Prado weather in December

In December, Prado sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 110 mm of rain across 13 wet days and about 13 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-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 30% of the time in December, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 13 hours at the start of December to 13 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Prado's 11th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Prado's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
5th warmest
Overnight low
24°
9th coldest
Rainfall
110 mm
13 wet days
Daylight
13 hours
5:02 AM – 6:04 PM
Cloud cover
63%
11th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.96 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.8
out of 10

Prado 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 Prado reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°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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How December really feels in Prado

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

December sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Prado weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 24°721212.95.6
Feb29° / 24°5411.312.65.4
Mar29° / 24°11517.212.14.9
Apr28° / 24°9217.111.65.2
May27° / 22°8614.811.26.0
Jun26° / 21°6213.6116.4
Jul25° / 21°591511.16.4
Aug25° / 20°4711.611.46.8
Sep26° / 21°5111.111.96.7
Oct26° / 22°9813.212.46.2
Nov27° / 23°15615.212.85.6
Dec28° / 24°11013135.8

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 57%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13565
23565
33565
43664
53664
63763
73763
83862
93862
103961
114060
124159
134258
144258
154357
164357
174456
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194654
204753
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224852
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244951
254951
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315050

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Prado gets around 110 mm of rain over 13 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 42% and peaks near 51% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
151
250
349
448
548
647
746
845
944
1043
1143
1242
1342
1442
1541
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Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, December lands in the oppressive band about 92% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1111862
2110872
3110872
419882
518892
618892
708902
807912
907912
1006922
1106922
1206922
1305932
1405932
1505932
1604951
1704951
1804951
1904951
2004951
2104951
2204951
2304951
2404951
2504951
2604951
2704951
2804942
2904942
3004942
3104942

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 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
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516light breeze
616light breeze
716light breeze
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916light breeze
1016light breeze
1116light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in December

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Daylight runs from about 13 hours at the start of December to 13 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 4:58 AM to 5:09 AM, and sunset from 5:56 PM to 6:11 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.04:585:56
213.04:585:56
313.04:585:57
413.04:585:57
513.04:595:58
613.04:595:58
713.04:595:59
813.04:596:00
913.05:006:00
1013.05:006:01
1113.05:006:01
1213.05:016:02
1313.05:016:02
1413.05:016:03
1513.05:026:03
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1713.05:036:05
1813.05:036:05
1913.05:036:06
2013.05:046:06
2113.05:046:07
2213.05:056:07
2313.05:056:07
2413.05:066:08
2513.05:066:08
2613.05:076:09
2713.05:076:09
2813.05:086:10
2913.05:086:10
3013.05:096:10
3113.05:096:11

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 3.6 kWh/m² to a high of 6.34 kWh/m² in January across the year — December's 5.96 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
25.5Bright
35.5Bright
45.6Bright
55.6Bright
65.6Bright
75.7Bright
85.7Bright
95.8Bright
105.8Bright
115.8Bright
125.9Bright
135.9Bright
145.9Bright
156.0Bright
166.0Intense
176.0Intense
186.1Intense
196.1Intense
206.1Intense
216.1Intense
226.2Intense
236.2Intense
246.2Intense
256.2Intense
266.2Intense
276.3Intense
286.3Intense
296.3Intense
306.3Intense
316.3Intense
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Prado?

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

5.8
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
6.3
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Prado in December

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

In December, Prado sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Prado in December

The nearest coast averages about 26°C in December — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in April at about 27°C and coldest in August near 25°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

24°26°28°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan26Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar27Warm
Apr27Warm
May26Warm
Jun25Warm
Jul25Warm
Aug25Warm
Sep25Warm
Oct25Warm
Nov26Warm
Dec26Warm

UV index in Prado 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 Prado peaks around February 15 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 15UV 14Jun 21UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May8Very high
Jun7Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep10Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Prado?

Prado sits at 17.3°S, 39.2°W, 11 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Alcobaça, 20 km away.

Topography around Prado

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Prado has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 25 m around an average of 4 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 83 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 672 m.

The land around Prado is covered by water (44%) within 3 km, water (46%) and trees (32%) within 16 km, and water (39%), trees (31%) and grassland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
25 m
16 km
83 m
80 km
672 m
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December weather nearby: Alcobaça 20 km · Itamaraju 47 km · Teixeira de Freitas 59 km · Nova Viçosa 63 km · Mucuri 90 km · Posto da Mata 91 km · Itabela 92 km · Porto Seguro 101 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 Prado (-17.3411°, -39.2208°, elevation 11 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).