Mucuri weather in December

In December, Mucuri sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 122 mm of rain across 13.9 wet days and about 13.1 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in December, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 13 hours at the start of December to 13 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Mucuri's 11th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mucuri's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
4th warmest
Overnight low
24°
9th coldest
Rainfall
122 mm
13.9 wet days
Daylight
13 h 06 min
5:02 AM – 6:07 PM
Cloud cover
67%
11th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.02 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.1
out of 10

Mucuri 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 29°C through the month.

A typical December day in Mucuri reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 1°C warmer than November and on par with January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How December really feels in Mucuri

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 17 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
17
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.

Mucuri weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 4th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 24°8512.7135.0
Feb30° / 24°6212.812.64.8
Mar29° / 24°13917.612.14.5
Apr28° / 24°9717.511.65.0
May27° / 22°7214.311.26.0
Jun26° / 21°5111.610.96.6
Jul25° / 21°5012.4116.7
Aug25° / 21°409.711.47.0
Sep26° / 21°448.911.96.9
Oct27° / 22°9011.712.46.3
Nov28° / 23°16315.412.95.4
Dec29° / 24°12213.913.15.1

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 62%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13268
23169
33169
43169
53268
63268
73367
83466
93367
103466
113565
123565
133664
143664
153961
163961
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184060
194159
204258
214258
224357
234357
244456
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264555
274555
284456
294456
304555
314555

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Mucuri gets around 122 mm of rain over 13.9 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 44% and peaks near 54% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
154
253
352
452
551
650
749
848
947
1046
1145
1244
1343
1443
1542
1642
1742
1842
1941
2041
2141
2241
2341
2441
2541
2641
2741
2841
2941
3041
3142

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 92% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
118883
217893
317884
416894
516894
615904
705905
804915
904915
1003925
1103925
1203925
1302935
1402935
1502935
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1701945
1801945
1901945
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2101945
2201945
2301945
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3101927

Wind in December

Winds average 14 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
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414light breeze
514light breeze
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814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 hours at the start of December to 13 h 06 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 4:58 AM to 5:09 AM, and sunset from 5:58 PM to 6:13 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.04:585:58
213.04:585:59
313.04:585:59
413.04:586:00
513.04:596:01
613.04:596:01
713.04:596:02
813.14:596:02
913.15:006:03
1013.15:006:03
1113.15:006:04
1213.15:016:05
1313.15:016:05
1413.15:016:06
1513.15:026:06
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1813.15:036:08
1913.15:036:08
2013.15:046:09
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2213.15:056:10
2313.15:056:10
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2613.15:076:12
2713.15:076:12
2813.15:086:12
2913.15:086:13
3013.15:096:13
3113.15:096:13

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 6.02 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.62 kWh/m² to a high of 6.44 kWh/m² in January across the year — December's 6.02 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
25.5Bright
35.6Bright
45.6Bright
55.7Bright
65.7Bright
75.7Bright
85.8Bright
95.8Bright
105.9Bright
115.9Bright
125.9Bright
136.0Bright
146.0Intense
156.0Intense
166.1Intense
176.1Intense
186.2Intense
196.2Intense
206.2Intense
216.2Intense
226.3Intense
236.3Intense
246.3Intense
256.3Intense
266.3Intense
276.3Intense
286.3Intense
296.4Intense
306.4Intense
316.4Intense
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Mucuri?

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

5.1
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
6.2
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Mucuri in December

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

In December, Mucuri sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 14 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

Sea temperature near Mucuri in December

The nearest coast averages about 27°C in December — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in March at about 28°C and coldest in August near 24°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

22°24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan27Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar28Warm
Apr28Warm
May26Warm
Jun25Warm
Jul24Warm
Aug24Warm
Sep25Warm
Oct26Warm
Nov26Warm
Dec27Warm

UV index in Mucuri 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 Mucuri peaks around February 14 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 7 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 14UV 14Jun 22UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May8Very high
Jun7High
Jul7Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep10Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Mucuri?

Mucuri sits at 18.1°S, 39.6°W, 7 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Nova Viçosa, 29 km away.

Topography around Mucuri

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mucuri has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 21 m around an average of 3 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 83 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 442 m.

The land around Mucuri is covered by water (45%) within 3 km, water (49%) and trees (38%) within 16 km, and trees (35%), water (35%) and grassland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
21 m
16 km
83 m
80 km
442 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmangroves
December weather nearby: Nova Viçosa 29 km · Posto da Mata 39 km · Conceição da Barra 60 km · Pedro Canário 64 km · Teixeira de Freitas 65 km · Alcobaça 73 km · Pinheiros 77 km · São Mateus 78 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 Mucuri (-18.0864°, -39.5508°, elevation 7 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).