São Gabriel da Palha weather in December

In December, São Gabriel da Palha sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 168 mm of rain across 16.4 wet days and about 13.1 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 11% of the time in December, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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

Daytime high: 30°; 4th warmest
Overnight low: 22°; 9th coldest
Rainfall: 168 mm; 16.4 wet days
Daylight: 13 h 06 min; 6:04 AM – 7:12 PM
Cloud cover: 76%; 11th clearest
Wind: 9 km/h; 4th windiest
Solar energy: 5.39 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.0; 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 30°C through the month.

A typical December day in São Gabriel da Palha 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 27°C and 33°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)	29	29	29	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31
Avg low (°C)	21	21	21	21	21	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22

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

How December really feels in São Gabriel da Palha

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 28 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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

São Gabriel da Palha 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	31° / 22°	123	14.4	13	3.9
Feb	32° / 22°	78	12.7	12.6	3.8
Mar	31° / 22°	110	15.6	12.1	3.9
Apr	30° / 21°	64	11.9	11.6	4.9
May	28° / 19°	30	7.2	11.1	6.4
Jun	27° / 18°	18	5.7	10.9	7.1
Jul	27° / 17°	20	7.2	11	7.1
Aug	27° / 17°	18	6.3	11.4	7.0
Sep	28° / 19°	27	7	11.9	6.2
Oct	29° / 20°	73	10.1	12.4	5.2
Nov	29° / 21°	161	16.9	12.9	4.4
Dec	30° / 22°	168	16.4	13.1	4.0

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 14% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 75%. 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 (%)	18	18	19	18	18	19	19	19	21	21	21	23	23	25	25	26	27	27	28	29	29	29	32	32	32	32	32	31	32	32	32
Cloudier (%)	82	82	81	82	82	81	81	81	79	79	79	77	77	75	75	74	73	73	72	71	71	71	68	68	68	68	68	69	68	68	68

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	18	82
2	18	82
3	19	81
4	18	82
5	18	82
6	19	81
7	19	81
8	19	81
9	21	79
10	21	79
11	21	79
12	23	77
13	23	77
14	25	75
15	25	75
16	26	74
17	27	73
18	27	73
19	28	72
20	29	71
21	29	71
22	29	71
23	32	68
24	32	68
25	32	68
26	32	68
27	32	68
28	31	69
29	32	68
30	32	68
31	32	68

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

São Gabriel da Palha gets around 168 mm of rain over 16.4 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 53% and peaks near 59% 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 (%)	59	59	59	59	59	58	58	57	57	56	55	54	54	53	52	51	51	50	50	50	49	49	49	48	48	48	48	48	48	48	48

	Rain chance (%)
1	59
2	59
3	59
4	59
5	59
6	58
7	58
8	57
9	57
10	56
11	55
12	54
13	54
14	53
15	52
16	51
17	51
18	50
19	50
20	50
21	49
22	49
23	49
24	48
25	48
26	48
27	48
28	48
29	48
30	48
31	48

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 64% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% 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
Humid (%)	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Muggy (%)	47	46	44	43	42	40	39	38	37	36	35	35	34	34	33	33	33	32	32	32	31	31	30	30	30	29	29	29	29	28	28
Oppressive (%)	48	50	53	54	55	57	59	60	61	62	63	64	65	65	66	66	66	67	68	68	69	69	70	70	70	71	71	71	71	72	72

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	4	47	48
2	4	46	50
3	3	44	53
4	3	43	54
5	3	42	55
6	3	40	57
7	2	39	59
8	2	38	60
9	2	37	61
10	2	36	62
11	2	35	63
12	1	35	64
13	1	34	65
14	1	34	65
15	1	33	66
16	1	33	66
17	1	33	66
18	1	32	67
19	0	32	68
20	0	32	68
21	0	31	69
22	0	31	69
23	0	30	70
24	0	30	70
25	0	30	70
26	0	29	71
27	0	29	71
28	0	29	71
29	0	29	71
30	0	28	72
31	0	28	72

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 9 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)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	9	calm
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30	9	calm
31	9	calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

