Piritiba weather in December

In December, Piritiba sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 73 mm of rain across 10.1 wet days and about 12.7 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in December, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 36 min at the start of December to 12 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Piritiba's 8th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Piritiba's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
20°
9th coldest
Rainfall
73 mm
10.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 42 min
5:18 AM – 5:59 PM
Cloud cover
64%
8th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.94 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10

Piritiba 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 30°C through the month.

A typical December day in Piritiba reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 33°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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How December really feels in Piritiba

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.

Piritiba weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 3rd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 21°8812.612.64.5
Feb30° / 21°6413.312.44.3
Mar30° / 21°8515.812.14.3
Apr29° / 20°5716.211.74.8
May27° / 19°4613.911.55.8
Jun25° / 18°4515.911.35.8
Jul25° / 17°4215.611.45.9
Aug26° / 17°3914.211.66.1
Sep28° / 18°3010.611.96.1
Oct30° / 19°378.112.35.5
Nov30° / 20°709.812.55.0
Dec30° / 20°7310.112.74.8

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 58%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13664
23664
33862
43862
53763
63862
73961
83961
93961
104060
114060
124060
134159
144159
154258
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174357
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204456
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Piritiba gets around 73 mm of rain over 10.1 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 33% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
135
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435
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735
835
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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 66% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 72% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1027658
2027658
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5027649
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7027649
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9027658
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11027658
12028657
13128647
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20129664
21129664
22128674
23128674
24128683
25128683
26127693
27127693
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29127684
30126694
31126694

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
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49calm
59calm
69calm
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109calm
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129calm
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 min at the start of December to 12 h 42 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 5:13 AM to 5:25 AM, and sunset from 5:51 PM to 6:06 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.65:135:51
212.65:135:52
312.65:135:52
412.75:145:53
512.75:145:53
612.75:145:54
712.75:145:54
812.75:155:55
912.75:155:55
1012.75:155:56
1112.75:165:56
1212.75:165:57
1312.75:175:57
1412.75:175:58
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1612.75:185:59
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1812.75:196:00
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2012.75:206:01
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2212.75:216:02
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2712.75:236:04
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2912.75:246:05
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3112.75:256:06

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.94 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.31 kWh/m² to a high of 5.94 kWh/m² in December across the year — December's 5.94 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
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45.8Bright
55.8Bright
65.8Bright
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286.0Bright
296.0Bright
306.0Bright
316.0Bright
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Piritiba?

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

4.8
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
6.7
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Piritiba in December

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

In December, Piritiba sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Piritiba 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 Piritiba peaks around February 19 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 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 highExtremeFeb 19UV 15Jul 10UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May10Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Piritiba?

Piritiba sits at 11.7°S, 40.6°W, 542 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Mundo Novo, 17 km away.

Topography around Piritiba

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Piritiba has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 136 m around an average of 547 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 474 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,055 m.

The land around Piritiba is covered by grassland (53%) and shrubs (28%) within 3 km, trees (37%), grassland (37%) and shrubs (24%) within 16 km, and grassland (42%), shrubs (29%) and trees (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
136 m
16 km
474 m
80 km
1,055 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
December weather nearby: Mundo Novo 17 km · Tapiramutá 29 km · Miguel Calmon 34 km · Mairi 44 km · Baixa Grande 49 km · Jacobina 61 km · Ruy Barbosa 62 km · Morro do Chapéu 69 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 Piritiba (-11.7303°, -40.5553°, elevation 542 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).