Icapuí weather in December

In December, Icapuí sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 18 mm of rain across 5.5 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 8th-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 59% 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 Icapuí's 7th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Icapuí's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
7th warmest
Overnight low
26°
12th coldest
Rainfall
18 mm
5.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
5:17 AM – 5:34 PM
Cloud cover
39%
7th clearest
Wind
28 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
6.55 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.5
out of 10

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 Icapuí reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 1°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs on par with November and on par with January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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22726
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302726
312726

Icapuí weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 7th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 26°9013.912.26.0
Feb28° / 26°12516.312.25.3
Mar28° / 26°19921.8124.7
Apr28° / 26°20221.111.94.7
May28° / 26°9613.611.85.7
Jun28° / 25°508.411.77.0
Jul27° / 25°284.111.87.8
Aug27° / 24°30.911.88.6
Sep27° / 25°10.3128.8
Oct27° / 25°20.612.18.6
Nov27° / 26°41.112.28.3
Dec27° / 26°185.512.37.5

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 59% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 26%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17426
27525
37525
47525
57525
67624
77624
87624
97624
107723
117624
127624
137624
147624
157624
167624
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197426
207327
217327
227327
237228
247228
257228
267129
277030
287030
296931
306931
316733

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Icapuí gets around 18 mm of rain over 5.5 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 18% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
17
28
38
49
510
611
712
812
913
1014
1115
1215
1316
1417
1517
1618
1718
1819
1920
2020
2121
2222
2322
2423
2524
2625
2726
2827
2928
3029
3130

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 96% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1982
2982
3982
4982
5973
6973
7973
8973
9973
10973
11973
12973
13973
14973
15973
16973
17973
18973
19973
20964
21964
22955
23955
24946
25946
26937
27937
28928
29928
30919
31919

Wind in December

Winds average 28 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 26 km/h on the calmest days to 29 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
129breezy
228breezy
328breezy
428breezy
528breezy
628breezy
728breezy
828breezy
928breezy
1028breezy
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1228breezy
1328breezy
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3126breezy

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 5:12 AM to 5:24 AM, and sunset from 5:27 PM to 5:41 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.35:125:27
212.35:125:27
312.35:125:28
412.35:135:28
512.35:135:29
612.35:135:29
712.35:145:29
812.35:145:30
912.35:145:30
1012.35:155:31
1112.35:155:31
1212.35:165:32
1312.35:165:32
1412.35:175:33
1512.35:175:33
1612.35:175:34
1712.35:185:34
1812.35:185:35
1912.35:195:35
2012.35:195:36
2112.35:205:36
2212.35:205:37
2312.35:215:37
2412.35:215:38
2512.35:225:38
2612.35:225:38
2712.35:235:39
2812.35:235:39
2912.35:245:40
3012.35:245:40
3112.35:245:41

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 6.55 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.18 kWh/m² to a high of 7.05 kWh/m² in October across the year — December's 6.55 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.7Intense
26.7Intense
36.7Intense
46.7Intense
56.7Intense
66.7Intense
76.6Intense
86.6Intense
96.6Intense
106.6Intense
116.6Intense
126.6Intense
136.6Intense
146.6Intense
156.5Intense
166.5Intense
176.5Intense
186.5Intense
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216.5Intense
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276.5Intense
286.5Intense
296.4Intense
306.4Intense
316.4Intense
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Icapuí

In seasonPeak

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

Icapuí's monsoon runs February–May, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is December a good time to visit Icapuí?

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

7.5
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
7.7
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

December is one of the better times to visit Icapuí for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Icapuí in December

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

In December, Icapuí sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: a windbreaker. About 6 days see rain.

light clothessun protectiona windbreaker

Sea temperature near Icapuí 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 offshore is warmest in April at about 29°C and coldest in August near 27°C.

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

26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun28Warm
Jul27Warm
Aug27Warm
Sep27Warm
Oct27Warm
Nov28Warm
Dec28Warm

UV index in Icapuí in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Icapuí peaks around March 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 13 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 16UV 15Jul 13UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Icapuí?

Icapuí sits at 4.7°S, 37.4°W, 9 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Areia Branca, 36 km away.

Topography around Icapuí

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Icapuí has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 49 m around an average of 15 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 105 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 271 m.

The land around Icapuí is covered by grassland (27%), shrubs (23%) and water (22%) within 3 km, water (49%) and shrubs (24%) within 16 km, and water (38%) and shrubs (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
49 m
16 km
105 m
80 km
271 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmangroves
December weather nearby: Areia Branca 36 km · Aracati 49 km · Jaguaruana 49 km · Baraúna 50 km · Mossoró 53 km · Fortim 57 km · Russas 73 km · Quixeré 81 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 Icapuí (-4.7131°, -37.3553°, elevation 9 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).