Paracatu weather in December

In December, Paracatu sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 280 mm of rain across 22 wet days and about 13 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 1st-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 11% of the time in December, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 13 hours at the start of December to 13 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Paracatu's 12th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Paracatu's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 29°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 21°; 11th coldest
Rainfall: 280 mm; 22 wet days
Daylight: 13 hours; 6:33 AM – 7:34 PM
Cloud cover: 77%; 12th clearest
Wind: 6 km/h; 10th windiest
Solar energy: 5.69 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.7; out of 10

Paracatu 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 Paracatu reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs on par with November and on par with January.

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Avg high (°C)	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30
Avg low (°C)	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21

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

How December really feels in Paracatu

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.

Paracatu weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 8th-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	30° / 21°	254	19.7	12.9	3.9
Feb	30° / 21°	172	16.4	12.6	4.0
Mar	30° / 21°	198	18.2	12.1	4.2
Apr	29° / 20°	69	9.7	11.6	5.5
May	28° / 18°	17	2.8	11.2	7.0
Jun	28° / 16°	5	0.8	11	8.1
Jul	28° / 16°	1	0.3	11.1	8.1
Aug	30° / 16°	5	1	11.4	6.7
Sep	32° / 19°	29	4	11.9	4.9
Oct	32° / 21°	96	10.4	12.4	4.0
Nov	30° / 21°	235	20.3	12.8	3.7
Dec	29° / 21°	280	22	13	3.7

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% 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 77%. 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 (%)	21	20	19	18	17	17	17	17	17	17	19	19	21	22	23	24	25	26	26	27	28	29	29	29	29	28	28	28	28	27	27
Cloudier (%)	79	80	81	82	83	83	83	83	83	83	81	81	79	78	77	76	75	74	74	73	72	71	71	71	71	72	72	72	72	73	73

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	21	79
2	20	80
3	19	81
4	18	82
5	17	83
6	17	83
7	17	83
8	17	83
9	17	83
10	17	83
11	19	81
12	19	81
13	21	79
14	22	78
15	23	77
16	24	76
17	25	75
18	26	74
19	26	74
20	27	73
21	28	72
22	29	71
23	29	71
24	29	71
25	29	71
26	28	72
27	28	72
28	28	72
29	28	72
30	27	73
31	27	73

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Paracatu gets around 280 mm of rain over 22 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 71% and peaks near 77% 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 (%)	75	76	76	76	77	77	76	76	76	75	75	74	73	72	72	71	70	69	68	68	67	67	67	66	66	66	66	66	66	67	67

	Rain chance (%)
1	75
2	76
3	76
4	76
5	77
6	77
7	76
8	76
9	76
10	75
11	75
12	74
13	73
14	72
15	72
16	71
17	70
18	69
19	68
20	68
21	67
22	67
23	67
24	66
25	66
26	66
27	66
28	66
29	66
30	67
31	67

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 61% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 91% 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
Humid (%)	10	9	9	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Muggy (%)	63	63	61	61	60	59	59	58	58	58	58	57	58	58	59	60	60	61	62	63	64	64	64	65	65	65	65	64	64	63	63
Oppressive (%)	27	28	30	31	32	33	34	35	35	35	35	35	34	34	33	32	31	30	29	28	27	26	26	25	25	25	25	26	26	27	27

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	10	63	27
2	9	63	28
3	9	61	30
4	8	61	31
5	8	60	32
6	8	59	33
7	7	59	34
8	7	58	35
9	7	58	35
10	7	58	35
11	7	58	35
12	8	57	35
13	8	58	34
14	8	58	34
15	8	59	33
16	8	60	32
17	9	60	31
18	9	61	30
19	9	62	29
20	9	63	28
21	9	64	27
22	10	64	26
23	10	64	26
24	10	65	25
25	10	65	25
26	10	65	25
27	10	65	25
28	10	64	26
29	10	64	26
30	10	63	27
31	10	63	27

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.

