Padre Paraíso weather in December

In December, Padre Paraíso sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 183 mm of rain across 16.7 wet days and about 13 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in December, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 54 min at the start of December to 13 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Padre Paraíso's 11th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Padre Paraíso's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 28°; 4th warmest
Overnight low: 19°; 9th coldest
Rainfall: 183 mm; 16.7 wet days
Daylight: 13 hours; 6:12 AM – 7:13 PM
Cloud cover: 75%; 11th clearest
Wind: 9 km/h; 12th windiest
Solar energy: 5.82 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.1; out of 10

Padre Paraíso is 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 28°C through the month.

A typical December day in Padre Paraíso reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 1°C warmer than 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)	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28
Avg low (°C)	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19

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

Padre Paraíso weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 4th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	28° / 19°	123	13.5	12.9	5.1
Feb	29° / 19°	87	11.8	12.6	5.1
Mar	28° / 19°	127	15.6	12.1	5.2
Apr	27° / 18°	75	12.7	11.6	6.0
May	25° / 16°	34	9.4	11.2	6.9
Jun	24° / 15°	19	6.5	11	7.5
Jul	23° / 14°	20	7.2	11.1	7.5
Aug	24° / 14°	17	6.1	11.4	7.7
Sep	26° / 16°	28	6.5	11.9	7.2
Oct	27° / 17°	74	10.3	12.4	6.3
Nov	27° / 18°	168	16.7	12.8	5.2
Dec	28° / 19°	183	16.7	13	5.1

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 73%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	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 (%)	16	16	16	17	18	18	19	20	20	22	22	24	25	26	26	29	29	31	31	32	33	32	33	34	33	33	34	34	34	33	33
Cloudier (%)	84	84	84	83	82	82	81	80	80	78	78	76	75	74	74	71	71	69	69	68	67	68	67	66	67	67	66	66	66	67	67

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	16	84
2	16	84
3	16	84
4	17	83
5	18	82
6	18	82
7	19	81
8	20	80
9	20	80
10	22	78
11	22	78
12	24	76
13	25	75
14	26	74
15	26	74
16	29	71
17	29	71
18	31	69
19	31	69
20	32	68
21	33	67
22	32	68
23	33	67
24	34	66
25	33	67
26	33	67
27	34	66
28	34	66
29	34	66
30	33	67
31	33	67

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Padre Paraíso gets around 183 mm of rain over 16.7 wet days in December, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 53% and peaks near 62% on the wettest days. The odds ease 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 (%)	62	62	62	62	62	62	61	60	59	58	57	56	55	54	53	52	51	50	49	49	48	48	47	47	47	46	46	46	46	45	45

	Rain chance (%)
1	62
2	62
3	62
4	62
5	62
6	62
7	61
8	60
9	59
10	58
11	57
12	56
13	55
14	54
15	53
16	52
17	51
18	50
19	49
20	49
21	48
22	48
23	47
24	47
25	47
26	46
27	46
28	46
29	46
30	45
31	45

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, December lands in the muggy band about 58% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 58% 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
Comfortable (%)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3
Humid (%)	42	41	40	39	38	37	36	36	36	36	36	36	37	38	38	39	40	40	41	41	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	41	41
Muggy (%)	55	56	57	58	59	60	61	61	61	61	61	61	60	59	59	59	58	58	57	57	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	55	55	56	55
Oppressive (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	2	42	55	1
2	2	41	56	1
3	2	40	57	1
4	2	39	58	1
5	2	38	59	1
6	2	37	60	1
7	2	36	61	1
8	2	36	61	1
9	2	36	61	1
10	2	36	61	1
11	2	36	61	1
12	2	36	61	1
13	2	37	60	1
14	2	38	59	1
15	2	38	59	1
16	2	39	59	0
17	2	40	58	0
18	2	40	58	0
19	2	41	57	0
20	2	41	57	0
21	2	42	56	0
22	2	42	56	0
23	2	42	56	0
24	2	42	56	0
25	2	42	56	0
26	2	42	56	0
27	2	42	56	0
28	2	42	55	1
29	2	42	55	1
30	2	41	56	1
31	3	41	55	1

Wind in December

Winds average 9 km/h in December, the calmest month.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 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)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

