Itaúna weather in December

In December, Itaúna sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 261 mm of rain across 22.3 wet days and about 13.2 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in December, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 06 min at the start of December to 13 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Itaúna's 12th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Itaúna's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
6th warmest
Overnight low
19°
10th coldest
Rainfall
261 mm
22.3 wet days
Daylight
13 h 12 min
6:18 AM – 7:31 PM
Cloud cover
77%
12th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.59 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

Itaúna 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 27°C through the month.

A typical December day in Itaúna reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°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)
12719
22719
32719
42719
52719
62719
72719
82719
92719
102719
112719
122719
132719
142719
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272719
282719
292719
302719
312719

Itaúna weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 6th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 19°23319.213.14.8
Feb28° / 19°13813.912.75.0
Mar28° / 19°16017.612.15.2
Apr27° / 17°6310.111.66.6
May25° / 15°355.111.17.7
Jun25° / 13°111.910.88.5
Jul25° / 13°6110.98.7
Aug26° / 14°132.311.38.3
Sep28° / 16°53711.96.8
Oct28° / 18°9411.712.55.6
Nov27° / 19°19919.1134.9
Dec27° / 19°26122.313.24.5

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 78%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12080
21981
31882
41882
51882
61882
71882
81882
91882
101981
111981
121981
132080
142080
152080
162377
172377
182476
192575
202575
212674
222773
232773
242773
252674
262674
272674
282575
292575
302476
312476

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Itaúna gets around 261 mm of rain over 22.3 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 71% and peaks near 73% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
170
271
371
472
572
673
773
873
973
1072
1172
1272
1372
1471
1571
1671
1771
1871
1971
2071
2171
2271
2371
2471
2571
2671
2771
2871
2971
3071
3170

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 67% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 67% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1637570
2535600
3534610
4432640
5431650
6330670
7329680
8329680
9328690
10228700
11228700
12228700
13228700
14229690
15229690
16230680
17230680
18231670
19131680
20132670
21132670
22132670
23132670
24132670
25131680
26131671
27130681
28229681
29229681
30228691
31228691

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 h 06 min at the start of December to 13 h 12 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 6:14 AM to 6:25 AM, and sunset from 7:22 PM to 7:37 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.16:147:22
213.16:147:23
313.16:157:23
413.26:157:24
513.26:157:24
613.26:157:25
713.26:157:26
813.26:167:26
913.26:167:27
1013.26:167:27
1113.26:167:28
1213.26:177:29
1313.26:177:29
1413.26:177:30
1513.26:187:30
1613.26:187:31
1713.26:197:31
1813.26:197:32
1913.26:197:32
2013.26:207:33
2113.26:207:33
2213.26:217:34
2313.26:217:34
2413.26:227:35
2513.26:227:35
2613.26:237:36
2713.26:237:36
2813.26:247:36
2913.26:247:37
3013.26:257:37
3113.26:257:37

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.59 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.04 kWh/m² to a high of 6.01 kWh/m² in February across the year — December's 5.59 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
25.4Bright
35.4Bright
45.4Bright
55.4Bright
65.4Bright
75.4Bright
85.4Bright
95.4Bright
105.4Bright
115.5Bright
125.5Bright
135.5Bright
145.5Bright
155.6Bright
165.6Bright
175.6Bright
185.7Bright
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215.7Bright
225.7Bright
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245.7Bright
255.7Bright
265.7Bright
275.7Bright
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305.7Bright
315.7Bright
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Itaúna

In seasonPeak

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

Itaúna'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 Itaúna?

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

4.5
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
4.7
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Itaúna for sightseeing.

What to pack for Itaúna in December

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

In December, Itaúna sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Itaúna 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 Itaúna peaks around January 20 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 20UV 15Jun 19UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May8Very high
Jun7High
Jul7Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep10Very high
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Itaúna in December

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where December falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Itaúna is worst in September — around 27 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (January, 12 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateSep 1526 µg/m³Jan 1412 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Moderate
Feb13Moderate
Mar15Moderate
Apr16Moderate
May20Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep27Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Itaúna?

Itaúna sits at 20.1°S, 44.6°W, 848 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Mateus Leme, 18 km away.

Topography around Itaúna

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Itaúna has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 241 m around an average of 862 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 602 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,010 m.

The land around Itaúna is covered by trees (39%) and artificial surfaces (37%) within 3 km, trees (50%) and grassland (41%) within 16 km, and grassland (48%) and trees (43%) within 80 km.

3 km
241 m
16 km
602 m
80 km
1,010 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Mateus Leme 18 km · Carmo do Cajuru 24 km · Pará de Minas 24 km · Juatuba 28 km · Igarapé 29 km · São Joaquim de Bicas 32 km · Divinópolis 34 km · Brumadinho 40 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 Itaúna (-20.0753°, -44.5764°, elevation 848 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).