Sapé weather in December

In December, Sapé sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 31 mm of rain across 11.6 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in December, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of December to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Sapé's 5th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sapé's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 31°; 2nd warmest
Overnight low: 23°; 8th coldest
Rainfall: 31 mm; 11.6 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 24 min; 5:05 AM – 5:29 PM
Cloud cover: 53%; 5th clearest
Wind: 12 km/h; 6th windiest
Solar energy: 5.9 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.5; 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 31°C through the month.

A typical December day in Sapé reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs on par with November and on par with 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)	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31
Avg low (°C)	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24

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

How December really feels in Sapé

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 31 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.

Sapé weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 2nd-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	31° / 24°	52	16.1	12.4	4.0
Feb	31° / 24°	62	16.3	12.2	3.8
Mar	31° / 24°	85	19	12	3.7
Apr	30° / 24°	101	20.1	11.8	3.7
May	29° / 23°	97	19	11.7	4.3
Jun	28° / 22°	89	17.8	11.6	5.0
Jul	28° / 21°	79	16.5	11.6	5.6
Aug	28° / 21°	38	12.8	11.8	5.9
Sep	29° / 22°	25	10.6	12	5.6
Oct	30° / 22°	19	8.1	12.2	5.4
Nov	30° / 23°	20	8.3	12.3	5.0
Dec	31° / 23°	31	11.6	12.4	4.5

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 28% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 36%.

	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 (%)	67	67	69	69	69	69	68	68	67	67	66	66	65	64	64	63	63	63	62	61	61	60	60	60	60	60	59	59	59	59	58
Cloudier (%)	33	33	31	31	31	31	32	32	33	33	34	34	35	36	36	37	37	37	38	39	39	40	40	40	40	40	41	41	41	41	42

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	67	33
2	67	33
3	69	31
4	69	31
5	69	31
6	69	31
7	68	32
8	68	32
9	67	33
10	67	33
11	66	34
12	66	34
13	65	35
14	64	36
15	64	36
16	63	37
17	63	37
18	63	37
19	62	38
20	61	39
21	61	39
22	60	40
23	60	40
24	60	40
25	60	40
26	60	40
27	59	41
28	59	41
29	59	41
30	59	41
31	58	42

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Sapé gets around 31 mm of rain over 11.6 wet days in December. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 38% and peaks near 44% on the wettest days. The odds climb 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 (%)	29	29	30	30	30	31	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	39	40	41	41	42	42	42	42	42	42	43	43	43	43	43	44

	Rain chance (%)
1	29
2	29
3	30
4	30
5	30
6	31
7	31
8	32
9	33
10	34
11	35
12	36
13	37
14	38
15	39
16	39
17	40
18	41
19	41
20	42
21	42
22	42
23	42
24	42
25	42
26	43
27	43
28	43
29	43
30	43
31	44

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 72% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% 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
Muggy (%)	39	38	37	36	35	34	32	31	30	29	28	28	27	27	27	26	26	26	25	25	25	25	25	25	24	24	24	23	23	22	22
Oppressive (%)	61	62	63	64	65	66	68	69	70	71	72	72	73	73	73	74	74	74	75	75	75	75	75	75	76	76	76	77	77	78	78

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	39	61
2	38	62
3	37	63
4	36	64
5	35	65
6	34	66
7	32	68
8	31	69
9	30	70
10	29	71
11	28	72
12	28	72
13	27	73
14	27	73
15	27	73
16	26	74
17	26	74
18	26	74
19	25	75
20	25	75
21	25	75
22	25	75
23	25	75
24	25	75
25	24	76
26	24	76
27	24	76
28	23	77
29	23	77
30	22	78
31	22	78

