Lagoa da Prata weather in December

In December, Lagoa da Prata sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 239 mm of rain across 22.5 wet days and about 13.2 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in December, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 06 min at the start of December to 13 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Lagoa da Prata's 12th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lagoa da Prata's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
7th warmest
Overnight low
20°
10th coldest
Rainfall
239 mm
22.5 wet days
Daylight
13 h 12 min
6:22 AM – 7:34 PM
Cloud cover
76%
12th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.61 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Lagoa da Prata 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 28°C through the month.

A typical December day in Lagoa da Prata reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 31°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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Lagoa da Prata weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 7th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 20°23020.413.14.1
Feb29° / 20°13415.512.74.4
Mar29° / 20°14918.112.14.6
Apr28° / 18°52911.66.3
May26° / 16°304.211.17.7
Jun26° / 14°91.810.88.4
Jul26° / 14°60.810.98.6
Aug28° / 15°81.811.37.9
Sep29° / 17°416.311.96.0
Oct30° / 19°7610.912.54.9
Nov29° / 20°18019.312.94.3
Dec28° / 20°23922.513.24.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 77%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12278
22179
32179
42080
52080
61882
71882
81882
91882
101981
112080
122080
132278
142278
152278
162377
172476
182575
192674
202674
212773
222872
232872
242773
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272773
282674
292674
302575
312575

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Lagoa da Prata gets around 239 mm of rain over 22.5 wet days in December, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 72% and peaks near 73% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
170
271
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472
572
673
773
873
973
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1272
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1472
1572
1672
1772
1872
1972
2072
2172
2272
2372
2472
2572
2672
2773
2873
2973
3072
3172

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 78% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 82% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1325693
2323704
3221734
4220744
5219754
6217774
7217774
8116794
9116794
10115804
11115804
12115804
13116803
14016813
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16017803
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18017803
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25017794
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27016804
28016795
29015805
30015805
31015796

Wind in December

Winds average 7 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
77calm
87calm
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107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
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217calm
227calm
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247calm
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267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 06 min at the start of December to 13 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 6:18 AM to 6:29 AM, and sunset from 7:26 PM to 7:41 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.16:187:26
213.16:187:26
313.16:187:27
413.16:197:28
513.26:197:28
613.26:197:29
713.26:197:29
813.26:207:30
913.26:207:31
1013.26:207:31
1113.26:207:32
1213.26:217:32
1313.26:217:33
1413.26:217:33
1513.26:227:34
1613.26:227:34
1713.26:237:35
1813.26:237:36
1913.26:237:36
2013.26:247:37
2113.26:247:37
2213.26:257:38
2313.26:257:38
2413.26:267:38
2513.26:267:39
2613.26:277:39
2713.26:277:40
2813.26:287:40
2913.26:287:40
3013.26:297:41
3113.26:297:41

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.61 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.03 kWh/m² to a high of 5.95 kWh/m² in October across the year — December's 5.61 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
25.4Bright
35.4Bright
45.4Bright
55.4Bright
65.4Bright
75.4Bright
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95.4Bright
105.5Bright
115.5Bright
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135.5Bright
145.5Bright
155.6Bright
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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Lagoa da Prata

In seasonPeak

In December, Lagoa da Prata sits inside its monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Lagoa da Prata's monsoon runs November–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is December a good time to visit Lagoa da Prata?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
4.8
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Lagoa da Prata for sightseeing.

What to pack for Lagoa da Prata in December

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

In December, Lagoa da Prata sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Lagoa da Prata in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Lagoa da Prata peaks around January 21 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 21UV 15Jun 19UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May8Very high
Jun7High
Jul7Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep10Very high
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Lagoa da Prata in December

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where December falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Lagoa da Prata is worst in September — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.8× the cleanest month (November, 7 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1719 µg/m³Nov 237 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb8Good
Mar8Good
Apr8Good
May8Good
Jun8Good
Jul7Good
Aug10Good
Sep20Moderate
Oct12Good
Nov7Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Lagoa da Prata?

Lagoa da Prata sits at 20.0°S, 45.5°W, 662 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Santo Antônio do Monte, 27 km away.

Topography around Lagoa da Prata

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lagoa da Prata has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 90 m around an average of 664 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 281 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 710 m.

The land around Lagoa da Prata is covered by artificial surfaces (36%) and cropland (31%) within 3 km, grassland (38%), cropland (35%) and trees (22%) within 16 km, and grassland (53%) and trees (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
90 m
16 km
281 m
80 km
710 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
December weather nearby: Santo Antônio do Monte 27 km · Luz 29 km · Arcos 29 km · Bom Despacho 44 km · Bambuí 45 km · Formiga 51 km · Água Rasa 60 km · Nova Serrana 61 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 Lagoa da Prata (-20.0225°, -45.5436°, elevation 662 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).