Poções weather in December

In December, Poções sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 127 mm of rain across 15.2 wet days and about 12.8 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 15% of the time in December, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 48 min at the start of December to 12 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Poções's 11th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Poções's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
4th warmest
Overnight low
19°
9th coldest
Rainfall
127 mm
15.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 54 min
5:12 AM – 6:03 PM
Cloud cover
70%
11th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.83 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.6
out of 10

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 Poções reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs on par with November and on par with January.

15°20°25°30°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12719
22719
32719
42719
52719
62719
72719
82719
92719
102719
112719
122719
132719
142719
152719
162719
172719
182719
192719
202719
212719
222719
232719
242719
252719
262719
272719
282719
292719
302719
312719

Poções 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 19°971612.85.4
Feb28° / 19°7514.612.55.5
Mar28° / 19°10717.112.15.3
Apr26° / 19°751711.75.4
May25° / 17°4512.411.36.4
Jun24° / 16°371211.26.6
Jul23° / 15°4012.611.26.4
Aug23° / 15°3811.811.56.6
Sep25° / 16°3811.311.96.6
Oct26° / 17°6212.912.36.2
Nov26° / 18°13716.212.75.4
Dec27° / 19°12715.212.85.6

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 64%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12674
22872
32872
42971
53169
63169
73268
83367
93367
103466
113466
123466
133664
143664
153763
163763
173763
183862
193862
203961
213961
223961
233961
243961
253961
263961
273961
283961
293961
303961
313862

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Poções gets around 127 mm of rain over 15.2 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 49% and peaks near 54% on the wettest days.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
154
253
353
452
552
651
751
851
951
1050
1150
1249
1349
1449
1548
1648
1748
1848
1947
2047
2147
2247
2347
2447
2547
2647
2747
2847
2947
3048
3148

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 70% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 72% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
130664
230664
329674
429674
529674
628684
728684
828684
928693
1028693
1128693
1228693
1329692
1429692
1530682
1630691
1730691
1830691
1930691
2030691
2129701
2229701
2328711
2427721
2526731
2626731
2725741
2824751
2923761
3023761
3122771

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
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 48 min at the start of December to 12 h 48 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 5:07 AM to 5:19 AM, and sunset from 5:55 PM to 6:10 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.85:075:55
212.85:075:56
312.85:085:56
412.85:085:57
512.85:085:57
612.85:085:58
712.85:095:58
812.85:095:59
912.85:096:00
1012.85:106:00
1112.85:106:01
1212.85:106:01
1312.85:116:02
1412.95:116:02
1512.95:126:03
1612.95:126:03
1712.95:126:04
1812.95:136:04
1912.95:136:05
2012.95:146:05
2112.95:146:06
2212.95:156:06
2312.95:156:07
2412.95:166:07
2512.95:166:08
2612.95:176:08
2712.95:176:08
2812.95:186:09
2912.95:186:09
3012.95:196:10
3112.85:196:10

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.83 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.51 kWh/m² to a high of 5.97 kWh/m² in January across the year — December's 5.83 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
25.5Bright
35.5Bright
45.5Bright
55.6Bright
65.6Bright
75.6Bright
85.7Bright
95.7Bright
105.7Bright
115.8Bright
125.8Bright
135.8Bright
145.8Bright
155.9Bright
165.9Bright
175.9Bright
185.9Bright
196.0Bright
206.0Bright
216.0Bright
226.0Bright
236.0Bright
246.0Bright
256.0Intense
266.0Intense
276.0Intense
286.0Intense
296.0Intense
306.0Intense
316.0Intense
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Poções?

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

5.6
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
5.7
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Poções for sightseeing.

What to pack for Poções in December

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

In December, Poções sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Poções 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 Poções peaks around February 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 18UV 15Jun 23UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Poções?

Poções sits at 14.5°S, 40.4°W, 764 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Planalto, 19 km away.

Topography around Poções

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Poções has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 98 m around an average of 785 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 582 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,050 m.

The land around Poções is covered by grassland (58%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, grassland (59%) and trees (30%) within 16 km, and grassland (56%) and trees (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
98 m
16 km
582 m
80 km
1,050 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Planalto 19 km · Iguaí 39 km · Barra do Choça 45 km · Itagibá 63 km · Vitória da Conquista 63 km · Itororó 73 km · Ipiaú 80 km · Jequié 80 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 Poções (-14.5297°, -40.3653°, elevation 764 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).