Jucurutu weather in December

In December, Jucurutu sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 12 mm of rain across 2.7 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 35°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in December, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Jucurutu's 6th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Jucurutu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
24°
11th coldest
Rainfall
12 mm
2.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
5:14 AM – 5:35 PM
Cloud cover
54%
6th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
6.45 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.7
out of 10

Jucurutu 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 35°C through the month.

A typical December day in Jucurutu reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 34°C and 37°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs on par with November and about 1°C warmer than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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23624
33624
43624
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63624
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How December really feels in Jucurutu

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.

Jucurutu weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 3rd-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 24°659.212.32.8
Feb34° / 24°8410.312.22.9
Mar33° / 24°13814.7123.0
Apr33° / 23°11213.611.93.3
May33° / 23°467.711.73.8
Jun32° / 22°29511.74.4
Jul32° / 21°17311.74.5
Aug34° / 21°60.711.84.1
Sep35° / 22°10.3123.3
Oct36° / 23°30.512.12.8
Nov36° / 23°20.412.32.7
Dec35° / 24°122.712.32.7

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 26% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 39%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16634
26634
36733
46733
56733
66733
76634
86535
96535
106436
116535
126436
136337
146238
156238
166139
176139
186040
196040
205842
215842
225743
235743
245743
255743
265743
275743
285644
295644
305545
315545

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Jucurutu gets around 12 mm of rain over 2.7 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 9% and peaks near 16% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
13
23
34
44
55
65
75
86
96
107
117
128
138
148
158
169
179
189
199
2010
2110
2210
2311
2411
2512
2612
2713
2814
2914
3015
3116

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 60% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 66% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1144532
2143542
3142552
4141553
5140563
6140563
7139573
8138574
9037594
10036604
11035614
12034615
13034615
14033625
15032626
16032626
17032626
18031636
19031636
20031627
21031627
22030637
23030628
24030628
25030619
26029629
27029629
280286210
290286210
300276211
310266212

Wind in December

Winds average 14 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
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3113light 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 5:08 AM to 5:21 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)
112.35:085:28
212.35:085:28
312.35:095:28
412.35:095:29
512.35:095:29
612.35:105:30
712.35:105:30
812.35:105:31
912.35:115:31
1012.35:115:32
1112.35:125:32
1212.35:125:33
1312.35:135:33
1412.35:135:34
1512.35:135:34
1612.35:145:35
1712.35:145:35
1812.35:155:36
1912.35:155:36
2012.35:165:37
2112.45:165:37
2212.45:175:38
2312.45:175:38
2412.35:175:38
2512.35:185:39
2612.35:185:39
2712.35:195:40
2812.35:195:40
2912.35:205:41
3012.35:205:41
3112.35:215:42

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 4.71 kWh/m² to a high of 6.95 kWh/m² in October across the year — December's 6.45 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.7Intense
26.7Intense
36.6Intense
46.6Intense
56.6Intense
66.6Intense
76.6Intense
86.5Intense
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106.5Intense
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146.5Intense
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216.4Intense
226.4Intense
236.4Intense
246.4Intense
256.3Intense
266.3Intense
276.3Intense
286.3Intense
296.3Intense
306.3Intense
316.3Intense
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Jucurutu

In seasonPeak

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

Jucurutu's rainy season runs January–April, 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 Jucurutu?

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

2.7
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
6.1
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Jucurutu in December

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

In December, Jucurutu sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Jucurutu 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 Jucurutu peaks around March 14 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 15 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 14UV 15Jul 15UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Jucurutu?

Jucurutu sits at 6.0°S, 37.0°W, 73 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Caicó, 48 km away.

Topography around Jucurutu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Jucurutu has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 68 m around an average of 74 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 695 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 745 m.

The land around Jucurutu is covered by shrubs (54%) and grassland (27%) within 3 km, shrubs (72%) within 16 km, and shrubs (75%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
68 m
16 km
695 m
80 km
745 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Caicó 48 km · Açu 52 km · Lagoa Nova 61 km · Currais Novos 61 km · Caraúbas 65 km · Parelhas 83 km · São Bento 85 km · Catolé do Rocha 87 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 Jucurutu (-6.0339°, -37.0203°, elevation 73 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).