Piracanjuba weather in December

In December, Piracanjuba sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 236 mm of rain across 24.1 wet days and about 13 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 2nd-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 9% 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 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Piracanjuba's 12th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Piracanjuba's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
8th warmest
Overnight low
20°
11th coldest
Rainfall
236 mm
24.1 wet days
Daylight
13 hours
6:41 AM – 7:43 PM
Cloud cover
79%
12th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.52 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.6
out of 10

Piracanjuba 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 Piracanjuba 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 26°C and 32°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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22920
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How December really feels in Piracanjuba

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

December sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Piracanjuba weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 8th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 20°2562312.93.7
Feb29° / 20°19119.912.63.8
Mar29° / 20°19320.912.14.0
Apr29° / 19°7510.811.65.3
May29° / 17°152.811.26.9
Jun28° / 16°61.1117.5
Jul29° / 16°20.411.17.4
Aug31° / 17°60.911.46.1
Sep32° / 20°325.511.94.4
Oct32° / 21°10414.812.43.7
Nov30° / 20°20321.512.83.7
Dec29° / 20°23624.1133.6

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 80%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12179
21981
31981
41783
51783
61783
71684
81684
91684
101684
111684
121783
131882
141882
151981
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172179
182278
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212377
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Piracanjuba gets around 236 mm of rain over 24.1 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 77% and peaks near 81% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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681
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1080
1179
1279
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1776
1876
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2075
2175
2275
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2475
2575
2676
2776
2876
2976
3076
3176

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 84% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 89% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1111844
2111844
3110845
4110845
5110845
6110845
7110845
8110845
9010846
10010846
11011836
12011836
13011836
14011836
15011845
16012835
17012835
18012835
19012844
20012844
21011854
22111844
23111844
24110863
25110863
2619873
2719873
2819864
2919864
3018874
3118874

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
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317calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 hours at the start of December to 13 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 6:37 AM to 6:49 AM, and sunset from 7:35 PM to 7:50 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.06:377:35
213.06:377:35
313.06:377:36
413.06:387:36
513.06:387:37
613.06:387:38
713.06:387:38
813.06:397:39
913.06:397:39
1013.06:397:40
1113.06:407:40
1213.06:407:41
1313.06:407:41
1413.06:417:42
1513.06:417:43
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1713.06:427:44
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1913.06:437:45
2013.06:437:45
2113.06:447:46
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2413.06:457:47
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2613.06:467:48
2713.06:467:48
2813.06:477:49
2913.06:487:49
3013.06:487:49
3113.06:497:50

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.52 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.46 kWh/m² to a high of 6.2 kWh/m² in October across the year — December's 5.52 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
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45.4Bright
55.3Bright
65.3Bright
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285.6Bright
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315.6Bright
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Piracanjuba

In seasonPeak

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

Piracanjuba'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 Piracanjuba?

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

3.6
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
4.6
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Piracanjuba.

What to pack for Piracanjuba in December

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

In December, Piracanjuba sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 24 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Piracanjuba 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 Piracanjuba peaks around February 10 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 10UV 15Jun 21UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Piracanjuba 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 Piracanjuba is worst in September — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.6× the cleanest month (July, 5 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1816 µg/m³Jul 145 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb8Good
Mar9Good
Apr7Good
May7Good
Jun6Good
Jul5Good
Aug7Good
Sep17Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov7Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Piracanjuba?

Piracanjuba sits at 17.3°S, 49.0°W, 737 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Bela Vista de Goiás, 37 km away.

Topography around Piracanjuba

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Piracanjuba has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 142 m around an average of 762 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 285 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 594 m.

The land around Piracanjuba is covered by cropland (40%) and grassland (27%) within 3 km, cropland (44%), grassland (30%) and trees (24%) within 16 km, and grassland (34%), cropland (33%) and trees (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
142 m
16 km
285 m
80 km
594 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Bela Vista de Goiás 37 km · Hidrolândia 44 km · Morrinhos 48 km · Pontalina 52 km · Aparecida de Goiânia 59 km · Caldas Novas 64 km · Senador Canedo 67 km · Goiânia 74 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 Piracanjuba (-17.3028°, -49.0167°, elevation 737 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).