Itabela weather in December

In December, Itabela sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 114 mm of rain across 15.4 wet days and about 13 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-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 17% of the time in December, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 54 min at the start of December to 13 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Itabela's 11th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Itabela's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
4th warmest
Overnight low
22°
9th coldest
Rainfall
114 mm
15.4 wet days
Daylight
13 hours
5:05 AM – 6:04 PM
Cloud cover
70%
11th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.6 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

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 Itabela reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 32°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)
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How December really feels in Itabela

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.

Itabela 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
Jan30° / 22°7816.212.94.1
Feb31° / 22°6614.812.63.9
Mar31° / 22°10918.612.13.8
Apr29° / 22°7517.211.64.4
May28° / 20°5413.411.25.7
Jun27° / 19°4213.6116.1
Jul26° / 18°4614.311.16.1
Aug26° / 18°3912.211.46.3
Sep27° / 19°3911.211.96.2
Oct28° / 20°8413.312.45.3
Nov29° / 21°13816.912.84.5
Dec30° / 22°11415.4134.3

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 63%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12773
22872
32971
42971
53070
63070
73268
83268
93367
103367
113565
123565
133565
143664
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Itabela gets around 114 mm of rain over 15.4 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 50% and peaks near 57% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
157
257
356
455
555
654
753
853
952
1051
1151
1250
1350
1449
1549
1649
1748
1848
1948
2047
2147
2247
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2647
2747
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3048
3148

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 78% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1129691
2128701
3127711
4126721
5125731
6124741
7023761
8023761
9022771
10022771
11022771
12021790
13021790
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26018820
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28017830
29016840
30016840
31015850

Wind in December

Winds average 10 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
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Sunrise & sunset in December

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Daylight runs from about 12 h 54 min at the start of December to 13 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 5:00 AM to 5:12 AM, and sunset from 5:55 PM to 6:11 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.95:005:55
212.95:015:56
312.95:015:57
412.95:015:57
512.95:015:58
612.95:025:58
713.05:025:59
813.05:025:59
913.05:026:00
1013.05:036:01
1113.05:036:01
1213.05:036:02
1313.05:046:02
1413.05:046:03
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1613.05:056:04
1713.05:056:04
1813.05:066:05
1913.05:066:05
2013.05:076:06
2113.05:076:06
2213.05:086:07
2313.05:086:07
2413.05:086:08
2513.05:096:08
2613.05:096:09
2713.05:106:09
2813.05:116:09
2913.05:116:10
3013.05:126:10
3113.05:126:11

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.6 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.48 kWh/m² to a high of 5.89 kWh/m² in January across the year — December's 5.6 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Itabela?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
5.9
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Itabela for sightseeing.

What to pack for Itabela in December

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

In December, Itabela sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Itabela in December

The nearest coast averages about 26°C in December — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 57 km away) is warmest in April at about 27°C and coldest in August near 25°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

24°26°28°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan26Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar27Warm
Apr27Warm
May27Warm
Jun26Warm
Jul25Warm
Aug25Warm
Sep25Warm
Oct25Warm
Nov26Warm
Dec26Warm

UV index in Itabela 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 Itabela peaks around February 16 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 16UV 15Jun 23UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Itabela?

Itabela sits at 16.6°S, 39.6°W, 158 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Eunápolis, 22 km away.

Topography around Itabela

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Itabela has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 246 m around an average of 145 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 347 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,128 m.

The land around Itabela is covered by grassland (53%) and trees (38%) within 3 km, trees (51%) and grassland (48%) within 16 km, and grassland (47%) and trees (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
246 m
16 km
347 m
80 km
1,128 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Eunápolis 22 km · Guaratinga 24 km · Itamaraju 52 km · Porto Seguro 54 km · Santa Cruz Cabrália 65 km · Prado 92 km · Itanhém 106 km · Belmonte 107 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 Itabela (-16.575°, -39.5533°, elevation 158 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).