Sarzedo weather in December

In December, Sarzedo sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 271 mm of rain across 22 wet days and about 13.2 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 9% 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 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Sarzedo's 12th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sarzedo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
6th warmest
Overnight low
19°
11th coldest
Rainfall
271 mm
22 wet days
Daylight
13 h 12 min
6:17 AM – 7:29 PM
Cloud cover
77%
12th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.56 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
out of 10

Sarzedo 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 Sarzedo 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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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12719
22719
32719
42719
52719
62719
72719
82719
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102719
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302719
312719

Sarzedo 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
Jan28° / 19°23418.313.14.9
Feb28° / 19°13112.812.75.1
Mar28° / 18°15616.312.15.4
Apr27° / 17°629.411.66.7
May25° / 14°375.211.17.7
Jun25° / 13°111.810.88.5
Jul25° / 12°60.910.98.8
Aug26° / 13°122.211.38.3
Sep28° / 16°56711.97.0
Oct28° / 18°9611.912.55.8
Nov27° / 18°20518.612.94.9
Dec27° / 19°2712213.24.6

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 77%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12080
22080
31981
41981
51882
61882
71882
81882
91981
102080
112080
122080
132179
142377
152377
162476
172575
182575
192773
202773
212773
222872
232971
242872
252872
262773
272773
282674
292674
302575
312476

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Sarzedo gets around 271 mm of rain over 22 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 70% and peaks near 73% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
169
270
371
472
572
673
773
873
973
1073
1173
1272
1372
1471
1571
1671
1770
1870
1969
2069
2169
2269
2369
2469
2569
2669
2769
2869
2968
3068
3168

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 (%)
163955
253758
353659
443561
543363
643264
733265
833166
933166
1033166
1123167
1223167
1323167
1423167
1523266
1623266
1723266
1823365
1923365
2023464
2123464
2223464
2323365
2423365
2523365
2623266
2723266
2823167
2923167
3023167
3123068

Wind in December

Winds average 8 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
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 06 min at the start of December to 13 h 12 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 6:13 AM to 6:24 AM, and sunset from 7:20 PM to 7:36 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.16:137:20
213.16:137:21
313.16:137:21
413.16:137:22
513.26:137:23
613.26:137:23
713.26:147:24
813.26:147:24
913.26:147:25
1013.26:157:26
1113.26:157:26
1213.26:157:27
1313.26:157:27
1413.26:167:28
1513.26:167:28
1613.26:177:29
1713.26:177:29
1813.26:177:30
1913.26:187:30
2013.26:187:31
2113.26:197:31
2213.26:197:32
2313.26:207:32
2413.26:207:33
2513.26:217:33
2613.26:217:34
2713.26:227:34
2813.26:227:35
2913.26:237:35
3013.26:237:35
3113.26:247:36

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.56 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.06 kWh/m² to a high of 6.03 kWh/m² in February across the year — December's 5.56 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
25.3Bright
35.3Bright
45.3Bright
55.3Bright
65.3Bright
75.4Bright
85.4Bright
95.4Bright
105.4Bright
115.4Bright
125.4Bright
135.5Bright
145.5Bright
155.5Bright
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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Sarzedo

In seasonPeak

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

Sarzedo'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 Sarzedo?

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
4.7
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Sarzedo for sightseeing.

What to pack for Sarzedo in December

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

In December, Sarzedo sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Sarzedo 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 Sarzedo peaks around February 9 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highVery highExtremeFeb 9UV 15Jun 19UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May8Very high
Jun7High
Jul7Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep10Very high
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Sarzedo 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 Sarzedo is worst in September — around 27 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (January, 12 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateSep 1526 µg/m³Jan 1412 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Moderate
Feb13Moderate
Mar15Moderate
Apr16Moderate
May20Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep27Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Sarzedo?

Sarzedo sits at 20.0°S, 44.1°W, 795 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Mário Campos, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Sarzedo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sarzedo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 204 m around an average of 796 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 802 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,441 m.

The land around Sarzedo is covered by trees (55%), grassland (21%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, trees (52%), artificial surfaces (22%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and trees (50%) and grassland (41%) within 80 km.

3 km
204 m
16 km
802 m
80 km
1,441 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Mário Campos 5.0 km · Ibirité 9.0 km · Betim 9.0 km · Brumadinho 13 km · São Joaquim de Bicas 14 km · Contagem 15 km · Igarapé 17 km · Juatuba 23 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 Sarzedo (-20.0353°, -44.1447°, elevation 795 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).