Nova Cruz weather in December

In December, Nova Cruz sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 21 mm of rain across 7.8 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time in December, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of December to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Nova Cruz's 5th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nova Cruz's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 31°; 2nd warmest
Overnight low: 23°; 8th coldest
Rainfall: 21 mm; 7.8 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 24 min; 5:07 AM – 5:29 PM
Cloud cover: 52%; 5th clearest
Wind: 13 km/h; 7th windiest
Solar energy: 6.03 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.8; out of 10

Nova Cruz is human settlement in Brazil.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month.

A typical December day in Nova Cruz reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°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)	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31
Avg low (°C)	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	23
2	31	23
3	31	23
4	31	23
5	31	23
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30	31	23
31	31	23

How December really feels in Nova Cruz

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in December is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Nova Cruz weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 2nd-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	31° / 23°	43	12.4	12.3	4.3
Feb	31° / 23°	53	12.7	12.2	4.0
Mar	31° / 23°	71	16.9	12	3.8
Apr	30° / 23°	82	16.7	11.9	4.0
May	30° / 23°	64	13.6	11.7	4.9
Jun	28° / 22°	56	12.3	11.6	5.6
Jul	28° / 21°	46	10.7	11.7	6.3
Aug	28° / 21°	19	6.3	11.8	6.4
Sep	29° / 21°	12	4.3	12	6.2
Oct	30° / 22°	10	3.5	12.1	5.7
Nov	31° / 23°	11	4.1	12.3	5.4
Dec	31° / 23°	21	7.8	12.4	4.8

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 25% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 35%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	69	69	69	69	69	68	69	69	68	68	67	66	66	65	65	65	64	64	63	63	63	63	62	62	62	62	62	62	61	61	61
Cloudier (%)	31	31	31	31	31	32	31	31	32	32	33	34	34	35	35	35	36	36	37	37	37	37	38	38	38	38	38	38	39	39	39

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	69	31
2	69	31
3	69	31
4	69	31
5	69	31
6	68	32
7	69	31
8	69	31
9	68	32
10	68	32
11	67	33
12	66	34
13	66	34
14	65	35
15	65	35
16	65	35
17	64	36
18	64	36
19	63	37
20	63	37
21	63	37
22	63	37
23	62	38
24	62	38
25	62	38
26	62	38
27	62	38
28	62	38
29	61	39
30	61	39
31	61	39

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Nova Cruz gets around 21 mm of rain over 7.8 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 25% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	16	17	17	17	18	19	20	20	21	22	23	24	25	25	26	26	27	27	28	28	29	29	29	30	30	30	30	31	31	31	32

	Rain chance (%)
1	16
2	17
3	17
4	17
5	18
6	19
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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 52% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Muggy (%)	64	62	61	60	59	57	56	54	53	52	50	49	48	47	46	46	45	44	44	44	43	43	42	42	42	42	41	41	41	40	40
Oppressive (%)	36	38	39	40	41	43	44	46	47	48	50	51	52	53	54	54	55	56	56	56	57	57	58	58	58	58	59	59	59	60	60

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	64	36
2	62	38
3	61	39
4	60	40
5	59	41
6	57	43
7	56	44
8	54	46
9	53	47
10	52	48
11	50	50
12	49	51
13	48	52
14	47	53
15	46	54
16	46	54
17	45	55
18	44	56
19	44	56
20	44	56
21	43	57
22	43	57
23	42	58
24	42	58
25	42	58
26	42	58
27	41	59
28	41	59
29	41	59
30	40	60
31	40	60

Wind in December

Winds average 13 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	13	light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of December to 12 h 24 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 5:01 AM to 5:14 AM, and sunset from 5:22 PM to 5:36 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	12.3	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4
Sunrise (AM)	5:01	5:01	5:02	5:02	5:02	5:03	5:03	5:03	5:04	5:04	5:05	5:05	5:05	5:06	5:06	5:07	5:07	5:08	5:08	5:08	5:09	5:09	5:10	5:10	5:11	5:11	5:12	5:12	5:13	5:13	5:14
Sunset (PM)	5:22	5:22	5:23	5:23	5:24	5:24	5:25	5:25	5:26	5:26	5:27	5:27	5:28	5:28	5:29	5:29	5:30	5:30	5:31	5:31	5:32	5:32	5:32	5:33	5:33	5:34	5:34	5:35	5:35	5:36	5:36

