Ipatinga weather in December

In December, Ipatinga sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 234 mm of rain across 17.2 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 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in December, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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 Ipatinga's 11th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ipatinga's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
4th warmest
Overnight low
22°
10th coldest
Rainfall
234 mm
17.2 wet days
Daylight
13 h 12 min
6:11 AM – 7:21 PM
Cloud cover
76%
11th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.51 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Ipatinga 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 Ipatinga reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs on par with November and about 1°C cooler than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13021
23021
33021
43021
53021
63021
73022
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93022
103022
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283122
293122
303122
313122

How December really feels in Ipatinga

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 26 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
26
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.

Ipatinga 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
Jan31° / 22°17713.2134.0
Feb32° / 22°949.212.74.0
Mar31° / 22°11912.912.14.1
Apr30° / 20°648.511.65.4
May28° / 18°274.411.17.1
Jun27° / 17°102.210.87.8
Jul27° / 16°61.610.97.9
Aug28° / 17°10211.37.5
Sep29° / 19°375.611.95.9
Oct30° / 20°889.212.44.9
Nov29° / 21°1851612.94.3
Dec30° / 22°23417.213.24.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% 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 74%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11882
21783
31783
41783
51684
61684
71882
81882
91882
101882
112179
122278
132278
142476
152674
162674
172773
183070
193070
203169
213268
223268
233367
243466
253367
263367
273367
283268
293268
303169
313169

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Ipatinga gets around 234 mm of rain over 17.2 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 55% and peaks near 59% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
157
258
358
458
559
659
759
859
959
1059
1159
1259
1359
1458
1557
1657
1756
1855
1954
2054
2153
2252
2352
2451
2551
2651
2750
2850
2950
3049
3149

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 49% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 96% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1754390
2653410
3651430
4550450
5549460
6448480
7447490
8447500
9346510
10345520
11345520
12344530
13344530
14344530
15344530
16345520
17345520
18346510
19346510
20347500
21347490
22348490
23448490
24448480
25448480
26448480
27547480
28547470
29647470
30647471
31647461

Wind in December

Winds average 6 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

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 6:07 AM to 6:19 AM, and sunset from 7:13 PM to 7:28 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.16:077:13
213.16:077:13
313.16:077:14
413.16:087:14
513.16:087:15
613.16:087:16
713.16:087:16
813.16:097:17
913.16:097:17
1013.16:097:18
1113.26:097:19
1213.26:107:19
1313.26:107:20
1413.26:107:20
1513.26:117:21
1613.26:117:21
1713.26:127:22
1813.26:127:22
1913.26:127:23
2013.26:137:23
2113.26:137:24
2213.26:147:24
2313.26:147:25
2413.26:157:25
2513.26:157:26
2613.26:167:26
2713.26:167:27
2813.26:177:27
2913.26:177:27
3013.26:187:28
3113.26:197:28

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.51 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.48 kWh/m² to a high of 6.13 kWh/m² in February across the year — December's 5.51 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.0Bright
25.1Bright
35.1Bright
45.1Bright
55.1Bright
65.2Bright
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95.2Bright
105.3Bright
115.3Bright
125.3Bright
135.4Bright
145.4Bright
155.5Bright
165.5Bright
175.6Bright
185.6Bright
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205.7Bright
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225.7Bright
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255.8Bright
265.8Bright
275.8Bright
285.8Bright
295.8Bright
305.8Bright
315.8Bright
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Ipatinga

In seasonPeak

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

Ipatinga's monsoon runs November–January, 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 Ipatinga?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
5.5
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Ipatinga for sightseeing.

What to pack for Ipatinga in December

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

In December, Ipatinga sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Ipatinga 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 Ipatinga peaks around February 11 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeFeb 11UV 14Jun 21UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May7Very high
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug9Very high
Sep10Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Ipatinga?

Ipatinga sits at 19.5°S, 42.5°W, 229 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Coronel Fabriciano, 11 km away.

Topography around Ipatinga

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ipatinga has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 158 m around an average of 263 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 826 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,382 m.

The land around Ipatinga is covered by artificial surfaces (55%) and trees (26%) within 3 km, trees (67%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and trees (52%) and grassland (46%) within 80 km.

3 km
158 m
16 km
826 m
80 km
1,382 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Coronel Fabriciano 11 km · Santana do Paraíso 12 km · Ipaba 14 km · Timóteo 17 km · Belo Oriente 28 km · Inhapim 45 km · Caratinga 55 km · Nova Era 61 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 Ipatinga (-19.4683°, -42.5367°, elevation 229 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).