Pocinhos weather in December

In December, Pocinhos sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 15 mm of rain across 4.9 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 9th-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 33% of the time in December, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of December to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Pocinhos's 4th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pocinhos's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 30°; 1st warmest
Overnight low: 20°; 8th coldest
Rainfall: 15 mm; 4.9 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 24 min; 5:08 AM – 5:33 PM
Cloud cover: 54%; 4th clearest
Wind: 16 km/h; 6th windiest
Solar energy: 6.2 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.5; out of 10

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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 Pocinhos 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 29°C and 32°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)	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30
Avg low (°C)	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21

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

Pocinhos weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 1st-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	30° / 21°	41	9.7	12.4	5.0
Feb	30° / 21°	44	10.2	12.2	4.8
Mar	30° / 21°	67	13.6	12	4.7
Apr	29° / 21°	63	13.3	11.8	5.0
May	28° / 20°	48	11	11.7	6.0
Jun	26° / 19°	41	10	11.6	6.5
Jul	26° / 18°	38	9.8	11.6	6.7
Aug	27° / 18°	19	5.9	11.8	7.2
Sep	28° / 19°	10	4.1	12	7.1
Oct	30° / 19°	8	2.7	12.2	6.3
Nov	30° / 20°	7	2.5	12.3	5.9
Dec	30° / 20°	15	4.9	12.4	5.5

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 28% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 39%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

	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 (%)	65	65	66	66	66	65	65	65	65	64	64	64	63	62	62	62	61	61	60	59	59	59	57	57	57	57	56	56	56	56	56
Cloudier (%)	35	35	34	34	34	35	35	35	35	36	36	36	37	38	38	38	39	39	40	41	41	41	43	43	43	43	44	44	44	44	44

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	65	35
2	65	35
3	66	34
4	66	34
5	66	34
6	65	35
7	65	35
8	65	35
9	65	35
10	64	36
11	64	36
12	64	36
13	63	37
14	62	38
15	62	38
16	62	38
17	61	39
18	61	39
19	60	40
20	59	41
21	59	41
22	59	41
23	57	43
24	57	43
25	57	43
26	57	43
27	56	44
28	56	44
29	56	44
30	56	44
31	56	44

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Pocinhos gets around 15 mm of rain over 4.9 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 16% and peaks near 20% on the wettest days. The odds climb 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 (%)	10	10	10	11	11	12	12	13	14	15	15	16	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	20

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

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 72% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 72% 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
Humid (%)	38	38	37	36	35	34	33	32	31	30	29	29	28	28	27	27	26	26	25	25	25	24	24	24	23	23	22	22	22	21	21
Muggy (%)	62	62	63	64	65	66	67	68	69	70	71	71	72	72	73	73	74	74	74	74	74	75	75	75	76	76	77	77	77	77	77
Oppressive (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	38	62	0
2	38	62	0
3	37	63	0
4	36	64	0
5	35	65	0
6	34	66	0
7	33	67	0
8	32	68	0
9	31	69	0
10	30	70	0
11	29	71	0
12	29	71	0
13	28	72	0
14	28	72	0
15	27	73	0
16	27	73	0
17	26	74	0
18	26	74	0
19	25	74	1
20	25	74	1
21	25	74	1
22	24	75	1
23	24	75	1
24	24	75	1
25	23	76	1
26	23	76	1
27	22	77	1
28	22	77	1
29	22	77	1
30	21	77	2
31	21	77	2

