Piumhi weather in December

In December, Piumhi sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 272 mm of rain across 24 wet days and about 13.2 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 2nd-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 9% of the time in December, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 12 min at the start of December to 13 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Piumhi's 12th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Piumhi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
6th warmest
Overnight low
20°
10th coldest
Rainfall
272 mm
24 wet days
Daylight
13 h 12 min
6:23 AM – 7:37 PM
Cloud cover
77%
12th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.63 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

Piumhi 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 Piumhi 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 24°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)
12819
22820
32820
42820
52820
62820
72820
82820
92820
102820
112820
122820
132820
142820
152820
162820
172820
182820
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202820
212820
222820
232820
242820
252820
262820
272820
282820
292820
302820
312820

Piumhi weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 6th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 20°27321.913.14.3
Feb28° / 20°17216.912.74.5
Mar28° / 20°17318.812.14.9
Apr27° / 18°589.611.56.6
May25° / 15°395.4117.7
Jun24° / 14°152.510.88.5
Jul25° / 13°101.710.98.7
Aug26° / 14°132.411.38.3
Sep28° / 16°567.211.96.6
Oct29° / 18°9912.812.55.3
Nov28° / 19°19319.4134.8
Dec28° / 20°2722413.24.3

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 14% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 77%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12575
22476
32377
42179
52179
62080
72080
81981
92179
102179
112080
122278
132278
142278
152377
162377
172476
182476
192575
202575
212674
222674
232674
242674
252575
262575
272476
282476
292377
302278
312278

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Piumhi gets around 272 mm of rain over 24 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 76% and peaks near 77% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
173
274
375
475
576
677
777
877
977
1077
1177
1277
1377
1477
1576
1676
1776
1876
1976
2076
2177
2277
2377
2477
2577
2677
2777
2877
2977
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 80% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 82% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1328681
2326701
3225712
4223732
5222742
6221752
7219772
8118792
9118792
10117802
11117811
12116821
13116821
14116821
15116821
16116821
17116821
18116821
19116821
20116821
21116812
22115822
23115822
24115822
25114832
26114823
27114823
28113833
29113833
30113824
31113824

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
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 12 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 0 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 6:19 AM to 6:30 AM, and sunset from 7:28 PM to 7:44 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.26:197:28
213.26:197:29
313.26:197:29
413.26:197:30
513.26:207:31
613.26:207:31
713.26:207:32
813.26:207:32
913.26:217:33
1013.26:217:34
1113.26:217:34
1213.26:227:35
1313.26:227:35
1413.26:227:36
1513.26:237:36
1613.26:237:37
1713.26:237:38
1813.26:247:38
1913.26:247:39
2013.26:257:39
2113.26:257:40
2213.26:267:40
2313.26:267:41
2413.26:277:41
2513.26:277:41
2613.26:287:42
2713.26:287:42
2813.26:297:43
2913.26:297:43
3013.26:307:43
3113.26:307:44

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.63 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.91 kWh/m² to a high of 5.87 kWh/m² in February across the year — December's 5.63 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
135.5Bright
145.6Bright
155.6Bright
165.6Bright
175.6Bright
185.7Bright
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205.7Bright
215.7Bright
225.7Bright
235.7Bright
245.7Bright
255.7Bright
265.7Bright
275.7Bright
285.7Bright
295.6Bright
305.6Bright
315.6Bright
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Piumhi

In seasonPeak

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

Piumhi'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 Piumhi?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.6
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Piumhi for sightseeing.

What to pack for Piumhi in December

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

In December, Piumhi sees daytime highs around 28°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 Piumhi 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 Piumhi peaks around January 21 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 21UV 15Jun 20UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May8Very high
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug9Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Piumhi 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 Piumhi is worst in September — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.8× the cleanest month (November, 7 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1719 µg/m³Nov 237 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb8Good
Mar8Good
Apr8Good
May8Good
Jun8Good
Jul7Good
Aug10Good
Sep20Moderate
Oct12Good
Nov7Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Piumhi?

Piumhi sits at 20.5°S, 46.0°W, 791 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Arcos, 48 km away.

Topography around Piumhi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Piumhi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 236 m around an average of 811 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 667 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 874 m.

The land around Piumhi is covered by grassland (33%), trees (28%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, grassland (44%) and trees (31%) within 16 km, and grassland (47%) and trees (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
236 m
16 km
667 m
80 km
874 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Arcos 48 km · Bambuí 51 km · Formiga 55 km · Carmo do Rio Claro 59 km · Alpinópolis 63 km · Lagoa da Prata 66 km · Passos 73 km · Luz 79 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 Piumhi (-20.4653°, -45.9581°, elevation 791 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).