Pitangui weather in December

In December, Pitangui sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 276 mm of rain across 21.9 wet days and about 13.2 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 1st-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 11% 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 Pitangui's 12th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pitangui's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
6th warmest
Overnight low
20°
10th coldest
Rainfall
276 mm
21.9 wet days
Daylight
13 h 12 min
6:20 AM – 7:31 PM
Cloud cover
76%
12th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.67 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
out of 10

Pitangui 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 Pitangui 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)
12820
22820
32820
42820
52820
62820
72820
82820
92820
102820
112820
122820
132820
142820
152820
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182820
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212820
222820
232820
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262820
272820
282820
292820
302820
312820

Pitangui weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 6th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 20°24018.913.14.4
Feb29° / 20°15014.112.74.6
Mar29° / 20°15816.912.14.8
Apr28° / 18°619.211.66.4
May26° / 16°32511.17.6
Jun26° / 14°91.610.88.4
Jul26° / 14°50.910.98.6
Aug28° / 15°11211.38.0
Sep29° / 17°516.411.96.1
Oct30° / 19°9210.912.55.1
Nov28° / 19°21219.212.94.5
Dec28° / 20°27621.913.24.2

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 76%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12179
22080
32080
41981
51981
61981
71981
81981
91981
102080
112179
122179
132179
142278
152377
162476
172575
182674
192674
202773
212872
222872
232872
242872
252872
262773
272773
282773
292773
302674
312674

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Pitangui gets around 276 mm of rain over 21.9 wet days in December, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 70% and peaks near 73% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
170
270
371
471
572
672
772
873
972
1072
1172
1272
1371
1471
1571
1670
1770
1870
1969
2069
2169
2268
2368
2468
2568
2669
2769
2869
2969
3068
3168

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 75% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 80% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1326674
2324694
3323704
4221725
5220735
6219745
7218755
8218746
9117766
10117766
11117775
12117775
13117775
14117775
15117775
16118774
17118774
18118774
19119764
20119764
21119764
22119764
23119764
24119764
25119755
26118765
27118765
28118765
29118765
30117775
31118765

Wind in December

Winds average 8 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 8 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
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

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 6:16 AM to 6:28 AM, and sunset from 7:22 PM to 7:38 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.16:167:22
213.16:167:23
313.16:177:24
413.16:177:24
513.16:177:25
613.16:177:25
713.16:177:26
813.26:187:27
913.26:187:27
1013.26:187:28
1113.26:187:28
1213.26:197:29
1313.26:197:30
1413.26:197:30
1513.26:207:31
1613.26:207:31
1713.26:217:32
1813.26:217:32
1913.26:217:33
2013.26:227:33
2113.26:227:34
2213.26:237:34
2313.26:237:35
2413.26:247:35
2513.26:247:36
2613.26:257:36
2713.26:257:36
2813.26:267:37
2913.26:267:37
3013.26:277:38
3113.26:287:38

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.67 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.08 kWh/m² to a high of 6.04 kWh/m² in February across the year — December's 5.67 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
25.5Bright
35.5Bright
45.5Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
75.5Bright
85.5Bright
95.5Bright
105.5Bright
115.5Bright
125.5Bright
135.6Bright
145.6Bright
155.6Bright
165.7Bright
175.7Bright
185.7Bright
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205.8Bright
215.8Bright
225.8Bright
235.8Bright
245.8Bright
255.8Bright
265.8Bright
275.8Bright
285.8Bright
295.8Bright
305.8Bright
315.7Bright
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Pitangui

In seasonPeak

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

Pitangui'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 Pitangui?

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

4.2
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Pitangui for sightseeing.

What to pack for Pitangui in December

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

In December, Pitangui sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Pitangui 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 Pitangui peaks around January 21 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeJan 21UV 15Jun 19UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May8Very high
Jun7High
Jul7Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep10Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Pitangui?

Pitangui sits at 19.7°S, 44.9°W, 704 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Nova Serrana, 24 km away.

Topography around Pitangui

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pitangui has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 350 m around an average of 763 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 523 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 787 m.

The land around Pitangui is covered by trees (53%) and grassland (25%) within 3 km, trees (48%) and grassland (41%) within 16 km, and grassland (48%) and trees (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
350 m
16 km
523 m
80 km
787 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
December weather nearby: Nova Serrana 24 km · Pará de Minas 36 km · Bom Despacho 38 km · Pompéu 51 km · Divinópolis 51 km · Itaúna 55 km · Carmo do Cajuru 57 km · Mateus Leme 59 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 Pitangui (-19.6828°, -44.8903°, elevation 704 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).