Nova Prata weather in December

In December, Nova Prata sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 170 mm of rain across 14.6 wet days and about 13.8 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 3rd-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 32% of the time in December, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 42 min at the start of December to 13 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Nova Prata's 6th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nova Prata's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
17°
10th coldest
Rainfall
170 mm
14.6 wet days
Daylight
13 h 48 min
6:28 AM – 8:17 PM
Cloud cover
59%
6th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.39 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.8
out of 10

Nova Prata is 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 27°C through the month.

A typical December day in Nova Prata reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 2°C warmer than November and on par with January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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22616
32616
42616
52616
62616
72616
82716
92716
102716
112716
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142717
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302818
312818

Nova Prata weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 3rd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 18°17416.813.65.4
Feb27° / 18°15715.8135.4
Mar26° / 16°13813.512.26.2
Apr23° / 14°12810.611.36.7
May20° / 11°1471010.66.3
Jun18° / 1341010.25.9
Jul18° / 15810.710.45.9
Aug20° / 10°1189.7116.5
Sep21° / 11°15811.611.86.2
Oct23° / 13°20514.112.76.1
Nov25° / 15°15312.813.46.4
Dec27° / 17°17014.613.85.8

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 52%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14951
24951
34951
44852
54852
64753
74852
84852
94951
104951
114951
124951
134951
144951
154951
164951
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185050
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205050
214951
224951
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244951
254852
264654
274654
284654
294555
304654
314654

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Nova Prata gets around 170 mm of rain over 14.6 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 47% and peaks near 49% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
145
245
345
446
546
646
746
847
947
1047
1147
1247
1348
1448
1548
1648
1749
1848
1948
2048
2148
2248
2348
2448
2548
2648
2748
2848
2948
3048
3148

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, December lands in the humid band about 35% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 30% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1192936160
2182936170
3172936180
4172936190
5162936200
6162836200
7152836210
8142836220
9142736230
10132736240
11122736250
12122637250
13112637260
14112537270
15102537280
16102437290
1792436300
1892336310
1992336321
2092235331
2182235341
2282135351
2382134361
2472134371
2572034372
2672034382
2761934392
2861934392
2961933393
3051934403
3151834403

Wind in December

Winds average 10 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
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1510calm
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1910calm
2010calm
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3110calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 42 min at the start of December to 13 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 6:25 AM to 6:35 AM, and sunset from 8:07 PM to 8:24 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.76:258:07
213.76:258:08
313.76:258:09
413.76:258:10
513.76:258:10
613.86:258:11
713.86:268:12
813.86:268:12
913.86:268:13
1013.86:268:14
1113.86:268:14
1213.86:278:15
1313.86:278:16
1413.86:278:16
1513.86:278:17
1613.86:288:17
1713.86:288:18
1813.86:298:19
1913.86:298:19
2013.86:298:20
2113.86:308:20
2213.86:308:21
2313.86:318:21
2413.86:318:21
2513.86:328:22
2613.86:328:22
2713.86:338:23
2813.86:338:23
2913.86:348:23
3013.86:358:24
3113.86:358:24

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 6.39 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.55 kWh/m² to a high of 6.39 kWh/m² in December across the year — December's 6.39 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.4Intense
26.4Intense
36.4Intense
46.4Intense
56.4Intense
66.4Intense
76.4Intense
86.4Intense
96.4Intense
106.4Intense
116.4Intense
126.4Intense
136.4Intense
146.4Intense
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246.4Intense
256.4Intense
266.4Intense
276.4Intense
286.4Intense
296.3Intense
306.3Intense
316.3Intense
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Nova Prata?

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

5.8
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
5.9
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Nova Prata for sightseeing.

What to pack for Nova Prata in December

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

In December, Nova Prata sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 17°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 15 days see rain.

rain gearsun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Nova Prata in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 13 (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 Prata peaks around January 17 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 17UV 14Jun 22UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr8Very high
May5High
Jun4Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug6High
Sep8Very high
Oct7Very high
Nov12Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Nova Prata?

Nova Prata sits at 28.8°S, 51.6°W, 658 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Veranópolis, 18 km away.

Topography around Nova Prata

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nova Prata has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 221 m around an average of 692 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 569 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 977 m.

The land around Nova Prata is covered by trees (57%) within 3 km, trees (58%) and cropland (29%) within 16 km, and trees (59%) and cropland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
221 m
16 km
569 m
80 km
977 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
December weather nearby: Veranópolis 18 km · Guaporé 28 km · Serafina Corrêa 33 km · Bento Gonçalves 44 km · Flores da Cunha 50 km · Garibaldi 53 km · Farroupilha 55 km · Encantado 56 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 Prata (-28.7839°, -51.61°, elevation 658 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).