Vazante weather in December

In December, Vazante sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 290 mm of rain across 22.3 wet days and about 13.1 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 1st-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 11% 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 Vazante's 12th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Vazante's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
9th warmest
Overnight low
20°
11th coldest
Rainfall
290 mm
22.3 wet days
Daylight
13 h 06 min
6:32 AM – 7:36 PM
Cloud cover
78%
12th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.53 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

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 Vazante reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°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)
12820
22820
32820
42820
52820
62820
72820
82820
92820
102820
112820
122820
132820
142820
152820
162820
172820
182820
192820
202820
212820
222820
232820
242820
252820
262820
272820
282820
292820
302820
312820

Vazante weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 9th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 20°26220134.3
Feb29° / 20°16515.512.64.6
Mar29° / 20°17617.312.14.8
Apr28° / 19°618.811.66.1
May27° / 17°223.111.27.7
Jun26° / 15°71.210.98.4
Jul27° / 15°30.5118.5
Aug28° / 16°71.111.47.6
Sep30° / 18°365.111.95.7
Oct30° / 20°9010.712.44.7
Nov29° / 20°22119.712.84.3
Dec28° / 20°29022.313.14.1

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 79%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12179
22179
31981
41882
51882
61783
71783
81783
91783
101684
111783
121882
131981
141981
152080
162179
172179
182278
192278
202377
212476
222476
232476
242476
252476
262476
272476
282575
292575
302476
312575

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Vazante gets around 290 mm of rain over 22.3 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 72% and peaks near 77% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
175
275
376
476
577
677
777
877
976
1076
1175
1275
1374
1473
1572
1672
1771
1870
1969
2069
2168
2268
2367
2467
2567
2667
2767
2868
2968
3068
3168

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 81% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 85% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1114814
2113824
3112834
4112834
5111844
6111844
7111835
8111835
9111835
10112825
11112825
12113815
13113815
14114805
15114805
16115795
17115795
18115804
19115804
20116794
21116794
22116794
23116794
24116794
25116794
26116794
27115795
28115795
29115795
30115795
31115786

Wind in December

Winds average 6 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 6 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
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

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 6:27 AM to 6:39 AM, and sunset from 7:27 PM to 7:43 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.06:277:27
213.06:287:28
313.06:287:29
413.06:287:29
513.06:287:30
613.06:287:30
713.06:297:31
813.06:297:32
913.06:297:32
1013.16:297:33
1113.16:307:33
1213.16:307:34
1313.16:307:34
1413.16:317:35
1513.16:317:35
1613.16:327:36
1713.16:327:36
1813.16:327:37
1913.16:337:38
2013.16:337:38
2113.16:347:38
2213.16:347:39
2313.16:357:39
2413.16:357:40
2513.16:367:40
2613.16:367:41
2713.16:377:41
2813.16:377:42
2913.16:387:42
3013.16:387:42
3113.16:397:43

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.53 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.31 kWh/m² to a high of 6.21 kWh/m² in October across the year — December's 5.53 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
25.3Bright
35.3Bright
45.3Bright
55.3Bright
65.3Bright
75.3Bright
85.3Bright
95.3Bright
105.3Bright
115.4Bright
125.4Bright
135.4Bright
145.4Bright
155.5Bright
165.5Bright
175.5Bright
185.6Bright
195.6Bright
205.6Bright
215.7Bright
225.7Bright
235.7Bright
245.7Bright
255.7Bright
265.7Bright
275.7Bright
285.7Bright
295.7Bright
305.7Bright
315.7Bright
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Vazante

In seasonPeak

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

Vazante'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 Vazante?

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

4.1
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
4.8
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Vazante for sightseeing.

What to pack for Vazante in December

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

In December, Vazante sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Vazante 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 Vazante peaks around February 12 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 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 12UV 16Jun 21UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May9Very high
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Vazante 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 Vazante is worst in September — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.0× the cleanest month (July, 4 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1815 µg/m³Jul 114 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan6Good
Feb7Good
Mar7Good
Apr6Good
May6Good
Jun5Good
Jul4Good
Aug7Good
Sep16Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov6Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Vazante?

Vazante sits at 18.0°S, 46.9°W, 665 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Coromandel, 62 km away.

Topography around Vazante

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Vazante has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 277 m around an average of 698 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 437 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 697 m.

The land around Vazante is covered by trees (32%) and grassland (28%) within 3 km, grassland (35%) and trees (28%) within 16 km, and grassland (37%), cropland (28%) and trees (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
277 m
16 km
437 m
80 km
697 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
December weather nearby: Coromandel 62 km · Presidente Olegário 71 km · Patos de Minas 78 km · João Pinheiro 82 km · Paracatu 85 km · Lagoa Formosa 103 km · Monte Carmelo 103 km · Patrocínio 107 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 Vazante (-17.9869°, -46.9078°, elevation 665 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).