Monte Azul weather in December

In December, Monte Azul sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 169 mm of rain across 13.9 wet days and about 12.9 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in December, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 48 min at the start of December to 12 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Monte Azul's 11th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Monte Azul's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
8th warmest
Overnight low
19°
9th coldest
Rainfall
169 mm
13.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 54 min
6:21 AM – 7:14 PM
Cloud cover
71%
11th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.94 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.2
out of 10

Monte Azul 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 28°C through the month.

A typical December day in Monte Azul reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°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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Monte Azul weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 8th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 19°12111.412.85.3
Feb29° / 19°859.112.55.3
Mar29° / 19°10811.112.15.3
Apr28° / 18°496.511.76.3
May27° / 17°122.711.37.6
Jun26° / 15°40.711.18.2
Jul26° / 14°10.311.28.4
Aug27° / 14°10.111.58.2
Sep29° / 16°111.511.96.6
Oct30° / 18°626.412.35.4
Nov28° / 19°15013.812.75.1
Dec28° / 19°16913.912.95.2

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 68%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12278
22377
32377
42377
52476
62476
72674
82674
92773
102773
112971
122971
133070
143268
153367
163367
173565
183664
193664
203763
213763
223862
233862
243862
253961
263961
273961
283862
293862
303862
313763

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Monte Azul gets around 169 mm of rain over 13.9 wet days in December, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 45% and peaks near 52% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
151
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352
452
552
652
752
851
951
1050
1149
1249
1347
1446
1545
1644
1742
1841
1940
2040
2139
2239
2338
2438
2538
2639
2739
2839
2939
3039
3139

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 46% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 43% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
11114246
21114247
31114148
41104049
51103950
61103950
71103851
81103851
91103851
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121104049
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201105138
210105337
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270105535
280105436
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300105436
310105436

Wind in December

Winds average 7 km/h in December, the calmest month.

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
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 48 min at the start of December to 12 h 54 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 6:16 AM to 6:28 AM, and sunset from 7:06 PM to 7:21 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.86:167:06
212.86:167:07
312.86:177:07
412.96:177:08
512.96:177:09
612.96:177:09
712.96:187:10
812.96:187:10
912.96:187:11
1012.96:197:11
1112.96:197:12
1212.96:197:12
1312.96:207:13
1412.96:207:13
1512.96:207:14
1612.96:217:14
1712.96:217:15
1812.96:227:15
1912.96:227:16
2012.96:237:16
2112.96:237:17
2212.96:237:17
2312.96:247:18
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2512.96:257:19
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2712.96:267:20
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Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.94 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.42 kWh/m² to a high of 6.33 kWh/m² in October across the year — December's 5.94 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
25.5Bright
35.6Bright
45.6Bright
55.6Bright
65.6Bright
75.7Bright
85.7Bright
95.7Bright
105.8Bright
115.8Bright
125.8Bright
135.9Bright
145.9Bright
155.9Bright
166.0Bright
176.0Intense
186.0Intense
196.1Intense
206.1Intense
216.1Intense
226.2Intense
236.2Intense
246.2Intense
256.2Intense
266.2Intense
276.2Intense
286.2Intense
296.2Intense
306.2Intense
316.2Intense
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Monte Azul

In seasonPeak

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

Monte Azul's rainy season runs November–March, 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 Monte Azul?

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

5.2
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
6.1
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Monte Azul in December

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

In December, Monte Azul sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Monte Azul 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 Monte Azul peaks around February 16 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 11 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 16UV 16Jul 11UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Monte Azul?

Monte Azul sits at 15.2°S, 42.9°W, 584 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Espinosa, 26 km away.

Topography around Monte Azul

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Monte Azul has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 212 m around an average of 614 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,289 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,333 m.

The land around Monte Azul is covered by grassland (59%) within 3 km, grassland (47%), trees (27%) and shrubs (22%) within 16 km, and trees (33%), shrubs (29%) and grassland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
212 m
16 km
1,289 m
80 km
1,333 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
December weather nearby: Espinosa 26 km · Urandi 49 km · Rio Pardo de Minas 62 km · Porteirinha 67 km · Janaúba 86 km · Jaíba 88 km · Barreiro do Jaíba 92 km · São João do Paraíso 94 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 Monte Azul (-15.155°, -42.8747°, elevation 584 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).