Satuba weather in December

In December, Satuba sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 30 mm of rain across 11.5 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 12th-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 48% of the time in December, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 30 min at the start of December to 12 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Satuba's 4th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Satuba's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
4th warmest
Overnight low
24°
8th coldest
Rainfall
30 mm
11.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
5:03 AM – 5:36 PM
Cloud cover
49%
4th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
6.27 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.5
out of 10

Satuba 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 Satuba reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°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)
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How December really feels in Satuba

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 10 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
10
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in December is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Satuba weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 4th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 24°5515.312.55.0
Feb29° / 24°5715.812.34.6
Mar29° / 24°7118.212.14.6
Apr29° / 24°10920.711.84.3
May28° / 24°1492411.64.5
Jun26° / 23°17125.211.54.4
Jul26° / 22°16125.811.54.5
Aug26° / 22°10023.411.74.9
Sep26° / 22°6518.811.95.4
Oct27° / 23°4915.712.25.9
Nov28° / 24°3311.812.45.7
Dec29° / 24°3011.512.55.5

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 34%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16733
26733
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Satuba gets around 30 mm of rain over 11.5 wet days in December, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 37% and peaks near 44% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
134
233
333
432
532
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732
832
932
1033
1133
1234
1335
1435
1536
1637
1737
1838
1939
2040
2140
2241
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2442
2542
2642
2742
2842
2943
3043
3144

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 89% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
11387
21387
31387
41288
51288
61189
71189
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Wind in December

Winds average 15 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 min at the start of December to 12 h 36 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 4:57 AM to 5:10 AM, and sunset from 5:29 PM to 5:43 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.54:575:29
212.54:585:29
312.54:585:30
412.54:585:30
512.54:595:31
612.54:595:31
712.54:595:32
812.55:005:32
912.55:005:33
1012.55:005:33
1112.55:015:34
1212.55:015:34
1312.65:025:35
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3112.65:105:43

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 6.27 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.04 kWh/m² to a high of 6.3 kWh/m² in November across the year — December's 6.27 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.4Intense
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56.4Intense
66.4Intense
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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Satuba

In seasonPeak

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

Satuba's rainy season runs April–August, 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 Satuba?

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

5.5
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
6.9
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Satuba in December

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

In December, Satuba sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

Sea temperature near Satuba in December

The nearest coast averages about 27°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 23 km away) is warmest in April 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.

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Warm
Feb28Tropical
Mar28Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May28Tropical
Jun27Warm
Jul26Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep26Warm
Oct27Warm
Nov27Warm
Dec27Warm

UV index in Satuba 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 Satuba peaks around March 11 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 11UV 15Jun 23UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Satuba?

Satuba sits at 9.6°S, 35.8°W, 48 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Rio Largo, 10 km away.

Topography around Satuba

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Satuba has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 127 m around an average of 41 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 238 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 909 m.

The land around Satuba is covered by grassland (38%) and trees (26%) within 3 km, trees (29%) and grassland (28%) within 16 km, and grassland (44%) and water (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
127 m
16 km
238 m
80 km
909 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetlandmangroves
December weather nearby: Rio Largo 10 km · Pilar 15 km · Maceió 15 km · Marechal Deodoro 18 km · Messias 20 km · Atalaia 23 km · Murici 31 km · Capela 32 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 Satuba (-9.5633°, -35.8244°, elevation 48 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).