Rio Verde de Mato Grosso weather in December

In December, Rio Verde de Mato Grosso sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 229 mm of rain across 24.1 wet days and about 13.1 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 2nd-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 13% of the time in December, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 06 min at the start of December to 13 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Rio Verde de Mato Grosso's 11th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Rio Verde de Mato Grosso's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
6th warmest
Overnight low
22°
10th coldest
Rainfall
229 mm
24.1 wet days
Daylight
13 h 06 min
6:02 AM – 7:10 PM
Cloud cover
74%
11th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.66 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.3
out of 10

Rio Verde de Mato Grosso 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 30°C through the month.

A typical December day in Rio Verde de Mato Grosso 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 27°C and 33°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 Verde de Mato Grosso

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 Verde de Mato Grosso weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 6th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 22°28325.2133.3
Feb30° / 22°21423.412.63.2
Mar30° / 22°17522.312.13.6
Apr30° / 21°7511.311.65.0
May28° / 18°566.511.16.8
Jun28° / 17°273.210.97.8
Jul28° / 17°171.9117.7
Aug30° / 18°192.811.46.0
Sep32° / 20°688.111.94.6
Oct31° / 22°12416.612.43.7
Nov30° / 22°17020.612.93.5
Dec30° / 22°22924.113.13.3

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 69%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13169
22971
32971
42773
52773
62773
72773
82773
92773
102773
112971
122971
133169
143169
153367
163367
173466
183565
193664
203664
213565
223565
233565
243466
253367
263268
273169
283169
292971
302971
312872

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Rio Verde de Mato Grosso gets around 229 mm of rain over 24.1 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 77% and peaks near 80% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
175
276
376
477
577
677
778
878
978
1078
1178
1278
1377
1477
1577
1677
1776
1876
1976
2076
2176
2276
2377
2477
2578
2678
2778
2879
2979
3079
3180

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 97% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1242371
2232372
3232273
4232273
5232273
6222175
7222175
8232174
9232273
10232273
11232372
12232372
13222472
14222472
15122572
16122572
17122572
18122572
19122572
20122572
21112573
22112474
23112375
24112276
25112177
26012079
27011980
28011881
29011782
30011683
31011683

Wind in December

Winds average 7 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
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267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 06 min at the start of December to 13 h 06 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 5:57 AM to 6:09 AM, and sunset from 7:01 PM to 7:16 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.15:577:01
213.15:587:01
313.15:587:02
413.15:587:03
513.15:587:03
613.15:587:04
713.15:597:04
813.15:597:05
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1013.15:597:06
1113.16:007:07
1213.16:007:07
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2013.16:037:12
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2313.16:057:13
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2613.16:067:14
2713.16:077:15
2813.16:077:15
2913.16:087:16
3013.16:087:16
3113.16:097:16

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.66 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.01 kWh/m² to a high of 5.92 kWh/m² in October across the year — December's 5.66 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
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35.6Bright
45.6Bright
55.6Bright
65.5Bright
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265.7Bright
275.7Bright
285.7Bright
295.7Bright
305.6Bright
315.6Bright
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Rio Verde de Mato Grosso

In seasonPeak

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

Rio Verde de Mato Grosso's monsoon runs November–March, 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 Verde de Mato Grosso?

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

3.3
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.6
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Rio Verde de Mato Grosso.

What to pack for Rio Verde de Mato Grosso in December

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

In December, Rio Verde de Mato Grosso sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 24 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Rio Verde de Mato Grosso 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 Rio Verde de Mato Grosso peaks around January 19 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near September 17 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highVery highExtremeJan 19UV 15Sep 17UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May8Very high
Jun7High
Jul7Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct8Very high
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Rio Verde de Mato Grosso 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 Verde de Mato Grosso is worst in September — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 5.0× the cleanest month (July, 4 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1920 µg/m³Jul 125 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb8Good
Mar7Good
Apr6Good
May7Good
Jun6Good
Jul4Good
Aug9Good
Sep21Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov8Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Rio Verde de Mato Grosso?

Rio Verde de Mato Grosso sits at 18.9°S, 54.8°W, 335 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Coxim, 47 km away.

Topography around Rio Verde de Mato Grosso

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Rio Verde de Mato Grosso.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Rio Verde de Mato Grosso has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 212 m around an average of 338 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 369 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 632 m.

The land around Rio Verde de Mato Grosso is covered by grassland (42%) and trees (41%) within 3 km, trees (45%) and grassland (43%) within 16 km, and grassland (48%) and trees (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
212 m
16 km
369 m
80 km
632 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwetland
December weather nearby: Coxim 47 km · São Gabriel do Oeste 61 km · Terenos 169 km · Campo Grande 171 km · Costa Rica 185 km · Campo Verde 185 km · Aquidauana 199 km · Anastácio 201 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 Verde de Mato Grosso (-18.9181°, -54.8442°, elevation 335 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).