Climate averages 1991–2020
Canindé weather
in December.
A hot, fairly dry month: the 4th warmest and the 6th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a hot month in Canindé: daytime highs average 33.8°C and nights cool to about 23.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the 4th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 21 mm of rain on roughly 4 days, which makes December a fairly dry month (the 6th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 22 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Quixadá (76 km away). In December its highs average 34.4°C, 0.6°C warmer than Canindé, with 21 mm of rain.
Among the 448 cities listed in Brazil, Canindé ranks joint 12th of 448 for the warmest December highs and joint 13th of 448 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 448 cities is 28.5°C; Canindé is 5.3°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 1.5°C to 32.3°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 21 mm to 96 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
Canindé climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 32.3°C23.2°C | 23.2°C | 96 | 14.5 | 12.312 h |
| February | 31.4°C23.0°C | 23.0°C | 103 | 17.1 | 12.212 h |
| March | 30.7°C22.8°C | 22.8°C | 156 | 22.1 | 12.112 h |
| April | 30.0°C22.6°C | 22.6°C | 156 | 21.5 | 12.012 h |
| May | 30.5°C22.5°C | 22.5°C | 62 | 12.0 | 11.912 h |
| June | 30.6°C22.0°C | 22.0°C | 23 | 6.3 | 11.912 h |
| July | 31.3°C21.9°C | 21.9°C | 15 | 2.8 | 11.912 h |
| August | 32.8°C22.2°C | 22.2°C | 3.1 | 0.6 | 12.012 h |
| September | 34.1°C22.7°C | 22.7°C | 0.8 | 0.2 | 12.112 h |
| October | 34.6°C23.0°C | 23.0°C | 2.4 | 0.4 | 12.212 h |
| November | 34.5°C23.3°C | 23.3°C | 3.8 | 0.9 | 12.312 h |
| December, selected | 33.8°C23.5°C | 23.5°C | 21 | 4.3 | 12.412 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
- Quixadá in DecemberBrazil · 76 kmHigh 34.4°C · Low 23.9°C · 21 mm rain
- Maranguape in DecemberBrazil · 87 kmHigh 31.5°C · Low 24.7°C · 27 mm rain
- Pacatuba in DecemberBrazil · 87 kmHigh 31.7°C · Low 24.5°C · 30 mm rain
- Maracanaú in DecemberBrazil · 93 kmHigh 31.3°C · Low 24.9°C · 27 mm rain
- Quixeramobim in DecemberBrazil · 93 kmHigh 34.5°C · Low 23.9°C · 22 mm rain
- Horizonte in DecemberBrazil · 96 kmHigh 31.5°C · Low 24.2°C · 30 mm rain
- Pacajus in DecemberBrazil · 97 kmHigh 32.1°C · Low 24.2°C · 26 mm rain
- Itapipoca in DecemberBrazil · 101 kmHigh 32.8°C · Low 24.6°C · 30 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 Canindé) is explained once on the Canindé year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.