São João Evangelista weather in December

In December, São João Evangelista sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 190 mm of rain across 18.7 wet days and about 13.1 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in December, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 13 hours at the start of December to 13 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is São João Evangelista's 11th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see São João Evangelista's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 28°; 5th warmest
Overnight low: 20°; 10th coldest
Rainfall: 190 mm; 18.7 wet days
Daylight: 13 h 06 min; 6:14 AM – 7:20 PM
Cloud cover: 77%; 11th clearest
Wind: 8 km/h; 8th windiest
Solar energy: 5.35 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.6; out of 10

São João Evangelista is human settlement in Brazil.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical December day in São João Evangelista reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs on par with 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)	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	29	29	29	29	29
Avg low (°C)	19	19	19	19	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20

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

São João Evangelista weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 5th-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	29° / 20°	140	14.8	13	4.8
Feb	29° / 20°	87	11.1	12.6	5.0
Mar	29° / 20°	113	14.4	12.1	5.0
Apr	27° / 19°	65	10.3	11.6	6.3
May	26° / 17°	24	6.1	11.1	7.3
Jun	25° / 15°	11	3	10.9	8.0
Jul	24° / 15°	10	3.2	11	8.1
Aug	26° / 15°	11	3.1	11.4	8.0
Sep	27° / 17°	25	5.7	11.9	7.1
Oct	28° / 18°	81	9.7	12.4	5.7
Nov	28° / 19°	175	16.9	12.9	5.1
Dec	28° / 20°	190	18.7	13.1	4.6

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 12% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 76%. 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 (%)	14	14	15	15	15	15	17	17	18	18	20	20	22	23	24	25	25	27	28	29	29	31	31	31	31	32	32	31	31	31	31
Cloudier (%)	86	86	85	85	85	85	83	83	82	82	80	80	78	77	76	75	75	73	72	71	71	69	69	69	69	68	68	69	69	69	69

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	14	86
2	14	86
3	15	85
4	15	85
5	15	85
6	15	85
7	17	83
8	17	83
9	18	82
10	18	82
11	20	80
12	20	80
13	22	78
14	23	77
15	24	76
16	25	75
17	25	75
18	27	73
19	28	72
20	29	71
21	29	71
22	31	69
23	31	69
24	31	69
25	31	69
26	32	68
27	32	68
28	31	69
29	31	69
30	31	69
31	31	69

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

São João Evangelista gets around 190 mm of rain over 18.7 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 60% and peaks near 65% 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 (%)	63	63	64	64	64	65	65	65	65	64	64	63	63	62	61	60	60	59	58	57	57	56	56	55	55	54	54	54	53	53	53

	Rain chance (%)
1	63
2	63
3	64
4	64
5	64
6	65
7	65
8	65
9	65
10	64
11	64
12	63
13	63
14	62
15	61
16	60
17	60
18	59
19	58
20	57
21	57
22	56
23	56
24	55
25	55
26	54
27	54
28	54
29	53
30	53
31	53

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 69% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 72% 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 (%)	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2
Humid (%)	33	31	30	29	28	27	27	26	26	26	26	25	26	26	26	26	26	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	27	27	27	27	27
Muggy (%)	62	65	66	66	67	68	69	69	69	69	69	70	69	69	69	70	71	70	70	71	71	71	70	70	69	69	70	70	69	69	68
Oppressive (%)	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	3	33	62	2
2	2	31	65	2
3	2	30	66	2
4	2	29	66	3
5	2	28	67	3
6	2	27	68	3
7	1	27	69	3
8	1	26	69	4
9	1	26	69	4
10	1	26	69	4
11	1	26	69	4
12	1	25	70	4
13	1	26	69	4
14	1	26	69	4
15	1	26	69	4
16	1	26	70	3
17	0	26	71	3
18	0	27	70	3
19	0	27	70	3
20	0	27	71	2
21	0	27	71	2
22	0	27	71	2
23	1	27	70	2
24	1	27	70	2
25	1	28	69	2
26	1	28	69	2
27	1	27	70	2
28	1	27	70	2
29	2	27	69	2
30	2	27	69	2
31	2	27	68	3

