Itambacuri weather in December

In December, Itambacuri sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 194 mm of rain across 17 wet days and about 13.1 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 1st-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 14% 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 Itambacuri's 11th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Itambacuri's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
4th warmest
Overnight low
21°
9th coldest
Rainfall
194 mm
17 wet days
Daylight
13 h 06 min
6:11 AM – 7:15 PM
Cloud cover
74%
11th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.63 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
out of 10

Itambacuri 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 Itambacuri reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 1°C warmer than November and about 1°C cooler than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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22920
32920
42920
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How December really feels in Itambacuri

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 6 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
6
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.

Itambacuri 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
Jan31° / 21°12013.1134.3
Feb31° / 21°821012.64.3
Mar30° / 21°11013.912.14.4
Apr29° / 20°7011.311.65.4
May27° / 18°28711.26.8
Jun26° / 16°164.910.97.4
Jul26° / 16°155117.5
Aug27° / 16°134.411.47.5
Sep29° / 18°214.511.96.4
Oct30° / 19°758.912.45.2
Nov29° / 20°17115.512.84.5
Dec30° / 21°1941713.14.2

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 73%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11981
21981
31981
41981
52080
62080
72080
82080
92278
102278
112377
122476
132575
142674
152872
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213268
223268
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313367

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Itambacuri gets around 194 mm of rain over 17 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 54% and peaks near 61% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
159
260
360
461
561
661
761
860
960
1059
1159
1258
1357
1456
1556
1655
1754
1853
1952
2051
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2250
2349
2448
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2647
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3144

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 63% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 88% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1166420
2156421
3146323
4136324
5136225
6126226
7116227
8116128
9116128
10116029
11116029
12116029
13116029
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15116128
16116128
17116227
18126226
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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 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
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
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107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
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278calm
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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 6:06 AM to 6:18 AM, and sunset from 7:07 PM to 7:22 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.06:067:07
213.06:077:07
313.06:077:08
413.06:077:08
513.06:077:09
613.06:077:10
713.06:087:10
813.06:087:11
913.16:087:11
1013.16:097:12
1113.16:097:12
1213.16:097:13
1313.16:107:14
1413.16:107:14
1513.16:107:15
1613.16:117:15
1713.16:117:16
1813.16:117:16
1913.16:127:17
2013.16:127:17
2113.16:137:18
2213.16:137:18
2313.16:147:19
2413.16:147:19
2513.16:157:20
2613.16:157:20
2713.16:167:20
2813.16:167:21
2913.16:177:21
3013.16:177:22
3113.16:187:22

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.63 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.42 kWh/m² to a high of 6.17 kWh/m² in February across the year — December's 5.63 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.1Bright
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45.2Bright
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215.9Bright
225.9Bright
235.9Bright
246.0Bright
256.0Bright
266.0Bright
276.0Intense
286.0Intense
296.0Intense
306.0Intense
316.1Intense
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Itambacuri

In seasonPeak

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

Itambacuri's monsoon runs November–January, 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 Itambacuri?

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

4.2
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
5.7
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Itambacuri for sightseeing.

What to pack for Itambacuri in December

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

In December, Itambacuri sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Itambacuri 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 Itambacuri peaks around February 14 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 14UV 15Jun 22UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May8Very high
Jun7Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Itambacuri?

Itambacuri sits at 18.0°S, 41.7°W, 349 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Teófilo Otoni, 27 km away.

Topography around Itambacuri

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Itambacuri has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 432 m around an average of 417 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 682 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,428 m.

The land around Itambacuri is covered by trees (49%) and grassland (44%) within 3 km, trees (62%) and grassland (38%) within 16 km, and trees (52%) and grassland (47%) within 80 km.

3 km
432 m
16 km
682 m
80 km
1,428 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
December weather nearby: Teófilo Otoni 27 km · Malacacheta 46 km · Novo Cruzeiro 66 km · Caraí 94 km · Governador Valadares 95 km · Capelinha 96 km · Ecoporanga 98 km · Carlos Chagas 104 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 Itambacuri (-18.0311°, -41.685°, elevation 349 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).