Inhapim weather in December

In December, Inhapim sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 252 mm of rain across 19.4 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 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in December, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 06 min at the start of December to 13 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Inhapim's 11th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Inhapim's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
4th warmest
Overnight low
20°
10th coldest
Rainfall
252 mm
19.4 wet days
Daylight
13 h 12 min
6:09 AM – 7:20 PM
Cloud cover
78%
11th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.41 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
out of 10

Inhapim 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 29°C through the month.

A typical December day in Inhapim reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 1°C warmer than November and about 1°C cooler than January.

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

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

December sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Inhapim 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
Jan30° / 21°18815.4134.4
Feb30° / 20°10311.812.74.5
Mar30° / 20°13315.412.14.5
Apr28° / 19°7911.411.65.8
May26° / 17°326.511.17.1
Jun25° / 15°143.210.87.9
Jul25° / 15°102.910.98.0
Aug26° / 15°123.611.37.7
Sep28° / 17°356.211.96.9
Oct28° / 19°9410.712.55.5
Nov28° / 20°1971712.94.8
Dec29° / 20°25219.413.24.2

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 78%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11486
21486
31486
41486
51486
61486
71486
81585
91684
101684
111783
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131981
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Inhapim gets around 252 mm of rain over 19.4 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 62% and peaks near 67% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
163
264
365
465
566
666
766
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967
1067
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1465
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1962
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2160
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3154

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 66% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 87% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
12186614
22176615
32166517
42156518
52156419
61146520
71136521
81136422
91136323
101126423
111126324
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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
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137calm
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 06 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 6 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 6:05 AM to 6:17 AM, and sunset from 7:11 PM to 7:27 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.16:057:11
213.16:067:12
313.16:067:12
413.16:067:13
513.16:067:14
613.16:067:14
713.16:077:15
813.16:077:15
913.16:077:16
1013.26:077:17
1113.26:087:17
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1413.26:097:19
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1713.26:107:20
1813.26:107:21
1913.26:117:21
2013.26:117:22
2113.26:127:22
2213.26:127:23
2313.26:137:23
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2513.26:137:24
2613.26:147:25
2713.26:157:25
2813.26:157:25
2913.26:167:26
3013.26:167:26
3113.26:177:27

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.41 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.48 kWh/m² to a high of 6.08 kWh/m² in February across the year — December's 5.41 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Inhapim

In seasonPeak

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

Inhapim's monsoon runs March–March, 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 Inhapim?

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

4.2
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
5.3
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Inhapim for sightseeing.

What to pack for Inhapim in December

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

In December, Inhapim sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 19 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Inhapim 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 Inhapim peaks around February 12 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highVery highExtremeFeb 12UV 15Jun 20UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May8Very high
Jun7High
Jul7Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep10Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Inhapim?

Inhapim sits at 19.5°S, 42.1°W, 525 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Caratinga, 27 km away.

Topography around Inhapim

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Inhapim has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 379 m around an average of 551 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 820 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,498 m.

The land around Inhapim is covered by grassland (67%) and trees (28%) within 3 km, grassland (51%) and trees (48%) within 16 km, and grassland (50%) and trees (48%) within 80 km.

3 km
379 m
16 km
820 m
80 km
1,498 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Caratinga 27 km · Ipaba 35 km · Ipatinga 45 km · Ipanema 51 km · Santana do Paraíso 51 km · Belo Oriente 53 km · Coronel Fabriciano 53 km · Timóteo 56 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 Inhapim (-19.5492°, -42.12°, elevation 525 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).