Pedra weather in December

In December, Pedra sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 15 mm of rain across 2.1 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 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in December, and the air most often feels humid.

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 Pedra's 4th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pedra's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
1st warmest
Overnight low
20°
8th coldest
Rainfall
15 mm
2.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
5:09 AM – 5:39 PM
Cloud cover
53%
4th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
6.67 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
out of 10

Pedra 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 32°C through the month.

A typical December day in Pedra reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 34°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)
13320
23320
33320
43320
53320
63320
73320
83320
93320
103220
113220
123220
133220
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How December really feels in Pedra

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.

Pedra 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
Jan32° / 21°335.412.44.5
Feb32° / 21°386.312.34.5
Mar31° / 21°498.212.14.4
Apr30° / 20°517.811.85.1
May29° / 20°34811.66.0
Jun27° / 19°266.111.57.0
Jul26° / 18°175.411.67.2
Aug27° / 18°10311.77.4
Sep29° / 18°41.2126.5
Oct31° / 19°81.512.25.3
Nov32° / 20°111.512.44.8
Dec32° / 20°152.112.54.6

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 39%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16040
26139
36238
46238
56337
66337
76337
86436
96337
106436
116337
126337
136337
146337
156238
166238
176238
186139
196139
206040
216040
225941
235842
245842
255842
265842
275743
285743
295644
305644
315644

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Pedra gets around 15 mm of rain over 2.1 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 7% and peaks near 9% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
14
25
35
45
55
66
76
86
96
107
117
127
138
148
158
168
178
187
197
207
217
228
238
248
258
268
278
288
299
309
319

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of December feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, December lands in the humid band about 71% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 11% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
119756
219756
320746
420746
520746
621727
721727
820737
920728
1019738
1119729
1218739
13187210
14177211
15177211
16177112
17167212
18167113
19167113
20157114
21157114
22157015
23157015
24156916
25156916
26156916
27147016
28147016
29146917
30146917
31146917

Wind in December

Winds average 14 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
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1314light breeze
1414light breeze
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1614light breeze
1714light breeze
1814light breeze
1914light breeze
2014light breeze
2114light breeze
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3014light breeze
3114light 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 5:04 AM to 5:16 AM, and sunset from 5:31 PM to 5:46 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.55:045:31
212.55:045:32
312.55:045:32
412.55:055:33
512.55:055:33
612.55:055:34
712.55:065:34
812.55:065:35
912.55:065:35
1012.55:075:36
1112.55:075:36
1212.55:075:37
1312.55:085:37
1412.55:085:38
1512.55:095:38
1612.55:095:39
1712.55:105:39
1812.55:105:40
1912.55:105:40
2012.55:115:41
2112.55:115:41
2212.55:125:42
2312.55:125:42
2412.55:135:43
2512.55:135:43
2612.55:145:43
2712.55:145:44
2812.55:155:44
2912.55:155:45
3012.55:165:45
3112.55:165:46

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 6.67 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.04 kWh/m² to a high of 6.83 kWh/m² in November across the year — December's 6.67 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.8Intense
26.8Intense
36.8Intense
46.8Intense
56.8Intense
66.8Intense
76.8Intense
86.8Intense
96.8Intense
106.7Intense
116.7Intense
126.7Intense
136.7Intense
146.7Intense
156.6Intense
166.6Intense
176.6Intense
186.6Intense
196.6Intense
206.6Intense
216.6Intense
226.6Intense
236.6Intense
246.6Intense
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 Pedra?

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

4.6
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
7.5
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Pedra in December

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

In December, Pedra sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Pedra 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 Pedra peaks around March 13 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeExtremeMar 13UV 15Jun 23UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Pedra?

Pedra sits at 8.5°S, 36.9°W, 614 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Venturosa, 11 km away.

Topography around Pedra

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pedra has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 310 m around an average of 623 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 563 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 911 m.

The land around Pedra is covered by grassland (47%), trees (24%) and shrubs (21%) within 3 km, grassland (39%), shrubs (33%) and trees (23%) within 16 km, and shrubs (48%) and grassland (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
310 m
16 km
563 m
80 km
911 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Venturosa 11 km · Arcoverde 15 km · Buíque 27 km · Pesqueira 31 km · Capoeiras 43 km · Sanharó 44 km · Caetés 47 km · Tupanatinga 52 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 Pedra (-8.4969°, -36.9408°, elevation 614 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).