Planalto weather in December

In December, Planalto sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 119 mm of rain across 13.6 wet days and about 12.9 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in December, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 48 min at the start of December to 12 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Planalto's 11th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Planalto's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 27°; 4th warmest
Overnight low: 18°; 9th coldest
Rainfall: 119 mm; 13.6 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 54 min; 5:12 AM – 6:04 PM
Cloud cover: 71%; 11th clearest
Wind: 10 km/h; 11th windiest
Solar energy: 5.96 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.8; out of 10

← November Planalto year-round climate January →Best places to visit in December

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month.

A typical December day in Planalto reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs on par with November and on par with January.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	26	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27
Avg low (°C)	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	26	18
2	27	18
3	27	18
4	27	18
5	27	18
6	27	18
7	27	18
8	27	18
9	27	18
10	27	18
11	27	18
12	27	18
13	27	18
14	27	18
15	27	18
16	27	18
17	27	18
18	27	18
19	27	18
20	27	18
21	27	18
22	27	18
23	27	18
24	27	18
25	27	18
26	27	18
27	27	18
28	27	18
29	27	18
30	27	18
31	27	18

Planalto weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 4th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	27° / 18°	96	13.3	12.8	5.8
Feb	27° / 18°	67	12.4	12.5	5.8
Mar	27° / 18°	107	14.9	12.1	5.7
Apr	26° / 18°	65	14.1	11.7	5.9
May	24° / 17°	35	10.3	11.3	6.7
Jun	23° / 15°	29	9.8	11.1	6.7
Jul	22° / 14°	30	10.1	11.2	6.6
Aug	23° / 14°	25	8.8	11.5	6.9
Sep	25° / 15°	25	7.7	11.9	7.2
Oct	26° / 17°	56	9.7	12.3	6.7
Nov	26° / 18°	124	14.2	12.7	5.7
Dec	27° / 18°	119	13.6	12.9	5.8

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 67%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	24	24	26	26	27	28	28	29	30	31	31	32	32	34	35	36	36	36	37	37	37	37	36	36	36	36	36	35	35	35	35
Cloudier (%)	76	76	74	74	73	72	72	71	70	69	69	68	68	66	65	64	64	64	63	63	63	63	64	64	64	64	64	65	65	65	65

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	24	76
2	24	76
3	26	74
4	26	74
5	27	73
6	28	72
7	28	72
8	29	71
9	30	70
10	31	69
11	31	69
12	32	68
13	32	68
14	34	66
15	35	65
16	36	64
17	36	64
18	36	64
19	37	63
20	37	63
21	37	63
22	37	63
23	36	64
24	36	64
25	36	64
26	36	64
27	36	64
28	35	65
29	35	65
30	35	65
31	35	65

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Planalto gets around 119 mm of rain over 13.6 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 44% and peaks near 51% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	51	51	50	50	49	49	48	48	47	47	46	46	45	44	44	43	43	42	42	41	41	40	40	40	40	39	39	39	39	39	39

	Rain chance (%)
1	51
2	51
3	50
4	50
5	49
6	49
7	48
8	48
9	47
10	47
11	46
12	46
13	45
14	44
15	44
16	43
17	43
18	42
19	42
20	41
21	41
22	40
23	40
24	40
25	40
26	39
27	39
28	39
29	39
30	39
31	39

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of December feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, December lands in the humid band about 54% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 45% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Comfortable (%)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0
Humid (%)	54	53	52	52	51	51	50	50	50	50	50	51	51	52	52	53	53	54	55	56	57	57	57	58	57	57	57	57	56	56	56
Muggy (%)	44	45	46	46	47	47	48	48	48	48	48	47	47	46	46	45	45	44	43	43	42	42	42	41	42	42	42	42	43	43	44

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	2	54	44
2	2	53	45
3	2	52	46
4	2	52	46
5	2	51	47
6	2	51	47
7	2	50	48
8	2	50	48
9	2	50	48
10	2	50	48
11	2	50	48
12	2	51	47
13	2	51	47
14	2	52	46
15	2	52	46
16	2	53	45
17	2	53	45
18	2	54	44
19	2	55	43
20	1	56	43
21	1	57	42
22	1	57	42
23	1	57	42
24	1	58	41
25	1	57	42
26	1	57	42
27	1	57	42
28	1	57	42
29	1	56	43
30	1	56	43
31	0	56	44

