Lapão weather in December

In December, Lapão sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 86 mm of rain across 7.9 wet days and about 12.7 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-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 26% of the time in December, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 36 min at the start of December to 12 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Lapão's 12th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lapão's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
5th warmest
Overnight low
20°
10th coldest
Rainfall
86 mm
7.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 42 min
5:24 AM – 6:03 PM
Cloud cover
63%
12th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
6.44 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.1
out of 10

Lapão 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 30°C through the month.

A typical December day in Lapão reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 33°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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Lapão weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 20°998.812.65.0
Feb30° / 20°588.212.44.9
Mar30° / 20°748.112.15.1
Apr30° / 20°314.811.85.8
May29° / 19°91.611.56.7
Jun27° / 18°20.611.37.8
Jul27° / 17°20.211.48.1
Aug28° / 17°10.111.67.8
Sep30° / 18°30.411.96.4
Oct31° / 19°212.512.35.3
Nov30° / 20°807.812.54.9
Dec30° / 20°867.912.75.1

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 57%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13763
23862
33862
43862
53862
63961
74060
83961
93961
104060
114159
124159
134258
144258
154456
164456
174555
184555
194654
204654
214654
224753
234753
244852
254753
264753
274654
284753
294753
304654
314753

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Lapão gets around 86 mm of rain over 7.9 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 26% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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229
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429
529
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729
829
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1128
1228
1327
1427
1526
1625
1724
1823
1922
2022
2122
2222
2322
2422
2522
2623
2723
2824
2925
3025
3126

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 53% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 31% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
11165033
21155133
31155034
41154934
51154935
61154835
71154836
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251156024
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291136026
301136026
310136027

Wind in December

Winds average 11 km/h in December, the calmest month.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 11 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
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
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811calm
911calm
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 min at the start of December to 12 h 42 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 5:18 AM to 5:31 AM, and sunset from 5:56 PM to 6:10 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.65:185:56
212.65:195:56
312.65:195:57
412.65:195:57
512.65:205:58
612.65:205:58
712.65:205:59
812.65:215:59
912.65:216:00
1012.75:216:00
1112.75:226:01
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1312.75:226:02
1412.75:236:02
1512.75:236:03
1612.75:246:03
1712.75:246:04
1812.75:246:04
1912.75:256:05
2012.75:256:05
2112.75:266:06
2212.75:266:06
2312.75:276:07
2412.75:276:07
2512.75:286:08
2612.75:286:08
2712.75:296:09
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2912.75:306:09
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3112.75:316:10

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 4.26 kWh/m² to a high of 6.82 kWh/m² in October across the year — December's 6.44 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
26.3Intense
36.3Intense
46.3Intense
56.3Intense
66.3Intense
76.3Intense
86.3Intense
96.3Intense
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Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Lapão?

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

5.1
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
7.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Lapão in December

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

In December, Lapão sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

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UV index in Lapão in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Lapão peaks around March 10 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 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 highExtremeMar 10UV 15Jun 23UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Lapão?

Lapão sits at 11.4°S, 41.8°W, 775 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Irecê, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Lapão

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lapão has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 101 m around an average of 775 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 236 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,238 m.

The land around Lapão is covered by cropland (59%) and shrubs (25%) within 3 km, cropland (59%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and shrubs (59%) and cropland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
101 m
16 km
236 m
80 km
1,238 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
December weather nearby: Irecê 9.0 km · São Gabriel 18 km · João Dourado 19 km · Presidente Dutra 19 km · Ibititá 24 km · Canarana 34 km · Ibipeba 35 km · Jussara 41 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 Lapão (-11.3833°, -41.8319°, elevation 775 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).