Paulo Afonso weather in December

In December, Paulo Afonso sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 19 mm of rain across 2.9 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 8th-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 40% of the time in December, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 30 min at the start of December to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Paulo Afonso's 4th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Paulo Afonso's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
1st warmest
Overnight low
23°
9th coldest
Rainfall
19 mm
2.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
5:13 AM – 5:45 PM
Cloud cover
52%
4th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
6.6 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10

Paulo Afonso is village.

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 34°C through the month.

A typical December day in Paulo Afonso reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 36°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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33422
43422
53422
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73423
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How December really feels in Paulo Afonso

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.

Paulo Afonso weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 1st-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 23°385.312.53.4
Feb34° / 23°346.112.33.4
Mar33° / 23°39812.13.5
Apr32° / 23°29711.84.2
May30° / 22°308.111.65.2
Jun28° / 21°248.411.56.2
Jul27° / 20°217.411.56.6
Aug28° / 19°186.611.76.3
Sep31° / 20°103.411.95.5
Oct33° / 21°111.612.24.4
Nov34° / 22°142.512.43.6
Dec34° / 23°192.912.53.4

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 40%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16139
26139
36238
46238
56238
66238
76238
86337
96337
106337
116238
126238
136139
146139
156139
166139
176139
186040
195941
205941
215941
225842
235842
245743
255743
265743
275842
285842
295842
305842
315842

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Paulo Afonso gets around 19 mm of rain over 2.9 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 10% and peaks near 11% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
19
29
39
49
59
69
710
810
910
1010
1110
1210
1311
1411
1511
1611
1711
1810
1910
2010
2110
229
239
249
259
269
279
289
299
309
3110

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 66% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1136585
2136585
3137566
4137566
5137566
6137566
7137557
8137557
9037567
10037567
11036586
12035596
13035596
14034606
15033616
16033625
17032635
18032635
19032644
20032644
21031654
22031654
23030664
24030664
25030664
26030664
27029674
28029674
29029674
30029674
31029665

Wind in December

Winds average 15 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1315light breeze
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3115light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 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 0 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 5:07 AM to 5:20 AM, and sunset from 5:38 PM to 5:52 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.55:075:38
212.55:085:38
312.55:085:39
412.55:085:39
512.55:085:40
612.55:095:40
712.55:095:41
812.55:095:41
912.55:105:42
1012.55:105:42
1112.55:115:43
1212.55:115:43
1312.55:115:44
1412.55:125:44
1512.55:125:45
1612.55:135:45
1712.55:135:46
1812.55:145:46
1912.55:145:47
2012.55:145:47
2112.55:155:48
2212.55:155:48
2312.55:165:49
2412.55:165:49
2512.55:175:50
2612.55:175:50
2712.55:185:51
2812.55:185:51
2912.55:195:51
3012.55:195:52
3112.55:205:52

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 6.6 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.81 kWh/m² to a high of 6.64 kWh/m² in November across the year — December's 6.6 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.7Intense
26.7Intense
36.7Intense
46.7Intense
56.7Intense
66.7Intense
76.7Intense
86.7Intense
96.7Intense
106.6Intense
116.6Intense
126.6Intense
136.6Intense
146.6Intense
156.6Intense
166.6Intense
176.6Intense
186.5Intense
196.5Intense
206.5Intense
216.5Intense
226.5Intense
236.5Intense
246.5Intense
256.5Intense
266.5Intense
276.5Intense
286.5Intense
296.5Intense
306.5Intense
316.5Intense
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Paulo Afonso?

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

3.4
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
6.9
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Paulo Afonso in December

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

In December, Paulo Afonso sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Paulo Afonso 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 Paulo Afonso peaks around February 19 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 19UV 15Jun 23UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Paulo Afonso?

Paulo Afonso sits at 9.4°S, 38.2°W, 245 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Glória, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Paulo Afonso

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Paulo Afonso has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 128 m around an average of 235 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 520 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 833 m.

The land around Paulo Afonso is covered by water (27%), shrubs (26%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 3 km, shrubs (45%) and grassland (42%) within 16 km, and shrubs (60%) and grassland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
128 m
16 km
520 m
80 km
833 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Glória 9.0 km · Delmiro Gouveia 24 km · Tacaratu 34 km · Água Branca 35 km · Petrolândia 47 km · Canindé de São Francisco 55 km · Inhapi 55 km · Piranhas 56 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 Paulo Afonso (-9.4061°, -38.2147°, elevation 245 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).