Wind in December

Winds average 16 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 17 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)	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	17	light breeze
2	17	light breeze
3	17	light breeze
4	17	light breeze
5	17	light breeze
6	17	light breeze
7	17	light breeze
8	17	light breeze
9	17	light breeze
10	17	light breeze
11	17	light breeze
12	17	light breeze
13	16	light breeze
14	16	light breeze
15	16	light breeze
16	16	light breeze
17	16	light breeze
18	16	light breeze
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24	16	light breeze
25	16	light breeze
26	16	light breeze
27	16	light breeze
28	16	light breeze
29	16	light breeze
30	16	light breeze
31	16	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of December to 12 h 24 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 5:03 AM to 5:15 AM, and sunset from 5:25 PM to 5:40 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)	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4
Sunrise (AM)	5:03	5:03	5:03	5:03	5:04	5:04	5:05	5:05	5:05	5:06	5:06	5:06	5:07	5:07	5:08	5:08	5:09	5:09	5:09	5:10	5:10	5:11	5:11	5:12	5:12	5:13	5:13	5:14	5:14	5:15	5:15
Sunset (PM)	5:25	5:26	5:26	5:27	5:27	5:28	5:28	5:29	5:29	5:30	5:30	5:31	5:31	5:32	5:32	5:33	5:33	5:34	5:34	5:35	5:35	5:36	5:36	5:36	5:37	5:37	5:38	5:38	5:39	5:39	5:40

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.4	5:03	5:25
2	12.4	5:03	5:26
3	12.4	5:03	5:26
4	12.4	5:03	5:27
5	12.4	5:04	5:27
6	12.4	5:04	5:28
7	12.4	5:05	5:28
8	12.4	5:05	5:29
9	12.4	5:05	5:29
10	12.4	5:06	5:30
11	12.4	5:06	5:30
12	12.4	5:06	5:31
13	12.4	5:07	5:31
14	12.4	5:07	5:32
15	12.4	5:08	5:32
16	12.4	5:08	5:33
17	12.4	5:09	5:33
18	12.4	5:09	5:34
19	12.4	5:09	5:34
20	12.4	5:10	5:35
21	12.4	5:10	5:35
22	12.4	5:11	5:36
23	12.4	5:11	5:36
24	12.4	5:12	5:36
25	12.4	5:12	5:37
26	12.4	5:13	5:37
27	12.4	5:13	5:38
28	12.4	5:14	5:38
29	12.4	5:14	5:39
30	12.4	5:15	5:39
31	12.4	5:15	5:40

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 6.2 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.14 kWh/m² to a high of 6.38 kWh/m² in November across the year — December's 6.2 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)	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.3	Intense
2	6.3	Intense
3	6.3	Intense
4	6.3	Intense
5	6.3	Intense
6	6.3	Intense
7	6.3	Intense
8	6.3	Intense
9	6.3	Intense
10	6.3	Intense
11	6.3	Intense
12	6.2	Intense
13	6.2	Intense
14	6.2	Intense
15	6.2	Intense
16	6.2	Intense
17	6.2	Intense
18	6.1	Intense
19	6.1	Intense
20	6.1	Intense
21	6.1	Intense
22	6.1	Intense
23	6.1	Intense
24	6.1	Intense
25	6.1	Intense
26	6.1	Intense
27	6.1	Intense
28	6.1	Intense
29	6.1	Intense
30	6.1	Intense
31	6.1	Intense

Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Pocinhos?

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

5.5

Sightseeing

8th-best month of the year

7.6

Beach & pool

4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Pocinhos in December

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

In December, Pocinhos sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

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UV index in Pocinhos 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 Pocinhos peaks around March 13 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 15 at about 10 (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	15	15	14	11	10	10	10	13	12	13	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

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

Location & terrain

Where is Pocinhos?

Pocinhos sits at 7.1°S, 36.1°W, 633 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Esperança, 23 km away.

Topography around Pocinhos

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pocinhos has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 131 m around an average of 642 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 264 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 822 m.

The land around Pocinhos is covered by grassland (44%) and shrubs (40%) within 3 km, shrubs (54%) and grassland (31%) within 16 km, and shrubs (54%) and grassland (39%) within 80 km.

