Xique-Xique weather in December

In December, Xique-Xique sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 79 mm of rain across 8.4 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in December, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Xique-Xique's 12th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Xique-Xique's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
4th warmest
Overnight low
23°
11th coldest
Rainfall
79 mm
8.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
5:28 AM – 6:06 PM
Cloud cover
62%
12th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
6.38 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

Xique-Xique 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 33°C through the month.

A typical December day in Xique-Xique reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 37°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 1°C cooler than November and on par with January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How December really feels in Xique-Xique

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.

Xique-Xique weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 4th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 23°1021012.63.5
Feb33° / 23°709.412.43.4
Mar33° / 23°891012.13.5
Apr33° / 23°385.311.83.8
May33° / 22°81.411.54.3
Jun32° / 21°00.111.45.1
Jul32° / 20°0011.45.4
Aug33° / 20°0011.64.7
Sep35° / 21°10.311.93.5
Oct35° / 23°182.512.22.8
Nov34° / 24°767.212.53.2
Dec33° / 23°798.412.63.5

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 56%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14060
24060
34060
44060
54159
64159
74159
84159
94258
104258
114357
124357
134456
144456
154456
164654
174654
184753
194753
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214852
224852
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264753
274753
284753
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314753

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Xique-Xique gets around 79 mm of rain over 8.4 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 28% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
128
228
328
428
529
629
729
829
930
1030
1130
1230
1330
1430
1529
1628
1728
1827
1926
2026
2125
2225
2325
2425
2525
2625
2725
2826
2927
3027
3128

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 35% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 54% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1115293818
2115293818
3114283719
4114283720
5114283720
6114273721
7114273722
8113273722
9113273723
10113273723
11113273723
12113273623
13112283623
14112293522
15112303522
16112313521
17112323421
18111343420
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20111363318
21111373318
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23111393217
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Wind in December

Winds average 10 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
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510calm
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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 5:23 AM to 5:35 AM, and sunset from 5:58 PM to 6:13 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.65:235:58
212.65:235:59
312.65:245:59
412.65:246:00
512.65:246:00
612.65:246:01
712.65:256:01
812.65:256:02
912.65:256:02
1012.65:266:03
1112.65:266:03
1212.65:276:04
1312.65:276:04
1412.65:276:05
1512.65:286:05
1612.65:286:06
1712.65:296:06
1812.65:296:07
1912.65:296:07
2012.65:306:08
2112.65:306:08
2212.65:316:09
2312.65:316:09
2412.65:326:10
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2612.65:336:11
2712.65:336:11
2812.65:346:12
2912.65:346:12
3012.65:356:12
3112.65:356:13

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 6.38 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.92 kWh/m² to a high of 6.96 kWh/m² in October across the year — December's 6.38 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
26.3Intense
36.3Intense
46.3Intense
56.3Intense
66.3Intense
76.3Intense
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96.3Intense
106.3Intense
116.3Intense
126.3Intense
136.3Intense
146.3Intense
156.4Intense
166.4Intense
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206.4Intense
216.4Intense
226.4Intense
236.4Intense
246.4Intense
256.4Intense
266.4Intense
276.4Intense
286.4Intense
296.4Intense
306.3Intense
316.3Intense
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Xique-Xique?

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

3.5
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
6.3
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Xique-Xique. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Xique-Xique in December

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

In December, Xique-Xique sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Xique-Xique in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Xique-Xique peaks around March 10 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 10UV 15Jun 23UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Xique-Xique?

Xique-Xique sits at 10.8°S, 42.7°W, 406 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Barra, 54 km away.

Topography around Xique-Xique

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Xique-Xique has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 26 m around an average of 404 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 135 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,041 m.

The land around Xique-Xique is covered by shrubs (40%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, shrubs (72%) within 16 km, and shrubs (83%) within 80 km.

3 km
26 m
16 km
135 m
80 km
1,041 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
December weather nearby: Barra 54 km · Central 76 km · Jussara 86 km · Pilão Arcado 95 km · Presidente Dutra 97 km · Buritirama 99 km · São Gabriel 103 km · Irecê 109 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 Xique-Xique (-10.8229°, -42.7281°, elevation 406 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).