Piracuruca weather in December

In December, Piracuruca sees average daytime highs of 36°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 44 mm of rain across 5.3 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 36°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 12 min at the start of December to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Piracuruca's 7th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Piracuruca's year-round climate.

Daytime high
36°
4th warmest
Overnight low
26°
11th coldest
Rainfall
44 mm
5.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
5:36 AM – 5:50 PM
Cloud cover
58%
7th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
6.19 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.9
out of 10

Piracuruca 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 36°C through the month.

A typical December day in Piracuruca reaches about 36°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 34°C and 39°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 1°C cooler than November and about 2°C warmer than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13726
23726
33726
43726
53726
63726
73726
83726
93726
103726
113726
123726
133726
143726
153726
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173626
183626
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203626
213626
223626
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263626
273626
283626
293626
303625
313525

How December really feels in Piracuruca

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
23 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
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.

Piracuruca weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 4th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 25°15816.612.22.4
Feb33° / 24°20818.612.12.6
Mar32° / 24°29523.7122.6
Apr32° / 24°28722.911.92.8
May33° / 24°12912.911.83.4
Jun33° / 24°204.411.83.8
Jul34° / 24°71.611.83.7
Aug36° / 24°20.311.93.0
Sep37° / 25°10.2122.1
Oct37° / 26°90.712.11.7
Nov37° / 26°91.912.21.6
Dec36° / 26°445.312.21.9

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 22% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 48%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16139
26139
36040
46040
56040
66040
75941
85842
95842
105743
115644
125545
135545
145446
155347
165248
175248
185149
195050
204951
214852
224852
234852
244753
254753
264654
274654
284555
294456
304456
314258

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Piracuruca gets around 44 mm of rain over 5.3 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 18% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
18
28
38
49
59
610
710
811
912
1012
1113
1214
1314
1415
1516
1617
1717
1818
1919
2020
2120
2221
2323
2424
2525
2626
2728
2830
2931
3033
3135

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 52% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 75% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1134569
2133579
3133579
41325710
51325710
61315810
71315810
81305811
91305811
101295812
111295713
121285714
131275715
141275517
151265518
161255420
170255421
180245323
190235324
200225226
210215128
220214930
230204832
240194734
250184636
260174637
270164539
280154441
290144343
300134245
310124147

Wind in December

Winds average 10 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
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310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
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810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
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1510calm
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1710calm
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1910calm
2010calm
219calm
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249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 min at the start of December to 12 h 12 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 5:30 AM to 5:43 AM, and sunset from 5:43 PM to 5:57 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.25:305:43
212.25:315:43
312.25:315:44
412.25:315:44
512.25:325:45
612.25:325:45
712.25:325:46
812.25:335:46
912.25:335:46
1012.25:345:47
1112.25:345:47
1212.25:345:48
1312.25:355:48
1412.25:355:49
1512.25:365:49
1612.25:365:50
1712.25:375:50
1812.25:375:51
1912.25:385:51
2012.25:385:52
2112.25:395:52
2212.25:395:53
2312.25:395:53
2412.25:405:54
2512.25:405:54
2612.25:415:54
2712.25:415:55
2812.25:425:55
2912.25:425:56
3012.25:435:56
3112.25:435:57

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 6.19 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.97 kWh/m² to a high of 7.04 kWh/m² in October across the year — December's 6.19 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.5Intense
26.5Intense
36.5Intense
46.5Intense
56.5Intense
66.4Intense
76.4Intense
86.4Intense
96.4Intense
106.3Intense
116.3Intense
126.3Intense
136.2Intense
146.2Intense
156.2Intense
166.2Intense
176.1Intense
186.1Intense
196.1Intense
206.0Intense
216.0Intense
226.0Intense
236.0Bright
246.0Bright
256.0Bright
265.9Bright
275.9Bright
285.9Bright
295.9Bright
305.8Bright
315.8Bright
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Piracuruca

In seasonPeak

None of Piracuruca's seasonal hazards are active in December. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Piracuruca's monsoon runs January–April, 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 Piracuruca?

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

1.9
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Piracuruca.

What to pack for Piracuruca in December

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

In December, Piracuruca sees daytime highs around 36°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Piracuruca in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Piracuruca peaks around March 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 16UV 15Jun 23UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Piracuruca 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 Piracuruca is worst in November — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.1× the cleanest month (August, 6 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateNov 1822 µg/m³Aug 126 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Moderate
Feb14Moderate
Mar13Moderate
Apr12Good
May9Good
Jun7Good
Jul6Good
Aug6Good
Sep7Good
Oct17Moderate
Nov23Moderate
Dec19Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Piracuruca?

Piracuruca sits at 3.9°S, 41.7°W, 75 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Piripiri, 39 km away.

Topography around Piracuruca

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Piracuruca has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 57 m around an average of 72 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 240 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 866 m.

The land around Piracuruca is covered by shrubs (36%) and grassland (35%) within 3 km, shrubs (42%), trees (29%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and trees (49%) and shrubs (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
57 m
16 km
240 m
80 km
866 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Piripiri 39 km · Batalha 42 km · Cocal 53 km · Esperantina 58 km · Pedro II 62 km · Barras 74 km · Viçosa do Ceará 80 km · Tianguá 83 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 Piracuruca (-3.9281°, -41.7092°, elevation 75 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).