Paudalho weather in December

In December, Paudalho sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 29 mm of rain across 11.2 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 10th-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 29% of the time in December, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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 Paudalho's 5th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Paudalho's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 31°; 2nd warmest
Overnight low: 23°; 8th coldest
Rainfall: 29 mm; 11.2 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 30 min; 5:03 AM – 5:31 PM
Cloud cover: 55%; 5th clearest
Wind: 10 km/h; 7th windiest
Solar energy: 5.8 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.5; out of 10

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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 Paudalho reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 8°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.

	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)	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31
Avg low (°C)	22	22	22	22	22	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	22
2	31	22
3	31	22
4	31	22
5	31	22
6	31	23
7	31	23
8	31	23
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27	31	23
28	31	23
29	31	23
30	31	23
31	31	23

How December really feels in Paudalho

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in December is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Paudalho weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 2nd-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	31° / 23°	50	14.8	12.4	4.1
Feb	31° / 23°	56	15.3	12.3	3.9
Mar	31° / 23°	73	17	12.1	3.9
Apr	30° / 23°	85	18.4	11.8	4.0
May	29° / 22°	86	19.2	11.6	4.5
Jun	28° / 21°	91	18.9	11.5	5.1
Jul	27° / 21°	78	18.8	11.6	5.4
Aug	27° / 20°	44	14.6	11.7	5.9
Sep	28° / 21°	31	11.8	12	5.9
Oct	29° / 22°	23	8.8	12.2	5.5
Nov	30° / 22°	21	7.7	12.4	5.1
Dec	31° / 23°	29	11.2	12.5	4.5

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% 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%.

	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 (%)	62	63	63	64	64	64	65	65	64	63	63	62	61	61	61	60	60	59	58	58	57	56	56	56	56	56	57	56	57	56	57
Cloudier (%)	38	37	37	36	36	36	35	35	36	37	37	38	39	39	39	40	40	41	42	42	43	44	44	44	44	44	43	44	43	44	43

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	62	38
2	63	37
3	63	37
4	64	36
5	64	36
6	64	36
7	65	35
8	65	35
9	64	36
10	63	37
11	63	37
12	62	38
13	61	39
14	61	39
15	61	39
16	60	40
17	60	40
18	59	41
19	58	42
20	58	42
21	57	43
22	56	44
23	56	44
24	56	44
25	56	44
26	56	44
27	57	43
28	56	44
29	57	43
30	56	44
31	57	43

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Paudalho gets around 29 mm of rain over 11.2 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 36% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days. The odds climb 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 (%)	26	26	26	27	27	28	29	30	31	32	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	40	41	41	41	41	41	41	40	40	40	40	40	40	40

	Rain chance (%)
1	26
2	26
3	26
4	27
5	27
6	28
7	29
8	30
9	31
10	32
11	34
12	35
13	36
14	37
15	38
16	39
17	40
18	40
19	41
20	41
21	41
22	41
23	41
24	41
25	40
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27	40
28	40
29	40
30	40
31	40

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 53% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% 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
Muggy (%)	61	60	60	59	59	58	57	56	54	53	51	50	49	47	46	45	44	43	42	42	41	40	40	39	39	39	39	39	38	38	38
Oppressive (%)	39	40	40	41	41	42	43	44	46	47	49	50	51	53	54	55	56	57	58	58	59	60	60	61	61	61	61	61	62	62	62

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	61	39
2	60	40
3	60	40
4	59	41
5	59	41
6	58	42
7	57	43
8	56	44
9	54	46
10	53	47
11	51	49
12	50	50
13	49	51
14	47	53
15	46	54
16	45	55
17	44	56
18	43	57
19	42	58
20	42	58
21	41	59
22	40	60
23	40	60
24	39	61
25	39	61
26	39	61
27	39	61
28	39	61
29	38	62
30	38	62
31	38	62