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.3	5:01	5:22
2	12.4	5:01	5:22
3	12.4	5:02	5:23
4	12.4	5:02	5:23
5	12.4	5:02	5:24
6	12.4	5:03	5:24
7	12.4	5:03	5:25
8	12.4	5:03	5:25
9	12.4	5:04	5:26
10	12.4	5:04	5:26
11	12.4	5:05	5:27
12	12.4	5:05	5:27
13	12.4	5:05	5:28
14	12.4	5:06	5:28
15	12.4	5:06	5:29
16	12.4	5:07	5:29
17	12.4	5:07	5:30
18	12.4	5:08	5:30
19	12.4	5:08	5:31
20	12.4	5:08	5:31
21	12.4	5:09	5:32
22	12.4	5:09	5:32
23	12.4	5:10	5:32
24	12.4	5:10	5:33
25	12.4	5:11	5:33
26	12.4	5:11	5:34
27	12.4	5:12	5:34
28	12.4	5:12	5:35
29	12.4	5:13	5:35
30	12.4	5:13	5:36
31	12.4	5:14	5:36

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 6.03 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.2 kWh/m² to a high of 6.16 kWh/m² in November across the year — December's 6.03 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	5.9	5.9	5.9
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.1	Intense
2	6.1	Intense
3	6.1	Intense
4	6.1	Intense
5	6.1	Intense
6	6.1	Intense
7	6.1	Intense
8	6.1	Intense
9	6.1	Intense
10	6.1	Intense
11	6.1	Intense
12	6.1	Intense
13	6.0	Intense
14	6.0	Intense
15	6.0	Intense
16	6.0	Intense
17	6.0	Intense
18	6.0	Intense
19	6.0	Intense
20	6.0	Bright
21	6.0	Bright
22	6.0	Bright
23	6.0	Bright
24	6.0	Bright
25	6.0	Bright
26	6.0	Bright
27	6.0	Bright
28	6.0	Bright
29	5.9	Bright
30	5.9	Bright
31	5.9	Bright

Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Nova Cruz?

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

4.8

Sightseeing

8th-best month of the year

7.1

Beach & pool

5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Nova Cruz in December

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

In December, Nova Cruz sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Nova Cruz in December

The nearest coast averages about 28°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 63 km away) is warmest in March at about 29°C and coldest in August near 26°C.

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	28	28	29	29	28	27	27	26	26	27	27	28
Comfort	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	28	Tropical
Feb	28	Tropical
Mar	29	Tropical
Apr	29	Tropical
May	28	Tropical
Jun	27	Warm
Jul	27	Warm
Aug	26	Warm
Sep	26	Warm
Oct	27	Warm
Nov	27	Warm
Dec	28	Warm

UV index in Nova Cruz 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 Nova Cruz peaks around March 12 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 15 at about 10 (very high).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	13	15	15	14	11	10	10	10	12	12	12	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	13	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	10	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	12	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Nova Cruz?

Nova Cruz sits at 6.5°S, 35.4°W, 90 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Santo Antônio, 19 km away.

Topography around Nova Cruz

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nova Cruz has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 67 m around an average of 91 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 268 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 694 m.

The land around Nova Cruz is covered by grassland (88%) within 3 km, grassland (89%) within 16 km, and grassland (48%) and shrubs (21%) within 80 km.

3 km

67 m

grassland 88%

16 km

268 m

grassland 89%

80 km

694 m

grassland 48%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves

← November Nova Cruz year-round climate January →Best places to visit in December

December weather nearby: Santo Antônio 19 km · Belém 26 km · Goianinha 34 km · Araruna 35 km · Canguaretama 35 km · Bananeiras 37 km · Solânea 40 km · Araçagi 42 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

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 Nova Cruz (-6.4781°, -35.4339°, elevation 90 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	23
2	31	23
3	31	23
4	31	23
5	31	23
6	31	23
7	31	23
8	31	23
9	31	23
10	31	23
11	31	23
12	31	23
13	31	23
14	31	23
15	31	23
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17	31	23
18	31	23
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20	31	23
21	31	23
22	31	23
23	31	23
24	31	23
25	31	23
26	31	23
27	31	23
28	31	23
29	31	23
30	31	23
31	31	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	69	31
2	69	31
3	69	31
4	69	31
5	69	31
6	68	32
7	69	31
8	69	31
9	68	32
10	68	32
11	67	33
12	66	34
13	66	34
14	65	35
15	65	35
16	65	35
17	64	36
18	64	36
19	63	37
20	63	37
21	63	37
22	63	37
23	62	38
24	62	38
25	62	38
26	62	38
27	62	38
28	62	38
29	61	39
30	61	39
31	61	39