Wind in December

Winds average 10 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	11	calm
2	11	calm
3	10	calm
4	10	calm
5	10	calm
6	10	calm
7	10	calm
8	10	calm
9	10	calm
10	10	calm
11	10	calm
12	10	calm
13	10	calm
14	10	calm
15	10	calm
16	10	calm
17	10	calm
18	10	calm
19	10	calm
20	10	calm
21	10	calm
22	10	calm
23	10	calm
24	10	calm
25	10	calm
26	10	calm
27	10	calm
28	10	calm
29	10	calm
30	10	calm
31	10	calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 48 min at the start of December to 12 h 54 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 5:07 AM to 5:19 AM, and sunset from 5:56 PM to 6:11 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9
Sunrise (AM)	5:07	5:08	5:08	5:08	5:08	5:09	5:09	5:09	5:10	5:10	5:10	5:11	5:11	5:11	5:12	5:12	5:13	5:13	5:13	5:14	5:14	5:15	5:15	5:16	5:16	5:17	5:17	5:18	5:18	5:19	5:19
Sunset (PM)	5:56	5:56	5:57	5:57	5:58	5:59	5:59	6:00	6:00	6:01	6:01	6:02	6:02	6:03	6:03	6:04	6:04	6:05	6:05	6:06	6:06	6:07	6:07	6:08	6:08	6:09	6:09	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:11

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.8	5:07	5:56
2	12.8	5:08	5:56
3	12.8	5:08	5:57
4	12.8	5:08	5:57
5	12.8	5:08	5:58
6	12.8	5:09	5:59
7	12.8	5:09	5:59
8	12.8	5:09	6:00
9	12.8	5:10	6:00
10	12.8	5:10	6:01
11	12.9	5:10	6:01
12	12.9	5:11	6:02
13	12.9	5:11	6:02
14	12.9	5:11	6:03
15	12.9	5:12	6:03
16	12.9	5:12	6:04
17	12.9	5:13	6:04
18	12.9	5:13	6:05
19	12.9	5:13	6:05
20	12.9	5:14	6:06
21	12.9	5:14	6:06
22	12.9	5:15	6:07
23	12.9	5:15	6:07
24	12.9	5:16	6:08
25	12.9	5:16	6:08
26	12.9	5:17	6:09
27	12.9	5:17	6:09
28	12.9	5:18	6:10
29	12.9	5:18	6:10
30	12.9	5:19	6:10
31	12.9	5:19	6:11

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.96 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.56 kWh/m² to a high of 6.08 kWh/m² in January across the year — December's 5.96 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.9	5.9	5.9	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.5	Bright
2	5.5	Bright
3	5.6	Bright
4	5.6	Bright
5	5.7	Bright
6	5.7	Bright
7	5.7	Bright
8	5.8	Bright
9	5.8	Bright
10	5.8	Bright
11	5.9	Bright
12	5.9	Bright
13	5.9	Bright
14	6.0	Bright
15	6.0	Intense
16	6.0	Intense
17	6.0	Intense
18	6.1	Intense
19	6.1	Intense
20	6.1	Intense
21	6.1	Intense
22	6.1	Intense
23	6.2	Intense
24	6.2	Intense
25	6.2	Intense
26	6.2	Intense
27	6.2	Intense
28	6.2	Intense
29	6.2	Intense
30	6.2	Intense
31	6.2	Intense

Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Planalto

In seasonPeak

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

Planalto's rainy season runs October–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is December a good time to visit Planalto?

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

5.8

Sightseeing

8th-best month of the year

5.9

Beach & pool

5th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Planalto for sightseeing.

What to pack for Planalto in December

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

In December, Planalto sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 18°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Planalto in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Planalto peaks around February 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 at about 8 (very high).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	14	16	15	12	9	8	8	10	11	13	14	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	16	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	12	Extreme
May	9	Very high
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	10	Very high
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	14	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Planalto?

Planalto sits at 14.7°S, 40.5°W, 946 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Poções, 19 km away.

Topography around Planalto

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Planalto has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 148 m around an average of 923 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 450 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,007 m.

The land around Planalto is covered by grassland (85%) within 3 km, grassland (62%) and trees (32%) within 16 km, and grassland (60%) and trees (29%) within 80 km.

3 km

148 m

grassland 85%

16 km

450 m

grassland 62%

80 km

1,007 m

grassland 60%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain

← November Planalto year-round climate January →Best places to visit in December

December weather nearby: Poções 19 km · Barra do Choça 26 km · Iguaí 42 km · Vitória da Conquista 45 km · Itororó 66 km · Itambé 66 km · Itapetinga 69 km · Anagé 72 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

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 Planalto (-14.6697°, -40.4711°, elevation 946 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	26	18
2	27	18
3	27	18
4	27	18
5	27	18
6	27	18
7	27	18
8	27	18
9	27	18
10	27	18
11	27	18
12	27	18
13	27	18
14	27	18
15	27	18
16	27	18
17	27	18
18	27	18
19	27	18
20	27	18
21	27	18
22	27	18
23	27	18
24	27	18
25	27	18
26	27	18
27	27	18
28	27	18
29	27	18
30	27	18
31	27	18

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	24	76
2	24	76
3	26	74
4	26	74
5	27	73
6	28	72
7	28	72
8	29	71
9	30	70
10	31	69
11	31	69
12	32	68
13	32	68
14	34	66
15	35	65
16	36	64
17	36	64
18	36	64
19	37	63
20	37	63
21	37	63
22	37	63
23	36	64
24	36	64
25	36	64
26	36	64
27	36	64
28	35	65
29	35	65
30	35	65
31	35	65

