Maués weather in December

In December, Maués sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 256 mm of rain across 26.4 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 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% 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 Maués's 8th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Maués's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 31°; 6th warmest
Overnight low: 24°; 8th coldest
Rainfall: 256 mm; 26.4 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 12 min; 5:41 AM – 5:53 PM
Cloud cover: 84%; 8th clearest
Wind: 5 km/h; 9th windiest
Solar energy: 4.43 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.8; out of 10

Maués 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 31°C through the month.

A typical December day in Maués reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°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 33°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 1°C cooler than November and about 1°C warmer than 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)	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30
Avg low (°C)	25	25	25	25	25	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24

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

How December really feels in Maués

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in December is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Maués 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	30° / 24°	321	28.4	12.2	2.8
Feb	30° / 24°	317	25.8	12.1	2.9
Mar	30° / 24°	342	28.5	12	2.8
Apr	30° / 24°	356	28.3	11.9	2.7
May	30° / 24°	261	27.9	11.8	2.9
Jun	30° / 24°	123	20.3	11.8	3.6
Jul	31° / 24°	99	17.8	11.8	3.9
Aug	32° / 24°	92	15.1	11.9	3.8
Sep	32° / 25°	109	16.6	12	3.3
Oct	32° / 25°	130	17.6	12.1	3.1
Nov	32° / 25°	182	21.1	12.2	3.0
Dec	31° / 24°	256	26.4	12.2	2.8

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 87%.

	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 (%)	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	17	16	15	15	13	13	12	12	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
Cloudier (%)	81	81	81	81	81	82	82	82	83	84	85	85	87	87	88	88	90	90	90	91	91	91	91	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	19	81
2	19	81
3	19	81
4	19	81
5	19	81
6	18	82
7	18	82
8	18	82
9	17	83
10	16	84
11	15	85
12	15	85
13	13	87
14	13	87
15	12	88
16	12	88
17	10	90
18	10	90
19	10	90
20	9	91
21	9	91
22	9	91
23	9	91
24	8	92
25	8	92
26	8	92
27	8	92
28	8	92
29	8	92
30	8	92
31	8	92

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Maués gets around 256 mm of rain over 26.4 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 85% and peaks near 92% 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 (%)	70	70	71	72	73	74	76	77	79	80	82	83	85	86	87	88	89	90	91	91	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	91

	Rain chance (%)
1	70
2	70
3	71
4	72
5	73
6	74
7	76
8	77
9	79
10	80
11	82
12	83
13	85
14	86
15	87
16	88
17	89
18	90
19	91
20	91
21	92
22	92
23	92
24	92
25	92
26	92
27	92
28	92
29	92
30	92
31	91

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 89% 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
Oppressive (%)	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	10	10	11	11	11	12	12	12	13	13	13	14	14	14	15	15	15	16	16
Miserable (%)	91	91	91	91	91	92	92	92	91	91	91	91	90	90	89	89	89	88	88	88	87	87	87	86	86	86	85	85	85	84	84

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	9	91
2	9	91
3	9	91
4	9	91
5	9	91
6	8	92
7	8	92
8	8	92
9	9	91
10	9	91
11	9	91
12	9	91
13	10	90
14	10	90
15	11	89
16	11	89
17	11	89
18	12	88
19	12	88
20	12	88
21	13	87
22	13	87
23	13	87
24	14	86
25	14	86
26	14	86
27	15	85
28	15	85
29	15	85
30	16	84
31	16	84

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.

