Itambé weather in December

In December, Itambé sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 100 mm of rain across 12.4 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 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in December, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Itambé's 11th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Itambé's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
4th warmest
Overnight low
20°
9th coldest
Rainfall
100 mm
12.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 54 min
5:12 AM – 6:06 PM
Cloud cover
68%
11th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.85 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

Itambé 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 30°C through the month.

A typical December day in Itambé reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 33°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)
12920
22920
32920
42920
52920
62920
72920
82920
93020
103020
113020
123020
133020
143020
153020
163020
173020
183020
193020
203020
213020
223020
233020
243020
253020
263020
273020
283020
293020
303020
313020

How December really feels in Itambé

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

December sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Itambé 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° / 20°7711.612.84.6
Feb31° / 21°5210.212.54.5
Mar30° / 21°9614.912.14.4
Apr29° / 20°5813.511.75.1
May27° / 19°421111.36.2
Jun26° / 17°3611.311.16.5
Jul25° / 16°4012.311.26.4
Aug26° / 16°3310.711.56.5
Sep27° / 17°339.711.96.4
Oct29° / 19°609.912.35.5
Nov29° / 20°11313.512.74.9
Dec30° / 20°10012.412.94.7

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 17% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 63%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12872
22971
32971
43070
53070
63169
73268
83268
93466
103466
113565
123763
133763
143862
153961
164060
174159
184258
194258
204357
214357
224357
234258
244258
254258
264258
274159
284060
294060
304060
314060

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Itambé gets around 100 mm of rain over 12.4 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 40% and peaks near 46% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
146
246
346
445
545
645
744
844
943
1043
1142
1241
1341
1440
1539
1639
1738
1838
1937
2037
2137
2236
2336
2436
2535
2635
2735
2835
2935
3035
3136

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 73% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 89% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1137017
2127018
3127018
4126919
5126919
6116920
7116920
8116920
9116920
10116920
11117019
12117019
13117118
14117118
15127117
16127216
17127315
18127414
19127414
20127513
21117712
22117712
23117712
24117811
25117811
26107911
27107911
28107812
29107812
30107812
31107812

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
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

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 5:07 AM to 5:19 AM, and sunset from 5:57 PM to 6:12 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.85:075:57
212.85:075:58
312.95:075:59
412.95:085:59
512.95:086:00
612.95:086:00
712.95:096:01
812.95:096:01
912.95:096:02
1012.95:096:02
1112.95:106:03
1212.95:106:04
1312.95:116:04
1412.95:116:05
1512.95:116:05
1612.95:126:06
1712.95:126:06
1812.95:136:07
1912.95:136:07
2012.95:136:08
2112.95:146:08
2212.95:146:09
2312.95:156:09
2412.95:156:10
2512.95:166:10
2612.95:166:10
2712.95:176:11
2812.95:176:11
2912.95:186:12
3012.95:186:12
3112.95:196:12

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.85 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.38 kWh/m² to a high of 6.04 kWh/m² in January across the year — December's 5.85 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
25.4Bright
35.4Bright
45.5Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
75.6Bright
85.6Bright
95.7Bright
105.7Bright
115.7Bright
125.8Bright
135.8Bright
145.8Bright
155.9Bright
165.9Bright
176.0Bright
186.0Bright
196.0Intense
206.0Intense
216.0Intense
226.1Intense
236.1Intense
246.1Intense
256.1Intense
266.1Intense
276.1Intense
286.1Intense
296.1Intense
306.1Intense
316.1Intense
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Itambé?

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

4.7
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
6.4
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Itambé for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Itambé in December

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

In December, Itambé sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Itambé 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 Itambé peaks around February 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 11 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 17UV 15Jul 11UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Itambé?

Itambé sits at 15.2°S, 40.6°W, 357 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Itapetinga, 40 km away.

Topography around Itambé

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Itambé has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 369 m around an average of 359 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 739 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 991 m.

The land around Itambé is covered by grassland (77%) within 3 km, grassland (57%) and trees (43%) within 16 km, and grassland (59%) and trees (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
369 m
16 km
739 m
80 km
991 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
December weather nearby: Itapetinga 40 km · Barra do Choça 41 km · Macarani 42 km · Encruzilhada 44 km · Vitória da Conquista 48 km · Itororó 61 km · Planalto 66 km · Belo Campo 72 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 Itambé (-15.245°, -40.6244°, elevation 357 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).