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

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 54 min at the start of December to 13 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 6:07 AM to 6:19 AM, and sunset from 7:04 PM to 7:19 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)	12.9	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.0
Sunrise (AM)	6:07	6:07	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:12	6:12	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:14	6:14	6:15	6:15	6:16	6:16	6:17	6:17	6:18	6:18	6:19
Sunset (PM)	7:04	7:05	7:05	7:06	7:06	7:07	7:08	7:08	7:09	7:09	7:10	7:10	7:11	7:11	7:12	7:13	7:13	7:14	7:14	7:15	7:15	7:16	7:16	7:16	7:17	7:17	7:18	7:18	7:19	7:19	7:19

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.9	6:07	7:04
2	13.0	6:07	7:05
3	13.0	6:08	7:05
4	13.0	6:08	7:06
5	13.0	6:08	7:06
6	13.0	6:08	7:07
7	13.0	6:09	7:08
8	13.0	6:09	7:08
9	13.0	6:09	7:09
10	13.0	6:10	7:09
11	13.0	6:10	7:10
12	13.0	6:10	7:10
13	13.0	6:11	7:11
14	13.0	6:11	7:11
15	13.0	6:11	7:12
16	13.0	6:12	7:13
17	13.0	6:12	7:13
18	13.0	6:13	7:14
19	13.0	6:13	7:14
20	13.0	6:13	7:15
21	13.0	6:14	7:15
22	13.0	6:14	7:16
23	13.0	6:15	7:16
24	13.0	6:15	7:16
25	13.0	6:16	7:17
26	13.0	6:16	7:17
27	13.0	6:17	7:18
28	13.0	6:17	7:18
29	13.0	6:18	7:19
30	13.0	6:18	7:19
31	13.0	6:19	7:19

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.82 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.54 kWh/m² to a high of 6.27 kWh/m² in February across the year — December's 5.82 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)	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.9	5.9	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.2	Bright
2	5.3	Bright
3	5.3	Bright
4	5.3	Bright
5	5.4	Bright
6	5.4	Bright
7	5.4	Bright
8	5.5	Bright
9	5.5	Bright
10	5.6	Bright
11	5.6	Bright
12	5.7	Bright
13	5.7	Bright
14	5.8	Bright
15	5.8	Bright
16	5.9	Bright
17	5.9	Bright
18	6.0	Bright
19	6.0	Intense
20	6.0	Intense
21	6.1	Intense
22	6.1	Intense
23	6.1	Intense
24	6.2	Intense
25	6.2	Intense
26	6.2	Intense
27	6.2	Intense
28	6.2	Intense
29	6.2	Intense
30	6.2	Intense
31	6.2	Intense

Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Padre Paraíso

In seasonPeak

In December, Padre Paraíso sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Padre Paraíso's rainy season runs November–March, 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 Padre Paraíso?

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

5.1

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

5.6

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Padre Paraíso for sightseeing.

What to pack for Padre Paraíso in December

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

In December, Padre Paraíso sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Padre Paraíso 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 Padre Paraíso peaks around February 15 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 8 (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)	14	15	14	11	9	8	8	10	11	12	14	14
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	11	Extreme
May	9	Very high
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	10	Very high
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	14	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Padre Paraíso?

Padre Paraíso sits at 17.1°S, 41.5°W, 681 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Caraí, 26 km away.

Topography around Padre Paraíso

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Padre Paraíso has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 441 m around an average of 776 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 631 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,055 m.

The land around Padre Paraíso is covered by trees (55%) and grassland (40%) within 3 km, trees (62%) and grassland (38%) within 16 km, and trees (63%) and grassland (36%) within 80 km.

3 km

441 m

trees 55%

16 km

631 m

trees 62%

80 km

1,055 m

trees 63%

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

December weather nearby: Caraí 26 km · Itaobim 57 km · Águas Formosas 58 km · Novo Cruzeiro 60 km · Araçuaí 67 km · Teófilo Otoni 87 km · Jequitinhonha 88 km · Medina 95 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 Padre Paraíso (-17.0742°, -41.4844°, elevation 681 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).

