Santa Bárbara d'Oeste weather in December

In December, Santa Bárbara d'Oeste sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 208 mm of rain across 20 wet days and about 13.4 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-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 18% of the time in December, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 18 min at the start of December to 13 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Santa Bárbara d'Oeste's 11th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Santa Bárbara d'Oeste's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
20°
10th coldest
Rainfall
208 mm
20 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
6:24 AM – 7:47 PM
Cloud cover
68%
11th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.98 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.9
out of 10

Santa Bárbara d'Oeste 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 Santa Bárbara d'Oeste reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 9°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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Santa Bárbara d'Oeste weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 3rd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 21°26622.513.23.6
Feb30° / 21°18718.612.83.8
Mar29° / 20°14717.112.24.5
Apr28° / 18°607.711.56.3
May26° / 15°566.210.97.5
Jun25° / 14°404.610.68.0
Jul25° / 13°35410.78.1
Aug27° / 14°32411.27.7
Sep29° / 16°708.111.96.1
Oct29° / 18°11512.612.55.0
Nov29° / 19°16015.413.14.6
Dec30° / 20°2082013.43.9

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 64%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Santa Bárbara d'Oeste gets around 208 mm of rain over 20 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 65% and peaks near 68% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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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 72% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
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Wind in December

Winds average 9 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Sunrise & sunset in December

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Daylight runs from about 13 h 18 min at the start of December to 13 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 6:21 AM to 6:31 AM, and sunset from 7:38 PM to 7:54 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
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Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.98 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.62 kWh/m² to a high of 6.02 kWh/m² in November across the year — December's 5.98 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Santa Bárbara d'Oeste

In seasonPeak

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

Santa Bárbara d'Oeste's rainy season runs November–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
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Feb
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Dec

Is December a good time to visit Santa Bárbara d'Oeste?

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

3.9
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
5.3
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Santa Bárbara d'Oeste.

What to pack for Santa Bárbara d'Oeste in December

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

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

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Santa Bárbara d'Oeste 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 Santa Bárbara d'Oeste peaks around January 20 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 12 at about 5 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 20UV 15Jul 12UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr9Very high
May7High
Jun6High
Jul5High
Aug8Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Santa Bárbara d'Oeste 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 Santa Bárbara d'Oeste is worst in September — around 32 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (December, 16 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateSep 1032 µg/m³Dec 1516 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb17Moderate
Mar19Moderate
Apr22Moderate
May26Moderate
Jun28Moderate
Jul30Moderate
Aug31Moderate
Sep32Moderate
Oct22Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec16Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Santa Bárbara d'Oeste?

Santa Bárbara d'Oeste sits at 22.8°S, 47.4°W, 565 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Americana, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Santa Bárbara d'Oeste

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Santa Bárbara d'Oeste.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Santa Bárbara d'Oeste has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 100 m around an average of 560 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 173 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 845 m.

The land around Santa Bárbara d'Oeste is covered by artificial surfaces (48%) and trees (21%) within 3 km, cropland (45%) and trees (23%) within 16 km, and cropland (35%), trees (32%) and grassland (25%) within 80 km.

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80 km
845 m
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December weather nearby: Americana 9.0 km · Nova Odessa 12 km · Sumaré 17 km · Limeira 21 km · Iracemápolis 22 km · Rio das Pedras 22 km · Hortolândia 23 km · Monte Mor 24 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 Santa Bárbara d'Oeste (-22.7536°, -47.4136°, elevation 565 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).