Santa Margarida weather in December

In December, Santa Margarida sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 255 mm of rain across 21.7 wet days and about 13.2 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in December, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 06 min at the start of December to 13 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Santa Margarida's 11th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Santa Margarida's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 26°; 4th warmest
Overnight low: 18°; 10th coldest
Rainfall: 255 mm; 21.7 wet days
Daylight: 13 h 12 min; 6:08 AM – 7:22 PM
Cloud cover: 78%; 11th clearest
Wind: 7 km/h; 4th windiest
Solar energy: 5.47 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.7; out of 10

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Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month.

A typical December day in Santa Margarida reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 1°C warmer than November and about 1°C cooler than January.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27
Avg low (°C)	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	26	18
2	26	18
3	26	18
4	26	18
5	26	18
6	26	18
7	26	18
8	26	18
9	26	18
10	26	18
11	26	18
12	26	18
13	26	18
14	26	18
15	26	18
16	26	19
17	26	19
18	27	19
19	27	19
20	27	19
21	27	19
22	27	19
23	27	19
24	27	19
25	27	19
26	27	19
27	27	19
28	27	19
29	27	19
30	27	19
31	27	19

Santa Margarida weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 4th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	27° / 19°	182	16.4	13.1	5.3
Feb	28° / 19°	117	12.7	12.7	5.6
Mar	27° / 18°	157	16.5	12.1	5.4
Apr	26° / 17°	80	12.4	11.5	6.3
May	24° / 15°	40	7.2	11	7.3
Jun	23° / 13°	15	3.4	10.8	8.0
Jul	23° / 13°	12	3	10.9	8.1
Aug	24° / 13°	20	4.4	11.3	8.1
Sep	25° / 15°	58	8.3	11.9	7.2
Oct	25° / 16°	111	12.8	12.5	6.2
Nov	25° / 17°	211	19.4	13	5.0
Dec	26° / 18°	255	21.7	13.2	4.7

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% 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 78%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	16	16	17	18	18	19	20	21	22	22	25	25	25	27	27	27	27	28	28	27	26	26	27	27
Cloudier (%)	84	84	84	84	85	85	85	84	84	83	82	82	81	80	79	78	78	75	75	75	73	73	73	73	72	72	73	74	74	73	73

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	16	84
2	16	84
3	16	84
4	16	84
5	15	85
6	15	85
7	15	85
8	16	84
9	16	84
10	17	83
11	18	82
12	18	82
13	19	81
14	20	80
15	21	79
16	22	78
17	22	78
18	25	75
19	25	75
20	25	75
21	27	73
22	27	73
23	27	73
24	27	73
25	28	72
26	28	72
27	27	73
28	26	74
29	26	74
30	27	73
31	27	73

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Santa Margarida gets around 255 mm of rain over 21.7 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 69% and peaks near 73% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	71	72	72	72	73	73	73	73	73	72	72	72	71	71	70	70	69	69	68	68	68	67	67	67	66	66	65	64	64	63	62

	Rain chance (%)
1	71
2	72
3	72
4	72
5	73
6	73
7	73
8	73
9	73
10	72
11	72
12	72
13	71
14	71
15	70
16	70
17	69
18	69
19	68
20	68
21	68
22	67
23	67
24	67
25	66
26	66
27	65
28	64
29	64
30	63
31	62

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 55% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 55% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Comfortable (%)	8	8	7	7	6	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Humid (%)	47	46	45	44	43	42	42	42	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	42	42	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	42
Muggy (%)	44	46	48	49	51	52	53	53	54	55	55	55	56	56	56	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	58	58	58	57	57	57	57	57	56
Oppressive (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	8	47	44	0
2	8	46	46	0
3	7	45	48	0
4	7	44	49	0
5	6	43	51	0
6	6	42	52	0
7	5	42	53	0
8	5	42	53	0
9	5	41	54	0
10	4	41	55	0
11	4	41	55	0
12	4	41	55	0
13	3	41	56	0
14	3	41	56	0
15	3	41	56	0
16	2	41	57	0
17	2	41	57	0
18	2	41	57	0
19	2	41	57	0
20	2	41	57	0
21	1	42	57	0
22	1	42	57	0
23	1	41	58	0
24	1	41	58	0
25	1	41	58	0
26	1	41	57	1
27	1	41	57	1
28	1	41	57	1
29	1	41	57	1
30	1	41	57	1
31	1	42	56	1

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 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	8	calm
2	8	calm
3	8	calm
4	8	calm
5	8	calm
6	8	calm
7	8	calm
8	8	calm
9	8	calm
10	8	calm
11	8	calm
12	8	calm
13	8	calm
14	8	calm
15	8	calm
16	8	calm
17	8	calm
18	8	calm
19	8	calm
20	8	calm
21	8	calm
22	8	calm
23	7	calm
24	7	calm
25	7	calm
26	7	calm
27	7	calm
28	7	calm
29	7	calm
30	7	calm
31	7	calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 06 min at the start of December to 13 h 12 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 6:04 AM to 6:16 AM, and sunset from 7:13 PM to 7:29 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	13.1	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2
Sunrise (AM)	6:04	6:04	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:09	6:09	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:11	6:11	6:12	6:12	6:13	6:13	6:14	6:14	6:15	6:16
Sunset (PM)	7:13	7:14	7:14	7:15	7:16	7:16	7:17	7:17	7:18	7:19	7:19	7:20	7:20	7:21	7:21	7:22	7:23	7:23	7:24	7:24	7:25	7:25	7:26	7:26	7:26	7:27	7:27	7:28	7:28	7:28	7:29