	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)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
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30	6	calm
31	6	calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 hours 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 0 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 6:29 AM to 6:40 AM, and sunset from 7:26 PM to 7:41 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)	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	13.0
Sunrise (AM)	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:32	6:32	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:34	6:34	6:35	6:35	6:36	6:36	6:37	6:37	6:38	6:38	6:39	6:39	6:40	6:40
Sunset (PM)	7:26	7:27	7:27	7:28	7:28	7:29	7:29	7:30	7:31	7:31	7:32	7:32	7:33	7:33	7:34	7:34	7:35	7:35	7:36	7:36	7:37	7:37	7:38	7:38	7:39	7:39	7:40	7:40	7:40	7:41	7:41

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	13.0	6:29	7:26
2	13.0	6:29	7:27
3	13.0	6:29	7:27
4	13.0	6:29	7:28
5	13.0	6:29	7:28
6	13.0	6:30	7:29
7	13.0	6:30	7:29
8	13.0	6:30	7:30
9	13.0	6:30	7:31
10	13.0	6:31	7:31
11	13.0	6:31	7:32
12	13.0	6:31	7:32
13	13.0	6:32	7:33
14	13.0	6:32	7:33
15	13.0	6:33	7:34
16	13.0	6:33	7:34
17	13.0	6:33	7:35
18	13.0	6:34	7:35
19	13.0	6:34	7:36
20	13.0	6:35	7:36
21	13.0	6:35	7:37
22	13.0	6:36	7:37
23	13.0	6:36	7:38
24	13.0	6:37	7:38
25	13.0	6:37	7:39
26	13.0	6:38	7:39
27	13.0	6:38	7:40
28	13.0	6:39	7:40
29	13.0	6:39	7:40
30	13.0	6:40	7:41
31	13.0	6:40	7:41

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.69 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.37 kWh/m² to a high of 6.29 kWh/m² in October across the year — December's 5.69 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	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)	5.5	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.8
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

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

Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Paracatu

In seasonPeak

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

Paracatu'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 Paracatu?

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

3.7

Sightseeing

11th-best month of the year

4.9

Beach & pool

12th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Paracatu.

What to pack for Paracatu in December

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

In December, Paracatu sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Paracatu 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 Paracatu peaks around February 12 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)	15	16	14	12	9	8	8	9	12	13	14	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	15	Extreme
Feb	16	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	12	Extreme
May	9	Very high
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	14	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Paracatu?

Paracatu sits at 17.2°S, 46.9°W, 693 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Vazante, 85 km away.

Topography around Paracatu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Paracatu has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 174 m around an average of 703 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 425 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 549 m.

The land around Paracatu is covered by artificial surfaces (43%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, trees (38%) and grassland (30%) within 16 km, and grassland (33%), cropland (32%) and trees (22%) within 80 km.

3 km

174 m

artificial surfaces 43%

16 km

425 m

trees 38%

80 km

549 m

grassland 33%

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

December weather nearby: Vazante 85 km · Cristalina 94 km · João Pinheiro 94 km · Brasilândia de Minas 95 km · Unaí 96 km · Presidente Olegário 141 km · Coromandel 143 km · Ipameri 147 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 Paracatu (-17.2222°, -46.8747°, elevation 693 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	29	21
2	29	21
3	29	21
4	29	21
5	29	21
6	29	21
7	29	21
8	29	21
9	29	21
10	29	21
11	29	21
12	29	21
13	29	21
14	29	21
15	29	21
16	29	21
17	29	21
18	30	21
19	30	21
20	30	21
21	30	21
22	30	21
23	30	21
24	30	21
25	30	21
26	30	21
27	30	21
28	30	21
29	30	21
30	30	21
31	30	21

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	21	79
2	20	80
3	19	81
4	18	82
5	17	83
6	17	83
7	17	83
8	17	83
9	17	83
10	17	83
11	19	81
12	19	81
13	21	79
14	22	78
15	23	77
16	24	76
17	25	75
18	26	74
19	26	74
20	27	73
21	28	72
22	29	71
23	29	71
24	29	71
25	29	71
26	28	72
27	28	72
28	28	72
29	28	72
30	27	73
31	27	73

