Tacaratu weather in December

In December, Tacaratu sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 25 mm of rain across 3.1 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 34°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in December, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 30 min at the start of December to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Tacaratu's 4th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tacaratu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
1st warmest
Overnight low
23°
9th coldest
Rainfall
25 mm
3.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
5:13 AM – 5:45 PM
Cloud cover
53%
4th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
6.71 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.3
out of 10

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 34°C through the month.

A typical December day in Tacaratu reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 37°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)
13523
23523
33523
43523
53523
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How December really feels in Tacaratu

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.

Tacaratu weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 1st-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 23°516.512.53.4
Feb33° / 23°557.612.33.5
Mar33° / 23°61912.13.6
Apr32° / 22°346.911.84.3
May30° / 21°255.711.65.4
Jun28° / 20°175.211.56.6
Jul28° / 20°134.511.57.1
Aug29° / 19°103.211.76.6
Sep31° / 20°51.311.95.5
Oct33° / 21°91.312.24.2
Nov34° / 22°142.312.43.3
Dec34° / 23°253.112.53.3

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 40%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16040
26238
36238
46238
56238
66238
76238
86238
96238
106238
116238
126238
136139
146139
156139
166040
176040
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Tacaratu gets around 25 mm of rain over 3.1 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 10% and peaks near 12% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
19
29
39
49
58
68
78
89
99
109
119
1210
1310
1410
1511
1611
1711
1811
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2011
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Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of December feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, December lands in the humid band about 53% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 45% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1360334
2361324
3361315
4362305
5362305
6362305
7362305
8361306
9360316
10359326
11358336
12357346
13356365
14355375
15353395
16252415
17251434
18250444
19248464
20247474
21247484
22246494
23245504
24245504
25245504
26245504
27245504
28245504
29245494
30244495
31244495

Wind in December

Winds average 14 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
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1314light breeze
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2914light breeze
3014light breeze
3114light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 min at the start of December to 12 h 30 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 5:08 AM to 5:20 AM, and sunset from 5:37 PM to 5:51 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.55:085:37
212.55:085:38
312.55:085:38
412.55:085:39
512.55:095:39
612.55:095:40
712.55:095:40
812.55:105:41
912.55:105:41
1012.55:105:42
1112.55:115:42
1212.55:115:43
1312.55:125:43
1412.55:125:44
1512.55:125:44
1612.55:135:45
1712.55:135:45
1812.55:145:46
1912.55:145:46
2012.55:155:47
2112.55:155:47
2212.55:165:48
2312.55:165:48
2412.55:175:48
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2612.55:185:49
2712.55:185:50
2812.55:195:50
2912.55:195:51
3012.55:205:51
3112.55:205:51

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 6.71 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.93 kWh/m² to a high of 6.84 kWh/m² in November across the year — December's 6.71 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.8Intense
26.8Intense
36.8Intense
46.8Intense
56.8Intense
66.8Intense
76.8Intense
86.8Intense
96.8Intense
106.8Intense
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266.6Intense
276.6Intense
286.6Intense
296.6Intense
306.6Intense
316.6Intense
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Tacaratu?

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

3.3
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
6.7
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Tacaratu. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Tacaratu in December

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

In December, Tacaratu sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 3 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Tacaratu 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 Tacaratu peaks around February 22 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 22UV 15Jun 23UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Tacaratu?

Tacaratu sits at 9.1°S, 38.1°W, 516 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Petrolândia, 16 km away.

Topography around Tacaratu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tacaratu has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 364 m around an average of 596 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 548 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,058 m.

The land around Tacaratu is covered by trees (38%), shrubs (29%) and grassland (27%) within 3 km, shrubs (51%) and grassland (28%) within 16 km, and shrubs (64%) and grassland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
364 m
16 km
548 m
80 km
1,058 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Petrolândia 16 km · Glória 28 km · Água Branca 29 km · Paulo Afonso 34 km · Delmiro Gouveia 36 km · Inajá 42 km · Mata Grande 46 km · Inhapi 46 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 Tacaratu (-9.1053°, -38.1492°, elevation 516 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).