Itabuna weather in December

In December, Itabuna sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 120 mm of rain across 19.1 wet days and about 12.9 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 2nd-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 20% of the time in December, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 48 min at the start of December to 12 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Itabuna's 11th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Itabuna's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
4th warmest
Overnight low
23°
9th coldest
Rainfall
120 mm
19.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 54 min
5:07 AM – 5:59 PM
Cloud cover
66%
11th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.67 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

Itabuna 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 Itabuna reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 30°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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22822
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42823
52823
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How December really feels in Itabuna

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 2 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
2
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.

Itabuna 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
Jan29° / 23°10020.712.84.2
Feb29° / 23°8120.312.54.0
Mar29° / 23°11422.712.13.9
Apr28° / 22°9921.811.74.3
May27° / 21°6716.411.35.6
Jun26° / 20°6017.111.15.7
Jul25° / 19°6618.111.25.7
Aug25° / 19°5216.311.55.9
Sep26° / 20°5314.811.96.0
Oct27° / 21°7616.912.35.5
Nov28° / 22°13219.212.74.9
Dec29° / 23°12019.112.94.5

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% 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 (%)
13367
23466
33466
43565
53565
63664
73763
83763
93961
103961
114060
124159
134159
144258
154357
164456
174555
184555
194753
204753
214852
224852
234852
244951
254852
264852
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284852
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304753
314753

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Itabuna gets around 120 mm of rain over 19.1 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 61% and peaks near 66% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
166
265
365
464
563
663
762
861
961
1060
1160
1259
1359
1459
1558
1658
1759
1859
1959
2059
2160
2260
2360
2461
2561
2662
2762
2863
2963
3064
3164

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 94% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
17903
26913
36913
46913
55923
65923
75923
85923
94933
104933
114933
124933
134942
144942
154942
164942
174951
184951
194951
204951
214951
224951
234951
243961
253961
263961
273952
283952
293952
302962
312962

Wind in December

Winds average 8 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
158calm
168calm
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248calm
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278calm
288calm
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318calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 48 min at the start of December to 12 h 54 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 5:02 AM to 5:14 AM, and sunset from 5:51 PM to 6:06 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.85:025:51
212.85:035:52
312.85:035:52
412.85:035:53
512.85:035:53
612.85:045:54
712.85:045:55
812.85:045:55
912.95:055:56
1012.95:055:56
1112.95:055:57
1212.95:065:57
1312.95:065:58
1412.95:065:58
1512.95:075:59
1612.95:075:59
1712.95:086:00
1812.95:086:00
1912.95:086:01
2012.95:096:01
2112.95:096:02
2212.95:106:02
2312.95:106:03
2412.95:116:03
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2612.95:126:04
2712.95:126:05
2812.95:136:05
2912.95:136:05
3012.95:146:06
3112.95:146:06

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.67 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.53 kWh/m² to a high of 5.85 kWh/m² in January across the year — December's 5.67 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
25.4Bright
35.4Bright
45.4Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
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95.6Bright
105.6Bright
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Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Itabuna?

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

4.5
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
5.4
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Itabuna for sightseeing.

What to pack for Itabuna in December

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

In December, Itabuna sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 19 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Itabuna in December

The nearest coast averages about 27°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 45 km away) is warmest in March at about 28°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°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Warm
Feb28Tropical
Mar28Tropical
Apr28Tropical
May27Warm
Jun26Warm
Jul26Warm
Aug25Warm
Sep25Warm
Oct26Warm
Nov27Warm
Dec27Warm

UV index in Itabuna 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 Itabuna peaks around February 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 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 18UV 15Jun 22UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Itabuna?

Itabuna sits at 14.8°S, 39.3°W, 69 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Itajuípe, 16 km away.

Topography around Itabuna

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Itabuna has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 126 m around an average of 77 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 318 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,130 m.

The land around Itabuna is covered by trees (43%) and artificial surfaces (37%) within 3 km, trees (81%) within 16 km, and trees (51%), grassland (26%) and water (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
126 m
16 km
318 m
80 km
1,130 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Itajuípe 16 km · Uruçuca 21 km · Ilhéus 27 km · Coaraci 33 km · Ibicaraí 34 km · Ubaitaba 53 km · Una 61 km · Itacaré 64 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 Itabuna (-14.7856°, -39.2803°, elevation 69 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).