Lucas do Rio Verde weather in December

In December, Lucas do Rio Verde sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 232 mm of rain across 25.6 wet days and about 12.8 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-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 5% of the time in December, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 42 min at the start of December to 12 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Lucas do Rio Verde's 10th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lucas do Rio Verde's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
11th warmest
Overnight low
22°
9th coldest
Rainfall
232 mm
25.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 48 min
6:17 AM – 7:03 PM
Cloud cover
82%
10th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.24 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.2
out of 10

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 Lucas do Rio Verde reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 1°C cooler than November and on par with January.

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How December really feels in Lucas do Rio Verde

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.

Lucas do Rio Verde weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 22°25326.412.73.1
Feb30° / 22°22324.612.42.9
Mar30° / 22°18324.712.13.1
Apr31° / 22°8915.511.73.9
May31° / 21°244.911.45.1
Jun31° / 20°50.811.25.7
Jul31° / 19°10.311.35.8
Aug33° / 20°71.211.64.6
Sep33° / 22°507.811.93.5
Oct32° / 22°12618.712.33.1
Nov31° / 22°18223.112.63.1
Dec30° / 22°23225.612.83.2

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 86%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11288
21189
31189
41189
51189
61288
71288
81288
91387
101387
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Lucas do Rio Verde gets around 232 mm of rain over 25.6 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 83% and peaks near 84% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
182
283
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483
584
684
784
884
984
1083
1183
1283
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1582
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1781
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2682
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3084
3184

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of December feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, December lands in the oppressive band about 97% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
10397
20397
30397
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50397
60298
70298
80298
90298
100298
111297
121297
131297
141297
151297
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171297
181297
191297
201297
210298
220298
230298
240298
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260298
270298
280298
290199
300199
310199

Wind in December

Winds average 6 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 42 min at the start of December to 12 h 48 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 6:12 AM to 6:24 AM, and sunset from 6:55 PM to 7:10 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.76:126:55
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312.76:126:56
412.76:136:56
512.76:136:57
612.76:136:58
712.76:146:58
812.76:146:59
912.76:146:59
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1312.86:167:01
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1612.86:177:03
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2012.86:197:05
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Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.24 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.74 kWh/m² to a high of 5.99 kWh/m² in October across the year — December's 5.24 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 Lucas do Rio Verde

In seasonPeak

In December, Lucas do Rio Verde sits inside its monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Lucas do Rio Verde's monsoon runs October–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 Lucas do Rio Verde?

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

3.2
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Lucas do Rio Verde.

What to pack for Lucas do Rio Verde in December

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

In December, Lucas do Rio Verde sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 26 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Lucas do Rio Verde 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 Lucas do Rio Verde peaks around February 9 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near September 15 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 9UV 15Sep 15UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May10Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep6High
Oct11Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Lucas do Rio Verde 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 Lucas do Rio Verde is worst in September — around 38 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 5.6× the cleanest month (July, 7 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodGoodModerateModerateGoodSep 1736 µg/m³Jul 107 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb11Good
Mar12Moderate
Apr11Good
May10Good
Jun8Good
Jul7Good
Aug17Moderate
Sep38Poor
Oct22Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Lucas do Rio Verde?

Lucas do Rio Verde sits at 13.1°S, 55.9°W, 367 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Sorriso, 63 km away.

Topography around Lucas do Rio Verde

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Lucas do Rio Verde.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lucas do Rio Verde has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 54 m around an average of 392 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 92 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 225 m.

The land around Lucas do Rio Verde is covered by artificial surfaces (47%), grassland (23%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, cropland (69%) and trees (22%) within 16 km, and cropland (59%) and trees (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
54 m
16 km
92 m
80 km
225 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Sorriso 63 km · Tapurah 75 km · Nova Mutum 86 km · Sinop 141 km · Diamantino 159 km · Nobres 189 km · Rosário Oeste 204 km · Campo Novo do Parecis 224 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 Lucas do Rio Verde (-13.0713°, -55.9148°, elevation 367 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).