Muniz Freire weather in December

In December, Muniz Freire sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 250 mm of rain across 19.9 wet days and about 13.2 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in December, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 12 min at the start of December to 13 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Muniz Freire's 11th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Muniz Freire's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
4th warmest
Overnight low
19°
10th coldest
Rainfall
250 mm
19.9 wet days
Daylight
13 h 12 min
6:05 AM – 7:19 PM
Cloud cover
77%
11th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.42 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month.

A typical December day in Muniz Freire reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 1°C warmer than November and about 1°C cooler than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Muniz Freire weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 4th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 19°16614.513.15.2
Feb29° / 19°11611.812.75.1
Mar28° / 19°1691712.15.2
Apr26° / 17°9113.211.56.1
May24° / 15°468.5117.1
Jun23° / 14°224.810.87.8
Jul23° / 13°194.810.97.8
Aug24° / 14°235.311.37.9
Sep25° / 15°619.211.97.0
Oct26° / 17°1171312.56.1
Nov26° / 18°20817.8135.1
Dec27° / 19°25019.913.24.9

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% 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 76%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11783
21783
31783
41783
51783
61684
71783
81783
91882
101981
111981
122179
132179
142278
152377
162476
172476
182773
192773
202872
212872
222872
233070
243070
253169
263070
273169
283169
293070
303070
313070

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Muniz Freire gets around 250 mm of rain over 19.9 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 63% and peaks near 67% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
165
265
366
466
566
667
767
867
967
1067
1166
1266
1365
1465
1564
1664
1763
1863
1962
2062
2162
2261
2361
2461
2560
2660
2759
2859
2958
3057
3156

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, December lands in the muggy band about 64% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 66% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1641521
2540541
3539551
4537571
5436591
6435592
7435592
8334612
9333622
10332632
11232642
12231652
13230662
14230662
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16129682
17128692
18128692
19128692
20128701
21128701
22129691
23129691
24129691
25129691
26130672
27130672
28131662
29132652
30133642
31134632

Wind in December

Winds average 7 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
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 12 min at the start of December to 13 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 6:01 AM to 6:12 AM, and sunset from 7:10 PM to 7:26 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.26:017:10
213.26:017:11
313.26:017:11
413.26:017:12
513.26:027:12
613.26:027:13
713.26:027:14
813.26:027:14
913.26:027:15
1013.26:037:15
1113.26:037:16
1213.26:037:17
1313.26:047:17
1413.26:047:18
1513.26:047:18
1613.26:057:19
1713.26:057:19
1813.26:067:20
1913.26:067:20
2013.26:067:21
2113.26:077:21
2213.26:077:22
2313.26:087:22
2413.26:087:23
2513.26:097:23
2613.26:097:24
2713.26:107:24
2813.26:107:24
2913.26:117:25
3013.26:127:25
3113.26:127:26

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.42 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.54 kWh/m² to a high of 5.99 kWh/m² in February across the year — December's 5.42 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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25.1Bright
35.1Bright
45.1Bright
55.1Bright
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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Muniz Freire

In seasonPeak

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

Muniz Freire's rainy season runs October–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 Muniz Freire?

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

4.9
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
5.0
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Muniz Freire for sightseeing.

What to pack for Muniz Freire in December

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

In December, Muniz Freire sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 20 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Muniz Freire in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Muniz Freire peaks around February 12 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeFeb 12UV 15Jun 22UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May8Very high
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug9Very high
Sep10Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Muniz Freire?

Muniz Freire sits at 20.5°S, 41.4°W, 555 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Iúna, 18 km away.

Topography around Muniz Freire

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Muniz Freire has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 688 m around an average of 677 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,455 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,840 m.

The land around Muniz Freire is covered by grassland (52%) and trees (45%) within 3 km, trees (54%) and grassland (46%) within 16 km, and trees (55%) and grassland (44%) within 80 km.

3 km
688 m
16 km
1,455 m
80 km
2,840 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaces
December weather nearby: Iúna 18 km · Ibatiba 28 km · Castelo 28 km · Alegre 36 km · Lajinha 41 km · Guaçuí 44 km · Vargem Alta 48 km · Afonso Cláudio 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 Muniz Freire (-20.4642°, -41.4131°, elevation 555 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).