Tupaciguara weather in December

In December, Tupaciguara sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 226 mm of rain across 23 wet days and about 13.1 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in December, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 13 hours at the start of December to 13 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Tupaciguara's 11th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tupaciguara's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
8th warmest
Overnight low
22°
10th coldest
Rainfall
226 mm
23 wet days
Daylight
13 h 06 min
6:38 AM – 7:44 PM
Cloud cover
77%
11th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.63 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.7
out of 10

Tupaciguara 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 29°C through the month.

A typical December day in Tupaciguara reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°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)
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22922
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42922
52922
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72922
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Tupaciguara weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 8th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 22°23421.8133.8
Feb29° / 22°16218.712.63.9
Mar29° / 22°1521812.14.3
Apr29° / 21°53911.65.6
May28° / 18°213.611.17.4
Jun27° / 17°71.210.98.2
Jul28° / 17°50.6118.3
Aug29° / 18°71.111.46.9
Sep31° / 20°345.611.95.1
Oct31° / 22°9112.712.44.1
Nov30° / 21°17819.812.93.9
Dec29° / 22°2262313.13.7

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 77%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12476
22278
32080
42080
52080
61981
71981
81981
92080
102080
112179
122278
132377
142377
152575
162575
172674
182674
192773
202872
212872
222872
232872
242674
252674
262674
272476
282377
292278
302278
312179

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Tupaciguara gets around 226 mm of rain over 23 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.

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Rain chance (%)
174
275
376
476
576
677
777
877
976
1076
1176
1275
1375
1474
1573
1673
1772
1872
1971
2071
2171
2271
2372
2472
2572
2673
2773
2873
2973
3074
3174

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 75% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 95% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1197416
2187417
3177418
4177319
5167320
6157321
7157222
8157222
9047323
10047323
11047323
12047224
13047224
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20047620
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28037918
29037819
30037819
31047620

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
197calm
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217calm
227calm
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267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 hours at the start of December to 13 h 06 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 6:33 AM to 6:45 AM, and sunset from 7:36 PM to 7:51 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.06:337:36
213.06:347:36
313.16:347:37
413.16:347:37
513.16:347:38
613.16:347:39
713.16:357:39
813.16:357:40
913.16:357:40
1013.16:367:41
1113.16:367:42
1213.16:367:42
1313.16:377:43
1413.16:377:43
1513.16:377:44
1613.16:387:44
1713.16:387:45
1813.16:387:45
1913.16:397:46
2013.16:397:46
2113.16:407:47
2213.16:407:47
2313.16:417:48
2413.16:417:48
2513.16:427:49
2613.16:427:49
2713.16:437:50
2813.16:437:50
2913.16:447:50
3013.16:447:51
3113.16:457:51

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.63 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.32 kWh/m² to a high of 6.24 kWh/m² in October across the year — December's 5.63 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
25.5Bright
35.5Bright
45.5Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
75.5Bright
85.5Bright
95.5Bright
105.5Bright
115.5Bright
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135.5Bright
145.5Bright
155.6Bright
165.6Bright
175.6Bright
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295.6Bright
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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Tupaciguara

In seasonPeak

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

Tupaciguara'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 Tupaciguara?

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

3.7
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
4.8
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Tupaciguara.

What to pack for Tupaciguara in December

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

In December, Tupaciguara sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Tupaciguara 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 Tupaciguara peaks around February 9 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 9UV 15Jun 20UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May8Very high
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Tupaciguara 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 Tupaciguara is worst in September — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.1× the cleanest month (July, 6 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1722 µg/m³Jul 106 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb8Good
Mar8Good
Apr7Good
May7Good
Jun6Good
Jul6Good
Aug11Good
Sep23Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov6Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Tupaciguara?

Tupaciguara sits at 18.6°S, 48.7°W, 871 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Monte Alegre de Minas, 36 km away.

Topography around Tupaciguara

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tupaciguara has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 85 m around an average of 881 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 416 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 554 m.

The land around Tupaciguara is covered by cropland (54%) within 3 km, cropland (60%) and trees (22%) within 16 km, and cropland (39%), grassland (31%) and trees (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
85 m
16 km
416 m
80 km
554 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Monte Alegre de Minas 36 km · Araguari 55 km · Itumbiara 57 km · Uberlândia 58 km · Prata 83 km · Ituiutaba 90 km · Catalão 93 km · Goiatuba 94 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 Tupaciguara (-18.5922°, -48.705°, elevation 871 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).