Climate averages 1991–2020
Caraguatatuba weather
in December.
A warm, very wet month: the 4th warmest and the 10th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a warm month in Caraguatatuba: daytime highs average 27.6°C and nights cool to about 22.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the 4th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 223 mm of rain on roughly 24 days, which makes December a very wet month (the 10th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 33 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is São Sebastião (Sao Paulo), Brazil (16 km away). In December its highs average 26.7°C, 0.9°C cooler than Caraguatatuba, with 214 mm of rain.
Among the 448 cities listed in Brazil, Caraguatatuba ranks joint 272nd of 448 for the warmest December highs and joint 308th of 448 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 448 cities is 28.5°C; Caraguatatuba is 0.8°C cooler than that mean.
From December to January, average highs rise by 1.0°C to 28.6°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 223 mm to 297 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
Caraguatatuba climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28.6°C23.6°C | 23.6°C | 297 | 26.6 | 13.413 h |
| February | 29.0°C23.8°C | 23.8°C | 224 | 23.6 | 12.913 h |
| March | 27.9°C23.1°C | 23.1°C | 214 | 24.0 | 12.212 h |
| April | 26.7°C21.6°C | 21.6°C | 106 | 14.7 | 11.612 h |
| May | 24.7°C19.3°C | 19.3°C | 89 | 11.5 | 11.011 h |
| June | 24.2°C18.0°C | 18.0°C | 61 | 8.2 | 10.711 h |
| July | 23.7°C17.3°C | 17.3°C | 72 | 8.0 | 10.811 h |
| August | 24.0°C17.6°C | 17.6°C | 55 | 7.9 | 11.311 h |
| September | 24.5°C18.7°C | 18.7°C | 111 | 13.2 | 11.912 h |
| October | 25.4°C20.0°C | 20.0°C | 132 | 16.6 | 12.613 h |
| November | 25.9°C20.8°C | 20.8°C | 178 | 20.1 | 13.213 h |
| December, selected | 27.6°C22.5°C | 22.5°C | 223 | 23.7 | 13.614 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
- São Sebastião (Sao Paulo), Brazil in DecemberBrazil · 16 kmHigh 26.7°C · Low 22.7°C · 214 mm rain
- Ubatuba in DecemberBrazil · 41 kmHigh 26.0°C · Low 21.9°C · 164 mm rain
- Caçapava in DecemberBrazil · 65 kmHigh 27.2°C · Low 18.7°C · 227 mm rain
- Jacareí in DecemberBrazil · 66 kmHigh 27.0°C · Low 18.7°C · 172 mm rain
- Taubaté in DecemberBrazil · 68 kmHigh 27.1°C · Low 18.4°C · 219 mm rain
- São José dos Campos in DecemberBrazil · 69 kmHigh 27.2°C · Low 18.7°C · 172 mm rain
- Pindamonhangaba in DecemberBrazil · 78 kmHigh 27.6°C · Low 18.8°C · 219 mm rain
- Mogi das Cruzes in DecemberBrazil · 80 kmHigh 25.8°C · Low 18.0°C · 198 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 Caraguatatuba) is explained once on the Caraguatatuba year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.