Santa Cecília weather in December

In December, Santa Cecília sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 198 mm of rain across 19 wet days and about 13.7 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in December, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 36 min at the start of December to 13 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Santa Cecília's 9th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Santa Cecília's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
16°
10th coldest
Rainfall
198 mm
19 wet days
Daylight
13 h 42 min
6:27 AM – 8:09 PM
Cloud cover
70%
9th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.74 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.3
out of 10

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month.

A typical December day in Santa Cecília reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 2°C warmer than November and on par with January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Santa Cecília weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 3rd-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 16°21921.913.54.8
Feb25° / 16°20120134.9
Mar24° / 15°14217.512.25.6
Apr22° / 13°10211.611.46.3
May19° / 10°11910.810.75.8
Jun17° / 12810.510.35.5
Jul17° / 1109.910.55.7
Aug19° / 1119.4116.4
Sep20° / 11°18312.911.85.8
Oct22° / 13°2011712.65.4
Nov23° / 14°15516.113.35.8
Dec25° / 16°1981913.75.3

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% 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 67%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13763
23763
33763
43763
53763
63664
73664
83664
93664
103664
113565
123565
133565
143565
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163565
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203367
213268
223169
233169
243169
252971
262872
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282872
292773
302674
312773

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Santa Cecília gets around 198 mm of rain over 19 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 62% and peaks near 67% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
156
256
356
456
557
657
758
858
959
1059
1160
1260
1361
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1663
1763
1863
1963
2064
2164
2264
2364
2464
2565
2665
2765
2866
2966
3066
3167

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, December lands in the humid band about 43% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 16% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
12034396
21934406
31934417
41833427
51733428
61732438
71632439
81631449
915314410
1015304411
1115304411
1214294512
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1812264417
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2011264419
2111254320
2210254321
2310254322
2410244323
259244324
269234325
278234326
288234326
298224327
308224328
317214328

Wind in December

Winds average 9 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 36 min at the start of December to 13 h 42 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 6:24 AM to 6:35 AM, and sunset from 7:59 PM to 8:15 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.66:247:59
213.66:247:59
313.66:248:00
413.66:248:01
513.66:258:02
613.66:258:02
713.66:258:03
813.66:258:04
913.76:258:04
1013.76:258:05
1113.76:268:06
1213.76:268:06
1313.76:268:07
1413.76:278:07
1513.76:278:08
1613.76:278:09
1713.76:288:09
1813.76:288:10
1913.76:288:10
2013.76:298:11
2113.76:298:11
2213.76:308:12
2313.76:308:12
2413.76:318:13
2513.76:318:13
2613.76:328:13
2713.76:328:14
2813.76:338:14
2913.76:338:14
3013.76:348:15
3113.76:358:15

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.74 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.62 kWh/m² to a high of 5.74 kWh/m² in December across the year — December's 5.74 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
25.8Bright
35.7Bright
45.7Bright
55.7Bright
65.7Bright
75.7Bright
85.7Bright
95.7Bright
105.7Bright
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275.7Bright
285.7Bright
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305.7Bright
315.7Bright
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Santa Cecília?

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

5.3
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.8
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Santa Cecília for sightseeing.

What to pack for Santa Cecília in December

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

In December, Santa Cecília sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 16°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 19 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Santa Cecília 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 Cecília peaks around January 20 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 11 at about 5 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighHighVery highExtremeJan 20UV 15Jul 11UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr9Very high
May6High
Jun5High
Jul5Moderate
Aug6High
Sep8Very high
Oct10Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Santa Cecília?

Santa Cecília sits at 27.0°S, 50.4°W, 1,097 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Curitibanos, 39 km away.

Topography around Santa Cecília

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Santa Cecília has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 232 m around an average of 1,098 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 723 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,177 m.

The land around Santa Cecília is covered by trees (63%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, trees (75%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (73%) within 80 km.

3 km
232 m
16 km
723 m
80 km
1,177 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Curitibanos 39 km · Taió 46 km · Fraiburgo 50 km · Pouso Redondo 59 km · Caçador 62 km · Otacílio Costa 65 km · Correia Pinto 70 km · Papanduva 71 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 Cecília (-26.9608°, -50.4269°, elevation 1,097 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).