Ouro Preto do Oeste weather in December

In December, Ouro Preto do Oeste sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 254 mm of rain across 26.9 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 3rd-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 3% of the time in December, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 36 min at the start of December to 12 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Ouro Preto do Oeste's 9th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ouro Preto do Oeste's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
7th warmest
Overnight low
23°
11th coldest
Rainfall
254 mm
26.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
5:46 AM – 6:24 PM
Cloud cover
85%
9th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
4.96 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.0
out of 10

Ouro Preto do Oeste 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 30°C through the month.

A typical December day in Ouro Preto do Oeste reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 32°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 Ouro Preto do Oeste

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.

Ouro Preto do Oeste weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 7th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 23°27228.512.62.9
Feb29° / 23°26226.112.42.9
Mar30° / 23°2352812.12.9
Apr30° / 22°14822.911.83.4
May30° / 22°7914.811.54.5
Jun31° / 21°203.911.45.4
Jul32° / 20°122.111.44.9
Aug34° / 21°244.511.63.8
Sep33° / 23°8513.411.93.1
Oct32° / 23°14821.212.22.8
Nov31° / 23°22124.512.52.9
Dec30° / 23°25426.912.63.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 90%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Ouro Preto do Oeste gets around 254 mm of rain over 26.9 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 87% and peaks near 88% on the wettest days.

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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 95% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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

Winds average 6 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 min at the start of December to 12 h 36 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 5:41 AM to 5:53 AM, and sunset from 6:16 PM to 6:31 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.65:416:16
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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 4.96 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.5 kWh/m² to a high of 5.77 kWh/m² in October across the year — December's 4.96 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Ouro Preto do Oeste

In seasonPeak

In December, Ouro Preto do Oeste sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Ouro Preto do Oeste's rainy season runs October–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
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May
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Sep
Oct
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Dec

Is December a good time to visit Ouro Preto do Oeste?

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

3.0
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
4.1
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ouro Preto do Oeste.

What to pack for Ouro Preto do Oeste in December

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

In December, Ouro Preto do Oeste sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 27 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Ouro Preto do Oeste 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 Ouro Preto do Oeste peaks around January 24 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near September 13 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateExtremeJan 24UV 15Sep 13UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug6High
Sep3Moderate
Oct11Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Ouro Preto do Oeste 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 Ouro Preto do Oeste is worst in September — around 57 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 7.3× the cleanest month (June, 8 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodPoorModerateSep 1454 µg/m³Jun 198 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Moderate
Feb12Good
Mar13Moderate
Apr10Good
May9Good
Jun8Good
Jul8Good
Aug39Poor
Sep57Unhealthy
Oct24Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Ouro Preto do Oeste?

Ouro Preto do Oeste sits at 10.7°S, 62.2°W, 214 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Ji Paraná, 33 km away.

Topography around Ouro Preto do Oeste

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Ouro Preto do Oeste.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ouro Preto do Oeste has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 275 m around an average of 229 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 303 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 462 m.

The land around Ouro Preto do Oeste is covered by grassland (59%) and trees (40%) within 3 km, grassland (73%) and trees (25%) within 16 km, and grassland (67%) and trees (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
275 m
16 km
303 m
80 km
462 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaces
December weather nearby: Ji Paraná 33 km · Jaru 44 km · Presidente Médici 59 km · Cacoal 114 km · São Miguel do Guaporé 118 km · Rolim de Moura 126 km · Ariquemes 129 km · Alta Floresta d'Oeste 139 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 Ouro Preto do Oeste (-10.7481°, -62.2158°, elevation 214 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).