Macarani weather in December

In December, Macarani sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 117 mm of rain across 13.6 wet days and about 12.9 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in December, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 54 min at the start of December to 12 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Macarani's 11th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Macarani's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 29°; 4th warmest
Overnight low: 20°; 9th coldest
Rainfall: 117 mm; 13.6 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 54 min; 5:10 AM – 6:05 PM
Cloud cover: 70%; 11th clearest
Wind: 8 km/h; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 5.8 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.8; out of 10

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Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month.

A typical December day in Macarani reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 9°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 warmer than November and on par with January.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30
Avg low (°C)	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	20
2	29	20
3	29	20
4	29	20
5	29	20
6	29	20
7	29	20
8	29	20
9	29	20
10	29	20
11	29	20
12	29	20
13	29	20
14	29	20
15	29	20
16	29	20
17	29	20
18	29	20
19	30	20
20	30	20
21	30	20
22	30	20
23	30	20
24	30	20
25	30	20
26	30	20
27	30	20
28	30	20
29	30	20
30	30	20
31	30	20

How December really feels in Macarani

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 0 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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

December sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Macarani weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 4th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	30° / 20°	92	13.3	12.8	4.6
Feb	30° / 20°	62	12.3	12.5	4.5
Mar	30° / 21°	110	16.2	12.1	4.4
Apr	28° / 20°	67	14.8	11.7	5.1
May	27° / 18°	44	11.5	11.3	6.2
Jun	25° / 17°	36	11.2	11.1	6.5
Jul	25° / 16°	39	12.4	11.2	6.5
Aug	25° / 16°	34	11.3	11.5	6.5
Sep	27° / 17°	37	10.1	11.9	6.4
Oct	28° / 19°	70	11.1	12.4	5.6
Nov	29° / 20°	135	14.8	12.7	4.8
Dec	29° / 20°	117	13.6	12.9	4.8

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 66%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	25	25	27	27	27	28	29	30	30	31	32	34	34	35	36	37	37	37	38	38	38	38	39	39	38	38	39	39	38	37	36
Cloudier (%)	75	75	73	73	73	72	71	70	70	69	68	66	66	65	64	63	63	63	62	62	62	62	61	61	62	62	61	61	62	63	64

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	25	75
2	25	75
3	27	73
4	27	73
5	27	73
6	28	72
7	29	71
8	30	70
9	30	70
10	31	69
11	32	68
12	34	66
13	34	66
14	35	65
15	36	64
16	37	63
17	37	63
18	37	63
19	38	62
20	38	62
21	38	62
22	38	62
23	39	61
24	39	61
25	38	62
26	38	62
27	39	61
28	39	61
29	38	62
30	37	63
31	36	64

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Macarani gets around 117 mm of rain over 13.6 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 44% and peaks near 52% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	52	52	51	51	51	50	50	49	48	47	47	46	45	44	43	42	41	40	39	39	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	39	39	40	40

	Rain chance (%)
1	52
2	52
3	51
4	51
5	51
6	50
7	50
8	49
9	48
10	47
11	47
12	46
13	45
14	44
15	43
16	42
17	41
18	40
19	39
20	39
21	38
22	38
23	38
24	38
25	38
26	38
27	38
28	39
29	39
30	40
31	40

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 76% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 90% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Humid (%)	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8
Muggy (%)	73	72	73	72	71	71	71	72	72	72	73	73	74	74	75	76	75	77	78	79	79	79	80	81	81	81	81	80	81	81	80
Oppressive (%)	15	16	16	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	16	16	15	14	14	13	12	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	12

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	12	73	15
2	12	72	16
3	11	73	16
4	11	72	17
5	11	71	18
6	11	71	18
7	11	71	18
8	10	72	18
9	10	72	18
10	10	72	18
11	10	73	17
12	10	73	17
13	10	74	16
14	10	74	16
15	10	75	15
16	10	76	14
17	11	75	14
18	10	77	13
19	10	78	12
20	10	79	11
21	10	79	11
22	10	79	11
23	10	80	10
24	9	81	10
25	9	81	10
26	9	81	10
27	9	81	10
28	9	80	11
29	8	81	11
30	8	81	11
31	8	80	12

Wind in December

Winds average 8 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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	8	calm
2	8	calm
3	8	calm
4	7	calm
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28	8	calm
29	8	calm
30	8	calm
31	8	calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 54 min at the start of December to 12 h 54 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 5:17 AM, and sunset from 5:57 PM to 6:12 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9
Sunrise (AM)	5:06	5:06	5:06	5:06	5:07	5:07	5:07	5:07	5:08	5:08	5:08	5:09	5:09	5:09	5:10	5:10	5:11	5:11	5:12	5:12	5:12	5:13	5:13	5:14	5:14	5:15	5:15	5:16	5:16	5:17	5:17
Sunset (PM)	5:57	5:58	5:58	5:59	5:59	6:00	6:01	6:01	6:02	6:02	6:03	6:03	6:04	6:04	6:05	6:05	6:06	6:06	6:07	6:07	6:08	6:08	6:09	6:09	6:10	6:10	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:12	6:12

