Independência weather in December

In December, Independência sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 23 mm of rain across 4 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 34°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in December, and the air most often feels humid.

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 Independência's 7th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Independência's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
23°
12th coldest
Rainfall
23 mm
4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
5:28 AM – 5:47 PM
Cloud cover
55%
7th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
6.25 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10

Independência is settlement in Independencia, Ceara, 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 34°C through the month.

A typical December day in Independência reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs on par with November and about 2°C warmer than January.

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

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 31 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
31
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.

Independência weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 3rd-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 23°10913.512.33.4
Feb31° / 23°10815.412.23.5
Mar31° / 22°15219.1123.6
Apr30° / 22°12217.311.93.9
May30° / 22°619.711.84.8
Jun31° / 22°223.311.75.5
Jul31° / 21°121.911.75.5
Aug33° / 21°50.511.84.9
Sep34° / 22°10.3124.2
Oct34° / 23°120.612.13.6
Nov34° / 23°61.112.23.4
Dec34° / 23°23412.33.4

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 44%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16139
26139
36139
46139
56139
66139
76040
85941
95941
105941
115842
125842
135842
145743
155743
165743
175743
185644
195545
205545
215446
225446
235347
245347
255149
265149
275050
284951
295050
304852
314753

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Independência gets around 23 mm of rain over 4 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 14% and peaks near 25% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
15
25
35
46
56
67
78
88
99
1010
1111
1212
1312
1413
1513
1614
1714
1815
1915
2016
2116
2217
2317
2418
2519
2619
2720
2821
2923
3024
3125

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of December feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, December lands in the humid band about 54% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 41% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1866251
2865252
3865252
4765262
5765262
6763273
7763273
8663283
9662293
10661303
11560314
12559324
13558334
14557344
15555364
16554374
17554383
18553393
19551413
20451423
21449433
22448453
23447463
24446474
25445474
26444484
27443495
28442495
29441506
30340507
31338527

Wind in December

Winds average 15 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
1215light breeze
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3113light breeze

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 5:22 AM to 5:35 AM, and sunset from 5:40 PM to 5:54 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.35:225:40
212.35:235:40
312.35:235:41
412.35:235:41
512.35:245:42
612.35:245:42
712.35:245:42
812.35:255:43
912.35:255:43
1012.35:265:44
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1212.35:265:45
1312.35:275:45
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1512.35:285:46
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1712.35:295:47
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2012.35:305:49
2112.35:305:49
2212.35:315:50
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2412.35:325:51
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2712.35:335:52
2812.35:345:52
2912.35:345:53
3012.35:355:53
3112.35:355:54

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 6.25 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.83 kWh/m² to a high of 7.04 kWh/m² in October across the year — December's 6.25 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.5Intense
26.5Intense
36.5Intense
46.5Intense
56.5Intense
66.5Intense
76.4Intense
86.4Intense
96.4Intense
106.4Intense
116.3Intense
126.3Intense
136.3Intense
146.3Intense
156.2Intense
166.2Intense
176.2Intense
186.2Intense
196.1Intense
206.1Intense
216.1Intense
226.1Intense
236.1Intense
246.1Intense
256.0Intense
266.0Intense
276.0Intense
286.0Bright
296.0Bright
305.9Bright
315.9Bright
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Independência

In seasonPeak

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

Independência's rainy season runs January–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 Independência?

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

3.4
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
6.8
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Independência. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Independência in December

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

In December, Independência sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Independência in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Independência peaks around March 14 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 14 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 14UV 15Jul 14UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Independência?

Independência sits at 5.4°S, 40.3°W, 341 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Crateús, 47 km away.

Topography around Independência

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Independência has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 52 m around an average of 343 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 299 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 889 m.

The land around Independência is covered by shrubs (63%) and grassland (25%) within 3 km, shrubs (69%) and grassland (28%) within 16 km, and shrubs (74%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
52 m
16 km
299 m
80 km
889 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
December weather nearby: Crateús 47 km · Novo Oriente 54 km · Tamboril 63 km · Pedra Branca 66 km · Quiterianópolis 66 km · São João dos Inhamuns 67 km · Tauá 67 km · Boa Viagem 70 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 Independência (-5.3964°, -40.3086°, elevation 341 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).