Maragogipe weather in December

In December, Maragogipe sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 65 mm of rain across 13.2 wet days and about 12.7 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 11th-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 27% of the time in December, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 42 min at the start of December to 12 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Maragogipe's 11th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Maragogipe's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
4th warmest
Overnight low
23°
9th coldest
Rainfall
65 mm
13.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 42 min
5:09 AM – 5:54 PM
Cloud cover
61%
11th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
6.12 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
out of 10

Maragogipe 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 Maragogipe reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 7°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 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 Maragogipe

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.

Maragogipe weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 4th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 23°8516.612.74.2
Feb30° / 23°6916.512.43.9
Mar30° / 23°9219.912.13.9
Apr29° / 23°10922.211.73.9
May27° / 22°11521.411.44.8
Jun26° / 21°11622.711.34.8
Jul26° / 20°9922.711.35.0
Aug26° / 20°8621.311.65.1
Sep27° / 21°6616.811.95.6
Oct28° / 22°5814.812.35.3
Nov29° / 22°7314.412.64.7
Dec30° / 23°6513.212.74.6

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 50%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14555
24654
34654
44654
54753
64753
74753
84852
94852
104852
114951
125050
135050
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Maragogipe gets around 65 mm of rain over 13.2 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 42% and peaks near 47% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
147
246
345
444
543
643
742
841
940
1040
1140
1240
1339
1440
1540
1640
1740
1841
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2042
2142
2243
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2643
2744
2844
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3044
3145

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 93% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
17921
27921
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46931
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96931
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117921
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246940
256940
266940
275950
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304951
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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
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 42 min at the start of December to 12 h 42 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 5:04 AM to 5:17 AM, and sunset from 5:46 PM to 6:01 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.75:045:46
212.75:055:47
312.75:055:47
412.75:055:48
512.75:065:49
612.75:065:49
712.75:065:50
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1212.75:085:52
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1412.75:095:53
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1712.75:105:55
1812.85:105:55
1912.85:115:56
2012.85:115:56
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2912.75:166:00
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3112.75:176:01

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 6.12 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.62 kWh/m² to a high of 6.14 kWh/m² in January across the year — December's 6.12 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Bright
26.0Bright
36.0Bright
46.0Intense
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286.2Intense
296.2Intense
306.2Intense
316.2Intense
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Maragogipe?

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

4.6
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
6.3
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Maragogipe in December

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

In December, Maragogipe sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

Sea temperature near Maragogipe 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 39 km away) is warmest in March at about 28°C and coldest in August near 25°C.

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

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan27Warm
Feb28Warm
Mar28Tropical
Apr28Tropical
May27Warm
Jun26Warm
Jul26Warm
Aug25Warm
Sep26Warm
Oct26Warm
Nov27Warm
Dec27Warm

UV index in Maragogipe 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 Maragogipe peaks around February 17 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 17UV 14Jun 23UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Maragogipe?

Maragogipe sits at 12.8°S, 38.9°W, 13 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Muritiba, 18 km away.

Topography around Maragogipe

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Maragogipe has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 204 m around an average of 52 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 384 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 819 m.

The land around Maragogipe is covered by grassland (26%), mangroves (26%) and trees (24%) within 3 km, trees (53%) and grassland (31%) within 16 km, and grassland (46%), trees (28%) and water (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
204 m
16 km
384 m
80 km
819 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswaterwetlandmangroves
December weather nearby: Muritiba 18 km · São Felipe 20 km · Cachoeira 20 km · Cruz das Almas 23 km · Governador Mangabeira 24 km · Conceição do Almeida 27 km · Itaparica 29 km · Sapeaçu 29 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 Maragogipe (-12.7778°, -38.9194°, elevation 13 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).