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.9	5:06	5:57
2	12.9	5:06	5:58
3	12.9	5:06	5:58
4	12.9	5:06	5:59
5	12.9	5:07	5:59
6	12.9	5:07	6:00
7	12.9	5:07	6:01
8	12.9	5:07	6:01
9	12.9	5:08	6:02
10	12.9	5:08	6:02
11	12.9	5:08	6:03
12	12.9	5:09	6:03
13	12.9	5:09	6:04
14	12.9	5:09	6:04
15	12.9	5:10	6:05
16	12.9	5:10	6:05
17	12.9	5:11	6:06
18	12.9	5:11	6:06
19	12.9	5:12	6:07
20	12.9	5:12	6:07
21	12.9	5:12	6:08
22	12.9	5:13	6:08
23	12.9	5:13	6:09
24	12.9	5:14	6:09
25	12.9	5:14	6:10
26	12.9	5:15	6:10
27	12.9	5:15	6:11
28	12.9	5:16	6:11
29	12.9	5:16	6:11
30	12.9	5:17	6:12
31	12.9	5:17	6:12

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.8 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.39 kWh/m² to a high of 6.01 kWh/m² in January across the year — December's 5.8 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.9	5.9	5.9	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.3	Bright
2	5.3	Bright
3	5.4	Bright
4	5.4	Bright
5	5.5	Bright
6	5.5	Bright
7	5.5	Bright
8	5.6	Bright
9	5.6	Bright
10	5.7	Bright
11	5.7	Bright
12	5.7	Bright
13	5.8	Bright
14	5.8	Bright
15	5.8	Bright
16	5.9	Bright
17	5.9	Bright
18	5.9	Bright
19	6.0	Bright
20	6.0	Bright
21	6.0	Intense
22	6.0	Intense
23	6.0	Intense
24	6.0	Intense
25	6.0	Intense
26	6.0	Intense
27	6.0	Intense
28	6.1	Intense
29	6.1	Intense
30	6.1	Intense
31	6.1	Intense

Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Macarani?

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

4.8

Sightseeing

8th-best month of the year

6.2

Beach & pool

4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Macarani in December

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

In December, Macarani sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Macarani 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 Macarani peaks around February 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 at about 8 (very high).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	14	15	14	12	9	8	8	9	11	13	14	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	12	Extreme
May	9	Very high
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	14	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Macarani?

Macarani sits at 15.6°S, 40.4°W, 315 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Itarantim, 40 km away.

Topography around Macarani

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Macarani has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 269 m around an average of 324 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 754 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 977 m.

The land around Macarani is covered by grassland (86%) within 3 km, grassland (68%) and trees (31%) within 16 km, and grassland (58%) and trees (41%) within 80 km.

3 km

269 m

grassland 86%

16 km

754 m

grassland 68%

80 km

977 m

grassland 58%

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← November Macarani year-round climate January →Best places to visit in December

December weather nearby: Itarantim 40 km · Itapetinga 40 km · Itambé 42 km · Encruzilhada 52 km · Itororó 63 km · Almenara 74 km · Barra do Choça 78 km · Cândido Sales 88 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

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 Macarani (-15.5683°, -40.4231°, elevation 315 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	20
2	29	20
3	29	20
4	29	20
5	29	20
6	29	20
7	29	20
8	29	20
9	29	20
10	29	20
11	29	20
12	29	20
13	29	20
14	29	20
15	29	20
16	29	20
17	29	20
18	29	20
19	30	20
20	30	20
21	30	20
22	30	20
23	30	20
24	30	20
25	30	20
26	30	20
27	30	20
28	30	20
29	30	20
30	30	20
31	30	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	25	75
2	25	75
3	27	73
4	27	73
5	27	73
6	28	72
7	29	71
8	30	70
9	30	70
10	31	69
11	32	68
12	34	66
13	34	66
14	35	65
15	36	64
16	37	63
17	37	63
18	37	63
19	38	62
20	38	62
21	38	62
22	38	62
23	39	61
24	39	61
25	38	62
26	38	62
27	39	61
28	39	61
29	38	62
30	37	63
31	36	64

