Iguaí weather in December

In December, Iguaí sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 111 mm of rain across 15.1 wet days and about 12.9 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 2nd-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 13% of the time in December, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 48 min at the start of December to 12 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Iguaí's 11th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Iguaí's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
4th warmest
Overnight low
20°
9th coldest
Rainfall
111 mm
15.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 54 min
5:10 AM – 6:03 PM
Cloud cover
70%
11th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.71 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10

Iguaí 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 29°C through the month.

A typical December day in Iguaí reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 31°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)
12820
22820
32820
42820
52820
62920
72920
82920
92920
102920
112920
122920
132920
142920
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292920
302920
312920

Iguaí 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
Jan29° / 21°8415.112.84.7
Feb29° / 21°6514.112.54.6
Mar29° / 21°9717.412.14.5
Apr28° / 20°721711.75.0
May27° / 19°4812.211.36.1
Jun25° / 18°4212.911.16.3
Jul25° / 17°4413.811.26.3
Aug25° / 17°4013.111.56.3
Sep26° / 18°4011.611.96.3
Oct28° / 19°6312.812.35.9
Nov28° / 20°12315.912.75.2
Dec29° / 20°11115.112.94.8

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% 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 65%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12773
22773
32872
42872
52971
63070
73070
83169
93268
103367
113466
123466
133565
143664
153664
163763
173862
183862
193961
203961
214060
224060
233961
244060
254060
264060
274060
284060
294060
304060
313961

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Iguaí gets around 111 mm of rain over 15.1 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 48% and peaks near 54% on the wettest days.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
154
253
353
452
552
652
751
851
951
1050
1150
1249
1348
1448
1547
1646
1746
1846
1945
2045
2145
2245
2346
2446
2546
2646
2746
2847
2947
3047
3148

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 76% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 97% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
137720
237621
337522
437423
537324
637225
737225
837126
937126
1037126
1137225
1237225
1337324
1437324
1537423
1637522
1737522
1837621
1937720
2037720
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2927820
3027820
3127820

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
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 48 min at the start of December to 12 h 54 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 5:06 AM to 5:18 AM, and sunset from 5:54 PM to 6:09 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.85:065:54
212.85:065:55
312.85:065:56
412.85:065:56
512.85:075:57
612.85:075:57
712.85:075:58
812.85:085:58
912.85:085:59
1012.95:085:59
1112.95:096:00
1212.95:096:00
1312.95:096:01
1412.95:106:02
1512.95:106:02
1612.95:106:03
1712.95:116:03
1812.95:116:04
1912.95:126:04
2012.95:126:05
2112.95:136:05
2212.95:136:06
2312.95:146:06
2412.95:146:06
2512.95:156:07
2612.95:156:07
2712.95:166:08
2812.95:166:08
2912.95:176:09
3012.95:176:09
3112.95:186:09

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.71 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.37 kWh/m² to a high of 5.87 kWh/m² in January across the year — December's 5.71 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
25.3Bright
35.4Bright
45.4Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
75.5Bright
85.5Bright
95.6Bright
105.6Bright
115.7Bright
125.7Bright
135.7Bright
145.7Bright
155.8Bright
165.8Bright
175.8Bright
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255.9Bright
265.9Bright
275.9Bright
285.9Bright
295.9Bright
305.9Bright
315.9Bright
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Iguaí?

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

4.8
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
6.0
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Iguaí for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Iguaí in December

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

In December, Iguaí sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Iguaí 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 Iguaí peaks around February 18 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 18UV 15Jun 23UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Iguaí?

Iguaí sits at 14.8°S, 40.1°W, 354 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Poções, 39 km away.

Topography around Iguaí

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Iguaí has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 196 m around an average of 383 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 923 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,109 m.

The land around Iguaí is covered by grassland (84%) within 3 km, grassland (68%) and trees (31%) within 16 km, and grassland (61%) and trees (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
196 m
16 km
923 m
80 km
1,109 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaces
December weather nearby: Poções 39 km · Itororó 40 km · Planalto 42 km · Barra do Choça 54 km · Ibicaraí 55 km · Itapetinga 57 km · Itagibá 59 km · Coaraci 59 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 Iguaí (-14.7564°, -40.0892°, elevation 354 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).