	Rain chance (%)
1	51
2	51
3	50
4	50
5	49
6	49
7	48
8	48
9	47
10	47
11	46
12	46
13	45
14	44
15	44
16	43
17	43
18	42
19	42
20	41
21	41
22	40
23	40
24	40
25	40
26	39
27	39
28	39
29	39
30	39
31	39

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	2	54	44
2	2	53	45
3	2	52	46
4	2	52	46
5	2	51	47
6	2	51	47
7	2	50	48
8	2	50	48
9	2	50	48
10	2	50	48
11	2	50	48
12	2	51	47
13	2	51	47
14	2	52	46
15	2	52	46
16	2	53	45
17	2	53	45
18	2	54	44
19	2	55	43
20	1	56	43
21	1	57	42
22	1	57	42
23	1	57	42
24	1	58	41
25	1	57	42
26	1	57	42
27	1	57	42
28	1	57	42
29	1	56	43
30	1	56	43
31	0	56	44

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	26	18
2	27	18
3	27	18
4	27	18
5	27	18
6	27	18
7	27	18
8	27	18
9	27	18
10	27	18
11	27	18
12	27	18
13	27	18
14	27	18
15	27	18
16	27	18
17	27	18
18	27	18
19	27	18
20	27	18
21	27	18
22	27	18
23	27	18
24	27	18
25	27	18
26	27	18
27	27	18
28	27	18
29	27	18
30	27	18
31	27	18

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	24	76
2	24	76
3	26	74
4	26	74
5	27	73
6	28	72
7	28	72
8	29	71
9	30	70
10	31	69
11	31	69
12	32	68
13	32	68
14	34	66
15	35	65
16	36	64
17	36	64
18	36	64
19	37	63
20	37	63
21	37	63
22	37	63
23	36	64
24	36	64
25	36	64
26	36	64
27	36	64
28	35	65
29	35	65
30	35	65
31	35	65

	Rain chance (%)
1	51
2	51
3	50
4	50
5	49
6	49
7	48
8	48
9	47
10	47
11	46
12	46
13	45
14	44
15	44
16	43
17	43
18	42
19	42
20	41
21	41
22	40
23	40
24	40
25	40
26	39
27	39
28	39
29	39
30	39
31	39

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	2	54	44
2	2	53	45
3	2	52	46
4	2	52	46
5	2	51	47
6	2	51	47
7	2	50	48
8	2	50	48
9	2	50	48
10	2	50	48
11	2	50	48
12	2	51	47
13	2	51	47
14	2	52	46
15	2	52	46
16	2	53	45
17	2	53	45
18	2	54	44
19	2	55	43
20	1	56	43
21	1	57	42
22	1	57	42
23	1	57	42
24	1	58	41
25	1	57	42
26	1	57	42
27	1	57	42
28	1	57	42
29	1	56	43
30	1	56	43
31	0	56	44

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	26	18
2	27	18
3	27	18
4	27	18
5	27	18
6	27	18
7	27	18
8	27	18
9	27	18
10	27	18
11	27	18
12	27	18
13	27	18
14	27	18
15	27	18
16	27	18
17	27	18
18	27	18
19	27	18
20	27	18
21	27	18
22	27	18
23	27	18
24	27	18
25	27	18
26	27	18
27	27	18
28	27	18
29	27	18
30	27	18
31	27	18

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	24	76
2	24	76
3	26	74
4	26	74
5	27	73
6	28	72
7	28	72
8	29	71
9	30	70
10	31	69
11	31	69
12	32	68
13	32	68
14	34	66
15	35	65
16	36	64
17	36	64
18	36	64
19	37	63
20	37	63
21	37	63
22	37	63
23	36	64
24	36	64
25	36	64
26	36	64
27	36	64
28	35	65
29	35	65
30	35	65
31	35	65

	Rain chance (%)
1	51
2	51
3	50
4	50
5	49
6	49
7	48
8	48
9	47
10	47
11	46
12	46
13	45
14	44
15	44
16	43
17	43
18	42
19	42
20	41
21	41
22	40
23	40
24	40
25	40
26	39
27	39
28	39
29	39
30	39
31	39

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	2	54	44
2	2	53	45
3	2	52	46
4	2	52	46
5	2	51	47
6	2	51	47
7	2	50	48
8	2	50	48
9	2	50	48
10	2	50	48
11	2	50	48
12	2	51	47
13	2	51	47
14	2	52	46
15	2	52	46
16	2	53	45
17	2	53	45
18	2	54	44
19	2	55	43
20	1	56	43
21	1	57	42
22	1	57	42
23	1	57	42
24	1	58	41
25	1	57	42
26	1	57	42
27	1	57	42
28	1	57	42
29	1	56	43
30	1	56	43
31	0	56	44