Wind in December

Winds average 12 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 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)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11
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	12	calm
2	12	calm
3	12	calm
4	12	calm
5	12	calm
6	12	calm
7	12	calm
8	12	calm
9	12	calm
10	12	calm
11	12	calm
12	12	calm
13	12	calm
14	12	calm
15	12	calm
16	12	calm
17	12	calm
18	12	calm
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20	12	calm
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25	12	calm
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27	12	calm
28	11	calm
29	11	calm
30	11	calm
31	11	calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of December to 12 h 24 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 4:59 AM to 5:12 AM, and sunset from 5:22 PM to 5:36 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)	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4
Sunrise (AM)	4:59	4:59	5:00	5:00	5:00	5:01	5:01	5:02	5:02	5:02	5:03	5:03	5:04	5:04	5:04	5:05	5:05	5:06	5:06	5:07	5:07	5:08	5:08	5:08	5:09	5:09	5:10	5:10	5:11	5:11	5:12
Sunset (PM)	5:22	5:23	5:23	5:24	5:24	5:25	5:25	5:25	5:26	5:26	5:27	5:27	5:28	5:28	5:29	5:29	5:30	5:30	5:31	5:31	5:32	5:32	5:33	5:33	5:34	5:34	5:35	5:35	5:35	5:36	5:36

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.4	4:59	5:22
2	12.4	4:59	5:23
3	12.4	5:00	5:23
4	12.4	5:00	5:24
5	12.4	5:00	5:24
6	12.4	5:01	5:25
7	12.4	5:01	5:25
8	12.4	5:02	5:25
9	12.4	5:02	5:26
10	12.4	5:02	5:26
11	12.4	5:03	5:27
12	12.4	5:03	5:27
13	12.4	5:04	5:28
14	12.4	5:04	5:28
15	12.4	5:04	5:29
16	12.4	5:05	5:29
17	12.4	5:05	5:30
18	12.4	5:06	5:30
19	12.4	5:06	5:31
20	12.4	5:07	5:31
21	12.4	5:07	5:32
22	12.4	5:08	5:32
23	12.4	5:08	5:33
24	12.4	5:08	5:33
25	12.4	5:09	5:34
26	12.4	5:09	5:34
27	12.4	5:10	5:35
28	12.4	5:10	5:35
29	12.4	5:11	5:35
30	12.4	5:11	5:36
31	12.4	5:12	5:36

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.9 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.06 kWh/m² to a high of 5.99 kWh/m² in November across the year — December's 5.9 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)	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8
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	6.0	Bright
2	6.0	Bright
3	6.0	Bright
4	6.0	Bright
5	6.0	Bright
6	6.0	Bright
7	6.0	Bright
8	6.0	Bright
9	6.0	Bright
10	5.9	Bright
11	5.9	Bright
12	5.9	Bright
13	5.9	Bright
14	5.9	Bright
15	5.9	Bright
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20	5.9	Bright
21	5.9	Bright
22	5.8	Bright
23	5.8	Bright
24	5.8	Bright
25	5.8	Bright
26	5.8	Bright
27	5.8	Bright
28	5.8	Bright
29	5.8	Bright
30	5.8	Bright
31	5.8	Bright

Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Sapé

In seasonPeak

None of Sapé's seasonal hazards are active in December. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Sapé's rainy season runs January–July, 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 Sapé?

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

4.5

Sightseeing

7th-best month of the year

6.5

Beach & pool

4th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Sapé for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Sapé in December

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

In December, Sapé sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Sapé in December

The nearest coast averages about 28°C in December — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 47 km away) is warmest in March at about 29°C and coldest in August near 26°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	28	29	29	29	28	27	27	26	26	27	27	28
Comfort	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	28	Tropical
Feb	29	Tropical
Mar	29	Tropical
Apr	29	Tropical
May	28	Tropical
Jun	27	Warm
Jul	27	Warm
Aug	26	Warm
Sep	26	Warm
Oct	27	Warm
Nov	27	Warm
Dec	28	Warm

UV index in Sapé in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Sapé peaks around March 11 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 17 at about 10 (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)	14	15	15	13	11	10	10	10	12	12	12	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	10	Very high
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	12	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Sapé?

Sapé sits at 7.1°S, 35.2°W, 127 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Mari, 10 km away.

Topography around Sapé

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sapé has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 77 m around an average of 93 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 211 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 749 m.

The land around Sapé is covered by grassland (75%) within 3 km, grassland (74%) within 16 km, and grassland (50%) within 80 km.

