Olinda weather in December

In December, Olinda sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 29 mm of rain across 10.7 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time in December, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of December to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Olinda's 6th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Olinda's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 29°; 4th warmest
Overnight low: 25°; 9th coldest
Rainfall: 29 mm; 10.7 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 30 min; 5:02 AM – 5:29 PM
Cloud cover: 50%; 6th clearest
Wind: 17 km/h; 7th windiest
Solar energy: 6.34 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.7; out of 10

Olinda 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 29°C through the month.

A typical December day in Olinda reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs on par with November and on par with January.

	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
Avg high (°C)	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29
Avg low (°C)	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25

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

How December really feels in Olinda

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 0 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

December sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Olinda weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 4th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	29° / 25°	53	15.9	12.4	5.0
Feb	29° / 26°	61	15	12.3	4.8
Mar	29° / 26°	82	18.4	12.1	4.6
Apr	29° / 25°	124	21.2	11.8	4.3
May	28° / 25°	146	23.8	11.6	4.5
Jun	27° / 24°	162	24	11.5	4.6
Jul	26° / 23°	143	24	11.6	4.8
Aug	26° / 23°	82	21	11.7	5.2
Sep	27° / 24°	45	15.3	12	6.0
Oct	28° / 24°	31	12.4	12.2	6.3
Nov	28° / 25°	24	9.8	12.4	6.0
Dec	29° / 25°	29	10.7	12.5	5.7

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 33%.

	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 (%)	70	71	71	72	72	72	72	72	71	70	70	69	69	69	68	67	67	66	65	65	64	64	63	63	62	63	63	63	64	63	64
Cloudier (%)	30	29	29	28	28	28	28	28	29	30	30	31	31	31	32	33	33	34	35	35	36	36	37	37	38	37	37	37	36	37	36

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	70	30
2	71	29
3	71	29
4	72	28
5	72	28
6	72	28
7	72	28
8	72	28
9	71	29
10	70	30
11	70	30
12	69	31
13	69	31
14	69	31
15	68	32
16	67	33
17	67	33
18	66	34
19	65	35
20	65	35
21	64	36
22	64	36
23	63	37
24	63	37
25	62	38
26	63	37
27	63	37
28	63	37
29	64	36
30	63	37
31	64	36

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Olinda gets around 29 mm of rain over 10.7 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 35% and peaks near 42% 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 (%)	31	30	30	29	29	29	29	29	30	30	31	32	32	33	34	35	35	36	37	37	38	38	39	39	40	40	40	41	41	42	42

	Rain chance (%)
1	31
2	30
3	30
4	29
5	29
6	29
7	29
8	29
9	30
10	30
11	31
12	32
13	32
14	33
15	34
16	35
17	35
18	36
19	37
20	37
21	38
22	38
23	39
24	39
25	40
26	40
27	40
28	41
29	41
30	42
31	42

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 87% 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 (%)	16	15	15	15	14	14	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13
Oppressive (%)	84	85	85	85	86	86	87	87	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	87	87	87	87	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	87

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	16	84
2	15	85
3	15	85
4	15	85
5	14	86
6	14	86
7	13	87
8	13	87
9	12	88
10	12	88
11	12	88
12	12	88
13	12	88
14	12	88
15	12	88
16	12	88
17	12	88
18	12	88
19	12	88
20	13	87
21	13	87
22	13	87
23	13	87
24	14	86
25	14	86
26	14	86
27	14	86
28	14	86
29	14	86
30	14	86
31	13	87

Wind in December

Winds average 17 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 17 km/h on the calmest days to 17 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)	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

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

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of December to 12 h 30 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 4:56 AM to 5:09 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)	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5
Sunrise (AM)	4:56	4:56	4:57	4:57	4:57	4:58	4:58	4:58	4:59	4:59	5:00	5:00	5:00	5:01	5:01	5:02	5:02	5:03	5:03	5:03	5:04	5:04	5:05	5:05	5:06	5:06	5:07	5:07	5:08	5:08	5:09
Sunset (PM)	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	5:29	5:30	5:30	5:31	5:31	5:32	5:32	5:33	5:33	5:34	5:34	5:35	5:35	5:36	5:36	5:36