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	13.1	6:04	7:13
2	13.2	6:04	7:14
3	13.2	6:05	7:14
4	13.2	6:05	7:15
5	13.2	6:05	7:16
6	13.2	6:05	7:16
7	13.2	6:05	7:17
8	13.2	6:06	7:17
9	13.2	6:06	7:18
10	13.2	6:06	7:19
11	13.2	6:07	7:19
12	13.2	6:07	7:20
13	13.2	6:07	7:20
14	13.2	6:08	7:21
15	13.2	6:08	7:21
16	13.2	6:08	7:22
17	13.2	6:09	7:23
18	13.2	6:09	7:23
19	13.2	6:10	7:24
20	13.2	6:10	7:24
21	13.2	6:10	7:25
22	13.2	6:11	7:25
23	13.2	6:11	7:26
24	13.2	6:12	7:26
25	13.2	6:12	7:26
26	13.2	6:13	7:27
27	13.2	6:13	7:27
28	13.2	6:14	7:28
29	13.2	6:14	7:28
30	13.2	6:15	7:28
31	13.2	6:16	7:29

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.47 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.55 kWh/m² to a high of 5.94 kWh/m² in February across the year — December's 5.47 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.8
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.1	Bright
2	5.1	Bright
3	5.1	Bright
4	5.1	Bright
5	5.1	Bright
6	5.2	Bright
7	5.2	Bright
8	5.2	Bright
9	5.2	Bright
10	5.3	Bright
11	5.3	Bright
12	5.3	Bright
13	5.4	Bright
14	5.4	Bright
15	5.4	Bright
16	5.5	Bright
17	5.5	Bright
18	5.5	Bright
19	5.6	Bright
20	5.6	Bright
21	5.6	Bright
22	5.7	Bright
23	5.7	Bright
24	5.7	Bright
25	5.7	Bright
26	5.7	Bright
27	5.7	Bright
28	5.7	Bright
29	5.7	Bright
30	5.8	Bright
31	5.8	Bright

Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Santa Margarida

In seasonPeak

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

Santa Margarida'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 Santa Margarida?

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

4.7

Sightseeing

12th-best month of the year

4.6

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Santa Margarida in December

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

In December, Santa Margarida sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 18°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Santa Margarida 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 Santa Margarida peaks around February 10 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 7 (high).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	15	15	13	10	8	7	7	9	10	12	14	14
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	High	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	15	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	10	Extreme
May	8	Very high
Jun	7	High
Jul	7	High
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	10	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	14	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Santa Margarida?

Santa Margarida sits at 20.4°S, 42.3°W, 739 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Matipó, 15 km away.

Topography around Santa Margarida

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Santa Margarida has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 357 m around an average of 825 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,021 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,673 m.

The land around Santa Margarida is covered by trees (48%) and grassland (48%) within 3 km, trees (62%) and grassland (37%) within 16 km, and trees (50%) and grassland (49%) within 80 km.

3 km

357 m

trees 48%

16 km

1,021 m

trees 62%

80 km

2,673 m

trees 50%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces

← November Santa Margarida year-round climate January →Best places to visit in December

December weather nearby: Matipó 15 km · Manhuaçu 27 km · Divino 28 km · Manhumirim 31 km · Raul Soares 38 km · Simonésia 39 km · Carangola 45 km · Espera Feliz 46 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

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 Margarida (-20.3839°, -42.2506°, elevation 739 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	26	18
2	26	18
3	26	18
4	26	18
5	26	18
6	26	18
7	26	18
8	26	18
9	26	18
10	26	18
11	26	18
12	26	18
13	26	18
14	26	18
15	26	18
16	26	19
17	26	19
18	27	19
19	27	19
20	27	19
21	27	19
22	27	19
23	27	19
24	27	19
25	27	19
26	27	19
27	27	19
28	27	19
29	27	19
30	27	19
31	27	19

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	16	84
2	16	84
3	16	84
4	16	84
5	15	85
6	15	85
7	15	85
8	16	84
9	16	84
10	17	83
11	18	82
12	18	82
13	19	81
14	20	80
15	21	79
16	22	78
17	22	78
18	25	75
19	25	75
20	25	75
21	27	73
22	27	73
23	27	73
24	27	73
25	28	72
26	28	72
27	27	73
28	26	74
29	26	74
30	27	73
31	27	73

