São Gotardo weather in December

In December, São Gotardo sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 300 mm of rain across 25.5 wet days and about 13.1 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 1st-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 7% 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 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is São Gotardo's 12th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see São Gotardo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
6th warmest
Overnight low
19°
10th coldest
Rainfall
300 mm
25.5 wet days
Daylight
13 h 12 min
6:26 AM – 7:35 PM
Cloud cover
81%
12th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.31 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

São Gotardo 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 São Gotardo reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs on par with November and on par with January.

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São Gotardo weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 6th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 19°25822.2134.5
Feb27° / 19°18317.912.74.8
Mar27° / 18°21121.612.14.7
Apr26° / 17°8512.511.66.3
May25° / 15°35611.17.6
Jun24° / 14°121.610.98.7
Jul24° / 13°61118.8
Aug26° / 14°122.411.38.3
Sep28° / 16°607.611.96.9
Oct28° / 18°12013.912.45.4
Nov27° / 18°24722.412.94.5
Dec27° / 19°30025.513.14.1

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 83%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11684
21684
31585
41585
51486
61486
71486
81486
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101486
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

São Gotardo gets around 300 mm of rain over 25.5 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 82% and peaks near 84% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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3177

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 65% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 65% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
153659
253560
343363
443264
543165
633067
732968
832869
932869
1032869
1132869
1232869
1332968
1433067
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1733265
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2123563
2223662
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2423662
2523662
2623563
2723563
2823464
2923464
3023365
3133364

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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
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87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
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157calm
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317calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

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 6:22 AM to 6:33 AM, and sunset from 7:26 PM to 7:42 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.16:227:26
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313.16:227:28
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1113.16:247:32
1213.16:247:33
1313.16:247:33
1413.26:257:34
1513.26:257:35
1613.26:267:35
1713.26:267:36
1813.26:267:36
1913.26:277:37
2013.26:277:37
2113.26:287:38
2213.26:287:38
2313.26:297:39
2413.26:297:39
2513.26:307:39
2613.26:307:40
2713.26:317:40
2813.26:317:41
2913.26:327:41
3013.26:327:41
3113.16:337:42

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.31 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.08 kWh/m² to a high of 5.83 kWh/m² in October across the year — December's 5.31 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for São Gotardo

In seasonPeak

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

São Gotardo'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 São Gotardo?

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

4.1
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
4.2
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit São Gotardo for sightseeing.

What to pack for São Gotardo in December

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

In December, São Gotardo sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 19°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 26 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in São Gotardo 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 São Gotardo peaks around February 9 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 9UV 16Jun 19UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May8Very high
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is São Gotardo?

São Gotardo sits at 19.3°S, 46.0°W, 1,063 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Carmo do Paranaíba, 44 km away.

Topography around São Gotardo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around São Gotardo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 203 m around an average of 1,087 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 452 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 711 m.

The land around São Gotardo is covered by grassland (48%) within 3 km, grassland (46%), cropland (22%) and trees (21%) within 16 km, and grassland (52%) and trees (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
203 m
16 km
452 m
80 km
711 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Carmo do Paranaíba 44 km · Ibiá 55 km · Abaeté 66 km · Luz 66 km · Lagoa Formosa 70 km · Bambuí 78 km · Lagoa da Prata 95 km · Patos de Minas 95 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 São Gotardo (-19.3111°, -46.0489°, elevation 1,063 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).