Rio Maria weather in December

In December, Rio Maria sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 214 mm of rain across 25.2 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 4th-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 6% of the time in December, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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 Rio Maria's 9th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Rio Maria's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
9th warmest
Overnight low
22°
9th coldest
Rainfall
214 mm
25.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
6:04 AM – 6:29 PM
Cloud cover
82%
9th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.98 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.1
out of 10

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 Rio Maria reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs on par with 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 Rio Maria

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.

Rio Maria weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 9th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 22°29228.512.42.9
Feb30° / 22°2632612.22.8
Mar30° / 22°26228.5122.8
Apr30° / 22°19723.611.83.2
May31° / 22°10214.611.74.1
Jun32° / 22°112.311.65.1
Jul33° / 21°30.511.64.7
Aug34° / 22°50.911.84.1
Sep33° / 23°305123.9
Oct32° / 23°9814.612.23.6
Nov31° / 23°18021.712.33.3
Dec30° / 22°21425.212.43.1

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 85%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11684
21684
31684
41684
51684
61684
71684
81684
91684
101684
111684
121585
131585
141486
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Rio Maria gets around 214 mm of rain over 25.2 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 82% and peaks near 88% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%100%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
176
276
376
476
576
676
776
877
977
1078
1179
1280
1381
1482
1583
1683
1784
1885
1985
2086
2186
2286
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2487
2587
2687
2787
2887
2987
3088
3188

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 99% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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2991
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Wind in December

Winds average 5 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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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 5:58 AM to 6:11 AM, and sunset from 6:22 PM to 6:36 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:586:22
212.45:586:22
312.45:596:23
412.45:596:23
512.45:596:24
612.46:006:24
712.46:006:25
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1812.46:056:30
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2312.46:076:32
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2712.46:096:34
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2912.46:106:35
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3112.46:116:36

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 4.98 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.59 kWh/m² to a high of 6.08 kWh/m² in September across the year — December's 4.98 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Rio Maria

In seasonPeak

In December, Rio Maria sits inside its monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Rio Maria's monsoon runs November–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is December a good time to visit Rio Maria?

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

3.1
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Rio Maria.

What to pack for Rio Maria in December

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

In December, Rio Maria sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 25 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Rio Maria in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Rio Maria peaks around March 13 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 13UV 15Jun 23UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Rio Maria 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 Rio Maria is worst in September — around 59 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 11.7× the cleanest month (July, 5 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModeratePoorModerateSep 1754 µg/m³Jul 105 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb11Good
Mar11Good
Apr11Good
May8Good
Jun6Good
Jul5Good
Aug20Moderate
Sep59Unhealthy
Oct30Moderate
Nov20Moderate
Dec16Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Rio Maria?

Rio Maria sits at 7.3°S, 50.0°W, 197 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Xinguara, 26 km away.

Topography around Rio Maria

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Rio Maria has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 53 m around an average of 200 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 453 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 678 m.

The land around Rio Maria is covered by grassland (69%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, grassland (72%) and trees (27%) within 16 km, and grassland (70%) and trees (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
53 m
16 km
453 m
80 km
678 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaces
December weather nearby: Xinguara 26 km · Floresta do Araguaia 46 km · Água Azul do Norte 74 km · Redenção 80 km · Canaã dos Carajás 90 km · Ourilândia do Norte 130 km · Conceição do Araguaia 136 km · Tucumã 138 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 Rio Maria (-7.3106°, -50.0483°, elevation 197 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).