3 km

131 m

grassland 44%

16 km

264 m

shrubs 54%

80 km

822 m

shrubs 54%

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

December weather nearby: Esperança 23 km · Lagoa Seca 25 km · Campina Grande 26 km · Remígio 32 km · Alagoa Nova 33 km · Queimadas 36 km · Areia 43 km · Boqueirão 46 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 Pocinhos (-7.0767°, -36.0611°, elevation 633 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	30	20
2	30	20
3	30	20
4	30	20
5	30	20
6	30	20
7	30	20
8	30	20
9	30	20
10	30	20
11	30	20
12	30	20
13	30	20
14	30	20
15	30	20
16	30	20
17	30	20
18	30	20
19	30	20
20	30	21
21	30	21
22	30	21
23	30	21
24	30	21
25	30	21
26	30	21
27	30	21
28	30	21
29	30	21
30	30	21
31	30	21

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	65	35
2	65	35
3	66	34
4	66	34
5	66	34
6	65	35
7	65	35
8	65	35
9	65	35
10	64	36
11	64	36
12	64	36
13	63	37
14	62	38
15	62	38
16	62	38
17	61	39
18	61	39
19	60	40
20	59	41
21	59	41
22	59	41
23	57	43
24	57	43
25	57	43
26	57	43
27	56	44
28	56	44
29	56	44
30	56	44
31	56	44

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

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	38	62	0
2	38	62	0
3	37	63	0
4	36	64	0
5	35	65	0
6	34	66	0
7	33	67	0
8	32	68	0
9	31	69	0
10	30	70	0
11	29	71	0
12	29	71	0
13	28	72	0
14	28	72	0
15	27	73	0
16	27	73	0
17	26	74	0
18	26	74	0
19	25	74	1
20	25	74	1
21	25	74	1
22	24	75	1
23	24	75	1
24	24	75	1
25	23	76	1
26	23	76	1
27	22	77	1
28	22	77	1
29	22	77	1
30	21	77	2
31	21	77	2

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	65	35
2	65	35
3	66	34
4	66	34
5	66	34
6	65	35
7	65	35
8	65	35
9	65	35
10	64	36
11	64	36
12	64	36
13	63	37
14	62	38
15	62	38
16	62	38
17	61	39
18	61	39
19	60	40
20	59	41
21	59	41
22	59	41
23	57	43
24	57	43
25	57	43
26	57	43
27	56	44
28	56	44
29	56	44
30	56	44
31	56	44

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

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	38	62	0
2	38	62	0
3	37	63	0
4	36	64	0
5	35	65	0
6	34	66	0
7	33	67	0
8	32	68	0
9	31	69	0
10	30	70	0
11	29	71	0
12	29	71	0
13	28	72	0
14	28	72	0
15	27	73	0
16	27	73	0
17	26	74	0
18	26	74	0
19	25	74	1
20	25	74	1
21	25	74	1
22	24	75	1
23	24	75	1
24	24	75	1
25	23	76	1
26	23	76	1
27	22	77	1
28	22	77	1
29	22	77	1
30	21	77	2
31	21	77	2

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	65	35
2	65	35
3	66	34
4	66	34
5	66	34
6	65	35
7	65	35
8	65	35
9	65	35
10	64	36
11	64	36
12	64	36
13	63	37
14	62	38
15	62	38
16	62	38
17	61	39
18	61	39
19	60	40
20	59	41
21	59	41
22	59	41
23	57	43
24	57	43
25	57	43
26	57	43
27	56	44
28	56	44
29	56	44
30	56	44
31	56	44

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

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	38	62	0
2	38	62	0
3	37	63	0
4	36	64	0
5	35	65	0
6	34	66	0
7	33	67	0
8	32	68	0
9	31	69	0
10	30	70	0
11	29	71	0
12	29	71	0
13	28	72	0
14	28	72	0
15	27	73	0
16	27	73	0
17	26	74	0
18	26	74	0
19	25	74	1
20	25	74	1
21	25	74	1
22	24	75	1
23	24	75	1
24	24	75	1
25	23	76	1
26	23	76	1
27	22	77	1
28	22	77	1
29	22	77	1
30	21	77	2
31	21	77	2