Paty do Alferes weather in December

In December, Paty do Alferes sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 242 mm of rain across 21.8 wet days and about 13.3 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 2nd-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 h 18 min at the start of December to 13 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Paty do Alferes's 11th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Paty do Alferes's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
4th warmest
Overnight low
21°
10th coldest
Rainfall
242 mm
21.8 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
6:09 AM – 7:31 PM
Cloud cover
75%
11th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.48 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Paty do Alferes 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 29°C through the month.

A typical December day in Paty do Alferes reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 2°C warmer than November and about 1°C cooler than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How December really feels in Paty do Alferes

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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
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.

Paty do Alferes weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 4th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 21°27321.813.23.6
Feb30° / 21°19417.112.83.8
Mar29° / 21°19620.312.24.1
Apr28° / 19°8412.311.55.9
May25° / 17°559.710.96.9
Jun25° / 16°305.610.77.7
Jul25° / 15°305.210.87.9
Aug25° / 15°306.111.27.6
Sep26° / 17°699.811.96.6
Oct27° / 19°11213.512.55.8
Nov27° / 20°20419.213.14.8
Dec29° / 21°24221.813.34.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 75%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12278
22278
32179
41981
51981
62080
72080
82080
92179
102278
112278
122476
132476
142575
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Paty do Alferes gets around 242 mm of rain over 21.8 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 70% and peaks near 76% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
165
265
365
465
565
665
766
866
966
1066
1167
1267
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1468
1568
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2273
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3076
3176

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 54% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 91% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
12185921
22185822
31175923
41165825
51155826
61145827
71145728
81135729
91125631
100115732
110105733
12095734
13095635
14085636
15075637
16075538
17075439
18065440
19065440
20065341
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24055144
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Wind in December

Winds average 7 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
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107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
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316calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 18 min at the start of December to 13 h 24 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 6:05 AM to 6:16 AM, and sunset from 7:22 PM to 7:38 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.36:057:22
213.36:057:22
313.36:057:23
413.36:067:24
513.36:067:24
613.36:067:25
713.36:067:26
813.36:067:26
913.36:077:27
1013.36:077:27
1113.36:077:28
1213.46:077:29
1313.46:087:29
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1613.46:097:31
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1813.46:107:32
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2013.46:107:33
2113.46:117:33
2213.46:117:34
2313.46:127:34
2413.46:127:35
2513.46:137:35
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2713.46:147:36
2813.46:147:36
2913.46:157:37
3013.46:167:37
3113.46:167:38

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.48 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.34 kWh/m² to a high of 5.84 kWh/m² in February across the year — December's 5.48 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Paty do Alferes

In seasonPeak

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

Paty do Alferes'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 Paty do Alferes?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
5.0
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Paty do Alferes for sightseeing.

What to pack for Paty do Alferes in December

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

In December, Paty do Alferes 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 Paty do Alferes 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 Paty do Alferes peaks around January 20 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 12 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 20UV 15Jul 12UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr9Very high
May7High
Jun6High
Jul5High
Aug8Very high
Sep7High
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Paty do Alferes 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 Paty do Alferes is worst in July — around 38 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.0× the cleanest month (December, 19 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateModerateJul 1237 µg/m³Dec 2319 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan19Moderate
Feb19Moderate
Mar21Moderate
Apr24Moderate
May31Moderate
Jun36Poor
Jul38Poor
Aug32Moderate
Sep37Poor
Oct24Moderate
Nov20Moderate
Dec19Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Paty do Alferes?

Paty do Alferes sits at 22.4°S, 43.4°W, 599 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Miguel Pereira, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Paty do Alferes

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Paty do Alferes has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 478 m around an average of 694 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,678 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,252 m.

The land around Paty do Alferes is covered by trees (47%) and grassland (47%) within 3 km, trees (57%) and grassland (42%) within 16 km, and trees (47%) and grassland (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
478 m
16 km
1,678 m
80 km
2,252 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetlandmangroves
December weather nearby: Miguel Pereira 6.0 km · Vassouras 25 km · Petrópolis 26 km · Paraíba do Sul 33 km · Japeri 34 km · Mendes 34 km · Queimados 35 km · Valença 35 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 Paty do Alferes (-22.4286°, -43.4186°, elevation 599 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).