Três Pontas weather in December

In December, Três Pontas sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 251 mm of rain across 23.3 wet days and about 13.3 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°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 13 h 12 min at the start of December to 13 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Três Pontas's 11th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Três Pontas's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
5th warmest
Overnight low
19°
10th coldest
Rainfall
251 mm
23.3 wet days
Daylight
13 h 18 min
6:19 AM – 7:37 PM
Cloud cover
77%
11th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.56 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Três Pontas 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 28°C through the month.

A typical December day in Três Pontas reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 31°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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Três Pontas weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 19°26322.513.24.2
Feb28° / 19°16017.112.74.5
Mar28° / 19°16518.212.25.1
Apr27° / 17°629.211.56.7
May24° / 14°445.5117.7
Jun24° / 13°20310.78.3
Jul24° / 12°142.110.88.6
Aug26° / 13°203.311.38.2
Sep27° / 16°677.611.96.9
Oct28° / 18°10913.112.55.7
Nov27° / 18°19919.3134.8
Dec28° / 19°25123.313.34.4

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 78%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12575
22575
32377
42377
52278
62278
72278
82179
92179
102179
112179
122278
132278
142278
152278
162278
172278
182278
192377
202476
212575
222476
232377
242377
252476
262377
272278
282179
292179
302179
312179

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Três Pontas gets around 251 mm of rain over 23.3 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 74% and peaks near 77% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
169
270
370
471
572
672
773
873
974
1074
1174
1274
1374
1474
1574
1675
1775
1875
1975
2075
2176
2276
2376
2476
2576
2677
2777
2877
2976
3076
3176

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 63% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 63% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
194249
284151
374053
473855
563757
663658
753560
853461
953362
1043264
1143264
1243165
1343165
1443165
1533265
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2033364
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2223266
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2423266
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2723068
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3122969

Wind in December

Winds average 8 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
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218calm
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268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 12 min at the start of December to 13 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 6:16 AM to 6:27 AM, and sunset from 7:28 PM to 7:44 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.26:167:28
213.26:167:29
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413.26:167:30
513.26:167:31
613.26:167:31
713.36:177:32
813.36:177:32
913.36:177:33
1013.36:177:34
1113.36:187:34
1213.36:187:35
1313.36:187:35
1413.36:197:36
1513.36:197:36
1613.36:197:37
1713.36:207:38
1813.36:207:38
1913.36:217:39
2013.36:217:39
2113.36:217:40
2213.36:227:40
2313.36:227:41
2413.36:237:41
2513.36:237:41
2613.36:247:42
2713.36:247:42
2813.36:257:43
2913.36:267:43
3013.36:267:43
3113.36:277:44

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.56 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.82 kWh/m² to a high of 5.75 kWh/m² in February across the year — December's 5.56 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
25.5Bright
35.5Bright
45.4Bright
55.4Bright
65.4Bright
75.4Bright
85.4Bright
95.5Bright
105.5Bright
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155.5Bright
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275.5Bright
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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Três Pontas

In seasonPeak

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

Três Pontas's monsoon runs November–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 Três Pontas?

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
4.6
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Três Pontas for sightseeing.

What to pack for Três Pontas in December

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

In December, Três Pontas sees daytime highs around 28°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 Três Pontas in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Três Pontas peaks around January 22 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 22UV 15Jun 21UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May8Very high
Jun6High
Jul7High
Aug9Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Três Pontas 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 Três Pontas is worst in September — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.3× the cleanest month (November, 7 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1622 µg/m³Nov 237 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb8Good
Mar8Good
Apr8Good
May8Good
Jun8Good
Jul8Good
Aug12Good
Sep23Moderate
Oct12Good
Nov7Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Três Pontas?

Três Pontas sits at 21.4°S, 45.5°W, 888 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Varginha, 22 km away.

Topography around Três Pontas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Três Pontas has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 192 m around an average of 916 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 462 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 765 m.

The land around Três Pontas is covered by trees (30%), artificial surfaces (29%) and grassland (24%) within 3 km, trees (51%) and grassland (31%) within 16 km, and trees (39%) and grassland (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
192 m
16 km
462 m
80 km
765 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Varginha 22 km · Elói Mendes 28 km · Campos Gerais 29 km · Paraguaçu 31 km · Boa Esperança 31 km · Nepomuceno 32 km · Três Corações 45 km · Alfenas 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 Três Pontas (-21.3667°, -45.5125°, elevation 888 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).