	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)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	5	calm
2	5	calm
3	5	calm
4	5	calm
5	5	calm
6	5	calm
7	5	calm
8	5	calm
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10	5	calm
11	5	calm
12	5	calm
13	5	calm
14	5	calm
15	5	calm
16	5	calm
17	5	calm
18	5	calm
19	5	calm
20	5	calm
21	5	calm
22	5	calm
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30	5	calm
31	5	calm

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 5:35 AM to 5:48 AM, and sunset from 5:46 PM to 6:00 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)	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2
Sunrise (AM)	5:35	5:36	5:36	5:36	5:37	5:37	5:37	5:38	5:38	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:40	5:40	5:41	5:41	5:42	5:42	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:44	5:44	5:45	5:45	5:46	5:46	5:47	5:47	5:48	5:48
Sunset (PM)	5:46	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:48	5:48	5:49	5:49	5:50	5:50	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:52	5:52	5:53	5:53	5:54	5:54	5:55	5:55	5:56	5:56	5:57	5:57	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:59	5:59	6:00

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.2	5:35	5:46
2	12.2	5:36	5:47
3	12.2	5:36	5:47
4	12.2	5:36	5:47
5	12.2	5:37	5:48
6	12.2	5:37	5:48
7	12.2	5:37	5:49
8	12.2	5:38	5:49
9	12.2	5:38	5:50
10	12.2	5:39	5:50
11	12.2	5:39	5:51
12	12.2	5:39	5:51
13	12.2	5:40	5:51
14	12.2	5:40	5:52
15	12.2	5:41	5:52
16	12.2	5:41	5:53
17	12.2	5:42	5:53
18	12.2	5:42	5:54
19	12.2	5:43	5:54
20	12.2	5:43	5:55
21	12.2	5:43	5:55
22	12.2	5:44	5:56
23	12.2	5:44	5:56
24	12.2	5:45	5:57
25	12.2	5:45	5:57
26	12.2	5:46	5:58
27	12.2	5:46	5:58
28	12.2	5:47	5:58
29	12.2	5:47	5:59
30	12.2	5:48	5:59
31	12.2	5:48	6:00

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 4.43 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.81 kWh/m² to a high of 5.44 kWh/m² in October across the year — December's 4.43 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	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)	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.6	4.6	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.8	Bright
2	4.8	Bright
3	4.8	Bright
4	4.8	Bright
5	4.7	Bright
6	4.7	Bright
7	4.7	Bright
8	4.7	Bright
9	4.6	Bright
10	4.6	Bright
11	4.5	Bright
12	4.5	Bright
13	4.5	Bright
14	4.4	Bright
15	4.4	Bright
16	4.4	Bright
17	4.3	Bright
18	4.3	Bright
19	4.3	Bright
20	4.3	Bright
21	4.2	Bright
22	4.2	Bright
23	4.2	Bright
24	4.2	Bright
25	4.2	Bright
26	4.2	Bright
27	4.2	Bright
28	4.1	Bright
29	4.1	Bright
30	4.1	Bright
31	4.1	Bright

Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Maués

In seasonPeak

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

Maués's rainy season runs November–May, 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 Maués?

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

2.8

Sightseeing

9th-best month of the year

4.1

Beach & pool

7th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Maués.

What to pack for Maués in December

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

In December, Maués sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 26 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Maués 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 Maués peaks around March 13 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 15 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)	14	15	15	14	11	10	10	11	12	11	9	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	10	Extreme
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	9	Very high
Dec	12	Extreme

Air quality in Maués 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 Maués is worst in November — around 24 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.5× the cleanest month (June, 10 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	14	14	14	13	11	10	11	19	22	24	24	17
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	14	Moderate
Feb	14	Moderate
Mar	14	Moderate
Apr	13	Moderate
May	11	Good
Jun	10	Good
Jul	11	Good
Aug	19	Moderate
Sep	22	Moderate
Oct	24	Moderate
Nov	24	Moderate
Dec	17	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Maués?

Maués sits at 3.4°S, 57.7°W, 19 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Urucurituba, 56 km away.

Topography around Maués

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Maués has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 43 m around an average of 21 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 56 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 124 m.

The land around Maués is covered by trees (50%) and water (32%) within 3 km, trees (79%) within 16 km, and trees (82%) within 80 km.

3 km

43 m

trees 50%

16 km

56 m

trees 79%

80 km

124 m

trees 82%

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

December weather nearby: Urucurituba 56 km · Itacoatiara 85 km · Urucará 94 km · Barreirinha 97 km · Parintins 138 km · Autazes 158 km · Nova Olinda do Norte 163 km · Nhamundá 174 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 Maués (-3.3836°, -57.7186°, elevation 19 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).

