Jaguaruana weather in December

In December, Jaguaruana sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 16 mm of rain across 4.4 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% of the time in December, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of December to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Jaguaruana's 7th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Jaguaruana's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
4th warmest
Overnight low
25°
12th coldest
Rainfall
16 mm
4.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
5:19 AM – 5:36 PM
Cloud cover
45%
7th clearest
Wind
19 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
6.41 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
out of 10

Jaguaruana 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 33°C through the month.

A typical December day in Jaguaruana reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 34°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 Jaguaruana

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 31 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
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in December is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Jaguaruana weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 4th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 25°6712.212.23.6
Feb32° / 25°9315.112.23.4
Mar31° / 24°15120123.3
Apr31° / 24°1471911.93.5
May32° / 24°7510.811.84.2
Jun32° / 24°346.711.74.6
Jul32° / 23°213.411.74.7
Aug33° / 23°30.611.84.5
Sep33° / 23°20.2124.5
Oct33° / 24°20.412.14.5
Nov33° / 25°30.412.24.5
Dec33° / 25°164.412.34.2

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 30%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17327
27327
37426
47426
57426
67426
77426
87426
97426
107426
117327
127228
137228
147228
157228
167129
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316337

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Jaguaruana gets around 16 mm of rain over 4.4 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 14% and peaks near 25% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
14
25
35
45
56
66
77
87
98
109
119
1210
1311
1412
1513
1614
1715
1816
1917
2018
2118
2219
2320
2421
2521
2622
2722
2823
2924
3024
3125

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 88% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
115841
215832
315832
414842
514842
614842
713852
813852
913852
1012862
1112871
1212871
1311881
1411881
1511881
1611881
1710891
1810900
1910900
2010900
2110900
2210900
239901
249901
259901
269901
279892
288902
298902
308893
317903

Wind in December

Winds average 19 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 18 km/h on the calmest days to 19 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
119light breeze
219light breeze
319light breeze
419light breeze
519light breeze
619light breeze
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3118light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of December to 12 h 18 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 5:13 AM to 5:26 AM, and sunset from 5:29 PM to 5:43 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.35:135:29
212.35:135:29
312.35:145:30
412.35:145:30
512.35:145:30
612.35:155:31
712.35:155:31
812.35:165:32
912.35:165:32
1012.35:165:33
1112.35:175:33
1212.35:175:34
1312.35:185:34
1412.35:185:35
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1612.35:195:36
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1812.35:205:37
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2012.35:215:38
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3012.35:265:42
3112.35:265:43

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 6.41 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.06 kWh/m² to a high of 6.94 kWh/m² in October across the year — December's 6.41 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.6Intense
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36.6Intense
46.5Intense
56.5Intense
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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Jaguaruana

In seasonPeak

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

Jaguaruana's rainy season runs February–May, 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 Jaguaruana?

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

4.2
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
7.3
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Jaguaruana in December

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

In December, Jaguaruana sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Jaguaruana in December

The nearest coast averages about 28°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 29 km away) is warmest in April at about 29°C and coldest in August near 27°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun28Warm
Jul27Warm
Aug27Warm
Sep27Warm
Oct27Warm
Nov28Warm
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Jaguaruana in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Jaguaruana peaks around March 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 16UV 15Jun 23UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Jaguaruana?

Jaguaruana sits at 4.8°S, 37.8°W, 15 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Russas, 25 km away.

Topography around Jaguaruana

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Jaguaruana has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 15 m around an average of 10 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 131 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 319 m.

The land around Jaguaruana is covered by grassland (69%) within 3 km, grassland (51%) and shrubs (35%) within 16 km, and shrubs (45%), water (22%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
15 m
16 km
131 m
80 km
319 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
December weather nearby: Russas 25 km · Aracati 30 km · Baraúna 33 km · Quixeré 35 km · Fortim 43 km · Icapuí 49 km · Limoeiro do Norte 49 km · Tabuleiro do Norte 60 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 Jaguaruana (-4.8339°, -37.7811°, elevation 15 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).