Monteiro weather in December

In December, Monteiro sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 11 mm of rain across 1.8 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% 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 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Monteiro's 5th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Monteiro's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
1st warmest
Overnight low
21°
8th coldest
Rainfall
11 mm
1.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
5:11 AM – 5:38 PM
Cloud cover
53%
5th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
6.65 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

Monteiro is capital city of the Monteiro municipality in Paraíba, 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 33°C through the month.

A typical December day in Monteiro reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs on par with November and on par with January.

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How December really feels in Monteiro

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.

Monteiro weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 21°395.612.44.2
Feb32° / 21°386.312.34.1
Mar32° / 21°518.512.14.1
Apr31° / 21°52811.84.5
May30° / 20°326.711.65.4
Jun28° / 19°204.711.66.5
Jul28° / 18°123.511.67.2
Aug29° / 18°51.111.76.7
Sep31° / 19°20.5125.7
Oct32° / 20°50.612.24.8
Nov33° / 20°60.712.44.4
Dec33° / 21°111.812.54.3

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 39%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16436
26436
36436
46535
56535
66535
76535
86436
96436
106436
116436
126337
136337
146238
156238
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265842
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305743
315644

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Monteiro gets around 11 mm of rain over 1.8 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 6% and peaks near 10% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
12
22
33
43
53
63
74
84
94
104
115
125
135
145
156
166
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207
217
227
237
248
258
268
279
289
2910
3010
3110

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 72% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 12% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
117776
217776
317776
418766
518757
618757
718757
818748
917758
1017749
1117749
12167410
13167410
14167311
15167311
16167212
17167113
18167113
19157114
20157114
21157015
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27156718
28146818
29146818
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31136819

Wind in December

Winds average 16 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
117light breeze
217light breeze
316light breeze
416light breeze
516light breeze
616light breeze
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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 30 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 5:05 AM to 5:18 AM, and sunset from 5:31 PM to 5:45 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:055:31
212.45:065:31
312.45:065:32
412.45:065:32
512.45:075:33
612.45:075:33
712.45:075:34
812.45:085:34
912.45:085:35
1012.45:085:35
1112.55:095:36
1212.55:095:36
1312.55:105:37
1412.55:105:37
1512.55:115:38
1612.55:115:38
1712.55:115:39
1812.55:125:39
1912.55:125:40
2012.55:135:40
2112.55:135:41
2212.55:145:41
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2412.55:155:42
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2612.55:165:43
2712.55:165:44
2812.55:175:44
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3012.55:185:45
3112.55:185:45

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 6.65 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.26 kWh/m² to a high of 6.87 kWh/m² in October across the year — December's 6.65 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.8Intense
26.8Intense
36.8Intense
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316.5Intense
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Monteiro?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
7.4
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Monteiro in December

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

In December, Monteiro sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Monteiro 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 Monteiro peaks around March 13 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 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 15Jun 22UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Monteiro?

Monteiro sits at 7.9°S, 37.1°W, 600 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Sertânia, 26 km away.

Topography around Monteiro

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Monteiro has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 148 m around an average of 617 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 348 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 894 m.

The land around Monteiro is covered by shrubs (37%) and grassland (37%) within 3 km, shrubs (56%) and grassland (33%) within 16 km, and shrubs (71%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
148 m
16 km
348 m
80 km
894 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Sertânia 26 km · Sumé 36 km · São José do Egito 49 km · Tabira 57 km · Afogados da Ingazeira 59 km · Arcoverde 59 km · Custódia 62 km · Jataúba 70 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 Monteiro (-7.8894°, -37.12°, elevation 600 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).