Turmalina weather in December

In December, Turmalina sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 174 mm of rain across 16.4 wet days and about 13 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 1st-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 15% 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 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Turmalina's 11th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Turmalina's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
6th warmest
Overnight low
20°
9th coldest
Rainfall
174 mm
16.4 wet days
Daylight
13 hours
6:16 AM – 7:18 PM
Cloud cover
74%
11th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.68 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Turmalina 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 Turmalina reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 33°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)
12920
22920
32920
42920
52920
62920
72920
82920
92920
102920
112920
122920
132920
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222920
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263020
273020
283020
293020
303020
313020

Turmalina weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 6th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 20°11812.312.94.6
Feb30° / 20°898.812.64.7
Mar30° / 20°10212.212.14.8
Apr29° / 19°437.811.65.8
May27° / 17°193.911.27.2
Jun26° / 15°71.7117.9
Jul26° / 15°51.511.18.0
Aug28° / 15°41.411.47.7
Sep30° / 17°153.311.96.1
Oct30° / 19°727.512.45.0
Nov29° / 20°15214.912.84.6
Dec29° / 20°17416.4134.4

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% 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 72%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11981
21882
31981
41981
52080
62080
72179
82278
92278
102278
112476
122575
132674
142773
152872
163070
173070
183169
193268
203268
213367
223367
233466
243466
253466
263565
273565
283565
293466
303367
313268

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Turmalina gets around 174 mm of rain over 16.4 wet days in December, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 52% and peaks near 59% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
156
257
357
458
558
659
759
859
959
1059
1158
1257
1356
1455
1554
1653
1752
1851
1950
2049
2148
2247
2347
2446
2545
2645
2745
2845
2944
3044
3144

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 60% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 65% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1435565
2434566
3333586
4332596
5331597
6330607
7330607
8329617
9329617
10329617
11329617
12329626
13329626
14329626
15330625
16331615
17331624
18332614
19332614
20333613
21333613
22334603
23334603
24334603
25335593
26335593
27435574
28435574
29435574
30435574
31435565

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
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 0 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 6:12 AM to 6:23 AM, and sunset from 7:09 PM to 7:25 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.06:127:09
213.06:127:10
313.06:127:11
413.06:127:11
513.06:137:12
613.06:137:12
713.06:137:13
813.06:137:14
913.06:147:14
1013.06:147:15
1113.06:147:15
1213.06:157:16
1313.06:157:16
1413.06:157:17
1513.06:167:17
1613.06:167:18
1713.06:177:18
1813.06:177:19
1913.06:187:19
2013.06:187:20
2113.06:187:20
2213.06:197:21
2313.06:197:21
2413.06:207:22
2513.06:207:22
2613.06:217:23
2713.06:217:23
2813.06:227:24
2913.06:227:24
3013.06:237:24
3113.06:237:25

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.68 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.83 kWh/m² to a high of 6.23 kWh/m² in February across the year — December's 5.68 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
25.2Bright
35.2Bright
45.2Bright
55.3Bright
65.3Bright
75.3Bright
85.4Bright
95.4Bright
105.5Bright
115.5Bright
125.5Bright
135.6Bright
145.6Bright
155.7Bright
165.7Bright
175.8Bright
185.8Bright
195.9Bright
205.9Bright
215.9Bright
226.0Bright
236.0Bright
246.0Intense
256.0Intense
266.0Intense
276.0Intense
286.0Intense
296.0Intense
306.0Intense
316.0Intense
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Turmalina

In seasonPeak

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

Turmalina's rainy season runs November–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is December a good time to visit Turmalina?

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

4.4
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
5.8
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Turmalina for sightseeing.

What to pack for Turmalina in December

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

In December, Turmalina sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Turmalina 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 Turmalina peaks around February 15 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 15UV 15Jul 10UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Turmalina?

Turmalina sits at 17.3°S, 42.7°W, 721 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Minas Novas, 17 km away.

Topography around Turmalina

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Turmalina has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 304 m around an average of 709 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 608 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,322 m.

The land around Turmalina is covered by grassland (35%) and trees (34%) within 3 km, trees (62%) and shrubs (22%) within 16 km, and trees (63%) within 80 km.

3 km
304 m
16 km
608 m
80 km
1,322 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Minas Novas 17 km · Capelinha 51 km · Itamarandiba 65 km · Araçuaí 85 km · Malacacheta 93 km · Novo Cruzeiro 93 km · Caraí 110 km · Bocaiúva 117 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 Turmalina (-17.2856°, -42.73°, elevation 721 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).