Santo Antônio de Pádua weather in December

In December, Santo Antônio de Pádua sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 240 mm of rain across 19.3 wet days and about 13.3 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-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 12% of the time in December, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 12 min at the start of December to 13 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Santo Antônio de Pádua's 11th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Santo Antônio de Pádua's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
4th warmest
Overnight low
22°
9th coldest
Rainfall
240 mm
19.3 wet days
Daylight
13 h 18 min
6:06 AM – 7:24 PM
Cloud cover
74%
11th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.62 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.7
out of 10

Santo Antônio de Pádua 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 Santo Antônio de Pádua reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°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 34°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 1°C warmer than November and about 1°C cooler than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13021
23021
33021
43021
53021
63021
73021
83022
93022
103022
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143022
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273122
283122
293122
303122
313122

How December really feels in Santo Antônio de Pádua

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 29 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
29
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in December is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Santo Antônio de Pádua 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 22°20116.913.23.6
Feb32° / 22°12012.212.73.7
Mar31° / 22°15015.712.23.9
Apr29° / 20°679.611.55.3
May27° / 18°466.5117.0
Jun26° / 16°163.110.77.8
Jul26° / 16°163.610.87.8
Aug27° / 17°193.211.37.6
Sep28° / 18°567.411.96.2
Oct29° / 20°9910.712.55.1
Nov29° / 21°20416.6134.3
Dec30° / 22°24019.313.33.7

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 73%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12377
22278
32278
42080
52080
62080
72080
82080
92278
102278
112278
122476
132575
142674
152773
162872
172971
183070
193169
203367
213367
223367
233466
243466
253367
263367
273367
283268
293268
303169
313169

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Santo Antônio de Pádua gets around 240 mm of rain over 19.3 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 62% and peaks near 64% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
158
259
359
460
560
661
761
862
962
1062
1162
1263
1363
1463
1562
1662
1762
1862
1962
2062
2163
2263
2363
2463
2563
2664
2764
2864
2964
3063
3163

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, December lands in the oppressive band about 65% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 96% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
111040490
21940500
31938511
40838531
50837541
60736561
70735571
80734581
90634591
100633592
110532612
120532612
130431632
140430642
150330652
160329662
170328672
180327682
190227692
200226711
210226711
220225721
230124741
240124741
250124741
260123751
270123751
280123751
290124732
300124732
310125722

Wind in December

Winds average 6 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 5 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
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
285calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 12 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 6 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 6:02 AM to 6:13 AM, and sunset from 7:15 PM to 7:31 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.26:027:15
213.26:027:16
313.26:027:16
413.26:027:17
513.36:037:18
613.36:037:18
713.36:037:19
813.36:037:19
913.36:037:20
1013.36:047:21
1113.36:047:21
1213.36:047:22
1313.36:057:22
1413.36:057:23
1513.36:057:24
1613.36:067:24
1713.36:067:25
1813.36:077:25
1913.36:077:26
2013.36:077:26
2113.36:087:27
2213.36:087:27
2313.36:097:28
2413.36:097:28
2513.36:107:28
2613.36:107:29
2713.36:117:29
2813.36:117:30
2913.36:127:30
3013.36:127:30
3113.36:137:31

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.62 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.43 kWh/m² to a high of 6.04 kWh/m² in February across the year — December's 5.62 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
25.3Bright
35.3Bright
45.3Bright
55.3Bright
65.4Bright
75.4Bright
85.4Bright
95.4Bright
105.4Bright
115.5Bright
125.5Bright
135.5Bright
145.6Bright
155.6Bright
165.6Bright
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285.8Bright
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305.8Bright
315.8Bright
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Santo Antônio de Pádua

In seasonPeak

In December, Santo Antônio de Pádua sits inside its monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Santo Antônio de Pádua'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 Santo Antônio de Pádua?

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

3.7
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
5.2
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Santo Antônio de Pádua.

What to pack for Santo Antônio de Pádua in December

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

In December, Santo Antônio de Pádua sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 19 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Santo Antônio de Pádua 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 Santo Antônio de Pádua peaks around February 9 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 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 14Jun 22UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr10Very high
May7High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug8Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct12Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Santo Antônio de Pádua?

Santo Antônio de Pádua sits at 21.5°S, 42.2°W, 91 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Miracema, 14 km away.

Topography around Santo Antônio de Pádua

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Santo Antônio de Pádua.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Santo Antônio de Pádua has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 237 m around an average of 131 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 921 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,713 m.

The land around Santo Antônio de Pádua is covered by grassland (52%) and trees (32%) within 3 km, grassland (72%) and trees (26%) within 16 km, and grassland (67%) and trees (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
237 m
16 km
921 m
80 km
1,713 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Miracema 14 km · Itaocara 18 km · Cambuci 28 km · São Fidélis 46 km · Leopoldina 48 km · Itaperuna 48 km · Muriaé 49 km · Cantagalo 53 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 Santo Antônio de Pádua (-21.5394°, -42.1803°, elevation 91 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).