	Rain chance (%)
1	16
2	17
3	17
4	17
5	18
6	19
7	20
8	20
9	21
10	22
11	23
12	24
13	25
14	25
15	26
16	26
17	27
18	27
19	28
20	28
21	29
22	29
23	29
24	30
25	30
26	30
27	30
28	31
29	31
30	31
31	32

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	64	36
2	62	38
3	61	39
4	60	40
5	59	41
6	57	43
7	56	44
8	54	46
9	53	47
10	52	48
11	50	50
12	49	51
13	48	52
14	47	53
15	46	54
16	46	54
17	45	55
18	44	56
19	44	56
20	44	56
21	43	57
22	43	57
23	42	58
24	42	58
25	42	58
26	42	58
27	41	59
28	41	59
29	41	59
30	40	60
31	40	60

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	23
2	31	23
3	31	23
4	31	23
5	31	23
6	31	23
7	31	23
8	31	23
9	31	23
10	31	23
11	31	23
12	31	23
13	31	23
14	31	23
15	31	23
16	31	23
17	31	23
18	31	23
19	31	23
20	31	23
21	31	23
22	31	23
23	31	23
24	31	23
25	31	23
26	31	23
27	31	23
28	31	23
29	31	23
30	31	23
31	31	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	69	31
2	69	31
3	69	31
4	69	31
5	69	31
6	68	32
7	69	31
8	69	31
9	68	32
10	68	32
11	67	33
12	66	34
13	66	34
14	65	35
15	65	35
16	65	35
17	64	36
18	64	36
19	63	37
20	63	37
21	63	37
22	63	37
23	62	38
24	62	38
25	62	38
26	62	38
27	62	38
28	62	38
29	61	39
30	61	39
31	61	39

	Rain chance (%)
1	16
2	17
3	17
4	17
5	18
6	19
7	20
8	20
9	21
10	22
11	23
12	24
13	25
14	25
15	26
16	26
17	27
18	27
19	28
20	28
21	29
22	29
23	29
24	30
25	30
26	30
27	30
28	31
29	31
30	31
31	32

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	64	36
2	62	38
3	61	39
4	60	40
5	59	41
6	57	43
7	56	44
8	54	46
9	53	47
10	52	48
11	50	50
12	49	51
13	48	52
14	47	53
15	46	54
16	46	54
17	45	55
18	44	56
19	44	56
20	44	56
21	43	57
22	43	57
23	42	58
24	42	58
25	42	58
26	42	58
27	41	59
28	41	59
29	41	59
30	40	60
31	40	60

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	23
2	31	23
3	31	23
4	31	23
5	31	23
6	31	23
7	31	23
8	31	23
9	31	23
10	31	23
11	31	23
12	31	23
13	31	23
14	31	23
15	31	23
16	31	23
17	31	23
18	31	23
19	31	23
20	31	23
21	31	23
22	31	23
23	31	23
24	31	23
25	31	23
26	31	23
27	31	23
28	31	23
29	31	23
30	31	23
31	31	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	69	31
2	69	31
3	69	31
4	69	31
5	69	31
6	68	32
7	69	31
8	69	31
9	68	32
10	68	32
11	67	33
12	66	34
13	66	34
14	65	35
15	65	35
16	65	35
17	64	36
18	64	36
19	63	37
20	63	37
21	63	37
22	63	37
23	62	38
24	62	38
25	62	38
26	62	38
27	62	38
28	62	38
29	61	39
30	61	39
31	61	39

	Rain chance (%)
1	16
2	17
3	17
4	17
5	18
6	19
7	20
8	20
9	21
10	22
11	23
12	24
13	25
14	25
15	26
16	26
17	27
18	27
19	28
20	28
21	29
22	29
23	29
24	30
25	30
26	30
27	30
28	31
29	31
30	31
31	32

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	64	36
2	62	38
3	61	39
4	60	40
5	59	41
6	57	43
7	56	44
8	54	46
9	53	47
10	52	48
11	50	50
12	49	51
13	48	52
14	47	53
15	46	54
16	46	54
17	45	55
18	44	56
19	44	56
20	44	56
21	43	57
22	43	57
23	42	58
24	42	58
25	42	58
26	42	58
27	41	59
28	41	59
29	41	59
30	40	60
31	40	60