Itaparica weather in December

In December, Itaparica sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 57 mm of rain across 12.5 wet days and about 12.7 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 12th-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 39% of the time in December, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 42 min at the start of December to 12 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Itaparica's 11th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Itaparica's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
4th warmest
Overnight low
25°
9th coldest
Rainfall
57 mm
12.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 48 min
5:08 AM – 5:54 PM
Cloud cover
56%
11th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.46 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.5
out of 10

Itaparica 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 Itaparica reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 4°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 on par with November and on par with January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How December really feels in Itaparica

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.

Itaparica weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 4th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 25°7716.612.75.0
Feb29° / 25°6817.312.44.6
Mar29° / 25°9619.912.14.5
Apr28° / 25°15423.411.74.3
May27° / 24°17922.711.44.8
Jun26° / 23°16123.411.34.8
Jul25° / 22°12823.611.35.0
Aug25° / 22°9721.211.65.3
Sep26° / 23°7617.211.95.8
Oct27° / 24°6814.412.36.1
Nov28° / 24°721412.65.8
Dec28° / 25°5712.512.75.5

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% 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 44%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25149
35248
45248
55248
65248
75347
85347
95347
105347
115446
125545
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145644
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Itaparica gets around 57 mm of rain over 12.5 wet days in December, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 41% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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244
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541
641
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839
939
1038
1138
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1538
1638
1738
1839
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2040
2140
2241
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2743
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3044
3145

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 90% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11918
21918
31909
41909
518910
618910
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Wind in December

Winds average 13 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 42 min at the start of December to 12 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 5:03 AM to 5:15 AM, and sunset from 5:46 PM to 6:00 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.75:035:46
212.75:045:46
312.75:045:47
412.75:045:47
512.75:045:48
612.75:055:48
712.75:055:49
812.75:055:49
912.75:065:50
1012.75:065:50
1112.75:065:51
1212.75:075:51
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1412.85:075:52
1512.85:085:53
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1912.85:105:55
2012.85:105:56
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2212.85:115:56
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2412.85:125:57
2512.85:125:58
2612.85:135:58
2712.85:135:59
2812.85:145:59
2912.85:146:00
3012.85:156:00
3112.75:156:00

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 6.46 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.88 kWh/m² to a high of 6.51 kWh/m² in January across the year — December's 6.46 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Itaparica

In seasonPeak

None of Itaparica's seasonal hazards are active in December. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Itaparica's rainy season runs March–August, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is December a good time to visit Itaparica?

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

5.5
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
6.5
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Itaparica in December

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

In December, Itaparica sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

Sea temperature near Itaparica 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 27 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
Feb28Warm
Mar28Tropical
Apr28Tropical
May28Warm
Jun26Warm
Jul26Warm
Aug25Warm
Sep26Warm
Oct26Warm
Nov27Warm
Dec27Warm

UV index in Itaparica in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Itaparica peaks around February 17 at about 14 (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 17UV 14Jun 23UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Itaparica?

Itaparica sits at 12.9°S, 38.7°W, 20 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Vera Cruz, 11 km away.

Topography around Itaparica

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Itaparica has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 59 m around an average of 4 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 169 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 473 m.

The land around Itaparica is covered by water (73%) within 3 km, water (72%) within 16 km, and water (34%), grassland (33%) and trees (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
59 m
16 km
169 m
80 km
473 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswaterwetlandmangroves
December weather nearby: Vera Cruz 11 km · Madre de Deus 18 km · Salvador 23 km · Candeias 28 km · Maragogipe 29 km · São Francisco do Conde 29 km · Simões Filho 32 km · Jaguaripe 34 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 Itaparica (-12.8883°, -38.6786°, elevation 20 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).