Nova Xavantina weather in December

In December, Nova Xavantina sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 270 mm of rain across 24.7 wet days and about 12.9 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 2nd-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 6% of the time in December, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 48 min at the start of December to 12 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Nova Xavantina's 12th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nova Xavantina's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
11th warmest
Overnight low
23°
10th coldest
Rainfall
270 mm
24.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 54 min
6:00 AM – 6:51 PM
Cloud cover
81%
12th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.24 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.9
out of 10

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 Xavantina 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 28°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 1°C cooler than November and on par with January.

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How December really feels in Nova Xavantina

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 Xavantina weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 23°28425.212.82.9
Feb31° / 23°22322.412.52.9
Mar31° / 23°21023.912.13.0
Apr32° / 22°9013.811.73.8
May32° / 21°162.811.34.8
Jun32° / 20°30.511.15.2
Jul32° / 19°10.111.25.1
Aug34° / 20°50.611.53.7
Sep36° / 23°234.511.92.6
Oct34° / 23°11615.412.32.5
Nov32° / 23°20522.612.72.8
Dec31° / 23°27024.712.92.9

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 82%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11783
21684
31684
41684
51585
61585
71585
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Nova Xavantina gets around 270 mm of rain over 24.7 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 80% and peaks near 81% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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1680
1780
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2679
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2980
3080
3181

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 97% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
12962
22962
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Wind in December

Winds average 5 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
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135calm
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155calm
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 48 min at the start of December to 12 h 54 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 5:55 AM to 6:07 AM, and sunset from 6:43 PM to 6:58 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.85:556:43
212.85:556:44
312.85:556:44
412.85:566:45
512.85:566:46
612.85:566:46
712.85:566:47
812.85:576:47
912.85:576:48
1012.85:576:48
1112.95:586:49
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1312.95:596:50
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1612.96:006:51
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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 5.24 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.65 kWh/m² to a high of 6.03 kWh/m² in October across the year — December's 5.24 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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

Hazard calendar for Nova Xavantina

In seasonPeak

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

Nova Xavantina'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 Xavantina?

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

2.9
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Nova Xavantina in December

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

In December, Nova Xavantina sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 25 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Nova Xavantina 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 Xavantina peaks around January 23 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 11 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 highExtremeJan 23UV 15Jul 11UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Nova Xavantina 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 Xavantina is worst in September — around 50 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 9.4× the cleanest month (July, 5 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModeratePoorModerateGoodSep 1546 µg/m³Jul 95 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb8Good
Mar9Good
Apr8Good
May7Good
Jun6Good
Jul5Good
Aug26Moderate
Sep50Poor
Oct17Moderate
Nov9Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Nova Xavantina?

Nova Xavantina sits at 14.7°S, 52.4°W, 362 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Campinápolis, 49 km away.

Topography around Nova Xavantina

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nova Xavantina has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 62 m around an average of 276 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 284 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 653 m.

The land around Nova Xavantina is covered by grassland (51%) within 3 km, grassland (46%) and trees (30%) within 16 km, and grassland (47%) and trees (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
62 m
16 km
284 m
80 km
653 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Campinápolis 49 km · Água Boa 72 km · Canarana 124 km · Barra do Garças 137 km · Aragarças 138 km · Paranatinga 184 km · Jussara 208 km · Querência 231 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 Xavantina (-14.6643°, -52.3586°, elevation 362 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).