Santa Rita do Sapucaí weather in December

In December, Santa Rita do Sapucaí sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 187 mm of rain across 20.4 wet days and about 13.3 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in December, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 18 min at the start of December to 13 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Santa Rita do Sapucaí's 11th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Santa Rita do Sapucaí's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
19°
10th coldest
Rainfall
187 mm
20.4 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
6:18 AM – 7:40 PM
Cloud cover
73%
11th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.35 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10

Santa Rita do Sapucaí 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 27°C through the month.

A typical December day in Santa Rita do Sapucaí reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs on par with November and on par with January.

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Santa Rita do Sapucaí 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
Jan27° / 19°22322.413.24.5
Feb28° / 19°13717.312.85.0
Mar27° / 18°12416.412.25.5
Apr26° / 16°497.711.57.1
May24° / 14°435.610.97.7
Jun23° / 12°243.710.78.0
Jul23° / 12°233.110.88.3
Aug25° / 13°253.811.28.3
Sep26° / 15°697.911.97.1
Oct27° / 17°9612.412.56.1
Nov27° / 18°1471713.15.3
Dec27° / 19°18720.413.34.8

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% 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 71%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13367
23268
33169
43169
53070
62971
72971
82971
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Santa Rita do Sapucaí gets around 187 mm of rain over 20.4 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 66% and peaks near 72% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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2167
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3172

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 46% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 44% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
11185130
21175131
31165033
41154935
51144936
61134838
71134739
81124741
91114642
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Wind in December

Winds average 6 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 18 min at the start of December to 13 h 18 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 6:15 AM to 6:26 AM, and sunset from 7:30 PM to 7:46 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.36:157:30
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1113.36:177:37
1213.36:177:37
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1413.36:187:38
1513.46:187:39
1613.46:187:40
1713.46:197:40
1813.46:197:41
1913.46:207:41
2013.46:207:42
2113.46:207:42
2213.46:217:43
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2413.46:227:44
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2813.46:247:45
2913.46:257:46
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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 5.35 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.66 kWh/m² to a high of 5.48 kWh/m² in October across the year — December's 5.35 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Santa Rita do Sapucaí

In seasonPeak

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

Santa Rita do Sapucaí'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 Rita do Sapucaí?

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

4.8
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Santa Rita do Sapucaí for sightseeing.

What to pack for Santa Rita do Sapucaí in December

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

In December, Santa Rita do Sapucaí sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 20 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Santa Rita do Sapucaí in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 15 (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 Rita do Sapucaí peaks around February 9 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeFeb 9UV 15Jul 10UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Very high
May7Very high
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug8Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec15Extreme

Air quality in Santa Rita do Sapucaí 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 Rita do Sapucaí is worst in September — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (December, 10 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1418 µg/m³Dec 1710 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb11Good
Mar11Good
Apr13Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov10Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Santa Rita do Sapucaí?

Santa Rita do Sapucaí sits at 22.3°S, 45.7°W, 826 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Pouso Alegre, 24 km away.

Topography around Santa Rita do Sapucaí

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Santa Rita do Sapucaí has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 320 m around an average of 871 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 677 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,804 m.

The land around Santa Rita do Sapucaí is covered by grassland (38%) and trees (28%) within 3 km, grassland (45%), trees (34%) and cropland (20%) within 16 km, and grassland (47%) and trees (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
320 m
16 km
677 m
80 km
1,804 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Pouso Alegre 24 km · Itajubá 32 km · Paraisópolis 34 km · São Gonçalo do Sapucaí 42 km · Borda da Mata 48 km · Lambari 48 km · Cambuí 54 km · Campos do Jordão 55 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 Rita do Sapucaí (-22.2522°, -45.7033°, elevation 826 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).