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	16	84
2	16	84
3	16	84
4	17	83
5	18	82
6	18	82
7	19	81
8	20	80
9	20	80
10	22	78
11	22	78
12	24	76
13	25	75
14	26	74
15	26	74
16	29	71
17	29	71
18	31	69
19	31	69
20	32	68
21	33	67
22	32	68
23	33	67
24	34	66
25	33	67
26	33	67
27	34	66
28	34	66
29	34	66
30	33	67
31	33	67

	Rain chance (%)
1	62
2	62
3	62
4	62
5	62
6	62
7	61
8	60
9	59
10	58
11	57
12	56
13	55
14	54
15	53
16	52
17	51
18	50
19	49
20	49
21	48
22	48
23	47
24	47
25	47
26	46
27	46
28	46
29	46
30	45
31	45

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	2	42	55	1
2	2	41	56	1
3	2	40	57	1
4	2	39	58	1
5	2	38	59	1
6	2	37	60	1
7	2	36	61	1
8	2	36	61	1
9	2	36	61	1
10	2	36	61	1
11	2	36	61	1
12	2	36	61	1
13	2	37	60	1
14	2	38	59	1
15	2	38	59	1
16	2	39	59	0
17	2	40	58	0
18	2	40	58	0
19	2	41	57	0
20	2	41	57	0
21	2	42	56	0
22	2	42	56	0
23	2	42	56	0
24	2	42	56	0
25	2	42	56	0
26	2	42	56	0
27	2	42	56	0
28	2	42	55	1
29	2	42	55	1
30	2	41	56	1
31	3	41	55	1

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	16	84
2	16	84
3	16	84
4	17	83
5	18	82
6	18	82
7	19	81
8	20	80
9	20	80
10	22	78
11	22	78
12	24	76
13	25	75
14	26	74
15	26	74
16	29	71
17	29	71
18	31	69
19	31	69
20	32	68
21	33	67
22	32	68
23	33	67
24	34	66
25	33	67
26	33	67
27	34	66
28	34	66
29	34	66
30	33	67
31	33	67

	Rain chance (%)
1	62
2	62
3	62
4	62
5	62
6	62
7	61
8	60
9	59
10	58
11	57
12	56
13	55
14	54
15	53
16	52
17	51
18	50
19	49
20	49
21	48
22	48
23	47
24	47
25	47
26	46
27	46
28	46
29	46
30	45
31	45

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	2	42	55	1
2	2	41	56	1
3	2	40	57	1
4	2	39	58	1
5	2	38	59	1
6	2	37	60	1
7	2	36	61	1
8	2	36	61	1
9	2	36	61	1
10	2	36	61	1
11	2	36	61	1
12	2	36	61	1
13	2	37	60	1
14	2	38	59	1
15	2	38	59	1
16	2	39	59	0
17	2	40	58	0
18	2	40	58	0
19	2	41	57	0
20	2	41	57	0
21	2	42	56	0
22	2	42	56	0
23	2	42	56	0
24	2	42	56	0
25	2	42	56	0
26	2	42	56	0
27	2	42	56	0
28	2	42	55	1
29	2	42	55	1
30	2	41	56	1
31	3	41	55	1

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	16	84
2	16	84
3	16	84
4	17	83
5	18	82
6	18	82
7	19	81
8	20	80
9	20	80
10	22	78
11	22	78
12	24	76
13	25	75
14	26	74
15	26	74
16	29	71
17	29	71
18	31	69
19	31	69
20	32	68
21	33	67
22	32	68
23	33	67
24	34	66
25	33	67
26	33	67
27	34	66
28	34	66
29	34	66
30	33	67
31	33	67

	Rain chance (%)
1	62
2	62
3	62
4	62
5	62
6	62
7	61
8	60
9	59
10	58
11	57
12	56
13	55
14	54
15	53
16	52
17	51
18	50
19	49
20	49
21	48
22	48
23	47
24	47
25	47
26	46
27	46
28	46
29	46
30	45
31	45

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	2	42	55	1
2	2	41	56	1
3	2	40	57	1
4	2	39	58	1
5	2	38	59	1
6	2	37	60	1
7	2	36	61	1
8	2	36	61	1
9	2	36	61	1
10	2	36	61	1
11	2	36	61	1
12	2	36	61	1
13	2	37	60	1
14	2	38	59	1
15	2	38	59	1
16	2	39	59	0
17	2	40	58	0
18	2	40	58	0
19	2	41	57	0
20	2	41	57	0
21	2	42	56	0
22	2	42	56	0
23	2	42	56	0
24	2	42	56	0
25	2	42	56	0
26	2	42	56	0
27	2	42	56	0
28	2	42	55	1
29	2	42	55	1
30	2	41	56	1
31	3	41	55	1