Maracás weather in December

In December, Maracás sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 107 mm of rain across 11.1 wet days and about 12.8 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 15% of the time in December, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Maracás's 11th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Maracás's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
4th warmest
Overnight low
20°
9th coldest
Rainfall
107 mm
11.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 48 min
5:14 AM – 6:02 PM
Cloud cover
69%
11th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.9 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.2
out of 10

Maracás is 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 29°C through the month.

A typical December day in Maracás 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 26°C and 32°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)
12920
22920
32920
42920
52920
62920
72920
82920
92920
102920
112920
122920
132920
142920
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172920
182920
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222920
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292920
302920
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Maracás 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 20°9011.412.75.1
Feb29° / 20°7711.212.45.0
Mar29° / 20°9912.712.15.0
Apr28° / 20°6812.511.75.7
May26° / 18°308.111.46.8
Jun25° / 17°196.911.27.2
Jul25° / 16°176.511.37.4
Aug25° / 16°144.911.67.5
Sep27° / 17°154.311.97.3
Oct29° / 18°456.912.36.0
Nov29° / 19°11012.412.65.2
Dec29° / 20°10711.112.85.2

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 64%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12971
23070
33169
43169
53169
63268
73367
83367
93367
103466
113565
123565
133664
143664
153664
163664
173763
183862
193961
203862
213862
223961
233961
244060
253961
263961
273961
284060
293961
303961
313961

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Maracás gets around 107 mm of rain over 11.1 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 36% and peaks near 44% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
144
244
343
443
542
641
740
840
939
1038
1138
1237
1336
1436
1535
1634
1734
1833
1933
2032
2132
2232
2332
2432
2532
2632
2732
2832
2932
3032
3133

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 58% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 60% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1142552
2142543
3141553
4140563
5139573
6139573
7138583
8137593
9137593
10137593
11137602
12137602
13137602
14138592
15138601
16139591
17139591
18139591
19140581
20140581
21140590
22141580
23141580
24141580
25140581
26140581
27140581
28139591
29139591
30139591
31038611

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 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

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 5:09 AM to 5:21 AM, and sunset from 5:54 PM to 6:08 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.75:095:54
212.75:105:54
312.75:105:55
412.85:105:55
512.85:105:56
612.85:115:56
712.85:115:57
812.85:115:57
912.85:125:58
1012.85:125:58
1112.85:125:59
1212.85:135:59
1312.85:136:00
1412.85:136:01
1512.85:146:01
1612.85:146:02
1712.85:156:02
1812.85:156:03
1912.85:166:03
2012.85:166:04
2112.85:166:04
2212.85:176:04
2312.85:176:05
2412.85:186:05
2512.85:186:06
2612.85:196:06
2712.85:196:07
2812.85:206:07
2912.85:206:08
3012.85:216:08
3112.85:216:08

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.9 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.33 kWh/m² to a high of 5.96 kWh/m² in January across the year — December's 5.9 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
25.6Bright
35.6Bright
45.7Bright
55.7Bright
65.7Bright
75.8Bright
85.8Bright
95.8Bright
105.8Bright
115.8Bright
125.9Bright
135.9Bright
145.9Bright
155.9Bright
165.9Bright
176.0Bright
186.0Bright
196.0Bright
206.0Bright
216.0Intense
226.0Intense
236.0Intense
246.0Intense
256.0Intense
266.0Intense
276.0Intense
286.0Intense
296.0Intense
306.0Intense
316.0Intense
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Maracás

In seasonPeak

In December, Maracás sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Maracás's rainy season runs November–April, 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 Maracás?

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

5.2
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
6.6
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Maracás in December

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

In December, Maracás sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Maracás 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 Maracás peaks around February 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 18UV 15Jun 23UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Maracás?

Maracás sits at 13.4°S, 40.4°W, 963 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Jaguaquara, 51 km away.

Topography around Maracás

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Maracás has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 175 m around an average of 950 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 591 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,100 m.

The land around Maracás is covered by grassland (42%), shrubs (25%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, grassland (40%), trees (35%) and shrubs (24%) within 16 km, and grassland (43%) and trees (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
175 m
16 km
591 m
80 km
1,100 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
December weather nearby: Jaguaquara 51 km · Jequié 60 km · Iaçu 79 km · Ubaíra 85 km · Boa Vista do Tupim 89 km · Ibicoara 93 km · Barra da Estiva 99 km · Amargosa 100 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 Maracás (-13.4411°, -40.4308°, elevation 963 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).