Wind in December

Winds average 10 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 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)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	10	calm
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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 4:58 AM to 5:10 AM, and sunset from 5:23 PM to 5:37 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)	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5
Sunrise (AM)	4:58	4:58	4:58	4:59	4:59	4:59	5:00	5:00	5:00	5:01	5:01	5:01	5:02	5:02	5:03	5:03	5:04	5:04	5:05	5:05	5:05	5:06	5:06	5:07	5:07	5:08	5:08	5:09	5:09	5:10	5:10
Sunset (PM)	5:23	5:24	5:24	5:25	5:25	5:26	5:26	5:27	5:27	5:28	5:28	5:29	5:29	5:30	5:30	5:31	5:31	5:32	5:32	5:33	5:33	5:33	5:34	5:34	5:35	5:35	5:36	5:36	5:37	5:37	5:37

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.4	4:58	5:23
2	12.4	4:58	5:24
3	12.4	4:58	5:24
4	12.4	4:59	5:25
5	12.4	4:59	5:25
6	12.4	4:59	5:26
7	12.4	5:00	5:26
8	12.4	5:00	5:27
9	12.4	5:00	5:27
10	12.4	5:01	5:28
11	12.5	5:01	5:28
12	12.5	5:01	5:29
13	12.5	5:02	5:29
14	12.5	5:02	5:30
15	12.5	5:03	5:30
16	12.5	5:03	5:31
17	12.5	5:04	5:31
18	12.5	5:04	5:32
19	12.5	5:05	5:32
20	12.5	5:05	5:33
21	12.5	5:05	5:33
22	12.5	5:06	5:33
23	12.5	5:06	5:34
24	12.5	5:07	5:34
25	12.5	5:07	5:35
26	12.5	5:08	5:35
27	12.5	5:08	5:36
28	12.5	5:09	5:36
29	12.5	5:09	5:37
30	12.5	5:10	5:37
31	12.5	5:10	5:37

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.8 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.95 kWh/m² to a high of 5.84 kWh/m² in November across the year — December's 5.8 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)	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7
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	5.9	Bright
2	5.9	Bright
3	5.9	Bright
4	5.9	Bright
5	5.9	Bright
6	5.9	Bright
7	5.9	Bright
8	5.9	Bright
9	5.9	Bright
10	5.8	Bright
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27	5.7	Bright
28	5.7	Bright
29	5.7	Bright
30	5.7	Bright
31	5.7	Bright

Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Paudalho

In seasonPeak

None of Paudalho's seasonal hazards are active in December. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Paudalho's rainy season runs January–August, 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 Paudalho?

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

4.5

Sightseeing

7th-best month of the year

6.6

Beach & pool

4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Paudalho in December

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

In December, Paudalho sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

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Sea temperature near Paudalho in December

The nearest coast averages about 28°C in December — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 42 km away) is warmest in April at about 29°C and coldest in August near 26°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	28	28	29	29	28	27	26	26	26	27	27	28
Comfort	Warm	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	28	Warm
Feb	28	Tropical
Mar	29	Tropical
Apr	29	Tropical
May	28	Tropical
Jun	27	Warm
Jul	26	Warm
Aug	26	Warm
Sep	26	Warm
Oct	27	Warm
Nov	27	Warm
Dec	28	Warm

UV index in Paudalho 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 Paudalho peaks around March 14 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 13 at about 10 (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	14	15	13	11	10	10	10	12	12	12	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	14	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	10	Very high
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	12	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Paudalho?

Paudalho sits at 7.9°S, 35.2°W, 100 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Carpina, 10 km away.

Topography around Paudalho

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Paudalho has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 135 m around an average of 106 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 227 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 987 m.

The land around Paudalho is covered by grassland (53%) and trees (26%) within 3 km, grassland (54%) and trees (30%) within 16 km, and grassland (48%) and water (23%) within 80 km.

