Mandaguaçu weather in December

In December, Mandaguaçu sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 180 mm of rain across 17.3 wet days and about 13.4 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-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 24% of the time in December, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 18 min at the start of December to 13 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Mandaguaçu's 11th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mandaguaçu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
1st warmest
Overnight low
21°
10th coldest
Rainfall
180 mm
17.3 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
6:42 AM – 8:07 PM
Cloud cover
66%
11th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
6.19 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

Mandaguaçu 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 Mandaguaçu reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°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 33°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs on par with 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 Mandaguaçu

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 9 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
9
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.

Mandaguaçu weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 21°22020.613.33.8
Feb30° / 21°17617.912.83.9
Mar30° / 20°1231512.24.6
Apr28° / 18°858.311.56.3
May25° / 15°1007.810.97.4
Jun24° / 14°897.110.67.7
Jul24° / 14°645.810.78.0
Aug26° / 15°625.711.27.7
Sep28° / 17°1118.811.96.4
Oct29° / 19°15513.112.55.0
Nov30° / 19°15213.613.14.7
Dec30° / 21°18017.313.44.1

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 60%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14060
24060
33961
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63961
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124060
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Mandaguaçu gets around 180 mm of rain over 17.3 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 56% and peaks near 64% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
147
248
349
450
551
652
752
853
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1054
1154
1255
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1555
1656
1756
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1956
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2157
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2963
3063
3164

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 42% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 74% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
139244321
239244322
338234323
427234423
527234424
627224425
726224426
826224326
926224327
1026214327
1126214328
1226214328
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1615204231
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1915194233
2014194134
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2702153943
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3001143847
3101133848

Wind in December

Winds average 9 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
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159calm
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 18 min at the start of December to 13 h 24 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 6:38 AM to 6:49 AM, and sunset from 7:58 PM to 8:14 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.36:387:58
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413.46:388:00
513.46:398:01
613.46:398:01
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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 6.19 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.37 kWh/m² to a high of 6.19 kWh/m² in November across the year — December's 6.19 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.2Intense
36.2Intense
46.2Intense
56.2Intense
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246.2Intense
256.2Intense
266.2Intense
276.2Intense
286.1Intense
296.1Intense
306.1Intense
316.1Intense
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Mandaguaçu?

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

4.1
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
5.7
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Mandaguaçu for sightseeing.

What to pack for Mandaguaçu in December

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

In December, Mandaguaçu sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Mandaguaçu 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 Mandaguaçu peaks around January 20 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near September 13 at about 5 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighExtremeJan 20UV 15Sep 13UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr9Very high
May7High
Jun6High
Jul5High
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct11Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Mandaguaçu 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 Mandaguaçu is worst in September — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.7× the cleanest month (December, 9 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1422 µg/m³Dec 169 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb9Good
Mar9Good
Apr11Good
May13Moderate
Jun12Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep23Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov9Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Mandaguaçu?

Mandaguaçu sits at 23.3°S, 52.1°W, 580 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Paiçandu, 13 km away.

Topography around Mandaguaçu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mandaguaçu has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 135 m around an average of 548 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 286 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 627 m.

The land around Mandaguaçu is covered by cropland (36%), trees (22%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, cropland (71%) within 16 km, and cropland (66%) within 80 km.

3 km
135 m
16 km
286 m
80 km
627 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
December weather nearby: Paiçandu 13 km · Maringá 18 km · Nova Esperança 21 km · Sarandi 25 km · Marialva 35 km · Astorga 46 km · Mandaguari 46 km · Paranavaí 49 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 Mandaguaçu (-23.3472°, -52.0953°, elevation 580 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).