Manacapuru weather in December

In December, Manacapuru sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 333 mm of rain across 28.4 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 6th-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 4% of the time in December, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of December to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Manacapuru's 8th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Manacapuru's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
6th warmest
Overnight low
25°
8th coldest
Rainfall
333 mm
28.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
5:53 AM – 6:04 PM
Cloud cover
85%
8th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.53 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.7
out of 10

Manacapuru is human 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 Manacapuru reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°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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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How December really feels in Manacapuru

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.

Manacapuru weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 6th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 24°35828.112.22.9
Feb30° / 24°34925.512.12.9
Mar30° / 24°42729.1122.8
Apr30° / 24°41828.711.92.7
May30° / 24°37229.311.92.8
Jun30° / 24°21224.811.83.2
Jul31° / 24°13721.611.83.6
Aug31° / 25°12018.911.93.5
Sep32° / 25°13820.5123.1
Oct32° / 25°16521.512.13.0
Nov31° / 25°20924.112.12.8
Dec30° / 25°33328.412.22.7

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 89%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11585
21585
31585
41585
51486
61486
71486
81486
91387
101387
111288
121288
131189
141189
151090
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Manacapuru gets around 333 mm of rain over 28.4 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 91% and peaks near 95% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
184
284
385
485
586
687
787
888
989
1089
1190
1291
1391
1492
1593
1693
1794
1894
1994
2095
2195
2295
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2794
2894
2994
3094
3194

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, December lands in the miserable band about 86% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1694
2694
3793
4793
5793
6892
7892
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121288
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Wind in December

Winds average 5 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
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125calm
135calm
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265calm
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315calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 min at the start of December to 12 h 12 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 5:47 AM to 6:00 AM, and sunset from 5:58 PM to 6:11 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.25:475:58
212.25:475:58
312.25:485:58
412.25:485:59
512.25:485:59
612.25:496:00
712.25:496:00
812.25:506:01
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1012.25:506:02
1112.25:516:02
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1312.25:526:03
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1612.25:536:04
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1812.25:546:05
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2012.25:556:06
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2212.25:566:07
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2812.25:596:10
2912.25:596:10
3012.26:006:11
3112.26:006:11

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 4.53 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.93 kWh/m² to a high of 5.57 kWh/m² in October across the year — December's 4.53 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.0Bright
24.9Bright
34.9Bright
44.9Bright
54.9Bright
64.8Bright
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94.8Bright
104.7Bright
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154.5Bright
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274.3Bright
284.3Bright
294.3Bright
304.3Bright
314.3Bright
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Manacapuru?

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

2.7
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
3.8
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Manacapuru.

What to pack for Manacapuru in December

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

In December, Manacapuru sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 28 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Manacapuru 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 Manacapuru peaks around March 12 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 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 12UV 15Nov 12UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Manacapuru 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 Manacapuru is worst in September — around 32 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.7× the cleanest month (June, 12 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateSep 1731 µg/m³Jun 1112 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb16Moderate
Mar16Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May12Good
Jun12Good
Jul13Moderate
Aug23Moderate
Sep32Moderate
Oct25Moderate
Nov22Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Manacapuru?

Manacapuru sits at 3.3°S, 60.6°W, 34 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Manaquiri, 23 km away.

Topography around Manacapuru

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Manacapuru has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 84 m around an average of 22 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 106 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 138 m.

The land around Manacapuru is covered by water (46%) and trees (29%) within 3 km, trees (55%) and water (29%) within 16 km, and trees (78%) within 80 km.

3 km
84 m
16 km
106 m
80 km
138 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
December weather nearby: Manaquiri 23 km · Iranduba 48 km · Careiro 59 km · Manaus 70 km · Novo Airão 84 km · Careiro da Várzea 89 km · Beruri 107 km · Rio Preto da Eva 122 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 Manacapuru (-3.2997°, -60.6206°, elevation 34 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).