Maceió weather in December

In December, Maceió sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 36 mm of rain across 12.5 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% of the time in December, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 30 min at the start of December to 12 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Maceió's 5th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Maceió's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 27°; 5th warmest
Overnight low: 25°; 8th coldest
Rainfall: 36 mm; 12.5 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 36 min; 5:02 AM – 5:36 PM
Cloud cover: 44%; 5th clearest
Wind: 20 km/h; 2nd windiest
Solar energy: 6.45 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.4; out of 10

Maceió is human settlement in Brazil.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month.

A typical December day in Maceió reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs on par with 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)	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27
Avg low (°C)	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25

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

Maceió weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 5th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	27° / 25°	65	17.2	12.5	5.7
Feb	27° / 25°	67	16.6	12.3	5.4
Mar	28° / 26°	83	19.4	12.1	5.3
Apr	27° / 25°	129	21.6	11.8	4.8
May	27° / 25°	177	24.3	11.6	4.7
Jun	26° / 24°	187	24.9	11.4	4.6
Jul	25° / 23°	174	25.2	11.5	4.7
Aug	25° / 23°	107	23.3	11.7	5.1
Sep	26° / 24°	68	19.5	11.9	5.6
Oct	26° / 24°	56	16.9	12.2	6.0
Nov	27° / 25°	40	13.6	12.4	6.3
Dec	27° / 25°	36	12.5	12.6	6.4

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 31%. Skies tend to cloud over 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 (%)	69	70	71	71	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	71	71	70	70	69	69	68	68	67	67	66	65	66	66	66	66	66
Cloudier (%)	31	30	29	29	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	29	29	30	30	31	31	32	32	33	33	34	35	34	34	34	34	34

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	69	31
2	70	30
3	71	29
4	71	29
5	72	28
6	72	28
7	72	28
8	72	28
9	72	28
10	72	28
11	72	28
12	72	28
13	72	28
14	72	28
15	71	29
16	71	29
17	70	30
18	70	30
19	69	31
20	69	31
21	68	32
22	68	32
23	67	33
24	67	33
25	66	34
26	65	35
27	66	34
28	66	34
29	66	34
30	66	34
31	66	34

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Maceió gets around 36 mm of rain over 12.5 wet days in December, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 41% and peaks near 46% on the wettest days. The odds climb 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 (%)	38	37	36	36	35	35	35	36	36	36	37	38	38	39	40	41	41	42	43	44	44	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	46	46	46

	Rain chance (%)
1	38
2	37
3	36
4	36
5	35
6	35
7	35
8	36
9	36
10	36
11	37
12	38
13	38
14	39
15	40
16	41
17	41
18	42
19	43
20	44
21	44
22	45
23	45
24	45
25	45
26	45
27	45
28	45
29	46
30	46
31	46

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 91% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% 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
Muggy (%)	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8
Oppressive (%)	90	90	90	90	90	91	91	91	91	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	92

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	10	90
2	10	90
3	10	90
4	10	90
5	10	90
6	9	91
7	9	91
8	9	91
9	9	91
10	8	92
11	8	92
12	8	92
13	8	92
14	8	92
15	8	92
16	8	92
17	8	92
18	8	92
19	8	92
20	8	92
21	8	92
22	9	91
23	9	91
24	9	91
25	9	91
26	9	91
27	9	91
28	9	91
29	9	91
30	9	91
31	8	92

Wind in December

Winds average 20 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 19 km/h on the calmest days to 21 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)	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	19	19
Feels	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

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

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 min at the start of December to 12 h 36 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 4:57 AM to 5:09 AM, and sunset from 5:28 PM to 5:43 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)	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6
Sunrise (AM)	4:57	4:57	4:58	4:58	4:58	4:58	4:59	4:59	4:59	5:00	5:00	5:01	5:01	5:01	5:02	5:02	5:03	5:03	5:04	5:04	5:05	5:05	5:05	5:06	5:06	5:07	5:07	5:08	5:08	5:09	5:09
Sunset (PM)	5:28	5:29	5:29	5:30	5:30	5:31	5:31	5:32	5:32	5:33	5:33	5:34	5:34	5:35	5:35	5:36	5:36	5:37	5:37	5:38	5:38	5:39	5:39	5:40	5:40	5:41	5:41	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:43

