Ouricuri weather in December

In December, Ouricuri sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 45 mm of rain across 5.3 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 34°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in December, and the air most often feels humid.

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 Ouricuri's 5th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ouricuri's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
24°
12th coldest
Rainfall
45 mm
5.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
5:23 AM – 5:50 PM
Cloud cover
58%
5th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
6.31 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.2
out of 10

Ouricuri 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 34°C through the month.

A typical December day in Ouricuri reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 37°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs on par with November and about 1°C warmer than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How December really feels in Ouricuri

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.

Ouricuri weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 3rd-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 23°8811.312.43.4
Feb32° / 23°9912.412.33.6
Mar32° / 23°11714.512.13.6
Apr31° / 22°7012.211.84.0
May31° / 22°459.111.64.7
Jun30° / 21°165.311.65.6
Jul30° / 20°133.311.65.9
Aug31° / 20°61.611.75.5
Sep33° / 21°30.9124.4
Oct35° / 23°91.612.23.4
Nov35° / 24°233.412.43.0
Dec34° / 24°455.312.53.2

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 46%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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25446
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314753

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Ouricuri gets around 45 mm of rain over 5.3 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 17% and peaks near 25% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 46% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 35% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
102052244
202052244
302151244
402152234
502251234
602251234
702349234
802349235
902348245
1002348245
1102347255
1202247265
1302246275
1402146285
1502145295
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1702045305
1801945315
1901945325
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2101745335
2201745335
2301644345
2401644355
2511543356
2611543366
2711442376
2811442377
2911341378
3011341388
3111240389

Wind in December

Winds average 11 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
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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 5:17 AM to 5:30 AM, and sunset from 5:43 PM to 5:57 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:175:43
212.45:185:43
312.45:185:44
412.45:185:44
512.45:195:45
612.45:195:45
712.45:195:46
812.45:205:46
912.45:205:47
1012.45:205:47
1112.45:215:48
1212.55:215:48
1312.55:225:49
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1612.55:235:50
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2012.55:255:52
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2712.55:285:55
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2912.55:295:56
3012.55:295:57
3112.55:305:57

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 6.31 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.95 kWh/m² to a high of 6.8 kWh/m² in October across the year — December's 6.31 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.4Intense
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276.2Intense
286.1Intense
296.1Intense
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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Ouricuri

In seasonPeak

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

Ouricuri's rainy season runs January–April, 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 Ouricuri?

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

3.2
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
6.5
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ouricuri. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Ouricuri in December

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

In December, Ouricuri sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Ouricuri 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 Ouricuri peaks around March 10 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 10UV 15Jul 13UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Ouricuri?

Ouricuri sits at 7.9°S, 40.1°W, 451 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Bodocó, 19 km away.

Topography around Ouricuri

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ouricuri has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 142 m around an average of 459 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 282 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 630 m.

The land around Ouricuri is covered by shrubs (41%) and grassland (31%) within 3 km, shrubs (44%) and grassland (36%) within 16 km, and shrubs (70%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
142 m
16 km
282 m
80 km
630 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
December weather nearby: Bodocó 19 km · Trindade 24 km · Ipubi 27 km · Exu 57 km · Araripina 57 km · Parnamirim 60 km · Araripe 75 km · Salitre 78 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 Ouricuri (-7.8825°, -40.0817°, elevation 451 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).