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Daylight runs from about 13 h 06 min at the start of December to 13 h 06 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 6:00 AM to 6:11 AM, and sunset from 7:04 PM to 7:19 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	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.1
Sunrise (AM)	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:04	6:04	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:06	6:06	6:07	6:07	6:08	6:08	6:09	6:09	6:10	6:10	6:11	6:11
Sunset (PM)	7:04	7:04	7:05	7:06	7:06	7:07	7:07	7:08	7:09	7:09	7:10	7:10	7:11	7:11	7:12	7:12	7:13	7:14	7:14	7:15	7:15	7:15	7:16	7:16	7:17	7:17	7:18	7:18	7:18	7:19	7:19

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	13.1	6:00	7:04
2	13.1	6:00	7:04
3	13.1	6:00	7:05
4	13.1	6:01	7:06
5	13.1	6:01	7:06
6	13.1	6:01	7:07
7	13.1	6:01	7:07
8	13.1	6:01	7:08
9	13.1	6:02	7:09
10	13.1	6:02	7:09
11	13.1	6:02	7:10
12	13.1	6:03	7:10
13	13.1	6:03	7:11
14	13.1	6:03	7:11
15	13.1	6:04	7:12
16	13.1	6:04	7:12
17	13.1	6:05	7:13
18	13.1	6:05	7:14
19	13.1	6:05	7:14
20	13.1	6:06	7:15
21	13.1	6:06	7:15
22	13.1	6:07	7:15
23	13.1	6:07	7:16
24	13.1	6:08	7:16
25	13.1	6:08	7:17
26	13.1	6:09	7:17
27	13.1	6:09	7:18
28	13.1	6:10	7:18
29	13.1	6:10	7:18
30	13.1	6:11	7:19
31	13.1	6:11	7:19

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.39 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.37 kWh/m² to a high of 5.92 kWh/m² in February across the year — December's 5.39 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)	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.1	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	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7
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	5.0	Bright
2	5.0	Bright
3	5.0	Bright
4	5.0	Bright
5	5.1	Bright
6	5.1	Bright
7	5.1	Bright
8	5.2	Bright
9	5.2	Bright
10	5.2	Bright
11	5.3	Bright
12	5.3	Bright
13	5.3	Bright
14	5.4	Bright
15	5.4	Bright
16	5.4	Bright
17	5.5	Bright
18	5.5	Bright
19	5.5	Bright
20	5.6	Bright
21	5.6	Bright
22	5.6	Bright
23	5.6	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	5.7	Bright
31	5.7	Bright

Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for São Gabriel da Palha

In seasonPeak

In December, São Gabriel da Palha sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

São Gabriel da Palha's rainy season runs November–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is December a good time to visit São Gabriel da Palha?

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

4.0

Sightseeing

9th-best month of the year

5.6

Beach & pool

12th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit São Gabriel da Palha for sightseeing.

What to pack for São Gabriel da Palha in December

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

In December, São Gabriel da Palha sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in São Gabriel da Palha 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 São Gabriel da Palha peaks around February 14 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 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)	14	15	13	10	7	7	7	9	10	12	14	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	High	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

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

Location & terrain

Where is São Gabriel da Palha?

São Gabriel da Palha sits at 19.0°S, 40.5°W, 272 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Rio Bananal, 35 km away.

Topography around São Gabriel da Palha

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of São Gabriel da Palha.

Within 3 km, the terrain around São Gabriel da Palha has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 218 m around an average of 153 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 767 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 932 m.

The land around São Gabriel da Palha is covered by grassland (48%) and trees (41%) within 3 km, grassland (50%) and trees (49%) within 16 km, and grassland (58%) and trees (39%) within 80 km.

3 km

218 m

grassland 48%

16 km

767 m

grassland 50%

80 km

932 m

grassland 58%

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← November São Gabriel da Palha year-round climate January →Best places to visit in December

December weather nearby: Rio Bananal 35 km · Nova Venécia 37 km · Pancas 40 km · Barra de São Francisco 47 km · Jaguaré 50 km · Sooretama 50 km · Mantena 54 km · Colatina 59 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 São Gabriel da Palha (-19.0181°, -40.5373°, elevation 272 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	29	21
2	29	21
3	29	21
4	30	21
5	30	21
6	30	22
7	30	22
8	30	22
9	30	22
10	30	22
11	30	22
12	30	22
13	30	22
14	30	22
15	30	22
16	30	22
17	30	22
18	30	22
19	30	22
20	31	22
21	31	22
22	31	22
23	31	22
24	31	22
25	31	22
26	31	22
27	31	22
28	31	22
29	31	22
30	31	22
31	31	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	18	82
2	18	82
3	19	81
4	18	82
5	18	82
6	19	81
7	19	81
8	19	81
9	21	79
10	21	79
11	21	79
12	23	77
13	23	77
14	25	75
15	25	75
16	26	74
17	27	73
18	27	73
19	28	72
20	29	71
21	29	71
22	29	71
23	32	68
24	32	68
25	32	68
26	32	68
27	32	68
28	31	69
29	32	68
30	32	68
31	32	68