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.5	4:57	5:28
2	12.5	4:57	5:29
3	12.5	4:58	5:29
4	12.5	4:58	5:30
5	12.5	4:58	5:30
6	12.5	4:58	5:31
7	12.5	4:59	5:31
8	12.5	4:59	5:32
9	12.5	4:59	5:32
10	12.6	5:00	5:33
11	12.6	5:00	5:33
12	12.6	5:01	5:34
13	12.6	5:01	5:34
14	12.6	5:01	5:35
15	12.6	5:02	5:35
16	12.6	5:02	5:36
17	12.6	5:03	5:36
18	12.6	5:03	5:37
19	12.6	5:04	5:37
20	12.6	5:04	5:38
21	12.6	5:05	5:38
22	12.6	5:05	5:39
23	12.6	5:05	5:39
24	12.6	5:06	5:40
25	12.6	5:06	5:40
26	12.6	5:07	5:41
27	12.6	5:07	5:41
28	12.6	5:08	5:42
29	12.6	5:08	5:42
30	12.6	5:09	5:42
31	12.6	5:09	5:43

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 6.45 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.2 kWh/m² to a high of 6.48 kWh/m² in November across the year — December's 6.45 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)	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.5	Intense
2	6.5	Intense
3	6.5	Intense
4	6.5	Intense
5	6.5	Intense
6	6.5	Intense
7	6.5	Intense
8	6.5	Intense
9	6.5	Intense
10	6.5	Intense
11	6.5	Intense
12	6.5	Intense
13	6.5	Intense
14	6.5	Intense
15	6.4	Intense
16	6.4	Intense
17	6.4	Intense
18	6.4	Intense
19	6.4	Intense
20	6.4	Intense
21	6.4	Intense
22	6.4	Intense
23	6.4	Intense
24	6.4	Intense
25	6.4	Intense
26	6.4	Intense
27	6.4	Intense
28	6.4	Intense
29	6.4	Intense
30	6.4	Intense
31	6.4	Intense

Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Maceió

In seasonPeak

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

Maceió's rainy season runs April–August, 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 Maceió?

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

6.4

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

6.5

Beach & pool

1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Maceió in December

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

In December, Maceió sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear and a windbreaker. About 13 days see rain.

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Sea temperature near Maceió in December

The nearest coast averages about 27°C in December — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 13 km away) is warmest in April at about 29°C and coldest in August near 26°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	28	28	28	29	28	27	26	26	26	27	27	27
Comfort	Warm	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	28	Warm
Feb	28	Tropical
Mar	28	Tropical
Apr	29	Tropical
May	28	Tropical
Jun	27	Warm
Jul	26	Warm
Aug	26	Warm
Sep	26	Warm
Oct	27	Warm
Nov	27	Warm
Dec	27	Warm

UV index in Maceió 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 Maceió peaks around March 11 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 9 (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)	13	14	15	13	11	9	9	9	12	12	12	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

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

Location & terrain

Where is Maceió?

Maceió sits at 9.7°S, 35.7°W, 11 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Satuba, 15 km away.

Topography around Maceió

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Maceió has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 66 m around an average of 11 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 131 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 656 m.

The land around Maceió is covered by artificial surfaces (55%) and water (37%) within 3 km, water (55%) within 16 km, and grassland (38%) and water (35%) within 80 km.

3 km

66 m

artificial surfaces 55%

16 km

131 m

water 55%

80 km

656 m

grassland 38%

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

December weather nearby: Satuba 15 km · Marechal Deodoro 18 km · Rio Largo 25 km · Pilar 25 km · Messias 34 km · Atalaia 36 km · Barra de Santo Antônio 38 km · São Miguel dos Campos 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

