Jacobina weather in December

In December, Jacobina sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 65 mm of rain across 8.9 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 4th-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 23% of the time in December, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 36 min at the start of December to 12 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Jacobina's 7th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Jacobina's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
4th warmest
Overnight low
20°
8th coldest
Rainfall
65 mm
8.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 42 min
5:19 AM – 5:58 PM
Cloud cover
63%
7th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
6.06 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.3
out of 10

Jacobina 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 Jacobina reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 32°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)
12920
22920
32920
42920
52920
62920
73020
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93020
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303020
313020

Jacobina weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 20°8111.212.64.9
Feb30° / 20°6011.912.44.7
Mar30° / 21°741412.14.7
Apr28° / 20°551511.85.2
May26° / 19°4913.911.55.9
Jun25° / 18°4916.111.45.8
Jul24° / 17°4615.911.46.0
Aug25° / 17°4414.711.66.1
Sep27° / 18°3010.111.96.4
Oct29° / 19°326.712.36.0
Nov29° / 20°689.412.55.3
Dec30° / 20°658.912.65.3

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 56%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14060
24060
34159
44159
54159
64258
74258
84258
94258
104258
114258
124357
134357
144456
154555
164555
174555
184555
194654
204753
214654
224753
234654
244654
254753
264753
274753
284753
294753
304654
314654

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Jacobina gets around 65 mm of rain over 8.9 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 29% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
132
232
332
432
531
631
731
830
930
1030
1130
1230
1330
1430
1530
1629
1729
1828
1928
2028
2128
2227
2327
2427
2527
2627
2728
2828
2928
3029
3130

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 53% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 56% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1241525
2340525
3340525
4339535
5339535
6339526
7338536
8338536
9338545
10338545
11338545
12338545
13338554
14339544
15339544
16340543
17340543
18341533
19341542
20342532
21342532
22343522
23343522
24344521
25344521
26344521
27345511
28245521
29245521
30245521
31245521

Wind in December

Winds average 9 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 min at the start of December to 12 h 36 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 5:14 AM to 5:26 AM, and sunset from 5:50 PM to 6:05 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.65:145:50
212.65:145:51
312.65:145:51
412.65:145:52
512.65:155:52
612.65:155:53
712.65:155:53
812.65:165:54
912.65:165:54
1012.65:165:55
1112.65:175:55
1212.65:175:56
1312.65:175:56
1412.65:185:57
1512.75:185:57
1612.75:195:58
1712.75:195:58
1812.75:205:59
1912.75:205:59
2012.75:206:00
2112.75:216:00
2212.75:216:01
2312.75:226:01
2412.75:226:02
2512.75:236:02
2612.75:236:03
2712.75:246:03
2812.75:246:03
2912.75:256:04
3012.65:256:04
3112.65:266:05

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 6.06 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.47 kWh/m² to a high of 6.06 kWh/m² in December across the year — December's 6.06 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.9Bright
25.9Bright
35.9Bright
46.0Bright
56.0Bright
66.0Bright
76.0Intense
86.0Intense
96.0Intense
106.0Intense
116.0Intense
126.0Intense
136.0Intense
146.0Intense
156.0Intense
166.0Intense
176.0Intense
186.1Intense
196.1Intense
206.1Intense
216.1Intense
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 Jacobina?

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

5.3
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
7.0
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Jacobina in December

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

In December, Jacobina sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Jacobina 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 Jacobina peaks around February 19 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 19UV 15Jul 10UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Jacobina?

Jacobina sits at 11.2°S, 40.5°W, 476 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Mirangaba, 26 km away.

Topography around Jacobina

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Jacobina has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 499 m around an average of 578 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 793 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 961 m.

The land around Jacobina is covered by trees (44%) and shrubs (25%) within 3 km, trees (39%), shrubs (30%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and shrubs (41%) and grassland (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
499 m
16 km
793 m
80 km
961 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
December weather nearby: Mirangaba 26 km · Miguel Calmon 29 km · Pindobaçu 52 km · Ponto Novo 55 km · Capim Grosso 59 km · Piritiba 61 km · Filadélfia 64 km · Ourolândia 66 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 Jacobina (-11.1814°, -40.5137°, elevation 476 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).