	Rain chance (%)
1	71
2	72
3	72
4	72
5	73
6	73
7	73
8	73
9	73
10	72
11	72
12	72
13	71
14	71
15	70
16	70
17	69
18	69
19	68
20	68
21	68
22	67
23	67
24	67
25	66
26	66
27	65
28	64
29	64
30	63
31	62

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	8	47	44	0
2	8	46	46	0
3	7	45	48	0
4	7	44	49	0
5	6	43	51	0
6	6	42	52	0
7	5	42	53	0
8	5	42	53	0
9	5	41	54	0
10	4	41	55	0
11	4	41	55	0
12	4	41	55	0
13	3	41	56	0
14	3	41	56	0
15	3	41	56	0
16	2	41	57	0
17	2	41	57	0
18	2	41	57	0
19	2	41	57	0
20	2	41	57	0
21	1	42	57	0
22	1	42	57	0
23	1	41	58	0
24	1	41	58	0
25	1	41	58	0
26	1	41	57	1
27	1	41	57	1
28	1	41	57	1
29	1	41	57	1
30	1	41	57	1
31	1	42	56	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	26	18
2	26	18
3	26	18
4	26	18
5	26	18
6	26	18
7	26	18
8	26	18
9	26	18
10	26	18
11	26	18
12	26	18
13	26	18
14	26	18
15	26	18
16	26	19
17	26	19
18	27	19
19	27	19
20	27	19
21	27	19
22	27	19
23	27	19
24	27	19
25	27	19
26	27	19
27	27	19
28	27	19
29	27	19
30	27	19
31	27	19

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	16	84
2	16	84
3	16	84
4	16	84
5	15	85
6	15	85
7	15	85
8	16	84
9	16	84
10	17	83
11	18	82
12	18	82
13	19	81
14	20	80
15	21	79
16	22	78
17	22	78
18	25	75
19	25	75
20	25	75
21	27	73
22	27	73
23	27	73
24	27	73
25	28	72
26	28	72
27	27	73
28	26	74
29	26	74
30	27	73
31	27	73

	Rain chance (%)
1	71
2	72
3	72
4	72
5	73
6	73
7	73
8	73
9	73
10	72
11	72
12	72
13	71
14	71
15	70
16	70
17	69
18	69
19	68
20	68
21	68
22	67
23	67
24	67
25	66
26	66
27	65
28	64
29	64
30	63
31	62

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	8	47	44	0
2	8	46	46	0
3	7	45	48	0
4	7	44	49	0
5	6	43	51	0
6	6	42	52	0
7	5	42	53	0
8	5	42	53	0
9	5	41	54	0
10	4	41	55	0
11	4	41	55	0
12	4	41	55	0
13	3	41	56	0
14	3	41	56	0
15	3	41	56	0
16	2	41	57	0
17	2	41	57	0
18	2	41	57	0
19	2	41	57	0
20	2	41	57	0
21	1	42	57	0
22	1	42	57	0
23	1	41	58	0
24	1	41	58	0
25	1	41	58	0
26	1	41	57	1
27	1	41	57	1
28	1	41	57	1
29	1	41	57	1
30	1	41	57	1
31	1	42	56	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	26	18
2	26	18
3	26	18
4	26	18
5	26	18
6	26	18
7	26	18
8	26	18
9	26	18
10	26	18
11	26	18
12	26	18
13	26	18
14	26	18
15	26	18
16	26	19
17	26	19
18	27	19
19	27	19
20	27	19
21	27	19
22	27	19
23	27	19
24	27	19
25	27	19
26	27	19
27	27	19
28	27	19
29	27	19
30	27	19
31	27	19

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	16	84
2	16	84
3	16	84
4	16	84
5	15	85
6	15	85
7	15	85
8	16	84
9	16	84
10	17	83
11	18	82
12	18	82
13	19	81
14	20	80
15	21	79
16	22	78
17	22	78
18	25	75
19	25	75
20	25	75
21	27	73
22	27	73
23	27	73
24	27	73
25	28	72
26	28	72
27	27	73
28	26	74
29	26	74
30	27	73
31	27	73

	Rain chance (%)
1	71
2	72
3	72
4	72
5	73
6	73
7	73
8	73
9	73
10	72
11	72
12	72
13	71
14	71
15	70
16	70
17	69
18	69
19	68
20	68
21	68
22	67
23	67
24	67
25	66
26	66
27	65
28	64
29	64
30	63
31	62

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	8	47	44	0
2	8	46	46	0
3	7	45	48	0
4	7	44	49	0
5	6	43	51	0
6	6	42	52	0
7	5	42	53	0
8	5	42	53	0
9	5	41	54	0
10	4	41	55	0
11	4	41	55	0
12	4	41	55	0
13	3	41	56	0
14	3	41	56	0
15	3	41	56	0
16	2	41	57	0
17	2	41	57	0
18	2	41	57	0
19	2	41	57	0
20	2	41	57	0
21	1	42	57	0
22	1	42	57	0
23	1	41	58	0
24	1	41	58	0
25	1	41	58	0
26	1	41	57	1
27	1	41	57	1
28	1	41	57	1
29	1	41	57	1
30	1	41	57	1
31	1	42	56	1