Irecê weather in December

In December, Irecê sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 82 mm of rain across 7.9 wet days and about 12.7 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 2nd-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 25% of the time in December, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 36 min at the start of December to 12 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Irecê's 12th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Irecê's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
6th warmest
Overnight low
20°
10th coldest
Rainfall
82 mm
7.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 42 min
5:24 AM – 6:03 PM
Cloud cover
63%
12th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
6.49 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10

Irecê 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 Irecê reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 34°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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23020
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303120
313120

Irecê weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 6th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 20°1009.112.64.8
Feb31° / 20°618.512.44.7
Mar31° / 21°778.612.14.8
Apr30° / 20°345.111.85.5
May29° / 19°111.811.56.5
Jun28° / 18°20.411.47.6
Jul27° / 17°20.311.48.0
Aug28° / 17°10.111.67.5
Sep30° / 18°20.311.96.2
Oct32° / 20°212.612.35.0
Nov31° / 20°787.812.54.8
Dec30° / 20°827.912.74.9

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 57%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13862
23862
33862
43961
54060
64060
74060
84060
94159
104159
114159
124159
134258
144258
154456
164456
174456
184654
194654
204654
214654
224555
234654
244654
254654
264555
274654
284654
294555
304555
314654

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Irecê gets around 82 mm of rain over 7.9 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 26% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
129
229
329
429
529
629
728
828
928
1028
1128
1227
1327
1426
1526
1625
1724
1824
1923
2023
2122
2222
2322
2423
2523
2624
2724
2825
2925
3026
3127

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 51% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 31% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
11184932
21174932
31174833
41174834
51174734
61174735
71174635
81174635
91174636
101174635
111174635
121174735
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141174834
151174833
161184932
171185031
181185130
191185229
201185328
211185427
221185526
231185625
241185625
251175725
261175725
271175626
281165726
291165627
301165627
310155728

Wind in December

Winds average 12 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
1412calm
1512calm
1612calm
1712light breeze
1812light breeze
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2012light breeze
2112light breeze
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2612light breeze
2712light breeze
2812light breeze
2912calm
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3112calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 min at the start of December to 12 h 42 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 5:19 AM to 5:31 AM, and sunset from 5:56 PM to 6:10 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.65:195:56
212.65:195:56
312.65:195:57
412.65:205:57
512.65:205:58
612.65:205:58
712.65:205:59
812.65:215:59
912.65:216:00
1012.65:216:00
1112.65:226:01
1212.75:226:01
1312.75:236:02
1412.75:236:02
1512.75:236:03
1612.75:246:03
1712.75:246:04
1812.75:256:04
1912.75:256:05
2012.75:266:05
2112.75:266:06
2212.75:276:06
2312.75:276:07
2412.75:276:07
2512.75:286:08
2612.75:286:08
2712.75:296:09
2812.75:296:09
2912.75:306:09
3012.75:306:10
3112.75:316:10

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 6.49 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.33 kWh/m² to a high of 6.91 kWh/m² in October across the year — December's 6.49 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
26.3Intense
36.4Intense
46.4Intense
56.4Intense
66.4Intense
76.4Intense
86.4Intense
96.4Intense
106.4Intense
116.4Intense
126.4Intense
136.4Intense
146.5Intense
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276.5Intense
286.5Intense
296.5Intense
306.5Intense
316.5Intense
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Irecê?

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

4.9
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
6.9
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Irecê in December

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

In December, Irecê sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Irecê 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 Irecê peaks around March 10 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 10UV 15Jun 23UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Irecê?

Irecê sits at 11.3°S, 41.9°W, 730 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is São Gabriel, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Irecê

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Irecê has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 108 m around an average of 730 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 273 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,241 m.

The land around Irecê is covered by cropland (40%) and artificial surfaces (27%) within 3 km, cropland (52%), grassland (23%) and shrubs (22%) within 16 km, and shrubs (59%) and cropland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
108 m
16 km
273 m
80 km
1,241 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
December weather nearby: São Gabriel 9.0 km · Lapão 9.0 km · Presidente Dutra 14 km · João Dourado 21 km · Ibititá 30 km · Jussara 32 km · Central 34 km · Ibipeba 41 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 Irecê (-11.3042°, -41.8558°, elevation 730 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).