Paulistana weather in December

In December, Paulistana sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 52 mm of rain across 7.1 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 34°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% 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 Paulistana's 9th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Paulistana's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
4th warmest
Overnight low
24°
11th coldest
Rainfall
52 mm
7.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
5:27 AM – 5:55 PM
Cloud cover
60%
9th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
6.13 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.2
out of 10

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 34°C through the month.

A typical December day in Paulistana reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 37°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 1°C cooler than November and about 1°C warmer than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13425
23425
33425
43425
53425
63424
73424
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113424
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How December really feels in Paulistana

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.

Paulistana weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 4th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 23°11713.912.43.3
Feb32° / 23°11412.912.33.6
Mar32° / 23°11614.412.13.6
Apr32° / 23°648.211.84.0
May32° / 23°152.911.64.5
Jun32° / 21°20.311.55.2
Jul32° / 20°10.111.65.4
Aug33° / 20°00.111.74.8
Sep35° / 22°10.2123.6
Oct35° / 24°111.712.22.9
Nov35° / 25°324.412.42.9
Dec34° / 24°527.112.53.2

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 19% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 51%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24753
34852
44852
54852
64852
74852
84951
94951
104951
114852
124852
134852
144852
155050
165050
175050
185050
195050
205050
215050
225050
234951
244951
254951
264852
274852
284852
294753
304753
314753

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Paulistana gets around 52 mm of rain over 7.1 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 24% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
117
217
317
418
518
618
719
819
920
1021
1121
1222
1322
1423
1524
1624
1724
1825
1925
2025
2125
2226
2327
2427
2528
2629
2731
2832
2933
3034
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 37% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 48% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
121741337
211741338
311740348
411739348
511839348
611839348
711838349
811838349
911838349
10117383410
11117383510
12016383510
13016383510
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15015393610
16015393610
17014393710
18014393710
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21013383910
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23013374011
24012364011
25012354112
26012344113
27012334213
28012324214
29011314215
30011304216
31011304217

Wind in December

Winds average 12 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
1412calm
1512calm
1612calm
1712calm
1812calm
1912calm
2012calm
2112calm
2212calm
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2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm
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 5:21 AM to 5:34 AM, and sunset from 5:48 PM to 6:02 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:215:48
212.45:215:48
312.45:225:49
412.45:225:49
512.55:225:49
612.55:235:50
712.55:235:50
812.55:235:51
912.55:245:51
1012.55:245:52
1112.55:255:52
1212.55:255:53
1312.55:255:53
1412.55:265:54
1512.55:265:54
1612.55:275:55
1712.55:275:55
1812.55:285:56
1912.55:285:56
2012.55:285:57
2112.55:295:57
2212.55:295:58
2312.55:305:58
2412.55:305:59
2512.55:315:59
2612.55:316:00
2712.55:326:00
2812.55:326:01
2912.55:336:01
3012.55:336:01
3112.55:346:02

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 6.13 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.69 kWh/m² to a high of 6.98 kWh/m² in October across the year — December's 6.13 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.2Intense
36.2Intense
46.2Intense
56.2Intense
66.2Intense
76.2Intense
86.2Intense
96.2Intense
106.1Intense
116.1Intense
126.1Intense
136.1Intense
146.1Intense
156.1Intense
166.1Intense
176.1Intense
186.1Intense
196.1Intense
206.1Intense
216.1Intense
226.1Intense
236.1Intense
246.1Intense
256.0Intense
266.0Intense
276.0Intense
286.0Intense
296.0Bright
306.0Bright
315.9Bright
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Paulistana

In seasonPeak

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

Paulistana's rainy season runs January–April, 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 Paulistana?

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

3.2
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
6.3
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Paulistana. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Paulistana in December

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

In December, Paulistana sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Paulistana 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 Paulistana peaks around March 10 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 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 10UV 15Jun 23UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Paulistana?

Paulistana sits at 8.1°S, 41.1°W, 357 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Afrânio, 44 km away.

Topography around Paulistana

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Paulistana has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 100 m around an average of 358 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 318 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 645 m.

The land around Paulistana is covered by shrubs (60%) within 3 km, shrubs (78%) within 16 km, and shrubs (77%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
100 m
16 km
318 m
80 km
645 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
December weather nearby: Afrânio 44 km · Dormentes 54 km · Jaicós 87 km · Araripina 96 km · Trindade 106 km · Casa Nova 116 km · Ouricuri 121 km · Salitre 122 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 Paulistana (-8.1436°, -41.1497°, elevation 357 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).