	Rain chance (%)
1	75
2	76
3	76
4	76
5	77
6	77
7	76
8	76
9	76
10	75
11	75
12	74
13	73
14	72
15	72
16	71
17	70
18	69
19	68
20	68
21	67
22	67
23	67
24	66
25	66
26	66
27	66
28	66
29	66
30	67
31	67

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	10	63	27
2	9	63	28
3	9	61	30
4	8	61	31
5	8	60	32
6	8	59	33
7	7	59	34
8	7	58	35
9	7	58	35
10	7	58	35
11	7	58	35
12	8	57	35
13	8	58	34
14	8	58	34
15	8	59	33
16	8	60	32
17	9	60	31
18	9	61	30
19	9	62	29
20	9	63	28
21	9	64	27
22	10	64	26
23	10	64	26
24	10	65	25
25	10	65	25
26	10	65	25
27	10	65	25
28	10	64	26
29	10	64	26
30	10	63	27
31	10	63	27

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	21	79
2	20	80
3	19	81
4	18	82
5	17	83
6	17	83
7	17	83
8	17	83
9	17	83
10	17	83
11	19	81
12	19	81
13	21	79
14	22	78
15	23	77
16	24	76
17	25	75
18	26	74
19	26	74
20	27	73
21	28	72
22	29	71
23	29	71
24	29	71
25	29	71
26	28	72
27	28	72
28	28	72
29	28	72
30	27	73
31	27	73

	Rain chance (%)
1	75
2	76
3	76
4	76
5	77
6	77
7	76
8	76
9	76
10	75
11	75
12	74
13	73
14	72
15	72
16	71
17	70
18	69
19	68
20	68
21	67
22	67
23	67
24	66
25	66
26	66
27	66
28	66
29	66
30	67
31	67

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	10	63	27
2	9	63	28
3	9	61	30
4	8	61	31
5	8	60	32
6	8	59	33
7	7	59	34
8	7	58	35
9	7	58	35
10	7	58	35
11	7	58	35
12	8	57	35
13	8	58	34
14	8	58	34
15	8	59	33
16	8	60	32
17	9	60	31
18	9	61	30
19	9	62	29
20	9	63	28
21	9	64	27
22	10	64	26
23	10	64	26
24	10	65	25
25	10	65	25
26	10	65	25
27	10	65	25
28	10	64	26
29	10	64	26
30	10	63	27
31	10	63	27

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	21	79
2	20	80
3	19	81
4	18	82
5	17	83
6	17	83
7	17	83
8	17	83
9	17	83
10	17	83
11	19	81
12	19	81
13	21	79
14	22	78
15	23	77
16	24	76
17	25	75
18	26	74
19	26	74
20	27	73
21	28	72
22	29	71
23	29	71
24	29	71
25	29	71
26	28	72
27	28	72
28	28	72
29	28	72
30	27	73
31	27	73

	Rain chance (%)
1	75
2	76
3	76
4	76
5	77
6	77
7	76
8	76
9	76
10	75
11	75
12	74
13	73
14	72
15	72
16	71
17	70
18	69
19	68
20	68
21	67
22	67
23	67
24	66
25	66
26	66
27	66
28	66
29	66
30	67
31	67

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	10	63	27
2	9	63	28
3	9	61	30
4	8	61	31
5	8	60	32
6	8	59	33
7	7	59	34
8	7	58	35
9	7	58	35
10	7	58	35
11	7	58	35
12	8	57	35
13	8	58	34
14	8	58	34
15	8	59	33
16	8	60	32
17	9	60	31
18	9	61	30
19	9	62	29
20	9	63	28
21	9	64	27
22	10	64	26
23	10	64	26
24	10	65	25
25	10	65	25
26	10	65	25
27	10	65	25
28	10	64	26
29	10	64	26
30	10	63	27
31	10	63	27