Peçanha weather in December

In December, Peçanha sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 195 mm of rain across 19 wet days and about 13.1 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 1st-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 12% of the time in December, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 13 hours at the start of December to 13 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Peçanha's 11th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Peçanha's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
5th warmest
Overnight low
20°
10th coldest
Rainfall
195 mm
19 wet days
Daylight
13 h 06 min
6:13 AM – 7:20 PM
Cloud cover
77%
11th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.35 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

Peçanha is human 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 Peçanha reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs on par with November and about 1°C cooler than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Peçanha weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 20°15015134.5
Feb30° / 20°9412.412.64.6
Mar29° / 20°12315.612.14.7
Apr28° / 19°7212.311.65.9
May26° / 17°287.511.17.0
Jun25° / 16°144.610.97.7
Jul25° / 15°145117.7
Aug26° / 15°15511.47.6
Sep28° / 17°296.611.96.7
Oct29° / 19°8710.812.45.4
Nov28° / 19°18717.412.94.8
Dec29° / 20°1951913.14.3

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 75%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11684
21783
31783
41783
51783
61783
71882
81981
91981
102080
112179
122278
132278
142476
152674
162674
172773
182971
192971
203070
213169
223268
233268
243268
253268
263367
273268
283268
293268
303268
313169

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Peçanha gets around 195 mm of rain over 19 wet days in December, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 61% and peaks near 66% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
164
264
365
465
565
666
766
866
966
1066
1166
1265
1365
1464
1563
1663
1762
1861
1960
2059
2158
2257
2356
2456
2555
2654
2754
2853
2952
3052
3151

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 71% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 79% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1226657
2225658
3124678
4123679
51226710
61216810
71206811
81206811
91196911
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121196911
131197010
140197110
15019729
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17019738
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20019747
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27020755
28120745
29121726
30121726
31121726

Wind in December

Winds average 7 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 7 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
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 hours at the start of December to 13 h 06 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 6:09 AM to 6:20 AM, and sunset from 7:11 PM to 7:26 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.06:097:11
213.06:097:12
313.06:097:12
413.16:097:13
513.16:107:13
613.16:107:14
713.16:107:15
813.16:107:15
913.16:117:16
1013.16:117:16
1113.16:117:17
1213.16:127:17
1313.16:127:18
1413.16:127:19
1513.16:137:19
1613.16:137:20
1713.16:147:20
1813.16:147:21
1913.16:147:21
2013.16:157:22
2113.16:157:22
2213.16:167:23
2313.16:167:23
2413.16:177:24
2513.16:177:24
2613.16:187:24
2713.16:187:25
2813.16:197:25
2913.16:197:26
3013.16:207:26
3113.16:207:26

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.35 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.49 kWh/m² to a high of 5.96 kWh/m² in February across the year — December's 5.35 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
24.9Bright
34.9Bright
45.0Bright
55.0Bright
65.0Bright
75.0Bright
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95.1Bright
105.1Bright
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155.3Bright
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315.7Bright
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Peçanha

In seasonPeak

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

Peçanha'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 Peçanha?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
5.4
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Peçanha for sightseeing.

What to pack for Peçanha in December

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

In December, Peçanha sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 19 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Peçanha 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 Peçanha peaks around February 13 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 13UV 15Jun 23UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May8Very high
Jun7Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Peçanha?

Peçanha sits at 18.5°S, 42.6°W, 784 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is São João Evangelista, 22 km away.

Topography around Peçanha

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Peçanha has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 316 m around an average of 775 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 656 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,488 m.

The land around Peçanha is covered by trees (54%) and grassland (41%) within 3 km, trees (66%) and grassland (33%) within 16 km, and trees (55%) and grassland (44%) within 80 km.

3 km
316 m
16 km
656 m
80 km
1,488 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaces
December weather nearby: São João Evangelista 22 km · Guanhães 47 km · Governador Valadares 72 km · Belo Oriente 75 km · Itamarandiba 83 km · Serro 87 km · Santana do Paraíso 91 km · Malacacheta 94 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 Peçanha (-18.5486°, -42.5569°, elevation 784 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).