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.4	4:56	5:22
2	12.4	4:56	5:23
3	12.4	4:57	5:23
4	12.4	4:57	5:24
5	12.4	4:57	5:24
6	12.4	4:58	5:25
7	12.4	4:58	5:25
8	12.5	4:58	5:26
9	12.5	4:59	5:26
10	12.5	4:59	5:27
11	12.5	5:00	5:27
12	12.5	5:00	5:28
13	12.5	5:00	5:28
14	12.5	5:01	5:29
15	12.5	5:01	5:29
16	12.5	5:02	5:29
17	12.5	5:02	5:30
18	12.5	5:03	5:30
19	12.5	5:03	5:31
20	12.5	5:03	5:31
21	12.5	5:04	5:32
22	12.5	5:04	5:32
23	12.5	5:05	5:33
24	12.5	5:05	5:33
25	12.5	5:06	5:34
26	12.5	5:06	5:34
27	12.5	5:07	5:35
28	12.5	5:07	5:35
29	12.5	5:08	5:36
30	12.5	5:08	5:36
31	12.5	5:09	5:36

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 6.34 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.39 kWh/m² to a high of 6.43 kWh/m² in November across the year — December's 6.34 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)	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.4	Intense
2	6.4	Intense
3	6.4	Intense
4	6.4	Intense
5	6.4	Intense
6	6.4	Intense
7	6.4	Intense
8	6.4	Intense
9	6.4	Intense
10	6.4	Intense
11	6.4	Intense
12	6.3	Intense
13	6.3	Intense
14	6.3	Intense
15	6.3	Intense
16	6.3	Intense
17	6.3	Intense
18	6.3	Intense
19	6.3	Intense
20	6.3	Intense
21	6.3	Intense
22	6.3	Intense
23	6.3	Intense
24	6.3	Intense
25	6.3	Intense
26	6.3	Intense
27	6.3	Intense
28	6.3	Intense
29	6.3	Intense
30	6.3	Intense
31	6.3	Intense

Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Olinda

In seasonPeak

None of Olinda's seasonal hazards are active in December. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Olinda's rainy season runs March–August, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is December a good time to visit Olinda?

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

5.7

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

7.0

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Olinda in December

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

In December, Olinda sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

Sea temperature near Olinda 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 13 km away) is warmest in April 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	26	26	26	27	27	28
Comfort	Warm	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm

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

UV index in Olinda 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 Olinda peaks around March 13 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 13 at about 9 (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	14	15	13	11	10	9	10	12	12	12	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	13	Extreme
Feb	14	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	10	Very high
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	12	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Olinda?

Olinda sits at 8.0°S, 34.9°W, 37 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Recife, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Olinda

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Olinda has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 64 m around an average of 9 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 143 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 740 m.

The land around Olinda is covered by artificial surfaces (51%) and water (31%) within 3 km, water (50%), trees (22%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 16 km, and water (37%) and grassland (34%) within 80 km.

3 km

64 m

artificial surfaces 51%

16 km

143 m

water 50%

80 km

740 m

water 37%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves

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

December weather nearby: Recife 6.0 km · Paulista 8.0 km · Abreu e Lima 12 km · Camaragibe 14 km · São Lourenço da Mata 18 km · Igarassu 20 km · Jaboatão dos Guararapes 21 km · Itapissuma 26 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 Olinda (-8.0089°, -34.8553°, elevation 37 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	29	25
2	29	25
3	29	25
4	29	25
5	29	25
6	29	25
7	29	25
8	29	25
9	29	25
10	29	25
11	29	25
12	29	25
13	29	25
14	29	25
15	29	25
16	29	25
17	29	25
18	29	25
19	29	25
20	29	25
21	29	25
22	29	25
23	29	25
24	29	25
25	29	25
26	29	25
27	29	25
28	29	25
29	29	25
30	29	25
31	29	25

