Mauriti weather in December

In December, Mauriti sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 33 mm of rain across 4.5 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 34°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in December, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of December to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Mauriti's 7th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mauriti's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
24°
12th coldest
Rainfall
33 mm
4.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
5:18 AM – 5:44 PM
Cloud cover
57%
7th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
6.53 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.1
out of 10

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 34°C through the month.

A typical December day in Mauriti reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 37°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs on par with November and about 2°C warmer than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13524
23524
33524
43524
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How December really feels in Mauriti

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.

Mauriti weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 3rd-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 23°10011.612.43.4
Feb32° / 23°12812.812.23.5
Mar32° / 22°15015.812.13.7
Apr31° / 22°9011.611.84.2
May31° / 21°406.911.74.9
Jun30° / 20°153.311.65.8
Jul30° / 19°71.811.65.9
Aug31° / 19°30.611.85.4
Sep34° / 21°10.2124.1
Oct35° / 22°81.212.23.2
Nov35° / 23°9212.32.9
Dec34° / 24°334.512.43.1

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 25% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 45%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15842
25842
35941
45941
55842
65842
75842
85842
95743
105743
115743
125644
135644
145644
155545
165545
175545
185545
195446
205446
215347
225347
235248
245149
255149
265149
275149
285149
294951
305050
314951

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Mauriti gets around 33 mm of rain over 4.5 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 15% and peaks near 24% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
18
28
38
48
58
68
79
89
910
1011
1112
1212
1313
1414
1514
1615
1716
1816
1917
2017
2118
2218
2319
2420
2520
2621
2721
2822
2923
3023
3124

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, December lands in the humid band about 44% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 24% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
123648122
233648112
333747112
433747113
533747113
633746123
733646123
823646133
923545143
1023545153
1123445163
1223345173
1323245183
1423145203
1513045213
1612945223
1712944232
1812844242
1912744252
2012644262
2112644272
2212544282
2312543283
2412443293
2512442293
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2812242305
2912241305
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3112141317

Wind in December

Winds average 11 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of December to 12 h 24 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 5:13 AM to 5:26 AM, and sunset from 5:37 PM to 5:51 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:135:37
212.45:135:37
312.45:135:38
412.45:145:38
512.45:145:39
612.45:145:39
712.45:155:40
812.45:155:40
912.45:165:41
1012.45:165:41
1112.45:165:42
1212.45:175:42
1312.45:175:43
1412.45:185:43
1512.45:185:44
1612.45:185:44
1712.45:195:45
1812.45:195:45
1912.45:205:46
2012.45:205:46
2112.45:215:46
2212.45:215:47
2312.45:225:47
2412.45:225:48
2512.45:235:48
2612.45:235:49
2712.45:245:49
2812.45:245:50
2912.45:255:50
3012.45:255:51
3112.45:265:51

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 6.53 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.47 kWh/m² to a high of 7 kWh/m² in October across the year — December's 6.53 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.7Intense
26.7Intense
36.7Intense
46.7Intense
56.7Intense
66.7Intense
76.7Intense
86.7Intense
96.6Intense
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136.6Intense
146.5Intense
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166.5Intense
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186.5Intense
196.5Intense
206.4Intense
216.4Intense
226.4Intense
236.4Intense
246.4Intense
256.4Intense
266.3Intense
276.3Intense
286.3Intense
296.3Intense
306.3Intense
316.3Intense
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Mauriti

In seasonPeak

None of Mauriti's seasonal hazards are active in December. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Mauriti's rainy season runs January–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 Mauriti?

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

3.1
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
6.4
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Mauriti. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Mauriti in December

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

In December, Mauriti sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Mauriti 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 Mauriti peaks around March 13 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 14 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 13UV 15Jul 14UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Mauriti?

Mauriti sits at 7.4°S, 38.8°W, 376 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Milagres, 21 km away.

Topography around Mauriti

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mauriti has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 88 m around an average of 379 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 383 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 881 m.

The land around Mauriti is covered by grassland (39%), cropland (30%) and shrubs (21%) within 3 km, shrubs (45%) and grassland (33%) within 16 km, and shrubs (58%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
88 m
16 km
383 m
80 km
881 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
December weather nearby: Milagres 21 km · Barro 23 km · Brejo Santo 26 km · Conceição 35 km · Porteiras 41 km · São José de Piranhas 42 km · Missão Velha 44 km · São José do Belmonte 53 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 Mauriti (-7.3892°, -38.7744°, elevation 376 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).