	Rain chance (%)
1	52
2	52
3	51
4	51
5	51
6	50
7	50
8	49
9	48
10	47
11	47
12	46
13	45
14	44
15	43
16	42
17	41
18	40
19	39
20	39
21	38
22	38
23	38
24	38
25	38
26	38
27	38
28	39
29	39
30	40
31	40

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	12	73	15
2	12	72	16
3	11	73	16
4	11	72	17
5	11	71	18
6	11	71	18
7	11	71	18
8	10	72	18
9	10	72	18
10	10	72	18
11	10	73	17
12	10	73	17
13	10	74	16
14	10	74	16
15	10	75	15
16	10	76	14
17	11	75	14
18	10	77	13
19	10	78	12
20	10	79	11
21	10	79	11
22	10	79	11
23	10	80	10
24	9	81	10
25	9	81	10
26	9	81	10
27	9	81	10
28	9	80	11
29	8	81	11
30	8	81	11
31	8	80	12

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	20
2	29	20
3	29	20
4	29	20
5	29	20
6	29	20
7	29	20
8	29	20
9	29	20
10	29	20
11	29	20
12	29	20
13	29	20
14	29	20
15	29	20
16	29	20
17	29	20
18	29	20
19	30	20
20	30	20
21	30	20
22	30	20
23	30	20
24	30	20
25	30	20
26	30	20
27	30	20
28	30	20
29	30	20
30	30	20
31	30	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	25	75
2	25	75
3	27	73
4	27	73
5	27	73
6	28	72
7	29	71
8	30	70
9	30	70
10	31	69
11	32	68
12	34	66
13	34	66
14	35	65
15	36	64
16	37	63
17	37	63
18	37	63
19	38	62
20	38	62
21	38	62
22	38	62
23	39	61
24	39	61
25	38	62
26	38	62
27	39	61
28	39	61
29	38	62
30	37	63
31	36	64

	Rain chance (%)
1	52
2	52
3	51
4	51
5	51
6	50
7	50
8	49
9	48
10	47
11	47
12	46
13	45
14	44
15	43
16	42
17	41
18	40
19	39
20	39
21	38
22	38
23	38
24	38
25	38
26	38
27	38
28	39
29	39
30	40
31	40

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	12	73	15
2	12	72	16
3	11	73	16
4	11	72	17
5	11	71	18
6	11	71	18
7	11	71	18
8	10	72	18
9	10	72	18
10	10	72	18
11	10	73	17
12	10	73	17
13	10	74	16
14	10	74	16
15	10	75	15
16	10	76	14
17	11	75	14
18	10	77	13
19	10	78	12
20	10	79	11
21	10	79	11
22	10	79	11
23	10	80	10
24	9	81	10
25	9	81	10
26	9	81	10
27	9	81	10
28	9	80	11
29	8	81	11
30	8	81	11
31	8	80	12

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	20
2	29	20
3	29	20
4	29	20
5	29	20
6	29	20
7	29	20
8	29	20
9	29	20
10	29	20
11	29	20
12	29	20
13	29	20
14	29	20
15	29	20
16	29	20
17	29	20
18	29	20
19	30	20
20	30	20
21	30	20
22	30	20
23	30	20
24	30	20
25	30	20
26	30	20
27	30	20
28	30	20
29	30	20
30	30	20
31	30	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	25	75
2	25	75
3	27	73
4	27	73
5	27	73
6	28	72
7	29	71
8	30	70
9	30	70
10	31	69
11	32	68
12	34	66
13	34	66
14	35	65
15	36	64
16	37	63
17	37	63
18	37	63
19	38	62
20	38	62
21	38	62
22	38	62
23	39	61
24	39	61
25	38	62
26	38	62
27	39	61
28	39	61
29	38	62
30	37	63
31	36	64

	Rain chance (%)
1	52
2	52
3	51
4	51
5	51
6	50
7	50
8	49
9	48
10	47
11	47
12	46
13	45
14	44
15	43
16	42
17	41
18	40
19	39
20	39
21	38
22	38
23	38
24	38
25	38
26	38
27	38
28	39
29	39
30	40
31	40

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	12	73	15
2	12	72	16
3	11	73	16
4	11	72	17
5	11	71	18
6	11	71	18
7	11	71	18
8	10	72	18
9	10	72	18
10	10	72	18
11	10	73	17
12	10	73	17
13	10	74	16
14	10	74	16
15	10	75	15
16	10	76	14
17	11	75	14
18	10	77	13
19	10	78	12
20	10	79	11
21	10	79	11
22	10	79	11
23	10	80	10
24	9	81	10
25	9	81	10
26	9	81	10
27	9	81	10
28	9	80	11
29	8	81	11
30	8	81	11
31	8	80	12