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 Maceió (-9.6658°, -35.7353°, elevation 11 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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	27	25
2	27	25
3	27	25
4	27	25
5	27	25
6	27	25
7	27	25
8	27	25
9	27	25
10	27	25
11	27	25
12	27	25
13	27	25
14	27	25
15	27	25
16	27	25
17	27	25
18	27	25
19	27	25
20	27	25
21	27	25
22	27	25
23	27	25
24	27	25
25	27	25
26	27	25
27	27	25
28	27	25
29	27	25
30	27	25
31	27	25

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	69	31
2	70	30
3	71	29
4	71	29
5	72	28
6	72	28
7	72	28
8	72	28
9	72	28
10	72	28
11	72	28
12	72	28
13	72	28
14	72	28
15	71	29
16	71	29
17	70	30
18	70	30
19	69	31
20	69	31
21	68	32
22	68	32
23	67	33
24	67	33
25	66	34
26	65	35
27	66	34
28	66	34
29	66	34
30	66	34
31	66	34

	Rain chance (%)
1	38
2	37
3	36
4	36
5	35
6	35
7	35
8	36
9	36
10	36
11	37
12	38
13	38
14	39
15	40
16	41
17	41
18	42
19	43
20	44
21	44
22	45
23	45
24	45
25	45
26	45
27	45
28	45
29	46
30	46
31	46

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	10	90
2	10	90
3	10	90
4	10	90
5	10	90
6	9	91
7	9	91
8	9	91
9	9	91
10	8	92
11	8	92
12	8	92
13	8	92
14	8	92
15	8	92
16	8	92
17	8	92
18	8	92
19	8	92
20	8	92
21	8	92
22	9	91
23	9	91
24	9	91
25	9	91
26	9	91
27	9	91
28	9	91
29	9	91
30	9	91
31	8	92

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	69	31
2	70	30
3	71	29
4	71	29
5	72	28
6	72	28
7	72	28
8	72	28
9	72	28
10	72	28
11	72	28
12	72	28
13	72	28
14	72	28
15	71	29
16	71	29
17	70	30
18	70	30
19	69	31
20	69	31
21	68	32
22	68	32
23	67	33
24	67	33
25	66	34
26	65	35
27	66	34
28	66	34
29	66	34
30	66	34
31	66	34

	Rain chance (%)
1	38
2	37
3	36
4	36
5	35
6	35
7	35
8	36
9	36
10	36
11	37
12	38
13	38
14	39
15	40
16	41
17	41
18	42
19	43
20	44
21	44
22	45
23	45
24	45
25	45
26	45
27	45
28	45
29	46
30	46
31	46

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	10	90
2	10	90
3	10	90
4	10	90
5	10	90
6	9	91
7	9	91
8	9	91
9	9	91
10	8	92
11	8	92
12	8	92
13	8	92
14	8	92
15	8	92
16	8	92
17	8	92
18	8	92
19	8	92
20	8	92
21	8	92
22	9	91
23	9	91
24	9	91
25	9	91
26	9	91
27	9	91
28	9	91
29	9	91
30	9	91
31	8	92

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	69	31
2	70	30
3	71	29
4	71	29
5	72	28
6	72	28
7	72	28
8	72	28
9	72	28
10	72	28
11	72	28
12	72	28
13	72	28
14	72	28
15	71	29
16	71	29
17	70	30
18	70	30
19	69	31
20	69	31
21	68	32
22	68	32
23	67	33
24	67	33
25	66	34
26	65	35
27	66	34
28	66	34
29	66	34
30	66	34
31	66	34

	Rain chance (%)
1	38
2	37
3	36
4	36
5	35
6	35
7	35
8	36
9	36
10	36
11	37
12	38
13	38
14	39
15	40
16	41
17	41
18	42
19	43
20	44
21	44
22	45
23	45
24	45
25	45
26	45
27	45
28	45
29	46
30	46
31	46

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	10	90
2	10	90
3	10	90
4	10	90
5	10	90
6	9	91
7	9	91
8	9	91
9	9	91
10	8	92
11	8	92
12	8	92
13	8	92
14	8	92
15	8	92
16	8	92
17	8	92
18	8	92
19	8	92
20	8	92
21	8	92
22	9	91
23	9	91
24	9	91
25	9	91
26	9	91
27	9	91
28	9	91
29	9	91
30	9	91
31	8	92