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	19	81
2	19	81
3	19	81
4	19	81
5	19	81
6	18	82
7	18	82
8	18	82
9	17	83
10	16	84
11	15	85
12	15	85
13	13	87
14	13	87
15	12	88
16	12	88
17	10	90
18	10	90
19	10	90
20	9	91
21	9	91
22	9	91
23	9	91
24	8	92
25	8	92
26	8	92
27	8	92
28	8	92
29	8	92
30	8	92
31	8	92

	Rain chance (%)
1	70
2	70
3	71
4	72
5	73
6	74
7	76
8	77
9	79
10	80
11	82
12	83
13	85
14	86
15	87
16	88
17	89
18	90
19	91
20	91
21	92
22	92
23	92
24	92
25	92
26	92
27	92
28	92
29	92
30	92
31	91

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	9	91
2	9	91
3	9	91
4	9	91
5	9	91
6	8	92
7	8	92
8	8	92
9	9	91
10	9	91
11	9	91
12	9	91
13	10	90
14	10	90
15	11	89
16	11	89
17	11	89
18	12	88
19	12	88
20	12	88
21	13	87
22	13	87
23	13	87
24	14	86
25	14	86
26	14	86
27	15	85
28	15	85
29	15	85
30	16	84
31	16	84

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	19	81
2	19	81
3	19	81
4	19	81
5	19	81
6	18	82
7	18	82
8	18	82
9	17	83
10	16	84
11	15	85
12	15	85
13	13	87
14	13	87
15	12	88
16	12	88
17	10	90
18	10	90
19	10	90
20	9	91
21	9	91
22	9	91
23	9	91
24	8	92
25	8	92
26	8	92
27	8	92
28	8	92
29	8	92
30	8	92
31	8	92

	Rain chance (%)
1	70
2	70
3	71
4	72
5	73
6	74
7	76
8	77
9	79
10	80
11	82
12	83
13	85
14	86
15	87
16	88
17	89
18	90
19	91
20	91
21	92
22	92
23	92
24	92
25	92
26	92
27	92
28	92
29	92
30	92
31	91

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	9	91
2	9	91
3	9	91
4	9	91
5	9	91
6	8	92
7	8	92
8	8	92
9	9	91
10	9	91
11	9	91
12	9	91
13	10	90
14	10	90
15	11	89
16	11	89
17	11	89
18	12	88
19	12	88
20	12	88
21	13	87
22	13	87
23	13	87
24	14	86
25	14	86
26	14	86
27	15	85
28	15	85
29	15	85
30	16	84
31	16	84

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	19	81
2	19	81
3	19	81
4	19	81
5	19	81
6	18	82
7	18	82
8	18	82
9	17	83
10	16	84
11	15	85
12	15	85
13	13	87
14	13	87
15	12	88
16	12	88
17	10	90
18	10	90
19	10	90
20	9	91
21	9	91
22	9	91
23	9	91
24	8	92
25	8	92
26	8	92
27	8	92
28	8	92
29	8	92
30	8	92
31	8	92

	Rain chance (%)
1	70
2	70
3	71
4	72
5	73
6	74
7	76
8	77
9	79
10	80
11	82
12	83
13	85
14	86
15	87
16	88
17	89
18	90
19	91
20	91
21	92
22	92
23	92
24	92
25	92
26	92
27	92
28	92
29	92
30	92
31	91

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	9	91
2	9	91
3	9	91
4	9	91
5	9	91
6	8	92
7	8	92
8	8	92
9	9	91
10	9	91
11	9	91
12	9	91
13	10	90
14	10	90
15	11	89
16	11	89
17	11	89
18	12	88
19	12	88
20	12	88
21	13	87
22	13	87
23	13	87
24	14	86
25	14	86
26	14	86
27	15	85
28	15	85
29	15	85
30	16	84
31	16	84