Simão Dias weather in December

In December, Simão Dias sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 29 mm of rain across 6.9 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in December, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 36 min at the start of December to 12 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Simão Dias's 6th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Simão Dias's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
1st warmest
Overnight low
22°
8th coldest
Rainfall
29 mm
6.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
5:09 AM – 5:46 PM
Cloud cover
57%
6th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.21 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

Simão Dias 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 32°C through the month.

A typical December day in Simão Dias reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 33°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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23222
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How December really feels in Simão Dias

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
31
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.

Simão Dias weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 1st-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 23°459.712.64.2
Feb32° / 23°4110.912.44.1
Mar32° / 23°4712.412.14.1
Apr30° / 22°5813.711.84.4
May28° / 22°6617.211.54.9
Jun27° / 20°6819.211.45.2
Jul26° / 19°5719.511.45.4
Aug26° / 19°5017.411.65.6
Sep28° / 20°3612.511.95.9
Oct30° / 21°27812.25.5
Nov31° / 22°307.712.54.8
Dec32° / 22°296.912.64.5

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 43%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15545
25644
35743
45842
55842
65842
75842
85842
95941
105941
115842
125842
135842
145842
155743
165743
175743
185743
195743
205644
215644
225644
235644
245644
255644
265644
275644
285545
295545
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315545

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Simão Dias gets around 29 mm of rain over 6.9 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 22% and peaks near 23% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
123
223
322
422
521
621
721
821
922
1022
1122
1222
1323
1423
1523
1623
1723
1823
1923
2023
2123
2223
2323
2423
2523
2623
2722
2822
2923
3023
3123

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 64% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
107129
207129
307129
407129
516930
616930
716831
816831
916732
1016732
1116633
1216633
1316534
1416534
1516534
1616435
1716435
1816435
1916336
2016336
2116336
2216237
2316237
2416138
2516039
2616039
2715940
2815940
2915940
3015841
3115841

Wind in December

Winds average 12 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
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912light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 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 0 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 5:03 AM to 5:16 AM, and sunset from 5:39 PM to 5:53 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.65:035:39
212.65:045:39
312.65:045:40
412.65:045:40
512.65:055:41
612.65:055:41
712.65:055:42
812.65:065:42
912.65:065:43
1012.65:065:43
1112.65:075:44
1212.65:075:44
1312.65:075:45
1412.65:085:45
1512.65:085:46
1612.65:095:46
1712.65:095:47
1812.65:105:47
1912.65:105:48
2012.65:105:48
2112.65:115:49
2212.65:115:49
2312.65:125:50
2412.65:125:50
2512.65:135:50
2612.65:135:51
2712.65:145:51
2812.65:145:52
2912.65:155:52
3012.65:155:53
3112.65:165:53

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 6.21 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.73 kWh/m² to a high of 6.21 kWh/m² in December across the year — December's 6.21 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.2Intense
36.2Intense
46.2Intense
56.2Intense
66.3Intense
76.3Intense
86.3Intense
96.3Intense
106.3Intense
116.2Intense
126.2Intense
136.2Intense
146.2Intense
156.2Intense
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216.2Intense
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236.2Intense
246.2Intense
256.2Intense
266.2Intense
276.2Intense
286.2Intense
296.2Intense
306.2Intense
316.2Intense
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Simão Dias?

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

4.5
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
7.0
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Simão Dias in December

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

In December, Simão Dias sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Simão Dias 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 Simão Dias peaks around February 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 12 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 highExtremeFeb 16UV 15Jul 12UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Simão Dias?

Simão Dias sits at 10.7°S, 37.8°W, 265 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Paripiranga, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Simão Dias

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Simão Dias has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 157 m around an average of 270 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 504 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 694 m.

The land around Simão Dias is covered by grassland (56%) within 3 km, grassland (49%) and cropland (31%) within 16 km, and grassland (60%) within 80 km.

3 km
157 m
16 km
504 m
80 km
694 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesmangroves
December weather nearby: Paripiranga 8.0 km · Lagarto 27 km · Campo do Brito 35 km · Riachão do Dantas 38 km · Poço Verde 41 km · Itabaiana 43 km · Carira 44 km · Fátima 47 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 Simão Dias (-10.7383°, -37.8111°, elevation 265 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).