Tonantins weather in December

In December, Tonantins sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 258 mm of rain across 28.9 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in December, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of December to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Tonantins's 7th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tonantins's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
4th warmest
Overnight low
23°
10th coldest
Rainfall
258 mm
28.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:22 AM – 6:32 PM
Cloud cover
85%
7th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.54 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.6
out of 10

Tonantins 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 31°C through the month.

A typical December day in Tonantins reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 32°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)
13123
23123
33123
43123
53123
63123
73123
83123
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103123
113123
123123
133123
143123
153123
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How December really feels in Tonantins

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.

Tonantins weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 4th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 23°27627.612.12.8
Feb30° / 23°26925.312.12.7
Mar30° / 23°32128.5122.6
Apr30° / 23°32828.311.92.7
May29° / 23°31729.111.92.8
Jun29° / 23°21526.311.83.2
Jul30° / 22°16825.411.93.4
Aug31° / 23°13622.911.93.3
Sep31° / 23°14823.4122.9
Oct31° / 23°18525.412.12.7
Nov31° / 23°2102612.12.6
Dec31° / 23°25828.912.22.6

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 92%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11189
21090
31090
41090
51090
6991
7991
8991
9991
10991
11892
12892
13892
14892
15892
16892
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31991

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Tonantins gets around 258 mm of rain over 28.9 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 93% and peaks near 95% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
191
291
391
492
592
692
792
892
993
1093
1193
1293
1393
1494
1594
1694
1795
1895
1995
2095
2195
2295
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2494
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2694
2793
2893
2992
3092
3191

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, December lands in the miserable band about 70% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
12377
22377
32377
42377
52476
62476
72476
82575
92575
102674
112773
122872
132872
142971
153070
163169
173268
183268
193367
203367
213466
223466
233466
243466
253565
263565
273565
283565
293565
303565
313664

Wind in December

Winds average 4 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
164calm
174calm
184calm
194calm
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314calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 min at the start of December to 12 h 12 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 6:16 AM to 6:29 AM, and sunset from 6:26 PM to 6:39 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:166:26
212.26:176:26
312.26:176:26
412.26:176:27
512.26:186:27
612.26:186:28
712.26:196:28
812.26:196:29
912.26:196:29
1012.26:206:30
1112.26:206:30
1212.26:216:30
1312.26:216:31
1412.26:226:31
1512.26:226:32
1612.26:226:32
1712.26:236:33
1812.26:236:33
1912.26:246:34
2012.26:246:34
2112.26:256:35
2212.26:256:35
2312.26:266:36
2412.26:266:36
2512.26:276:37
2612.26:276:37
2712.26:286:37
2812.26:286:38
2912.26:296:38
3012.26:296:39
3112.26:296:39

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 4.54 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.67 kWh/m² to a high of 5.18 kWh/m² in October across the year — December's 4.54 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
24.7Bright
34.7Bright
44.7Bright
54.7Bright
64.7Bright
74.7Bright
84.6Bright
94.6Bright
104.6Bright
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124.6Bright
134.6Bright
144.6Bright
154.5Bright
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184.5Bright
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244.4Bright
254.4Bright
264.4Bright
274.4Bright
284.4Bright
294.4Bright
304.4Bright
314.5Bright
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Tonantins?

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

2.6
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
3.7
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Tonantins.

What to pack for Tonantins in December

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

In December, Tonantins sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 29 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Tonantins 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 Tonantins peaks around February 22 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 16 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 15Aug 16UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep10Very high
Oct12Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Tonantins 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 Tonantins is worst in August — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (June, 10 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateAug 2217 µg/m³Jun 1110 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar16Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May10Good
Jun10Good
Jul11Good
Aug18Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Tonantins?

Tonantins sits at 2.9°S, 67.8°W, 55 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Santo Antônio do Içá, 30 km away.

CarauariMaraãLeticiaTabatingaBenjamin Constant

Topography around Tonantins

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tonantins has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 69 m around an average of 67 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 80 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 92 m.

The land around Tonantins is covered by trees (73%) within 3 km, trees (86%) within 16 km, and trees (95%) within 80 km.

3 km
69 m
16 km
80 m
80 km
92 m
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December weather nearby: Santo Antônio do Içá 30 km · São Paulo de Olivença 131 km · Fonte Boa 194 km · Carauari 245 km · Maraã 272 km · Leticia 280 km · Tabatinga 281 km · Benjamin Constant 299 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 Tonantins (-2.8731°, -67.8022°, elevation 55 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).