Climate averages 1991–2020
Arcoverde weather
in December.
A hot, fairly dry month: the warmest and the 5th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a hot month in Arcoverde: daytime highs average 32.3°C and nights cool to about 20.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the warmest month of the year.
Expect about 15 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes December a fairly dry month (the 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 36 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Belo Jardim (70 km away). In December its highs average 30.8°C, 1.5°C cooler than Arcoverde, with 14 mm of rain.
Among the 448 cities listed in Brazil, Arcoverde ranks joint 23rd of 448 for the warmest December highs and joint 4th of 448 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 448 cities is 28.5°C; Arcoverde is 3.8°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 0.7°C to 31.5°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 15 mm to 33 mm.
The annual picture
December in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Arcoverde climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31.5°C20.5°C | 20.5°C | 33 | 5.4 | 12.613 h |
| February | 31.2°C20.6°C | 20.6°C | 39 | 6.3 | 12.412 h |
| March | 31.1°C20.8°C | 20.8°C | 49 | 8.2 | 12.212 h |
| April | 30.1°C20.4°C | 20.4°C | 51 | 7.8 | 11.912 h |
| May | 28.5°C19.8°C | 19.8°C | 34 | 8.0 | 11.712 h |
| June | 26.7°C18.7°C | 18.7°C | 26 | 6.1 | 11.612 h |
| July | 26.0°C17.8°C | 17.8°C | 17 | 5.4 | 11.712 h |
| August | 27.1°C17.5°C | 17.5°C | 10 | 3.0 | 11.812 h |
| September | 29.6°C18.0°C | 18.0°C | 4.0 | 1.2 | 12.112 h |
| October | 31.5°C18.9°C | 18.9°C | 7.6 | 1.5 | 12.312 h |
| November | 32.2°C19.6°C | 19.6°C | 10 | 1.5 | 12.512 h |
| December, selected | 32.3°C20.2°C | 20.2°C | 15 | 2.1 | 12.613 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
December in nearby cities
- Belo Jardim in DecemberBrazil · 70 kmHigh 30.8°C · Low 20.1°C · 14 mm rain
- Garanhuns in DecemberBrazil · 80 kmHigh 27.9°C · Low 17.9°C · 25 mm rain
- Santa Cruz do Capibaribe in DecemberBrazil · 107 kmHigh 31.7°C · Low 21.1°C · 12 mm rain
- Caruaru in DecemberBrazil · 120 kmHigh 29.9°C · Low 20.5°C · 19 mm rain
- Serra Talhada in DecemberBrazil · 145 kmHigh 34.2°C · Low 23.1°C · 24 mm rain
- Arapiraca in DecemberBrazil · 154 kmHigh 32.0°C · Low 22.4°C · 17 mm rain
- Patos in DecemberBrazil · 157 kmHigh 35.2°C · Low 23.1°C · 13 mm rain
- Gravatá in DecemberBrazil · 166 kmHigh 28.9°C · Low 20.9°C · 39 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Arcoverde) is explained once on the Arcoverde year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.