3 km

135 m

grassland 53%

16 km

227 m

grassland 54%

80 km

987 m

grassland 48%

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

December weather nearby: Carpina 10 km · Lagoa do Itaenga 13 km · Araçoiaba 15 km · Lagoa do Carro 16 km · Glória do Goitá 17 km · Nazaré da Mata 18 km · São Lourenço da Mata 21 km · Feira Nova 24 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 Paudalho (-7.8967°, -35.1797°, elevation 100 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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	31	22
2	31	22
3	31	22
4	31	22
5	31	22
6	31	23
7	31	23
8	31	23
9	31	23
10	31	23
11	31	23
12	31	23
13	31	23
14	31	23
15	31	23
16	31	23
17	31	23
18	31	23
19	31	23
20	31	23
21	31	23
22	31	23
23	31	23
24	31	23
25	31	23
26	31	23
27	31	23
28	31	23
29	31	23
30	31	23
31	31	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	62	38
2	63	37
3	63	37
4	64	36
5	64	36
6	64	36
7	65	35
8	65	35
9	64	36
10	63	37
11	63	37
12	62	38
13	61	39
14	61	39
15	61	39
16	60	40
17	60	40
18	59	41
19	58	42
20	58	42
21	57	43
22	56	44
23	56	44
24	56	44
25	56	44
26	56	44
27	57	43
28	56	44
29	57	43
30	56	44
31	57	43

	Rain chance (%)
1	26
2	26
3	26
4	27
5	27
6	28
7	29
8	30
9	31
10	32
11	34
12	35
13	36
14	37
15	38
16	39
17	40
18	40
19	41
20	41
21	41
22	41
23	41
24	41
25	40
26	40
27	40
28	40
29	40
30	40
31	40

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	61	39
2	60	40
3	60	40
4	59	41
5	59	41
6	58	42
7	57	43
8	56	44
9	54	46
10	53	47
11	51	49
12	50	50
13	49	51
14	47	53
15	46	54
16	45	55
17	44	56
18	43	57
19	42	58
20	42	58
21	41	59
22	40	60
23	40	60
24	39	61
25	39	61
26	39	61
27	39	61
28	39	61
29	38	62
30	38	62
31	38	62

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	62	38
2	63	37
3	63	37
4	64	36
5	64	36
6	64	36
7	65	35
8	65	35
9	64	36
10	63	37
11	63	37
12	62	38
13	61	39
14	61	39
15	61	39
16	60	40
17	60	40
18	59	41
19	58	42
20	58	42
21	57	43
22	56	44
23	56	44
24	56	44
25	56	44
26	56	44
27	57	43
28	56	44
29	57	43
30	56	44
31	57	43

	Rain chance (%)
1	26
2	26
3	26
4	27
5	27
6	28
7	29
8	30
9	31
10	32
11	34
12	35
13	36
14	37
15	38
16	39
17	40
18	40
19	41
20	41
21	41
22	41
23	41
24	41
25	40
26	40
27	40
28	40
29	40
30	40
31	40

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	61	39
2	60	40
3	60	40
4	59	41
5	59	41
6	58	42
7	57	43
8	56	44
9	54	46
10	53	47
11	51	49
12	50	50
13	49	51
14	47	53
15	46	54
16	45	55
17	44	56
18	43	57
19	42	58
20	42	58
21	41	59
22	40	60
23	40	60
24	39	61
25	39	61
26	39	61
27	39	61
28	39	61
29	38	62
30	38	62
31	38	62

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	62	38
2	63	37
3	63	37
4	64	36
5	64	36
6	64	36
7	65	35
8	65	35
9	64	36
10	63	37
11	63	37
12	62	38
13	61	39
14	61	39
15	61	39
16	60	40
17	60	40
18	59	41
19	58	42
20	58	42
21	57	43
22	56	44
23	56	44
24	56	44
25	56	44
26	56	44
27	57	43
28	56	44
29	57	43
30	56	44
31	57	43

	Rain chance (%)
1	26
2	26
3	26
4	27
5	27
6	28
7	29
8	30
9	31
10	32
11	34
12	35
13	36
14	37
15	38
16	39
17	40
18	40
19	41
20	41
21	41
22	41
23	41
24	41
25	40
26	40
27	40
28	40
29	40
30	40
31	40

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	61	39
2	60	40
3	60	40
4	59	41
5	59	41
6	58	42
7	57	43
8	56	44
9	54	46
10	53	47
11	51	49
12	50	50
13	49	51
14	47	53
15	46	54
16	45	55
17	44	56
18	43	57
19	42	58
20	42	58
21	41	59
22	40	60
23	40	60
24	39	61
25	39	61
26	39	61
27	39	61
28	39	61
29	38	62
30	38	62
31	38	62