Juazeiro weather in December

In December, Juazeiro sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 50 mm of rain across 6.3 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 34°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in December, and the air most often feels humid.

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 Juazeiro's 8th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Juazeiro's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
23°
12th coldest
Rainfall
50 mm
6.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
5:22 AM – 5:55 PM
Cloud cover
58%
8th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
6.45 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.2
out of 10

Juazeiro 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 34°C through the month.

A typical December day in Juazeiro reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 37°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 Juazeiro

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.

Juazeiro weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 3rd-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 23°808.712.53.3
Feb33° / 23°669.412.33.3
Mar33° / 23°7910.112.13.4
Apr33° / 23°32611.84.0
May32° / 22°10211.64.9
Jun30° / 21°30.711.55.8
Jul30° / 20°30.411.56.2
Aug31° / 20°10.211.75.7
Sep33° / 21°10.111.94.4
Oct35° / 22°111.512.23.4
Nov34° / 23°323.912.43.2
Dec34° / 23°506.312.53.2

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 49%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15050
25149
35248
45347
55347
65347
75347
85347
95347
105248
115248
125248
135149
145149
155149
165149
175149
185149
195149
205149
215050
225050
234951
244852
254951
264852
274852
284852
294852
304753
314753

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Juazeiro gets around 50 mm of rain over 6.3 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 20% and peaks near 23% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
117
217
318
418
518
618
718
818
919
1019
1119
1219
1320
1420
1520
1620
1720
1820
1920
2020
2120
2221
2321
2421
2521
2621
2722
2822
2922
3023
3123

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of December feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, December lands in the humid band about 46% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 41% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
111348318
211348318
311348308
411348308
511348308
611348309
711348299
811348299
911348299
1011348299
1111348299
1201348308
1301348308
1401448308
1501447308
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1701447318
1801447318
1901446328
2001446328
2101446338
2201445338
2301445348
2401344348
2501343359
2601343359
27013423510
28012423610
29012423610
30012423611
31011413612

Wind in December

Winds average 14 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
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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 5:16 AM to 5:29 AM, and sunset from 5:47 PM to 6:01 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.55:165:47
212.55:175:48
312.55:175:48
412.55:175:49
512.55:185:49
612.55:185:50
712.55:185:50
812.55:195:51
912.55:195:51
1012.55:195:52
1112.55:205:52
1212.55:205:53
1312.55:215:53
1412.55:215:54
1512.55:215:54
1612.55:225:55
1712.55:225:55
1812.55:235:56
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2012.55:245:56
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2212.55:245:57
2312.55:255:58
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2512.55:265:59
2612.55:265:59
2712.55:276:00
2812.55:276:00
2912.55:286:01
3012.55:286:01
3112.55:296:01

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 6.45 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.1 kWh/m² to a high of 6.81 kWh/m² in October across the year — December's 6.45 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.5Intense
26.5Intense
36.5Intense
46.5Intense
56.5Intense
66.5Intense
76.5Intense
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106.5Intense
116.5Intense
126.4Intense
136.4Intense
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266.4Intense
276.4Intense
286.4Intense
296.4Intense
306.4Intense
316.4Intense
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Juazeiro?

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

3.2
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
6.4
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Juazeiro. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Juazeiro in December

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

In December, Juazeiro sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Juazeiro 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 Juazeiro peaks around February 21 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 12 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 21UV 15Jul 12UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Juazeiro?

Juazeiro sits at 9.4°S, 40.5°W, 370 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Petrolina, 1.0 km away.

Topography around Juazeiro

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Juazeiro has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 30 m around an average of 368 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 134 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 677 m.

The land around Juazeiro is covered by artificial surfaces (59%) within 3 km, shrubs (39%) and grassland (28%) within 16 km, and shrubs (78%) within 80 km.

3 km
30 m
16 km
134 m
80 km
677 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
December weather nearby: Petrolina 1.0 km · Sobradinho 34 km · Lagoa Grande 52 km · Casa Nova 59 km · Curaçá 80 km · Santa Maria da Boa Vista 100 km · Jaguarari 100 km · Dormentes 111 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 Juazeiro (-9.4117°, -40.4986°, elevation 370 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).