Miguel Alves weather in December

In December, Miguel Alves sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 76 mm of rain across 10.1 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 36°C in the first days to 34°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in December, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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 Miguel Alves's 8th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Miguel Alves's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
4th warmest
Overnight low
25°
11th coldest
Rainfall
76 mm
10.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
5:41 AM – 5:55 PM
Cloud cover
64%
8th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.75 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.5
out of 10

Miguel Alves 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

Highs ease over the month, from about 36°C in the first days to 34°C by the end.

A typical December day in Miguel Alves reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 38°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 1°C cooler than November and about 2°C warmer than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13625
23625
33625
43625
53625
63625
73625
83525
93525
103525
113525
123525
133525
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213525
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273425
283425
293424
303424
313424

How December really feels in Miguel Alves

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
13 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
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.

Miguel Alves weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 4th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 24°21321.912.22.6
Feb32° / 23°28422.812.12.6
Mar31° / 23°32627.4122.5
Apr31° / 23°30825.511.92.7
May31° / 23°14116.311.83.6
Jun32° / 23°285.911.84.4
Jul33° / 23°142.511.84.3
Aug34° / 23°30.511.93.6
Sep36° / 24°40.7122.7
Oct37° / 25°91.512.12.1
Nov36° / 25°354.912.22.2
Dec35° / 25°7610.112.22.5

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 19% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 57%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15347
25347
35248
45248
55248
65149
75050
84951
94951
104852
114753
124654
134555
144456
154357
164258
174159
184159
194060
203961
213862
223862
233763
243763
253664
263664
273664
283565
293466
303367
313466

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Miguel Alves gets around 76 mm of rain over 10.1 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 34% and peaks near 54% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
121
221
321
421
522
622
723
824
924
1025
1126
1227
1328
1430
1531
1632
1733
1835
1936
2037
2138
2239
2341
2442
2544
2645
2747
2849
2950
3052
3154

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 60% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 98% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1348481
2348481
3348481
4347481
5347491
6347491
7346501
8345511
9345511
10244531
11243541
12243541
13142552
14141562
15140572
16139582
17138592
18136612
19135622
20134632
21132652
22131662
23130672
24128692
25127702
26125722
27124732
28122752
29121762
30119782
31117802

Wind in December

Winds average 8 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

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 5:48 PM to 6:02 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.25:355:48
212.25:355:48
312.25:355:49
412.25:365:49
512.25:365:50
612.25:365:50
712.25:375:51
812.25:375:51
912.25:385:52
1012.25:385:52
1112.25:385:53
1212.25:395:53
1312.25:395:54
1412.25:405:54
1512.25:405:54
1612.25:415:55
1712.25:415:55
1812.25:415:56
1912.25:425:56
2012.25:425:57
2112.25:435:57
2212.25:435:58
2312.25:445:58
2412.25:445:59
2512.25:455:59
2612.25:456:00
2712.25:466:00
2812.25:466:01
2912.25:476:01
3012.25:476:01
3112.25:486:02

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.75 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.68 kWh/m² to a high of 6.68 kWh/m² in October across the year — December's 5.75 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Intense
26.0Intense
36.0Intense
46.0Intense
56.0Bright
66.0Bright
76.0Bright
85.9Bright
95.9Bright
105.9Bright
115.9Bright
125.8Bright
135.8Bright
145.8Bright
155.8Bright
165.7Bright
175.7Bright
185.7Bright
195.7Bright
205.6Bright
215.6Bright
225.6Bright
235.6Bright
245.5Bright
255.5Bright
265.5Bright
275.5Bright
285.5Bright
295.5Bright
305.4Bright
315.4Bright
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Miguel Alves

In seasonPeak

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

Miguel Alves's monsoon runs January–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is December a good time to visit Miguel Alves?

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

2.5
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
5.3
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Miguel Alves.

What to pack for Miguel Alves in December

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

In December, Miguel Alves sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Miguel Alves in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Miguel Alves peaks around March 15 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 17 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 15UV 15Jul 17UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Miguel Alves 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 Miguel Alves is worst in November — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (June, 10 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateNov 922 µg/m³Jun 1211 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb16Moderate
Mar14Moderate
Apr13Moderate
May12Good
Jun10Good
Jul14Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct22Moderate
Nov22Moderate
Dec18Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Miguel Alves?

Miguel Alves sits at 4.2°S, 42.9°W, 46 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Coelho Neto, 17 km away.

Topography around Miguel Alves

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Miguel Alves has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 83 m around an average of 42 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 109 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 218 m.

The land around Miguel Alves is covered by trees (31%) and grassland (25%) within 3 km, trees (70%) within 16 km, and trees (71%) within 80 km.

3 km
83 m
16 km
109 m
80 km
218 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Coelho Neto 17 km · Buriti 25 km · União 47 km · Brejo 56 km · Mata Roma 65 km · Barras 67 km · Chapadinha 70 km · José de Freitas 75 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 Miguel Alves (-4.1656°, -42.8953°, elevation 46 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).