	Rain chance (%)
1	59
2	59
3	59
4	59
5	59
6	58
7	58
8	57
9	57
10	56
11	55
12	54
13	54
14	53
15	52
16	51
17	51
18	50
19	50
20	50
21	49
22	49
23	49
24	48
25	48
26	48
27	48
28	48
29	48
30	48
31	48

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	4	47	48
2	4	46	50
3	3	44	53
4	3	43	54
5	3	42	55
6	3	40	57
7	2	39	59
8	2	38	60
9	2	37	61
10	2	36	62
11	2	35	63
12	1	35	64
13	1	34	65
14	1	34	65
15	1	33	66
16	1	33	66
17	1	33	66
18	1	32	67
19	0	32	68
20	0	32	68
21	0	31	69
22	0	31	69
23	0	30	70
24	0	30	70
25	0	30	70
26	0	29	71
27	0	29	71
28	0	29	71
29	0	29	71
30	0	28	72
31	0	28	72

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	18	82
2	18	82
3	19	81
4	18	82
5	18	82
6	19	81
7	19	81
8	19	81
9	21	79
10	21	79
11	21	79
12	23	77
13	23	77
14	25	75
15	25	75
16	26	74
17	27	73
18	27	73
19	28	72
20	29	71
21	29	71
22	29	71
23	32	68
24	32	68
25	32	68
26	32	68
27	32	68
28	31	69
29	32	68
30	32	68
31	32	68

	Rain chance (%)
1	59
2	59
3	59
4	59
5	59
6	58
7	58
8	57
9	57
10	56
11	55
12	54
13	54
14	53
15	52
16	51
17	51
18	50
19	50
20	50
21	49
22	49
23	49
24	48
25	48
26	48
27	48
28	48
29	48
30	48
31	48

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	4	47	48
2	4	46	50
3	3	44	53
4	3	43	54
5	3	42	55
6	3	40	57
7	2	39	59
8	2	38	60
9	2	37	61
10	2	36	62
11	2	35	63
12	1	35	64
13	1	34	65
14	1	34	65
15	1	33	66
16	1	33	66
17	1	33	66
18	1	32	67
19	0	32	68
20	0	32	68
21	0	31	69
22	0	31	69
23	0	30	70
24	0	30	70
25	0	30	70
26	0	29	71
27	0	29	71
28	0	29	71
29	0	29	71
30	0	28	72
31	0	28	72

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	18	82
2	18	82
3	19	81
4	18	82
5	18	82
6	19	81
7	19	81
8	19	81
9	21	79
10	21	79
11	21	79
12	23	77
13	23	77
14	25	75
15	25	75
16	26	74
17	27	73
18	27	73
19	28	72
20	29	71
21	29	71
22	29	71
23	32	68
24	32	68
25	32	68
26	32	68
27	32	68
28	31	69
29	32	68
30	32	68
31	32	68

	Rain chance (%)
1	59
2	59
3	59
4	59
5	59
6	58
7	58
8	57
9	57
10	56
11	55
12	54
13	54
14	53
15	52
16	51
17	51
18	50
19	50
20	50
21	49
22	49
23	49
24	48
25	48
26	48
27	48
28	48
29	48
30	48
31	48

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	4	47	48
2	4	46	50
3	3	44	53
4	3	43	54
5	3	42	55
6	3	40	57
7	2	39	59
8	2	38	60
9	2	37	61
10	2	36	62
11	2	35	63
12	1	35	64
13	1	34	65
14	1	34	65
15	1	33	66
16	1	33	66
17	1	33	66
18	1	32	67
19	0	32	68
20	0	32	68
21	0	31	69
22	0	31	69
23	0	30	70
24	0	30	70
25	0	30	70
26	0	29	71
27	0	29	71
28	0	29	71
29	0	29	71
30	0	28	72
31	0	28	72