Torres weather in December

In December, Torres sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 146 mm of rain across 16.4 wet days and about 13.8 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 25°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in December, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 42 min at the start of December to 13 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Torres's 8th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Torres's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
4th warmest
Overnight low
20°
9th coldest
Rainfall
146 mm
16.4 wet days
Daylight
13 h 54 min
6:19 AM – 8:11 PM
Cloud cover
62%
8th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.49 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.9
out of 10

Torres 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

Highs climb over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 25°C by the end.

A typical December day in Torres reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 2°C warmer than November and about 1°C cooler than January.

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Torres weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 4th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 21°18320.313.75.2
Feb25° / 21°1511913.15.1
Mar25° / 20°13517.712.25.8
Apr23° / 18°10612.211.36.5
May20° / 15°13410.610.66.4
Jun18° / 13°11010.110.26.0
Jul17° / 12°13610.210.35.8
Aug18° / 13°12210.310.96.1
Sep19° / 14°16312.911.85.7
Oct21° / 16°17915.612.75.5
Nov23° / 18°13915.113.55.9
Dec24° / 20°14616.413.85.9

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 55%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15050
25050
34951
44951
54951
64852
74852
84753
94753
104654
114654
124654
134753
144654
154654
164555
174654
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224555
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254357
264258
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Torres gets around 146 mm of rain over 16.4 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 53% and peaks near 60% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
150
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650
750
850
951
1051
1152
1252
1353
1453
1553
1654
1754
1854
1954
2054
2154
2255
2355
2455
2556
2656
2757
2858
2958
3059
3160

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 41% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 62% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
151634405
251633416
351532416
451531427
551531428
651430438
751429439
8413284410
9413284411
10412274412
11412264413
12412254515
13411254516
14411244517
15311234419
16310224420
17310224322
18310214224
19310214125
20210214027
2129203929
2229203830
2328203832
2428203733
2528193734
2628193636
2717193636
2817193637
2917183638
3016183639
3116183639

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 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 42 min at the start of December to 13 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 12 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 6:16 AM to 6:26 AM, and sunset from 8:01 PM to 8:18 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.76:168:01
213.86:168:02
313.86:168:02
413.86:168:03
513.86:178:04
613.86:178:05
713.86:178:05
813.86:178:06
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1013.86:178:07
1113.86:188:08
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1313.96:188:09
1413.96:188:10
1513.96:198:11
1613.96:198:11
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1813.96:208:12
1913.96:208:13
2013.96:218:13
2113.96:218:14
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3113.96:268:18

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 6.49 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.68 kWh/m² to a high of 6.49 kWh/m² in December across the year — December's 6.49 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.5Intense
26.5Intense
36.5Intense
46.5Intense
56.5Intense
66.5Intense
76.5Intense
86.5Intense
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246.4Intense
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266.4Intense
276.4Intense
286.4Intense
296.4Intense
306.3Intense
316.3Intense
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Torres?

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

5.9
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
5.1
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Torres for sightseeing.

What to pack for Torres in December

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

In December, Torres sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 20°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 16 days see rain.

rain gearsun protectionlight clothes

Sea temperature near Torres in December

The nearest coast averages about 23°C in December — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in February at about 25°C and coldest in August near 17°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Nov 2 to May 25 — about 6.7 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swimcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan24Warm
Feb25Warm
Mar25Warm
Apr23Refreshing
May21Refreshing
Jun18Cool
Jul17Cool
Aug17Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct19Cool
Nov21Refreshing
Dec23Refreshing

UV index in Torres 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 Torres peaks around January 18 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 18UV 13Jun 22UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar10Extreme
Apr8Very high
May5Moderate
Jun4Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug5High
Sep8Very high
Oct9Very high
Nov11Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Torres?

Torres sits at 29.3°S, 49.7°W, 8 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Balneário Gaivota, 24 km away.

Topography around Torres

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Torres has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 45 m around an average of 3 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 244 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,381 m.

The land around Torres is covered by water (42%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, water (53%) within 16 km, and trees (34%), water (34%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
45 m
16 km
244 m
80 km
1,381 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
December weather nearby: Balneário Gaivota 24 km · Sombrio 27 km · Balneário Arroio do Silva 49 km · Araranguá 50 km · Capão da Canoa 53 km · Xangri-lá 60 km · Forquilhinha 70 km · Balneário Rincão 73 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 Torres (-29.3353°, -49.7269°, elevation 8 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).