Sobradinho II weather in December

In December, Sobradinho II sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 218 mm of rain across 22.7 wet days and about 12.9 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-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 12 h 54 min at the start of December to 12 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Sobradinho II's 12th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sobradinho II's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
9th warmest
Overnight low
19°
11th coldest
Rainfall
218 mm
22.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 54 min
6:40 AM – 7:35 PM
Cloud cover
79%
12th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.43 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

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 Sobradinho II 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)
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Sobradinho II weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 9th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 19°1932212.84.5
Feb27° / 19°16518.612.54.7
Mar27° / 19°17820.612.14.8
Apr28° / 18°7412.311.76.1
May27° / 16°163.611.37.6
Jun26° / 15°40.611.18.5
Jul27° / 14°0011.28.7
Aug28° / 15°51.311.57.7
Sep30° / 18°284.911.95.8
Oct30° / 19°10313.712.44.7
Nov28° / 19°20121.612.74.4
Dec27° / 19°21822.712.94.4

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 11% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 80%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11783
21783
31684
41783
51783
61684
71684
81684
91684
101783
111783
121783
131882
141882
152080
162080
172179
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192278
202377
212377
222377
232476
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302278
312377

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Sobradinho II gets around 218 mm of rain over 22.7 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 73% and peaks near 77% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
177
277
377
477
577
677
777
877
977
1076
1176
1275
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1474
1573
1672
1772
1871
1971
2071
2170
2270
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2470
2570
2670
2770
2871
2971
3071
3172

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 60% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 60% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
163361
263262
363163
463064
563064
662965
762965
862965
962965
1072964
1172964
1273063
1373063
1473162
1573261
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2873756
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3073657
3173558

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
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
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217calm
227calm
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287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 54 min at the start of December to 12 h 54 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 6:35 AM to 6:47 AM, and sunset from 7:27 PM to 7:42 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.96:357:27
212.96:357:28
312.96:367:28
412.96:367:29
512.96:367:29
612.96:367:30
712.96:377:30
812.96:377:31
912.96:377:31
1012.96:387:32
1112.96:387:33
1212.96:387:33
1312.96:397:34
1412.96:397:34
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1612.96:407:35
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1812.96:417:36
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2012.96:427:37
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2312.96:437:39
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2712.96:457:40
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2912.96:467:41
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3112.96:477:42

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.43 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.66 kWh/m² to a high of 6.14 kWh/m² in September across the year — December's 5.43 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Sobradinho II

In seasonPeak

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

Sobradinho II's monsoon runs October–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 Sobradinho II?

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

4.4
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.5
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Sobradinho II for sightseeing.

What to pack for Sobradinho II in December

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

In December, Sobradinho II sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Sobradinho II in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Sobradinho II peaks around February 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 16UV 15Jun 23UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May10Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Sobradinho II 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 Sobradinho II is worst in September — around 32 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.8× the cleanest month (January, 11 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateSep 1830 µg/m³Jan 1511 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb13Moderate
Mar15Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun13Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep32Moderate
Oct21Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec12Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Sobradinho II?

Sobradinho II sits at 15.6°S, 47.8°W, 1,081 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Sobradinho, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Sobradinho II

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sobradinho II has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 292 m around an average of 1,063 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 582 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 812 m.

The land around Sobradinho II is covered by trees (28%), grassland (25%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, trees (32%), grassland (30%) and shrubs (24%) within 16 km, and grassland (34%) and trees (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
292 m
16 km
582 m
80 km
812 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Sobradinho 5.0 km · Lago Norte 12 km · Itapoã 15 km · Paranoá 17 km · Plano Piloto 19 km · Brasilia 19 km · Planaltina 20 km · Cruzeiro 21 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 Sobradinho II (-15.6336°, -47.8348°, elevation 1,081 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).