Pedregulho weather in December

In December, Pedregulho sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 245 mm of rain across 25 wet days and about 13.2 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in December, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 06 min at the start of December to 13 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Pedregulho's 11th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pedregulho's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
7th warmest
Overnight low
20°
11th coldest
Rainfall
245 mm
25 wet days
Daylight
13 h 12 min
6:29 AM – 7:43 PM
Cloud cover
77%
11th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.7 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.8
out of 10

Pedregulho 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 28°C through the month.

A typical December day in Pedregulho reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 31°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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Pedregulho weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 7th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 20°26723.513.13.9
Feb29° / 20°18919.612.74.1
Mar28° / 20°16320.712.14.4
Apr28° / 18°639.811.66.2
May26° / 16°354.711.17.7
Jun26° / 14°192.210.88.4
Jul26° / 14°111.710.98.5
Aug28° / 15°12211.37.8
Sep30° / 18°536.711.95.8
Oct30° / 19°10014.112.54.6
Nov29° / 20°17719.5134.3
Dec28° / 20°2452513.23.8

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 76%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12773
22674
32674
42575
52575
62476
72476
82476
92476
102377
112476
122476
132476
142476
152575
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212575
222575
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262278
272278
282179
292080
302179
312080

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Pedregulho gets around 245 mm of rain over 25 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 80% and peaks near 81% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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276
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579
680
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2680
2780
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3080
3179

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 81% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 82% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1524701
2423721
3422731
4320761
5319771
6218791
7217801
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30114832
31114832

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 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
57calm
67calm
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117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
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227calm
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267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 06 min at the start of December to 13 h 12 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 6:25 AM to 6:37 AM, and sunset from 7:34 PM to 7:49 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.16:257:34
213.16:267:34
313.26:267:35
413.26:267:36
513.26:267:36
613.26:267:37
713.26:277:38
813.26:277:38
913.26:277:39
1013.26:277:39
1113.26:287:40
1213.26:287:40
1313.26:287:41
1413.26:297:42
1513.26:297:42
1613.26:297:43
1713.26:307:43
1813.26:307:44
1913.26:317:44
2013.26:317:45
2113.26:327:45
2213.26:327:46
2313.26:337:46
2413.26:337:47
2513.26:347:47
2613.26:347:47
2713.26:357:48
2813.26:357:48
2913.26:367:49
3013.26:367:49
3113.26:377:49

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.7 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.1 kWh/m² to a high of 6.11 kWh/m² in October across the year — December's 5.7 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
25.6Bright
35.6Bright
45.6Bright
55.6Bright
65.6Bright
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95.6Bright
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305.6Bright
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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Pedregulho

In seasonPeak

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

Pedregulho'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 Pedregulho?

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

3.8
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
4.5
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Pedregulho.

What to pack for Pedregulho in December

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

In December, Pedregulho sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 25 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Pedregulho 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 Pedregulho peaks around January 23 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 23UV 15Jun 21UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May8Very high
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug9Very high
Sep10Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Pedregulho in December

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where December falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Pedregulho is worst in September — around 40 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 5.7× the cleanest month (November, 7 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateModerateGoodSep 1537 µg/m³Nov 227 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb9Good
Mar9Good
Apr9Good
May9Good
Jun9Good
Jul10Good
Aug18Moderate
Sep40Poor
Oct14Moderate
Nov7Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Pedregulho?

Pedregulho sits at 20.3°S, 47.5°W, 1,044 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Franca, 32 km away.

Topography around Pedregulho

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pedregulho has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 305 m around an average of 993 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 511 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 949 m.

The land around Pedregulho is covered by trees (44%) and grassland (29%) within 3 km, trees (51%), cropland (24%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and cropland (46%), trees (25%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
305 m
16 km
511 m
80 km
949 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Franca 32 km · Ituverava 33 km · Igarapava 37 km · Guará 41 km · Sacramento 44 km · São Joaquim da Barra 53 km · Miguelópolis 59 km · Orlândia 67 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 Pedregulho (-20.2569°, -47.4767°, elevation 1,044 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).