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	70	30
2	71	29
3	71	29
4	72	28
5	72	28
6	72	28
7	72	28
8	72	28
9	71	29
10	70	30
11	70	30
12	69	31
13	69	31
14	69	31
15	68	32
16	67	33
17	67	33
18	66	34
19	65	35
20	65	35
21	64	36
22	64	36
23	63	37
24	63	37
25	62	38
26	63	37
27	63	37
28	63	37
29	64	36
30	63	37
31	64	36

	Rain chance (%)
1	31
2	30
3	30
4	29
5	29
6	29
7	29
8	29
9	30
10	30
11	31
12	32
13	32
14	33
15	34
16	35
17	35
18	36
19	37
20	37
21	38
22	38
23	39
24	39
25	40
26	40
27	40
28	41
29	41
30	42
31	42

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	16	84
2	15	85
3	15	85
4	15	85
5	14	86
6	14	86
7	13	87
8	13	87
9	12	88
10	12	88
11	12	88
12	12	88
13	12	88
14	12	88
15	12	88
16	12	88
17	12	88
18	12	88
19	12	88
20	13	87
21	13	87
22	13	87
23	13	87
24	14	86
25	14	86
26	14	86
27	14	86
28	14	86
29	14	86
30	14	86
31	13	87

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	70	30
2	71	29
3	71	29
4	72	28
5	72	28
6	72	28
7	72	28
8	72	28
9	71	29
10	70	30
11	70	30
12	69	31
13	69	31
14	69	31
15	68	32
16	67	33
17	67	33
18	66	34
19	65	35
20	65	35
21	64	36
22	64	36
23	63	37
24	63	37
25	62	38
26	63	37
27	63	37
28	63	37
29	64	36
30	63	37
31	64	36

	Rain chance (%)
1	31
2	30
3	30
4	29
5	29
6	29
7	29
8	29
9	30
10	30
11	31
12	32
13	32
14	33
15	34
16	35
17	35
18	36
19	37
20	37
21	38
22	38
23	39
24	39
25	40
26	40
27	40
28	41
29	41
30	42
31	42

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	16	84
2	15	85
3	15	85
4	15	85
5	14	86
6	14	86
7	13	87
8	13	87
9	12	88
10	12	88
11	12	88
12	12	88
13	12	88
14	12	88
15	12	88
16	12	88
17	12	88
18	12	88
19	12	88
20	13	87
21	13	87
22	13	87
23	13	87
24	14	86
25	14	86
26	14	86
27	14	86
28	14	86
29	14	86
30	14	86
31	13	87

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	70	30
2	71	29
3	71	29
4	72	28
5	72	28
6	72	28
7	72	28
8	72	28
9	71	29
10	70	30
11	70	30
12	69	31
13	69	31
14	69	31
15	68	32
16	67	33
17	67	33
18	66	34
19	65	35
20	65	35
21	64	36
22	64	36
23	63	37
24	63	37
25	62	38
26	63	37
27	63	37
28	63	37
29	64	36
30	63	37
31	64	36

	Rain chance (%)
1	31
2	30
3	30
4	29
5	29
6	29
7	29
8	29
9	30
10	30
11	31
12	32
13	32
14	33
15	34
16	35
17	35
18	36
19	37
20	37
21	38
22	38
23	39
24	39
25	40
26	40
27	40
28	41
29	41
30	42
31	42

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	16	84
2	15	85
3	15	85
4	15	85
5	14	86
6	14	86
7	13	87
8	13	87
9	12	88
10	12	88
11	12	88
12	12	88
13	12	88
14	12	88
15	12	88
16	12	88
17	12	88
18	12	88
19	12	88
20	13	87
21	13	87
22	13	87
23	13	87
24	14	86
25	14	86
26	14	86
27	14	86
28	14	86
29	14	86
30	14	86
31	13	87