Joaquim Gomes weather in December

In December, Joaquim Gomes sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 34 mm of rain across 12.7 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 11th-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 34% of the time in December, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 30 min at the start of December to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Joaquim Gomes's 4th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Joaquim Gomes's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
1st warmest
Overnight low
23°
8th coldest
Rainfall
34 mm
12.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
5:03 AM – 5:35 PM
Cloud cover
55%
4th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
6.1 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

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 Joaquim Gomes reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°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)
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How December really feels in Joaquim Gomes

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.

Joaquim Gomes weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 1st-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 23°581712.54.2
Feb30° / 23°6416.812.34.0
Mar30° / 23°7619.812.13.9
Apr29° / 23°10020.511.84.0
May28° / 22°12723.511.64.3
Jun27° / 21°14825.211.54.3
Jul26° / 20°14025.611.54.4
Aug26° / 20°9222.611.74.8
Sep27° / 21°6418.211.95.3
Oct28° / 21°4715.112.25.3
Nov30° / 22°3211.112.45.1
Dec30° / 23°3412.712.54.7

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 27% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 39%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16040
26139
36238
46337
56337
66535
76535
86535
96535
106535
116535
126535
136436
146436
156337
166337
176238
186238
196139
206139
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225941
235941
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315842

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Joaquim Gomes gets around 34 mm of rain over 12.7 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 41% and peaks near 48% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
135
235
335
434
534
634
734
834
935
1035
1136
1237
1338
1438
1539
1640
1742
1843
1944
2045
2145
2246
2346
2447
2547
2647
2747
2847
2947
3047
3148

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 71% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
13664
23664
33664
43565
53565
63565
73466
83367
93367
103268
113169
123169
133070
142971
152971
162872
172872
182773
192773
202674
212674
222674
232674
242575
252575
262674
272674
282674
292674
302575
312575

Wind in December

Winds average 11 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
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511calm
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 min at the start of December to 12 h 30 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 4:58 AM to 5:10 AM, and sunset from 5:28 PM to 5:42 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.54:585:28
212.54:585:28
312.54:585:29
412.54:595:29
512.54:595:30
612.54:595:30
712.55:005:31
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1012.55:015:32
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3012.55:105:42
3112.55:105:42

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 6.1 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.89 kWh/m² to a high of 6.12 kWh/m² in November across the year — December's 6.1 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Joaquim Gomes

In seasonPeak

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

Joaquim Gomes'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 Joaquim Gomes?

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

4.7
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
6.5
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Joaquim Gomes in December

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

In December, Joaquim Gomes sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

Sea temperature near Joaquim Gomes 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 49 km away) is warmest in April at about 29°C and coldest in August near 26°C.

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

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Warm
Feb28Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May28Tropical
Jun27Warm
Jul26Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep26Warm
Oct27Warm
Nov27Warm
Dec27Warm

UV index in Joaquim Gomes 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 Joaquim Gomes peaks around March 13 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 13UV 15Jun 23UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Joaquim Gomes?

Joaquim Gomes sits at 9.1°S, 35.7°W, 116 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Matriz de Camaragibe, 24 km away.

Topography around Joaquim Gomes

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Joaquim Gomes has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 297 m around an average of 136 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 606 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 923 m.

The land around Joaquim Gomes is covered by grassland (81%) within 3 km, grassland (68%) and trees (30%) within 16 km, and grassland (54%) and water (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
297 m
16 km
606 m
80 km
923 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Matriz de Camaragibe 24 km · Colônia Leopoldina 25 km · Murici 29 km · São Luís do Quitunde 29 km · Messias 30 km · União dos Palmares 31 km · São José da Laje 37 km · Porto Calvo 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 Joaquim Gomes (-9.1333°, -35.7483°, elevation 116 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).