São João Nepomuceno weather in December

In December, São João Nepomuceno sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 279 mm of rain across 21.6 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 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in December, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 São João Nepomuceno's 11th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see São João Nepomuceno's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
4th warmest
Overnight low
20°
10th coldest
Rainfall
279 mm
21.6 wet days
Daylight
13 h 18 min
6:09 AM – 7:27 PM
Cloud cover
77%
11th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.49 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

São João Nepomuceno 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 29°C through the month.

A typical December day in São João Nepomuceno reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 32°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)
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How December really feels in São João Nepomuceno

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

December sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

São João Nepomuceno 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
Jan30° / 21°2621913.24.0
Feb30° / 21°15814.612.74.1
Mar29° / 20°17918.412.24.3
Apr28° / 19°7911.911.55.9
May25° / 16°478.1117.1
Jun25° / 14°173.910.78.0
Jul24° / 14°18410.88.1
Aug25° / 15°234.811.37.8
Sep27° / 16°689.211.96.7
Oct27° / 18°1241412.55.7
Nov28° / 19°24719.1134.7
Dec29° / 20°27921.613.34.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% 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 78%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11684
21684
31684
41684
51684
61684
71783
81783
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111981
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

São João Nepomuceno gets around 279 mm of rain over 21.6 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 69% and peaks near 70% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
168
269
369
470
570
670
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1668
1768
1868
1968
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2168
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2569
2669
2770
2870
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3069
3169

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 66% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 90% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
13186316
23176317
33176218
43166120
52156221
62146321
72136322
82126323
91126423
101116523
111106623
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21057124
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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 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
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107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
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317calm

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 6:05 AM to 6:16 AM, and sunset from 7:18 PM to 7:34 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.26:057:18
213.26:057:19
313.26:057:20
413.26:067:20
513.36:067:21
613.36:067:22
713.36:067:22
813.36:067:23
913.36:077:23
1013.36:077:24
1113.36:077:25
1213.36:087:25
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1413.36:087:26
1513.36:097:27
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1813.36:107:28
1913.36:107:29
2013.36:117:29
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2613.36:147:32
2713.36:147:33
2813.36:157:33
2913.36:157:33
3013.36:167:34
3113.36:167:34

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.49 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.41 kWh/m² to a high of 5.94 kWh/m² in February across the year — December's 5.49 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for São João Nepomuceno

In seasonPeak

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

São João Nepomuceno'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 Nepomuceno?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
5.0
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for São João Nepomuceno in December

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

In December, São João Nepomuceno sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in São João Nepomuceno 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 Nepomuceno peaks around February 10 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 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 10UV 15Jun 23UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Very high
May7High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug8Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in São João Nepomuceno 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 São João Nepomuceno is worst in September — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (January, 10 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1518 µg/m³Jan 1210 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb11Good
Mar11Good
Apr12Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is São João Nepomuceno?

São João Nepomuceno sits at 21.5°S, 43.0°W, 378 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Rio Pomba, 34 km away.

Topography around São João Nepomuceno

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around São João Nepomuceno has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 460 m around an average of 426 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 719 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,590 m.

The land around São João Nepomuceno is covered by grassland (63%) and trees (26%) within 3 km, grassland (67%) and trees (31%) within 16 km, and grassland (63%) and trees (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
460 m
16 km
719 m
80 km
1,590 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
December weather nearby: Rio Pomba 34 km · Cataguases 37 km · Leopoldina 38 km · Tocantins 41 km · Juiz de Fora 43 km · Ubá 47 km · Além Paraíba 50 km · Sapucaia 52 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 João Nepomuceno (-21.54°, -43.0106°, elevation 378 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).