Propriá weather in December

In December, Propriá sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 26 mm of rain across 7.9 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in December, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 36 min at the start of December to 12 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Propriá's 4th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Propriá's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
1st warmest
Overnight low
24°
9th coldest
Rainfall
26 mm
7.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
5:06 AM – 5:41 PM
Cloud cover
54%
4th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
6.28 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Propriá 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 32°C through the month.

A typical December day in Propriá reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs on par with November and on par with January.

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How December really feels in Propriá

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 31 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
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in December is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Propriá weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 1st-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 24°4613.412.53.6
Feb32° / 24°4912.712.33.6
Mar32° / 24°6114.112.13.6
Apr31° / 23°7116.411.83.8
May29° / 22°861911.54.3
Jun28° / 21°802011.44.9
Jul27° / 21°7020.111.55.1
Aug27° / 20°4917.911.75.4
Sep29° / 21°3512.311.95.5
Oct30° / 22°349.112.25.0
Nov32° / 23°287.112.54.4
Dec32° / 24°267.912.64.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 40%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16238
26337
36337
46337
56337
66337
76337
86238
96337
106238
116238
126139
136139
146040
156040
166139
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225743
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255743
265743
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315644

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Propriá gets around 26 mm of rain over 7.9 wet days in December, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 26% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
121
221
320
420
520
620
721
821
922
1022
1123
1223
1324
1424
1525
1626
1727
1827
1928
2028
2128
2229
2329
2429
2529
2630
2730
2830
2931
3031
3132

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 75% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
12872
22872
32872
42872
52872
62872
72872
82773
92773
102773
112674
122674
132575
142575
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Wind in December

Winds average 12 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
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412light breeze
512light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 min at the start of December to 12 h 36 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 5:00 AM to 5:13 AM, and sunset from 5:34 PM to 5:48 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.65:005:34
212.65:015:34
312.65:015:35
412.65:015:35
512.65:025:36
612.65:025:36
712.65:025:37
812.65:035:37
912.65:035:38
1012.65:035:38
1112.65:045:39
1212.65:045:39
1312.65:045:40
1412.65:055:40
1512.65:055:41
1612.65:065:41
1712.65:065:42
1812.65:075:42
1912.65:075:43
2012.65:075:43
2112.65:085:44
2212.65:085:44
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2512.65:105:46
2612.65:105:46
2712.65:115:47
2812.65:115:47
2912.65:125:47
3012.65:125:48
3112.65:135:48

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 6.28 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.92 kWh/m² to a high of 6.28 kWh/m² in December across the year — December's 6.28 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
26.3Intense
36.3Intense
46.3Intense
56.3Intense
66.3Intense
76.3Intense
86.3Intense
96.3Intense
106.3Intense
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126.3Intense
136.3Intense
146.3Intense
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266.2Intense
276.2Intense
286.2Intense
296.2Intense
306.2Intense
316.2Intense
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Propriá?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
6.7
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Propriá in December

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

In December, Propriá sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Propriá in December

The nearest coast averages about 27°C in December — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 52 km away) is warmest in April at about 29°C and coldest in August near 26°C.

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

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Warm
Feb28Warm
Mar28Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May28Warm
Jun27Warm
Jul26Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep26Warm
Oct26Warm
Nov26Warm
Dec27Warm

UV index in Propriá 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 Propriá peaks around February 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 11 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 17UV 15Jul 11UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Propriá?

Propriá sits at 10.2°S, 36.8°W, 16 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Porto Real do Colégio, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Propriá

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Propriá has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 65 m around an average of 9 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 202 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 688 m.

The land around Propriá is covered by grassland (44%) within 3 km, grassland (76%) within 16 km, and grassland (54%) within 80 km.

3 km
65 m
16 km
202 m
80 km
688 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetlandmangroves
December weather nearby: Porto Real do Colégio 3.0 km · Aquidabã 21 km · Igreja Nova 22 km · Penedo 29 km · Neópolis 31 km · Traipu 32 km · Girau do Ponciano 36 km · Feira Grande 39 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 Propriá (-10.2111°, -36.8403°, elevation 16 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).