Passira weather in December

In December, Passira sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 23 mm of rain across 9.1 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in December, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Passira's 4th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Passira's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
1st warmest
Overnight low
22°
8th coldest
Rainfall
23 mm
9.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
5:05 AM – 5:32 PM
Cloud cover
55%
4th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.86 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10

Passira 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 31°C through the month.

A typical December day in Passira reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs on par with November and on par with January.

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

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.

Passira weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 1st-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 22°4012.612.44.4
Feb31° / 23°4112.312.34.3
Mar31° / 23°5414.512.14.2
Apr30° / 23°6115.311.84.4
May28° / 22°6414.611.65.2
Jun27° / 21°5914.311.55.9
Jul26° / 20°4713.811.66.1
Aug27° / 20°2810.411.76.5
Sep28° / 20°218.4126.4
Oct29° / 21°176.612.25.8
Nov30° / 22°165.712.45.3
Dec31° / 22°239.112.54.8

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 30% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 40%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16139
26139
36238
46337
56337
66436
76436
86436
96436
106436
116337
126337
136337
146238
156238
166139
176139
185941
195941
205842
215743
225842
235743
245644
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265644
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315743

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Passira gets around 23 mm of rain over 9.1 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 29% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
119
219
319
420
520
621
721
822
923
1025
1126
1227
1328
1429
1530
1631
1732
1833
1934
2034
2135
2235
2335
2435
2535
2635
2735
2835
2935
3035
3135

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 75% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
118712
218613
318613
418514
518514
608515
708416
808317
908218
1008119
1108020
1207921
1307723
1407624
1507525
1607426
1707327
1817128
1917128
2017029
2116930
2216831
2316831
2416831
2516732
2616732
2716831
2816831
2916831
3016831
3116831

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 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
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3111calm

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 4:59 AM to 5:12 AM, and sunset from 5:25 PM to 5:39 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.44:595:25
212.44:595:26
312.45:005:26
412.45:005:26
512.45:005:27
612.45:015:27
712.45:015:28
812.55:015:28
912.55:025:29
1012.55:025:29
1112.55:035:30
1212.55:035:30
1312.55:035:31
1412.55:045:31
1512.55:045:32
1612.55:055:32
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1912.55:065:34
2012.55:065:34
2112.55:075:35
2212.55:075:35
2312.55:085:36
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2512.55:095:37
2612.55:095:37
2712.55:105:38
2812.55:105:38
2912.55:115:38
3012.55:115:39
3112.55:125:39

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.86 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.93 kWh/m² to a high of 5.9 kWh/m² in November across the year — December's 5.86 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Bright
26.0Bright
36.0Bright
46.0Bright
56.0Bright
66.0Bright
76.0Bright
86.0Bright
95.9Bright
105.9Bright
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285.8Bright
295.8Bright
305.8Bright
315.8Bright
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Passira?

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

4.8
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
6.9
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Passira in December

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

In December, Passira sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Passira 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 Passira peaks around March 15 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 14 at about 10 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 15UV 15Jul 14UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Passira?

Passira sits at 8.0°S, 35.6°W, 188 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Cumaru, 13 km away.

Topography around Passira

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Passira has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 127 m around an average of 206 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 476 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,023 m.

The land around Passira is covered by grassland (87%) within 3 km, grassland (82%) within 16 km, and grassland (59%) within 80 km.

3 km
127 m
16 km
476 m
80 km
1,023 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Cumaru 13 km · João Alfredo 16 km · Limoeiro 20 km · Feira Nova 22 km · Bom Jardim 22 km · Gravatá 23 km · Pombos 26 km · Surubim 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
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 Passira (-7.995°, -35.5806°, elevation 188 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).