Wind in December

Winds average 8 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 8 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	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
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
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22	8	calm
23	8	calm
24	8	calm
25	8	calm
26	8	calm
27	8	calm
28	8	calm
29	8	calm
30	8	calm
31	8	calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 hours 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 6 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 6:10 AM to 6:21 AM, and sunset from 7:12 PM to 7:27 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)	13.0	13.0	13.0	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)	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:13	6:13	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:15	6:15	6:16	6:16	6:17	6:17	6:18	6:18	6:19	6:19	6:20	6:20	6:21	6:21
Sunset (PM)	7:12	7:12	7:13	7:14	7:14	7:15	7:15	7:16	7:17	7:17	7:18	7:18	7:19	7:19	7:20	7:20	7:21	7:22	7:22	7:23	7:23	7:23	7:24	7:24	7:25	7:25	7:26	7:26	7:26	7:27	7:27

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	13.0	6:10	7:12
2	13.0	6:10	7:12
3	13.0	6:10	7:13
4	13.1	6:10	7:14
5	13.1	6:11	7:14
6	13.1	6:11	7:15
7	13.1	6:11	7:15
8	13.1	6:11	7:16
9	13.1	6:12	7:17
10	13.1	6:12	7:17
11	13.1	6:12	7:18
12	13.1	6:12	7:18
13	13.1	6:13	7:19
14	13.1	6:13	7:19
15	13.1	6:14	7:20
16	13.1	6:14	7:20
17	13.1	6:14	7:21
18	13.1	6:15	7:22
19	13.1	6:15	7:22
20	13.1	6:16	7:23
21	13.1	6:16	7:23
22	13.1	6:17	7:23
23	13.1	6:17	7:24
24	13.1	6:18	7:24
25	13.1	6:18	7:25
26	13.1	6:19	7:25
27	13.1	6:19	7:26
28	13.1	6:20	7:26
29	13.1	6:20	7:26
30	13.1	6:21	7:27
31	13.1	6:21	7:27

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 3.52 kWh/m² to a high of 5.94 kWh/m² in February across the year — December's 5.35 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)	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	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
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	4.9	Bright
2	4.9	Bright
3	4.9	Bright
4	4.9	Bright
5	5.0	Bright
6	5.0	Bright
7	5.0	Bright
8	5.0	Bright
9	5.1	Bright
10	5.1	Bright
11	5.2	Bright
12	5.2	Bright
13	5.2	Bright
14	5.3	Bright
15	5.3	Bright
16	5.4	Bright
17	5.4	Bright
18	5.5	Bright
19	5.5	Bright
20	5.5	Bright
21	5.6	Bright
22	5.6	Bright
23	5.6	Bright
24	5.6	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 João Evangelista

In seasonPeak

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

São João Evangelista'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 João Evangelista?

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

4.6

Sightseeing

12th-best month of the year

5.4

Beach & pool

12th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit São João Evangelista for sightseeing.

What to pack for São João Evangelista in December

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

In December, São João Evangelista sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 19 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in São João Evangelista 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 João Evangelista peaks around February 13 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 7 (very 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	14	11	8	7	7	9	11	12	14	14
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	15	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	11	Extreme
May	8	Very high
Jun	7	Very high
Jul	7	Very high
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	14	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is São João Evangelista?

São João Evangelista sits at 18.5°S, 42.8°W, 708 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Peçanha, 22 km away.

Topography around São João Evangelista

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around São João Evangelista has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 283 m around an average of 734 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 483 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,858 m.

The land around São João Evangelista is covered by grassland (55%) and trees (38%) within 3 km, trees (54%) and grassland (45%) within 16 km, and trees (59%) and grassland (40%) within 80 km.

3 km

283 m

grassland 55%

16 km

483 m

trees 54%

80 km

1,858 m

trees 59%

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← November São João Evangelista year-round climate January →Best places to visit in December

December weather nearby: Peçanha 22 km · Guanhães 31 km · Serro 65 km · Itamarandiba 77 km · Belo Oriente 80 km · Conceição do Mato Dentro 88 km · Governador Valadares 92 km · Santana do Paraíso 93 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
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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 João Evangelista (-18.5478°, -42.7633°, elevation 708 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	28	19
2	28	19
3	28	19
4	28	19
5	28	20
6	28	20
7	28	20
8	28	20
9	28	20
10	28	20
11	28	20
12	28	20
13	28	20
14	28	20
15	28	20
16	28	20
17	28	20
18	28	20
19	28	20
20	28	20
21	28	20
22	28	20
23	28	20
24	28	20
25	28	20
26	28	20
27	29	20
28	29	20
29	29	20
30	29	20
31	29	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	14	86
2	14	86
3	15	85
4	15	85
5	15	85
6	15	85
7	17	83
8	17	83
9	18	82
10	18	82
11	20	80
12	20	80
13	22	78
14	23	77
15	24	76
16	25	75
17	25	75
18	27	73
19	28	72
20	29	71
21	29	71
22	31	69
23	31	69
24	31	69
25	31	69
26	32	68
27	32	68
28	31	69
29	31	69
30	31	69
31	31	69

