Nova Granada weather in December

In December, Nova Granada sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 212 mm of rain across 22.2 wet days and about 13.2 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-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 15% of the time in December, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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 Nova Granada's 11th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nova Granada's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
5th warmest
Overnight low
22°
10th coldest
Rainfall
212 mm
22.2 wet days
Daylight
13 h 12 min
6:36 AM – 7:51 PM
Cloud cover
72%
11th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.82 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

Nova Granada 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 Nova Granada reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs on par with November and on par with January.

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How December really feels in Nova Granada

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.

Nova Granada weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 22°24722.313.13.5
Feb30° / 22°18019.512.73.6
Mar30° / 22°16418.712.14.0
Apr30° / 20°578.711.55.5
May28° / 17°395117.3
Jun27° / 16°202.610.87.9
Jul28° / 16°121.910.97.8
Aug30° / 17°152.111.36.3
Sep32° / 20°506.111.94.8
Oct32° / 21°10311.712.54.0
Nov31° / 21°15516.7133.8
Dec30° / 22°21222.213.23.5

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 70%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13268
23169
33070
42971
52971
62971
72971
82971
92971
102872
112971
122971
133070
143070
153169
163169
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213268
223268
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243169
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263169
273070
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Nova Granada gets around 212 mm of rain over 22.2 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 71% and peaks near 73% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
165
267
368
469
570
671
771
872
972
1072
1171
1271
1371
1471
1570
1670
1770
1870
1970
2070
2170
2270
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2572
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2772
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3073
3173

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 54% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 95% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
113114541
203104443
30394345
40284247
50274248
60264151
70264151
80254152
90154153
100154153
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260023959
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290023662
300023563
310023464

Wind in December

Winds average 8 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 8 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
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59calm
68calm
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108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
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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 6:32 AM to 6:44 AM, and sunset from 7:42 PM to 7:57 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.26:327:42
213.26:327:42
313.26:337:43
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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 5.82 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.97 kWh/m² to a high of 6.13 kWh/m² in October across the year — December's 5.82 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Nova Granada

In seasonPeak

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

Nova Granada's monsoon runs November–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is December a good time to visit Nova Granada?

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

3.5
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Nova Granada.

What to pack for Nova Granada in December

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

In December, Nova Granada sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Nova Granada 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 Nova Granada peaks around January 23 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 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 highExtremeJan 23UV 15Jun 21UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May8Very high
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug8Very high
Sep10Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Nova Granada in December

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where December falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Nova Granada is worst in September — around 26 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.8× the cleanest month (November, 7 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1625 µg/m³Nov 227 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb9Good
Mar9Good
Apr9Good
May9Good
Jun9Good
Jul8Good
Aug17Moderate
Sep26Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov7Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Nova Granada?

Nova Granada sits at 20.5°S, 49.3°W, 520 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Guapiaçu, 31 km away.

Topography around Nova Granada

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nova Granada has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 108 m around an average of 520 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 164 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 273 m.

The land around Nova Granada is covered by cropland (52%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, cropland (54%) and trees (31%) within 16 km, and cropland (61%) and trees (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
108 m
16 km
164 m
80 km
273 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Guapiaçu 31 km · São José do Rio Preto 32 km · Tanabi 36 km · Mirassol 38 km · Bady Bassitt 45 km · Olímpia 47 km · Monte Aprazível 49 km · Potirendaba 57 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 Nova Granada (-20.5339°, -49.3142°, elevation 520 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).