Nazaré weather in December

In December, Nazaré sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 69 mm of rain across 14.3 wet days and about 12.8 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in December, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 42 min at the start of December to 12 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Nazaré's 11th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nazaré's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
4th warmest
Overnight low
23°
9th coldest
Rainfall
69 mm
14.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 48 min
5:09 AM – 5:55 PM
Cloud cover
61%
11th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
6.17 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

Nazaré 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 30°C through the month.

A typical December day in Nazaré reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°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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How December really feels in Nazaré

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.

Nazaré weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 4th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 23°8718.312.74.0
Feb30° / 23°7417.712.43.9
Mar30° / 24°9821.312.13.7
Apr29° / 23°1242311.73.8
May27° / 22°12821.911.44.7
Jun26° / 21°13723.211.24.7
Jul26° / 20°11723.411.34.8
Aug26° / 20°10022.111.65.0
Sep27° / 21°7717.711.95.4
Oct28° / 22°7016.112.35.2
Nov29° / 23°7915.912.64.6
Dec30° / 23°6914.312.84.5

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 51%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14555
24654
34654
44555
54555
64654
74654
84753
94753
104753
114753
124852
134852
144951
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Nazaré gets around 69 mm of rain over 14.3 wet days in December, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 46% and peaks near 51% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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250
349
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547
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745
844
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1043
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1745
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3149

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 95% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
14942
24942
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44942
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104942
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263952
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Wind in December

Winds average 9 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 42 min at the start of December to 12 h 48 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 5:04 AM to 5:16 AM, and sunset from 5:47 PM to 6:02 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.75:045:47
212.75:055:48
312.75:055:48
412.75:055:49
512.75:055:49
612.75:065:50
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812.75:065:51
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1212.85:085:53
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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 6.17 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.65 kWh/m² to a high of 6.22 kWh/m² in January across the year — December's 6.17 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Bright
26.0Intense
36.0Intense
46.0Intense
56.1Intense
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316.3Intense
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Nazaré?

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

4.5
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
6.1
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Nazaré in December

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

In December, Nazaré sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Nazaré 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 at the nearest coast (about 18 km away) is warmest in March at about 28°C and coldest in August near 25°C.

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

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan27Warm
Feb28Warm
Mar28Tropical
Apr28Tropical
May27Warm
Jun26Warm
Jul26Warm
Aug25Warm
Sep26Warm
Oct26Warm
Nov27Warm
Dec27Warm

UV index in Nazaré 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 Nazaré peaks around February 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 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 18UV 15Jun 23UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Nazaré?

Nazaré sits at 13.0°S, 39.0°W, 12 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Jaguaripe, 16 km away.

Topography around Nazaré

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nazaré has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 147 m around an average of 47 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 208 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 914 m.

The land around Nazaré is covered by trees (49%) and grassland (43%) within 3 km, trees (58%) and grassland (36%) within 16 km, and trees (35%), grassland (35%) and water (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
147 m
16 km
208 m
80 km
914 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
December weather nearby: Jaguaripe 16 km · São Felipe 22 km · Santo Antônio de Jesus 28 km · Maragogipe 30 km · Conceição do Almeida 33 km · Valença 38 km · Sapeaçu 39 km · Itaparica 40 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 Nazaré (-13.035°, -39.0144°, elevation 12 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).