Ponta Grossa weather in December

In December, Ponta Grossa sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 156 mm of rain across 18.8 wet days and about 13.5 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in December, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 24 min at the start of December to 13 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Ponta Grossa's 9th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ponta Grossa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
17°
10th coldest
Rainfall
156 mm
18.8 wet days
Daylight
13 h 36 min
6:30 AM – 8:03 PM
Cloud cover
70%
9th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.91 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.2
out of 10

Ponta Grossa 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 26°C through the month.

A typical December day in Ponta Grossa reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 1°C warmer than November and on par with January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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112617
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Ponta Grossa weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 3rd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 18°20122.113.44.7
Feb26° / 18°15419.612.94.8
Mar26° / 17°11216.312.25.7
Apr24° / 15°719.211.46.9
May21° / 12°908.810.86.6
Jun20° / 11°988.510.56.5
Jul20° / 10°807.610.66.8
Aug22° / 11°727.311.17.3
Sep23° / 13°13110.311.86.7
Oct24° / 14°13915.112.66.0
Nov25° / 15°12514.913.25.9
Dec26° / 17°15618.813.55.2

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 19% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 66%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13763
23565
33565
43664
53466
63466
73565
83466
93565
103565
113565
123466
133565
143565
153565
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203565
213565
223466
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243367
253268
263268
273169
283169
293169
302971
312971

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Ponta Grossa gets around 156 mm of rain over 18.8 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 61% and peaks near 67% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
154
255
356
457
557
658
758
859
959
1060
1160
1260
1360
1461
1561
1661
1761
1861
1962
2062
2162
2262
2363
2463
2564
2664
2765
2865
2966
3066
3167

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 40% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 34% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
18274321
28264422
37264423
47264424
56254425
66254325
76254326
86244327
96244328
106234328
115234329
125234230
135224231
145224231
155214132
165214133
175204034
185204035
195203936
204193937
214193939
224183840
233183841
243173743
253173744
262163645
272163646
282153547
292153548
301153549
311143451

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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 24 min at the start of December to 13 h 30 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 6:27 AM to 6:38 AM, and sunset from 7:54 PM to 8:10 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.46:277:54
213.56:277:55
313.56:277:55
413.56:277:56
513.56:277:57
613.56:287:57
713.56:287:58
813.56:287:59
913.56:287:59
1013.56:288:00
1113.56:298:00
1213.56:298:01
1313.56:298:02
1413.56:308:02
1513.56:308:03
1613.66:308:03
1713.66:318:04
1813.66:318:04
1913.66:318:05
2013.66:328:06
2113.66:328:06
2213.66:338:06
2313.66:338:07
2413.66:348:07
2513.66:348:08
2613.66:358:08
2713.66:358:09
2813.66:368:09
2913.56:368:09
3013.56:378:10
3113.56:388:10

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.91 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.02 kWh/m² to a high of 5.91 kWh/m² in December across the year — December's 5.91 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.9Bright
25.9Bright
35.9Bright
45.9Bright
55.9Bright
65.9Bright
75.9Bright
85.9Bright
95.9Bright
105.9Bright
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175.9Bright
186.0Bright
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285.9Bright
295.8Bright
305.8Bright
315.8Bright
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Ponta Grossa?

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

5.2
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
5.1
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Ponta Grossa for sightseeing.

What to pack for Ponta Grossa in December

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

In December, Ponta Grossa sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 17°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 19 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Ponta Grossa 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 Ponta Grossa peaks around January 19 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 13 at about 5 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighExtremeJan 19UV 15Jul 13UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr9Very high
May7High
Jun6High
Jul5High
Aug7High
Sep6High
Oct11Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Ponta Grossa 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 Ponta Grossa is worst in September — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.6× the cleanest month (March, 6 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1316 µg/m³Mar 136 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb7Good
Mar6Good
Apr7Good
May8Good
Jun8Good
Jul10Good
Aug14Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct10Good
Nov7Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Ponta Grossa?

Ponta Grossa sits at 25.1°S, 50.2°W, 954 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Castro, 37 km away.

Topography around Ponta Grossa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ponta Grossa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 175 m around an average of 898 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 337 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,032 m.

The land around Ponta Grossa is covered by artificial surfaces (73%) within 3 km, cropland (46%) and trees (26%) within 16 km, and trees (53%) and cropland (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
175 m
16 km
337 m
80 km
1,032 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Castro 37 km · Palmeira 40 km · Imbituva 47 km · Irati 64 km · Piraí do Sul 67 km · Tibagi 70 km · Campo Largo 75 km · Campo Magro 78 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 Ponta Grossa (-25.095°, -50.1619°, elevation 954 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).