Natividade weather in December

In December, Natividade sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 234 mm of rain across 19.7 wet days and about 13.3 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 1st-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 13% 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 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Natividade's 11th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Natividade's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
4th warmest
Overnight low
21°
10th coldest
Rainfall
234 mm
19.7 wet days
Daylight
13 h 18 min
6:06 AM – 7:22 PM
Cloud cover
75%
11th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.6 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Natividade 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

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month.

A typical December day in Natividade reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°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 33°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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How December really feels in Natividade

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 7 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
7
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.

Natividade 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
Jan31° / 21°18515.713.14.0
Feb31° / 21°12311.812.74.1
Mar30° / 20°16116.112.14.4
Apr28° / 19°8010.411.56.0
May26° / 17°447.1117.1
Jun26° / 15°173.610.77.9
Jul26° / 15°153.910.88.0
Aug26° / 15°20411.37.7
Sep28° / 17°607.811.96.8
Oct28° / 19°10911.212.55.7
Nov28° / 20°21417.1134.9
Dec29° / 21°23419.713.34.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 74%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12080
22080
31981
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51981
61981
71981
81981
91981
102080
112278
122278
132377
142476
152575
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203070
213169
223268
233268
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283070
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303070
313070

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Natividade gets around 234 mm of rain over 19.7 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 65% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
163
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364
464
564
665
765
865
965
1065
1165
1265
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1465
1565
1665
1764
1864
1964
2063
2163
2262
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2462
2561
2661
2761
2860
2960
3059
3158

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 92% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
11166419
21156321
31146322
41136323
51126324
61126225
71116325
81106326
9196327
10196327
11186328
12176428
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Wind in December

Winds average 6 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
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126calm
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 12 min at the start of December to 13 h 18 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 6:02 AM to 6:13 AM, and sunset from 7:13 PM to 7:29 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.26:027:13
213.26:027:14
313.26:027:15
413.26:027:15
513.26:037:16
613.26:037:16
713.26:037:17
813.26:037:18
913.26:047:18
1013.26:047:19
1113.36:047:19
1213.36:047:20
1313.36:057:21
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1513.36:067:22
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2713.36:117:27
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2913.36:127:28
3013.36:137:29
3113.36:137:29

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.6 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.51 kWh/m² to a high of 6.05 kWh/m² in February across the year — December's 5.6 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Natividade

In seasonPeak

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

Natividade'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 Natividade?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
5.3
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Natividade for sightseeing.

What to pack for Natividade in December

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

In December, Natividade sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 20 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Natividade 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 Natividade peaks around February 9 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeFeb 9UV 14Jun 22UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Very high
May7High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug8Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct12Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Natividade?

Natividade sits at 21.0°S, 42.0°W, 216 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Porciúncula, 11 km away.

Topography around Natividade

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Natividade has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 421 m around an average of 253 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 866 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,835 m.

The land around Natividade is covered by grassland (65%) and trees (29%) within 3 km, grassland (66%) and trees (32%) within 16 km, and grassland (64%) and trees (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
421 m
16 km
866 m
80 km
2,835 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Porciúncula 11 km · Itaperuna 20 km · Bom Jesus do Itabapoana 32 km · Carangola 35 km · Muriaé 42 km · Guaçuí 43 km · Espera Feliz 44 km · Miracema 47 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 Natividade (-21.0422°, -41.9733°, elevation 216 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).