to 5:13 AM, and sunset from 5:56 PM to 6:12 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.95:015:56
212.95:025:57
312.95:025:58
412.95:025:58
512.95:025:59
612.95:025:59
713.05:036:00
813.05:036:00
913.05:036:01
1013.05:046:02
1113.05:046:02
1213.05:046:03
1313.05:056:03
1413.05:056:04
1513.05:056:04
1613.05:066:05
1713.05:066:05
1813.05:076:06
1913.05:076:06
2013.05:086:07
2113.05:086:07
2213.05:086:08
2313.05:096:08
2413.05:096:09
2513.05:106:09
2613.05:106:10
2713.05:116:10
2813.05:116:10
2913.05:126:11
3013.05:126:11
3113.05:136:12

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.58 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.47 kWh/m² to a high of 5.88 kWh/m² in January across the year — December's 5.58 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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315.9Bright
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Guaratinga?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
5.9
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Guaratinga for sightseeing.

What to pack for Guaratinga in December

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

In December, Guaratinga sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Guaratinga 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 Guaratinga peaks around February 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 16UV 15Jun 23UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Guaratinga?

Guaratinga sits at 16.6°S, 39.8°W, 154 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Itabela, 24 km away.

Topography around Guaratinga

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Guaratinga has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 225 m around an average of 196 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 811 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,177 m.

The land around Guaratinga is covered by grassland (83%) within 3 km, grassland (56%) and trees (44%) within 16 km, and grassland (60%) and trees (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
225 m
16 km
811 m
80 km
1,177 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Itabela 24 km · Eunápolis 31 km · Itamaraju 57 km · Porto Seguro 78 km · Itanhém 87 km · Santa Cruz Cabrália 87 km · Medeiros Neto 100 km · Prado 103 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 Guaratinga (-16.582°, -39.7812°, elevation 154 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).