	Rain chance (%)
1	63
2	63
3	64
4	64
5	64
6	65
7	65
8	65
9	65
10	64
11	64
12	63
13	63
14	62
15	61
16	60
17	60
18	59
19	58
20	57
21	57
22	56
23	56
24	55
25	55
26	54
27	54
28	54
29	53
30	53
31	53

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	3	33	62	2
2	2	31	65	2
3	2	30	66	2
4	2	29	66	3
5	2	28	67	3
6	2	27	68	3
7	1	27	69	3
8	1	26	69	4
9	1	26	69	4
10	1	26	69	4
11	1	26	69	4
12	1	25	70	4
13	1	26	69	4
14	1	26	69	4
15	1	26	69	4
16	1	26	70	3
17	0	26	71	3
18	0	27	70	3
19	0	27	70	3
20	0	27	71	2
21	0	27	71	2
22	0	27	71	2
23	1	27	70	2
24	1	27	70	2
25	1	28	69	2
26	1	28	69	2
27	1	27	70	2
28	1	27	70	2
29	2	27	69	2
30	2	27	69	2
31	2	27	68	3

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	14	86
2	14	86
3	15	85
4	15	85
5	15	85
6	15	85
7	17	83
8	17	83
9	18	82
10	18	82
11	20	80
12	20	80
13	22	78
14	23	77
15	24	76
16	25	75
17	25	75
18	27	73
19	28	72
20	29	71
21	29	71
22	31	69
23	31	69
24	31	69
25	31	69
26	32	68
27	32	68
28	31	69
29	31	69
30	31	69
31	31	69

	Rain chance (%)
1	63
2	63
3	64
4	64
5	64
6	65
7	65
8	65
9	65
10	64
11	64
12	63
13	63
14	62
15	61
16	60
17	60
18	59
19	58
20	57
21	57
22	56
23	56
24	55
25	55
26	54
27	54
28	54
29	53
30	53
31	53

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	3	33	62	2
2	2	31	65	2
3	2	30	66	2
4	2	29	66	3
5	2	28	67	3
6	2	27	68	3
7	1	27	69	3
8	1	26	69	4
9	1	26	69	4
10	1	26	69	4
11	1	26	69	4
12	1	25	70	4
13	1	26	69	4
14	1	26	69	4
15	1	26	69	4
16	1	26	70	3
17	0	26	71	3
18	0	27	70	3
19	0	27	70	3
20	0	27	71	2
21	0	27	71	2
22	0	27	71	2
23	1	27	70	2
24	1	27	70	2
25	1	28	69	2
26	1	28	69	2
27	1	27	70	2
28	1	27	70	2
29	2	27	69	2
30	2	27	69	2
31	2	27	68	3

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	14	86
2	14	86
3	15	85
4	15	85
5	15	85
6	15	85
7	17	83
8	17	83
9	18	82
10	18	82
11	20	80
12	20	80
13	22	78
14	23	77
15	24	76
16	25	75
17	25	75
18	27	73
19	28	72
20	29	71
21	29	71
22	31	69
23	31	69
24	31	69
25	31	69
26	32	68
27	32	68
28	31	69
29	31	69
30	31	69
31	31	69

	Rain chance (%)
1	63
2	63
3	64
4	64
5	64
6	65
7	65
8	65
9	65
10	64
11	64
12	63
13	63
14	62
15	61
16	60
17	60
18	59
19	58
20	57
21	57
22	56
23	56
24	55
25	55
26	54
27	54
28	54
29	53
30	53
31	53

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	3	33	62	2
2	2	31	65	2
3	2	30	66	2
4	2	29	66	3
5	2	28	67	3
6	2	27	68	3
7	1	27	69	3
8	1	26	69	4
9	1	26	69	4
10	1	26	69	4
11	1	26	69	4
12	1	25	70	4
13	1	26	69	4
14	1	26	69	4
15	1	26	69	4
16	1	26	70	3
17	0	26	71	3
18	0	27	70	3
19	0	27	70	3
20	0	27	71	2
21	0	27	71	2
22	0	27	71	2
23	1	27	70	2
24	1	27	70	2
25	1	28	69	2
26	1	28	69	2
27	1	27	70	2
28	1	27	70	2
29	2	27	69	2
30	2	27	69	2
31	2	27	68	3