Itabirito weather in December

In December, Itabirito sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 313 mm of rain across 24.6 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 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in December, and the air most often feels humid.

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 Itabirito's 12th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Itabirito's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
4th warmest
Overnight low
18°
11th coldest
Rainfall
313 mm
24.6 wet days
Daylight
13 h 12 min
6:15 AM – 7:28 PM
Cloud cover
80%
12th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.42 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Itabirito 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 26°C through the month.

A typical December day in Itabirito reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 28°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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312618

Itabirito 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
Jan26° / 18°26320.613.14.8
Feb27° / 17°16316.112.75.2
Mar26° / 17°20720.112.15.1
Apr25° / 16°8513.611.66.3
May23° / 13°42711.17.4
Jun22° / 12°152.810.88.0
Jul23° / 11°8210.98.3
Aug24° / 12°193.511.38.4
Sep25° / 14°698.611.97.2
Oct26° / 16°11615.212.55.9
Nov25° / 17°24122134.7
Dec26° / 18°31324.613.24.4

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 82%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11585
21585
31585
41486
51486
61486
71486
81486
91585
101585
111585
121585
131783
141783
151882
161981
172080
182080
192278
202278
212278
222278
232377
242377
252377
262377
272179
282278
292278
302179
312179

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Itabirito gets around 313 mm of rain over 24.6 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 79% and peaks near 81% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
180
280
380
481
581
681
781
881
981
1080
1180
1279
1379
1478
1578
1678
1777
1877
1977
2077
2177
2277
2377
2477
2578
2678
2778
2878
2978
3078
3177

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 60% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 32% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
11145926
20135928
30125929
40115831
50105832
60105733
7095734
8085834
9085735
10085735
11075835
12075934
13075934
14076033
15076033
16076132
17066232
18066331
19066331
20066331
21066331
22066331
23066232
24066232
25066133
26066133
27066034
28066034
29075934
30075835
31075835

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
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
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257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

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 6:11 AM to 6:22 AM, and sunset from 7:19 PM to 7:35 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.16:117:19
213.16:117:20
313.26:117:20
413.26:117:21
513.26:117:22
613.26:127:22
713.26:127:23
813.26:127:23
913.26:127:24
1013.26:137:25
1113.26:137:25
1213.26:137:26
1313.26:147:26
1413.26:147:27
1513.26:147:27
1613.26:157:28
1713.26:157:28
1813.26:167:29
1913.26:167:30
2013.26:167:30
2113.26:177:31
2213.26:177:31
2313.26:187:31
2413.26:187:32
2513.26:197:32
2613.26:197:33
2713.26:207:33
2813.26:207:34
2913.26:217:34
3013.26:217:34
3113.26:227:35

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.42 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.83 kWh/m² to a high of 5.94 kWh/m² in February across the year — December's 5.42 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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

Hazard calendar for Itabirito

In seasonPeak

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

Itabirito's monsoon runs November–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 Itabirito?

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

4.4
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
4.1
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Itabirito for sightseeing.

What to pack for Itabirito in December

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

In December, Itabirito sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 18°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 25 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Itabirito 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 Itabirito peaks around February 10 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 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 10UV 15Jun 19UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May8Very high
Jun7High
Jul7Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Itabirito in December

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where December falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Itabirito is worst in September — around 26 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (January, 11 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1624 µg/m³Jan 1411 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb12Moderate
Mar13Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May18Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep26Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov12Moderate
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is Itabirito?

Itabirito sits at 20.3°S, 43.8°W, 852 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Congonhas, 29 km away.

Topography around Itabirito

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Itabirito has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 340 m around an average of 941 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 814 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,687 m.

The land around Itabirito is covered by trees (50%), grassland (26%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, trees (53%) and grassland (41%) within 16 km, and trees (53%) and grassland (41%) within 80 km.

3 km
340 m
16 km
814 m
80 km
1,687 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
December weather nearby: Congonhas 29 km · Nova Lima 30 km · Raposos 32 km · Ouro Branco 32 km · Ouro Preto 35 km · Ibirité 37 km · Belo Horizonte 40 km · Sabará 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 Itabirito (-20.2533°, -43.8014°, elevation 852 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).