3 km

77 m

grassland 75%

16 km

211 m

grassland 74%

80 km

749 m

grassland 50%

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← November Sapé year-round climate January →Best places to visit in December

December weather nearby: Mari 10 km · Cruz do Espírito Santo 17 km · Itabaiana 28 km · Santa Rita 28 km · Itapororoca 30 km · Mamanguape 31 km · Araçagi 32 km · Bayeux 33 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 Sapé (-7.0964°, -35.2328°, elevation 127 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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	31	23
2	31	23
3	31	23
4	31	23
5	31	23
6	31	23
7	31	23
8	31	23
9	31	23
10	31	23
11	31	23
12	31	23
13	31	23
14	31	23
15	31	23
16	31	23
17	31	23
18	31	23
19	31	23
20	31	23
21	31	23
22	31	24
23	31	24
24	31	24
25	31	24
26	31	24
27	31	24
28	31	24
29	31	24
30	31	24
31	31	24

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	67	33
2	67	33
3	69	31
4	69	31
5	69	31
6	69	31
7	68	32
8	68	32
9	67	33
10	67	33
11	66	34
12	66	34
13	65	35
14	64	36
15	64	36
16	63	37
17	63	37
18	63	37
19	62	38
20	61	39
21	61	39
22	60	40
23	60	40
24	60	40
25	60	40
26	60	40
27	59	41
28	59	41
29	59	41
30	59	41
31	58	42

	Rain chance (%)
1	29
2	29
3	30
4	30
5	30
6	31
7	31
8	32
9	33
10	34
11	35
12	36
13	37
14	38
15	39
16	39
17	40
18	41
19	41
20	42
21	42
22	42
23	42
24	42
25	42
26	43
27	43
28	43
29	43
30	43
31	44

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	39	61
2	38	62
3	37	63
4	36	64
5	35	65
6	34	66
7	32	68
8	31	69
9	30	70
10	29	71
11	28	72
12	28	72
13	27	73
14	27	73
15	27	73
16	26	74
17	26	74
18	26	74
19	25	75
20	25	75
21	25	75
22	25	75
23	25	75
24	25	75
25	24	76
26	24	76
27	24	76
28	23	77
29	23	77
30	22	78
31	22	78

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	67	33
2	67	33
3	69	31
4	69	31
5	69	31
6	69	31
7	68	32
8	68	32
9	67	33
10	67	33
11	66	34
12	66	34
13	65	35
14	64	36
15	64	36
16	63	37
17	63	37
18	63	37
19	62	38
20	61	39
21	61	39
22	60	40
23	60	40
24	60	40
25	60	40
26	60	40
27	59	41
28	59	41
29	59	41
30	59	41
31	58	42

	Rain chance (%)
1	29
2	29
3	30
4	30
5	30
6	31
7	31
8	32
9	33
10	34
11	35
12	36
13	37
14	38
15	39
16	39
17	40
18	41
19	41
20	42
21	42
22	42
23	42
24	42
25	42
26	43
27	43
28	43
29	43
30	43
31	44

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	39	61
2	38	62
3	37	63
4	36	64
5	35	65
6	34	66
7	32	68
8	31	69
9	30	70
10	29	71
11	28	72
12	28	72
13	27	73
14	27	73
15	27	73
16	26	74
17	26	74
18	26	74
19	25	75
20	25	75
21	25	75
22	25	75
23	25	75
24	25	75
25	24	76
26	24	76
27	24	76
28	23	77
29	23	77
30	22	78
31	22	78

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	67	33
2	67	33
3	69	31
4	69	31
5	69	31
6	69	31
7	68	32
8	68	32
9	67	33
10	67	33
11	66	34
12	66	34
13	65	35
14	64	36
15	64	36
16	63	37
17	63	37
18	63	37
19	62	38
20	61	39
21	61	39
22	60	40
23	60	40
24	60	40
25	60	40
26	60	40
27	59	41
28	59	41
29	59	41
30	59	41
31	58	42

	Rain chance (%)
1	29
2	29
3	30
4	30
5	30
6	31
7	31
8	32
9	33
10	34
11	35
12	36
13	37
14	38
15	39
16	39
17	40
18	41
19	41
20	42
21	42
22	42
23	42
24	42
25	42
26	43
27	43
28	43
29	43
30	43
31	44

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	39	61
2	38	62
3	37	63
4	36	64
5	35	65
6	34	66
7	32	68
8	31	69
9	30	70
10	29	71
11	28	72
12	28	72
13	27	73
14	27	73
15	27	73
16	26	74
17	26	74
18	26	74
19	25	75
20	25	75
21	25	75
22	25	75
23	25	75
24	25	75
25	24	76
26	24	76
27	24	76
28	23	77
29	23	77
30	22	78
31	22	78