Itamarandiba weather in December

In December, Itamarandiba sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 190 mm of rain across 17.9 wet days and about 13.1 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in December, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 13 hours at the start of December to 13 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Itamarandiba's 11th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Itamarandiba's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
5th warmest
Overnight low
19°
10th coldest
Rainfall
190 mm
17.9 wet days
Daylight
13 h 06 min
6:16 AM – 7:20 PM
Cloud cover
77%
11th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.56 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.1
out of 10

Itamarandiba is 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 28°C through the month.

A typical December day in Itamarandiba reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 31°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)
12719
22719
32719
42719
52719
62719
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122819
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Itamarandiba weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 19°12214135.1
Feb29° / 19°9710.712.65.3
Mar28° / 19°10913.812.15.5
Apr27° / 18°508.811.66.6
May25° / 16°174.511.27.5
Jun25° / 14°72.3118.2
Jul24° / 14°61.8118.4
Aug26° / 14°51.511.48.3
Sep28° / 16°193.911.97.3
Oct28° / 18°768.812.46.0
Nov27° / 18°16716.312.85.2
Dec28° / 19°19017.913.15.1

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 76%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11783
21783
31684
41684
51684
61684
71783
81882
91882
101981
112080
122080
132179
142377
152476
162674
172674
182773
192872
202971
212971
223169
233169
243169
253169
263268
273169
283169
293169
303169
313169

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Itamarandiba gets around 190 mm of rain over 17.9 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 57% and peaks near 63% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
161
262
362
462
563
663
763
863
963
1062
1162
1261
1360
1459
1558
1657
1756
1855
1954
2054
2153
2252
2352
2451
2551
2651
2750
2850
2950
3050
3149

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of December feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, December lands in the muggy band about 59% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 59% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1441550
2440560
3439570
4338590
5337600
6336610
7336610
8335620
9334630
10334630
11334630
12334630
13334630
14334630
15335620
16336610
17336610
18337600
19338590
20338590
21339580
22440560
23440560
24440560
25440560
26441550
27441550
28440560
29540550
30540550
31540541

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 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 hours at the start of December to 13 h 06 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 6:23 AM, and sunset from 7:11 PM to 7:26 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.06:117:11
213.06:127:12
313.06:127:12
413.06:127:13
513.06:127:13
613.06:127:14
713.06:137:15
813.06:137:15
913.06:137:16
1013.06:147:16
1113.06:147:17
1213.16:147:17
1313.16:157:18
1413.16:157:18
1513.16:157:19
1613.16:167:20
1713.16:167:20
1813.16:167:21
1913.16:177:21
2013.16:177:22
2113.16:187:22
2213.16:187:23
2313.16:197:23
2413.16:197:23
2513.16:207:24
2613.16:207:24
2713.16:217:25
2813.16:217:25
2913.16:227:26
3013.16:227:26
3113.16:237:26

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.56 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.71 kWh/m² to a high of 6.07 kWh/m² in February across the year — December's 5.56 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.1Bright
25.1Bright
35.1Bright
45.2Bright
55.2Bright
65.2Bright
75.2Bright
85.3Bright
95.3Bright
105.3Bright
115.4Bright
125.4Bright
135.5Bright
145.5Bright
155.6Bright
165.6Bright
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305.9Bright
315.9Bright
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Itamarandiba

In seasonPeak

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

Itamarandiba'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 Itamarandiba?

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

5.1
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
5.4
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Itamarandiba for sightseeing.

What to pack for Itamarandiba in December

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

In December, Itamarandiba sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Itamarandiba 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 Itamarandiba peaks around February 13 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 13UV 15Jun 23UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May8Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Itamarandiba?

Itamarandiba sits at 17.9°S, 42.9°W, 907 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Capelinha, 41 km away.

Topography around Itamarandiba

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Itamarandiba has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 236 m around an average of 984 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 431 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,725 m.

The land around Itamarandiba is covered by trees (53%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, trees (77%) within 16 km, and trees (68%) and grassland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
236 m
16 km
431 m
80 km
1,725 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
December weather nearby: Capelinha 41 km · Turmalina 65 km · Minas Novas 77 km · São João Evangelista 77 km · Malacacheta 83 km · Peçanha 83 km · Diamantina 90 km · Serro 100 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 Itamarandiba (-17.8572°, -42.8589°, elevation 907 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).