Pilão Arcado weather in December

In December, Pilão Arcado sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 71 mm of rain across 8.1 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% 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 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Pilão Arcado's 9th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pilão Arcado's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
4th warmest
Overnight low
24°
11th coldest
Rainfall
71 mm
8.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
5:29 AM – 6:04 PM
Cloud cover
60%
9th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
6.26 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.8
out of 10

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month.

A typical December day in Pilão Arcado reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 1°C cooler than November and on par with January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How December really feels in Pilão Arcado

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.

Pilão Arcado weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 23°10310.812.53.8
Feb32° / 23°7510.312.33.8
Mar32° / 23°9711.912.13.8
Apr32° / 23°456.511.84.2
May32° / 22°111.811.54.6
Jun32° / 21°10.111.45.3
Jul32° / 20°0011.55.4
Aug33° / 20°0011.74.8
Sep34° / 22°10.211.93.8
Oct35° / 23°18212.23.3
Nov33° / 24°68612.53.6
Dec33° / 24°718.112.63.8

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 52%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14654
24654
34753
44654
54654
64753
74654
84753
94654
104753
114753
124753
134852
144852
154951
164951
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Pilão Arcado gets around 71 mm of rain over 8.1 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 26% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
125
225
326
426
527
627
727
828
928
1028
1128
1228
1328
1427
1527
1626
1726
1825
1925
2024
2124
2224
2324
2424
2525
2625
2726
2826
2927
3028
3129

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 43% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 64% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
18274519
28274520
39264421
48264421
58264322
68264323
78254323
88264224
98264224
108264224
118274224
127274224
137284124
147284123
157294123
167304222
177304221
187314220
197314220
207324319
216324318
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266324518
275314519
285304519
295304520
305294521
315284621

Wind in December

Winds average 9 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 min at the start of December to 12 h 36 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 5:23 AM to 5:36 AM, and sunset from 5:56 PM to 6:10 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.55:235:56
212.55:245:56
312.65:245:57
412.65:245:57
512.65:255:58
612.65:255:58
712.65:255:59
812.65:265:59
912.65:266:00
1012.65:266:00
1112.65:276:01
1212.65:276:02
1312.65:276:02
1412.65:286:03
1512.65:286:03
1612.65:296:04
1712.65:296:04
1812.65:306:05
1912.65:306:05
2012.65:306:05
2112.65:316:06
2212.65:316:06
2312.65:326:07
2412.65:326:07
2512.65:336:08
2612.65:336:08
2712.65:346:09
2812.65:346:09
2912.65:356:10
3012.65:356:10
3112.65:366:10

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 6.26 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.81 kWh/m² to a high of 6.94 kWh/m² in October across the year — December's 6.26 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
26.3Intense
36.3Intense
46.3Intense
56.3Intense
66.3Intense
76.2Intense
86.2Intense
96.2Intense
106.2Intense
116.2Intense
126.2Intense
136.2Intense
146.2Intense
156.2Intense
166.2Intense
176.2Intense
186.3Intense
196.3Intense
206.3Intense
216.3Intense
226.3Intense
236.3Intense
246.3Intense
256.3Intense
266.2Intense
276.2Intense
286.2Intense
296.2Intense
306.2Intense
316.2Intense
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Pilão Arcado?

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

3.8
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
6.5
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Pilão Arcado in December

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

In December, Pilão Arcado sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Pilão Arcado 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 Pilão Arcado peaks around March 10 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 highExtremeMar 10UV 15Jun 23UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Pilão Arcado?

Pilão Arcado sits at 10.0°S, 42.5°W, 474 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Remanso, 61 km away.

Topography around Pilão Arcado

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pilão Arcado has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 20 m around an average of 402 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 161 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 583 m.

The land around Pilão Arcado is covered by shrubs (47%) and grassland (39%) within 3 km, shrubs (67%) within 16 km, and shrubs (82%) within 80 km.

3 km
20 m
16 km
161 m
80 km
583 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
December weather nearby: Remanso 61 km · Sento Sé 71 km · Campo Alegre de Lourdes 79 km · Xique-Xique 95 km · São Raimundo Nonato 112 km · Jussara 129 km · Central 132 km · Barra 141 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 Pilão Arcado (-10.0005°, -42.4798°, elevation 474 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).