Salinas weather in December

In December, Salinas sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 147 mm of rain across 14.2 wet days and about 12.9 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 1st-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 17% of the time in December, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 54 min at the start of December to 13 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Salinas's 11th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Salinas's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
6th warmest
Overnight low
20°
9th coldest
Rainfall
147 mm
14.2 wet days
Daylight
13 hours
6:17 AM – 7:14 PM
Cloud cover
72%
11th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.85 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Salinas 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 Salinas reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°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)
12920
22920
32920
42920
52920
63020
73020
83020
93020
103020
113020
123020
133020
143020
153020
163020
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203020
213020
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233020
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253020
263020
273020
283020
293020
303020
313020

How December really feels in Salinas

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.

Salinas weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 6th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 20°9610.312.94.6
Feb31° / 20°698.212.54.5
Mar31° / 20°9010.712.14.6
Apr29° / 19°426.911.65.6
May28° / 18°163.111.37.1
Jun27° / 16°51.211.17.8
Jul27° / 15°51.411.17.9
Aug28° / 16°30.811.57.6
Sep30° / 18°121.811.95.9
Oct31° / 19°496.412.44.8
Nov30° / 20°13313.412.84.5
Dec30° / 20°14714.212.94.4

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% 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 70%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12080
22080
32080
42179
52179
62179
72377
82377
92476
102575
112674
122674
132971
142971
153169
163169
173268
183466
193466
203565
213664
223664
233664
243763
253763
263763
273763
283763
293664
303664
313763

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Salinas gets around 147 mm of rain over 14.2 wet days in December, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 45% and peaks near 53% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
151
251
352
452
552
653
753
852
952
1051
1151
1250
1349
1448
1547
1645
1744
1843
1942
2041
2140
2239
2339
2439
2538
2638
2738
2838
2938
3037
3137

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, December lands in the muggy band about 57% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 64% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1434557
2433567
3432577
4431578
5430588
6429589
7429589
8428599
9428599
10428599
11428599
12429589
13429598
14430588
15430597
16431587
17432586
18433576
19434575
20434575
21435565
22435574
23436564
24436564
25436564
26336574
27336565
28336565
29436546
30436546
31437536

Wind in December

Winds average 7 km/h in December, the calmest month.

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
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 54 min 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 6 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 6:12 AM to 6:24 AM, and sunset from 7:06 PM to 7:21 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.96:127:06
212.96:127:06
312.96:137:07
412.96:137:07
512.96:137:08
612.96:137:09
712.96:137:09
812.96:147:10
912.96:147:10
1012.96:147:11
1112.96:157:11
1212.96:157:12
1313.06:157:12
1413.06:167:13
1513.06:167:14
1613.06:177:14
1713.06:177:15
1813.06:177:15
1913.06:187:16
2013.06:187:16
2113.06:197:17
2213.06:197:17
2313.06:207:17
2413.06:207:18
2513.06:217:18
2613.06:217:19
2713.06:227:19
2813.06:227:20
2913.06:237:20
3013.06:237:20
3113.06:247:21

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.85 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.75 kWh/m² to a high of 6.33 kWh/m² in February across the year — December's 5.85 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
25.4Bright
35.4Bright
45.4Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
75.5Bright
85.5Bright
95.6Bright
105.6Bright
115.7Bright
125.7Bright
135.8Bright
145.8Bright
155.9Bright
165.9Bright
176.0Bright
186.0Intense
196.0Intense
206.1Intense
216.1Intense
226.1Intense
236.2Intense
246.2Intense
256.2Intense
266.2Intense
276.2Intense
286.2Intense
296.2Intense
306.2Intense
316.2Intense
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Salinas

In seasonPeak

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

Salinas's rainy season runs November–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is December a good time to visit Salinas?

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

4.4
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
6.1
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Salinas in December

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

In December, Salinas sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Salinas 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 Salinas peaks around February 15 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 15UV 15Jul 10UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Salinas?

Salinas sits at 16.2°S, 42.3°W, 472 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Taiobeiras, 41 km away.

Topography around Salinas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Salinas has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 282 m around an average of 496 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 511 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,224 m.

The land around Salinas is covered by grassland (41%) and trees (30%) within 3 km, trees (56%) and grassland (32%) within 16 km, and trees (59%) and grassland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
282 m
16 km
511 m
80 km
1,224 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Taiobeiras 41 km · Rio Pardo de Minas 68 km · Araçuaí 79 km · Medina 87 km · Porteirinha 92 km · Itaobim 95 km · São João do Paraíso 100 km · Pedra Azul 108 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 Salinas (-16.1703°, -42.2903°, elevation 472 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).