Lagoa Nova weather in December

In December, Lagoa Nova sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 13 mm of rain across 2.6 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 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% 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 Lagoa Nova's 7th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lagoa Nova's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
22°
9th coldest
Rainfall
13 mm
2.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
5:12 AM – 5:33 PM
Cloud cover
51%
7th clearest
Wind
18 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
6.44 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

Lagoa Nova 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 33°C through the month.

A typical December day in Lagoa Nova reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°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 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 Lagoa Nova

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.

Lagoa Nova 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
Jan32° / 22°588.912.34.0
Feb32° / 22°741012.23.9
Mar31° / 22°11714.3123.9
Apr31° / 22°9913.311.94.2
May31° / 21°47811.74.9
Jun30° / 21°315.711.75.7
Jul30° / 20°203.611.76.0
Aug31° / 20°60.811.85.8
Sep32° / 20°20.4125.2
Oct33° / 21°20.512.14.6
Nov33° / 21°30.712.34.4
Dec33° / 22°132.612.34.3

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 37%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17030
27030
37030
46931
56931
66931
76832
86832
96733
106634
116634
126535
136436
146436
156337
166337
176238
186238
196139
206040
216040
225941
235842
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275743
285842
295842
305743
315644

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Lagoa Nova gets around 13 mm of rain over 2.6 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 17% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
13
24
34
45
55
66
76
86
97
107
118
128
138
148
159
169
179
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2110
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2310
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2612
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2814
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3016
3117

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 72% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 74% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
135641
234651
334651
433661
532671
631681
730682
829692
928702
1027712
1127712
1226722
1325732
1425732
1525732
1624742
1724742
1824742
1924742
2023752
2123752
2223752
2322753
2422753
2522744
2621754
2721754
2821745
2920755
3020746
3119756

Wind in December

Winds average 18 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 17 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
618light breeze
718light breeze
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918light breeze
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1118light breeze
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3117light 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 5:06 AM to 5:19 AM, and sunset from 5:25 PM to 5:40 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.35:065:25
212.35:065:26
312.35:065:26
412.35:075:27
512.35:075:27
612.35:075:28
712.35:085:28
812.35:085:29
912.35:095:29
1012.35:095:30
1112.35:095:30
1212.35:105:31
1312.35:105:31
1412.35:115:32
1512.45:115:32
1612.45:125:33
1712.45:125:33
1812.45:125:34
1912.45:135:34
2012.45:135:35
2112.45:145:35
2212.45:145:35
2312.45:155:36
2412.45:155:36
2512.45:165:37
2612.45:165:37
2712.45:175:38
2812.45:175:38
2912.45:185:39
3012.35:185:39
3112.35:195:40

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 6.44 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.72 kWh/m² to a high of 6.93 kWh/m² in October across the year — December's 6.44 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.6Intense
26.6Intense
36.6Intense
46.6Intense
56.6Intense
66.6Intense
76.5Intense
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146.4Intense
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286.3Intense
296.3Intense
306.3Intense
316.3Intense
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Lagoa Nova?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
7.4
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Lagoa Nova in December

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

In December, Lagoa Nova sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Lagoa Nova 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 Lagoa Nova 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
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Lagoa Nova?

Lagoa Nova sits at 6.1°S, 36.5°W, 588 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Currais Novos, 19 km away.

Topography around Lagoa Nova

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lagoa Nova has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 285 m around an average of 668 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 539 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 738 m.

The land around Lagoa Nova is covered by grassland (49%) and shrubs (25%) within 3 km, shrubs (70%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and shrubs (77%) within 80 km.

3 km
285 m
16 km
539 m
80 km
738 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Currais Novos 19 km · Picuí 48 km · Santa Cruz 52 km · Cuité 56 km · Jucurutu 61 km · Parelhas 69 km · Açu 75 km · Caicó 80 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 Nova (-6.094°, -36.4722°, elevation 588 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).