Itapeva weather in December

In December, Itapeva sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 147 mm of rain across 17.6 wet days and about 13.5 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 2nd-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 17% of the time in December, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 24 min at the start of December to 13 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Itapeva's 11th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Itapeva's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
18°
9th coldest
Rainfall
147 mm
17.6 wet days
Daylight
13 h 30 min
6:27 AM – 7:56 PM
Cloud cover
70%
11th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.66 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.1
out of 10

Itapeva 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 28°C through the month.

A typical December day in Itapeva reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°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 about 1°C warmer than November and on par with January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12718
22718
32718
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102818
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Itapeva weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 3rd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 19°20720.813.34.7
Feb28° / 19°13717.912.84.8
Mar27° / 19°10315.412.25.6
Apr26° / 17°537.611.57.0
May23° / 14°707.310.97.2
Jun22° / 12°666.510.57.3
Jul22° / 12°585.210.77.5
Aug23° / 12°445.311.27.9
Sep25° / 14°988.811.97.1
Oct26° / 16°10212.112.66.2
Nov27° / 17°1111313.25.9
Dec28° / 18°14717.613.55.1

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 68%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13466
23367
33268
43169
53169
63169
73070
83070
93070
103169
113268
123169
133268
143268
153367
163466
173466
183565
193565
203565
213565
223664
233565
243466
253367
263268
273268
283169
292971
302872
312872

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Itapeva gets around 147 mm of rain over 17.6 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 57% and peaks near 62% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
149
250
350
451
552
653
753
854
955
1055
1156
1256
1357
1457
1558
1658
1758
1859
1959
2059
2159
2259
2359
2460
2560
2660
2761
2861
2961
3061
3162

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 48% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 50% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
142138361
242038371
342037391
431937401
531936411
631936421
731935431
831834441
931833451
1031833461
1131732471
1231732481
1331732481
1431631491
1531631501
1631531501
1721531511
1821431521
1921431512
2021431512
2121331522
2221331513
2321232513
2411132524
2511131534
2611131534
2711031535
2801030555
2901030546
3001029556
3101029547

Wind in December

Winds average 10 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
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3110calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 24 min at the start of December to 13 h 30 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 6:24 AM to 6:35 AM, and sunset from 7:47 PM to 8:03 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.46:247:47
213.46:247:47
313.46:247:48
413.46:247:49
513.46:247:49
613.46:257:50
713.46:257:50
813.46:257:51
913.46:257:52
1013.46:267:52
1113.56:267:53
1213.56:267:54
1313.56:267:54
1413.56:277:55
1513.56:277:55
1613.56:277:56
1713.56:287:56
1813.56:287:57
1913.56:297:57
2013.56:297:58
2113.56:307:58
2213.56:307:59
2313.56:307:59
2413.56:318:00
2513.56:318:00
2613.56:328:01
2713.56:338:01
2813.56:338:01
2913.56:348:02
3013.56:348:02
3113.56:358:03

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.66 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.17 kWh/m² to a high of 5.66 kWh/m² in December across the year — December's 5.66 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
25.7Bright
35.6Bright
45.6Bright
55.6Bright
65.6Bright
75.6Bright
85.6Bright
95.6Bright
105.6Bright
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215.7Bright
225.7Bright
235.7Bright
245.7Bright
255.7Bright
265.6Bright
275.6Bright
285.6Bright
295.6Bright
305.5Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Itapeva

In seasonPeak

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

Itapeva's rainy season runs September–March, 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 Itapeva?

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

5.1
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
5.5
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Itapeva for sightseeing.

What to pack for Itapeva in December

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

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

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Itapeva 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 Itapeva peaks around January 21 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 11 at about 5 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 21UV 15Jul 11UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr9Very high
May7High
Jun6High
Jul5High
Aug8Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Itapeva?

Itapeva sits at 24.0°S, 48.9°W, 688 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Ribeirão Branco, 29 km away.

Topography around Itapeva

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Itapeva has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 217 m around an average of 699 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 375 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,294 m.

The land around Itapeva is covered by artificial surfaces (35%), trees (26%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, trees (50%) and cropland (36%) within 16 km, and trees (58%) and cropland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
217 m
16 km
375 m
80 km
1,294 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Ribeirão Branco 29 km · Itaberá 30 km · Buri 35 km · Guapiara 41 km · Itararé 49 km · Capão Bonito 54 km · Apiaí 59 km · Sengés 61 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 Itapeva (-23.9822°, -48.8756°, elevation 688 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).