Xapuri weather in December

In December, Xapuri sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 260 mm of rain across 26.3 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in December, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 36 min at the start of December to 12 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Xapuri's 9th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Xapuri's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
6th warmest
Overnight low
23°
12th coldest
Rainfall
260 mm
26.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
5:12 AM – 5:49 PM
Cloud cover
86%
9th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
4.89 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.9
out of 10

Xapuri 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 30°C through the month.

A typical December day in Xapuri reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs on par with November and on par with January.

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How December really feels in Xapuri

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 31 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in December is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Xapuri weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 6th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 23°26926.912.62.9
Feb30° / 23°26425.112.42.9
Mar30° / 22°25927.112.12.9
Apr30° / 22°15821.111.83.5
May29° / 21°7714.311.54.7
Jun30° / 20°366.711.45.6
Jul31° / 19°245.511.45.5
Aug32° / 20°406.311.64.3
Sep33° / 22°8813.611.93.3
Oct32° / 22°1612112.22.9
Nov31° / 22°21122.912.53.0
Dec30° / 23°26026.312.62.9

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 6% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 91%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11090
21090
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Xapuri gets around 260 mm of rain over 26.3 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 84% and peaks near 85% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of December feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, December lands in the oppressive band about 83% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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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
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 min at the start of December to 12 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 5:06 AM to 5:19 AM, and sunset from 5:41 PM to 5:56 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.65:065:41
212.65:075:42
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412.65:075:43
512.65:085:43
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1412.65:115:48
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1612.65:125:49
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Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 4.89 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.27 kWh/m² to a high of 5.55 kWh/m² in September across the year — December's 4.89 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Xapuri

In seasonPeak

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

Xapuri's rainy season runs October–April, 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 Xapuri?

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

2.9
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
4.1
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Xapuri.

What to pack for Xapuri in December

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

In December, Xapuri sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 26 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Xapuri 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 Xapuri peaks around February 10 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near September 12 at about 5 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighExtremeFeb 10UV 15Sep 12UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Xapuri 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 Xapuri is worst in September — around 74 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 10.3× the cleanest month (June, 7 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateUnhealthyModerateGoodSep 1669 µg/m³Jun 107 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb13Moderate
Mar13Moderate
Apr10Good
May8Good
Jun7Good
Jul11Good
Aug34Moderate
Sep74Unhealthy
Oct29Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Xapuri?

Xapuri sits at 10.7°S, 68.5°W, 171 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Brasiléia, 48 km away.

Topography around Xapuri

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Xapuri has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 76 m around an average of 178 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 122 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 187 m.

The land around Xapuri is covered by trees (52%) and grassland (42%) within 3 km, trees (53%) and grassland (47%) within 16 km, and trees (81%) within 80 km.

3 km
76 m
16 km
122 m
80 km
187 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Brasiléia 48 km · Epitaciolândia 49 km · Cobija 51 km · Senador Guiomard 101 km · Rio Branco 107 km · Plácido de Castro 148 km · Porto Acre 159 km · Sena Madureira 178 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 Xapuri (-10.6517°, -68.5044°, elevation 171 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).