Limoeiro do Norte weather in December

In December, Limoeiro do Norte sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 18 mm of rain across 3.3 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 7th-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 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 Limoeiro do Norte's 6th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Limoeiro do Norte's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
4th warmest
Overnight low
25°
12th coldest
Rainfall
18 mm
3.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
5:20 AM – 5:37 PM
Cloud cover
52%
6th clearest
Wind
17 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
6.31 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.8
out of 10

Limoeiro do Norte 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 Limoeiro do Norte reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 33°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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How December really feels in Limoeiro do Norte

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.

Limoeiro do Norte weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 4th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 24°8711.512.32.8
Feb33° / 24°10313.412.22.9
Mar33° / 24°16118.8123.0
Apr32° / 24°1521711.93.3
May32° / 24°641011.83.8
Jun33° / 23°265.811.74.1
Jul33° / 23°162.811.74.1
Aug34° / 23°40.611.83.5
Sep35° / 23°10.1123.0
Oct36° / 24°30.312.12.7
Nov36° / 24°20.512.22.8
Dec35° / 25°183.312.32.8

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 25% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 36%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16931
26931
36931
47030
57030
67030
76931
86931
96931
106931
116832
126832
136733
146634
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216040
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305545
315446

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Limoeiro do Norte gets around 18 mm of rain over 3.3 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 11% and peaks near 22% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
13
23
33
44
54
65
75
86
96
107
117
128
139
149
1510
1611
1711
1812
1913
2013
2114
2215
2315
2416
2516
2617
2718
2819
2920
3021
3122

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 65% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 97% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
157520
247521
347422
447323
547224
637225
737126
837027
937027
1027028
1126929
1226830
1326830
1426731
1526731
1626632
1736532
1836433
1936433
2036334
2146135
2246135
2346036
2445937
2545838
2645739
2745640
2845541
2945343
3045244
3135245

Wind in December

Winds average 17 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
117light breeze
217light breeze
317light breeze
417light breeze
517light breeze
617light breeze
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917light breeze
1017light breeze
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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 5:14 AM to 5:27 AM, and sunset from 5:30 PM to 5:44 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.35:145:30
212.35:145:31
312.35:145:31
412.35:155:32
512.35:155:32
612.35:165:33
712.35:165:33
812.35:165:34
912.35:175:34
1012.35:175:35
1112.35:185:35
1212.35:185:36
1312.35:185:36
1412.35:195:36
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1612.35:205:37
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1812.35:215:38
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2012.35:215:39
2112.35:225:40
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2712.35:255:43
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2912.35:265:44
3012.35:265:44
3112.35:275:44

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 6.31 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.9 kWh/m² to a high of 6.89 kWh/m² in October across the year — December's 6.31 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Limoeiro do Norte

In seasonPeak

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

Limoeiro do Norte'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 Limoeiro do Norte?

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

2.8
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
6.2
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Limoeiro do Norte in December

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

In December, Limoeiro do Norte sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 3 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Limoeiro do Norte in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Limoeiro do Norte peaks around March 15 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 12 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 15UV 15Jul 12UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Limoeiro do Norte 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 Limoeiro do Norte is worst in November — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.5× the cleanest month (July, 5 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateNov 1516 µg/m³Jul 175 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb10Good
Mar10Good
Apr10Good
May7Good
Jun5Good
Jul5Good
Aug5Good
Sep7Good
Oct15Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Limoeiro do Norte?

Limoeiro do Norte sits at 5.1°S, 38.1°W, 35 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Tabuleiro do Norte, 12 km away.

Topography around Limoeiro do Norte

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Limoeiro do Norte has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 14 m around an average of 29 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 137 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 770 m.

The land around Limoeiro do Norte is covered by grassland (35%) and cropland (34%) within 3 km, shrubs (39%) and grassland (35%) within 16 km, and shrubs (63%) and grassland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
14 m
16 km
137 m
80 km
770 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Tabuleiro do Norte 12 km · Quixeré 14 km · Russas 27 km · Morada Nova 31 km · Jaguaruana 49 km · Baraúna 54 km · Apodi 67 km · Aracati 74 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 Limoeiro do Norte (-5.1456°, -38.0981°, elevation 35 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).