Varginha weather in December

In December, Varginha sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 225 mm of rain across 22.9 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 Varginha's 11th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Varginha's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
5th warmest
Overnight low
19°
10th coldest
Rainfall
225 mm
22.9 wet days
Daylight
13 h 18 min
6:19 AM – 7:37 PM
Cloud cover
76%
11th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.5 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Varginha 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 Varginha 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 30°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)
12719
22719
32719
42719
52719
62719
72719
82719
92719
102719
112719
122819
132819
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302819
312819

Varginha 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°25221.713.24.4
Feb28° / 19°15117.412.74.5
Mar28° / 19°15217.612.25.2
Apr27° / 17°588.611.56.8
May24° / 14°415.1117.8
Jun24° / 13°182.910.78.3
Jul24° / 12°142.210.88.6
Aug26° / 13°193.211.38.3
Sep27° / 15°657.711.96.9
Oct28° / 17°10212.712.55.9
Nov27° / 18°18118.5135.0
Dec28° / 19°22522.913.34.4

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 15% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 75%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12872
22773
32773
42674
52575
62575
72476
82476
92476
102575
112575
122575
132476
142575
152575
162575
172575
182575
192575
202674
212674
222674
232575
242575
252476
262377
272278
282278
292179
302080
312080

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Varginha gets around 225 mm of rain over 22.9 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 73% and peaks near 75% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
169
270
371
471
572
672
773
873
973
1073
1173
1273
1373
1473
1573
1673
1773
1873
1973
2073
2173
2274
2374
2474
2574
2674
2775
2875
2975
3075
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 61% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 61% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
11104346
2194248
3184150
4184051
5173854
6173755
7063658
8063559
9053560
10053461
11053461
12043363
13043363
14043363
15043363
16033364
17033364
18033364
19033364
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21033364
22033364
23033364
24023266
25023266
26023167
27023167
28023068
29023068
30023068
31022969

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
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
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 6:15 AM to 6:26 AM, and sunset from 7:28 PM to 7:44 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.26:157:28
213.26:157:29
313.26:157:29
413.26:157:30
513.36:157:31
613.36:167:31
713.36:167:32
813.36:167:32
913.36:167:33
1013.36:177:34
1113.36:177:34
1213.36:177:35
1313.36:187:35
1413.36:187:36
1513.36:187:37
1613.36:197:37
1713.36:197:38
1813.36:197:38
1913.36:207:39
2013.36:207:39
2113.36:217:40
2213.36:217:40
2313.36:227:41
2413.36:227:41
2513.36:237:41
2613.36:237:42
2713.36:247:42
2813.36:247:43
2913.36:257:43
3013.36:257:43
3113.36:267:44

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.5 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.78 kWh/m² to a high of 5.68 kWh/m² in February across the year — December's 5.5 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
25.4Bright
35.4Bright
45.4Bright
55.4Bright
65.4Bright
75.4Bright
85.4Bright
95.4Bright
105.4Bright
115.4Bright
125.4Bright
135.4Bright
145.5Bright
155.5Bright
165.5Bright
175.5Bright
185.5Bright
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205.5Bright
215.5Bright
225.5Bright
235.5Bright
245.5Bright
255.5Bright
265.5Bright
275.5Bright
285.5Bright
295.4Bright
305.4Bright
315.4Bright
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Varginha

In seasonPeak

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

Varginha'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 Varginha?

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
4.7
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Varginha for sightseeing.

What to pack for Varginha in December

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

In December, Varginha 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 Varginha in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 15 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Varginha peaks around January 21 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 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 21UV 15Jun 22UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Very high
May8Very high
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug8Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec15Extreme

Air quality in Varginha 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 Varginha is worst in September — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (November, 8 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1517 µg/m³Nov 238 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb9Good
Mar9Good
Apr10Good
May10Good
Jun10Good
Jul10Good
Aug12Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct12Good
Nov8Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Varginha?

Varginha sits at 21.6°S, 45.4°W, 887 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Elói Mendes, 15 km away.

Topography around Varginha

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Varginha has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 179 m around an average of 900 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 482 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,158 m.

The land around Varginha is covered by artificial surfaces (48%) and trees (27%) within 3 km, trees (43%) and grassland (36%) within 16 km, and grassland (40%) and trees (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
179 m
16 km
482 m
80 km
1,158 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Elói Mendes 15 km · Três Pontas 22 km · Três Corações 24 km · Paraguaçu 32 km · Campanha 32 km · Nepomuceno 41 km · São Gonçalo do Sapucaí 42 km · Lambari 48 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 Varginha (-21.5514°, -45.4303°, elevation 887 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).