Climate averages 1991–2020
Crateús weather
in December.
A very hot, fairly dry month: the joint 3rd warmest and the 7th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a very hot month in Crateús: daytime highs average 34.3°C and nights cool to about 23.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the joint 3rd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 20 mm of rain on roughly 4 days, which makes December a fairly dry month (the 7th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 25 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Quixeramobim (152 km away). In December its highs average 34.5°C, about as warm as Crateús, with 22 mm of rain.
Among the 448 cities listed in Brazil, Crateús ranks joint 8th of 448 for the warmest December highs and joint 11th of 448 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 448 cities is 28.5°C; Crateús is 5.8°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 2.0°C to 32.3°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 20 mm to 94 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
Crateús climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 32.3°C22.9°C | 22.9°C | 94 | 13.8 | 12.412 h |
| February | 31.5°C22.4°C | 22.4°C | 90 | 14.6 | 12.312 h |
| March | 30.8°C22.3°C | 22.3°C | 134 | 18.2 | 12.112 h |
| April | 30.1°C22.0°C | 22.0°C | 94 | 16.0 | 12.012 h |
| May | 30.5°C21.8°C | 21.8°C | 44 | 8.0 | 11.912 h |
| June | 30.9°C21.5°C | 21.5°C | 15 | 2.8 | 11.812 h |
| July | 31.5°C21.4°C | 21.4°C | 8.4 | 1.4 | 11.912 h |
| August | 32.9°C21.8°C | 21.8°C | 2.2 | 0.4 | 11.912 h |
| September | 34.3°C22.5°C | 22.5°C | 1.3 | 0.3 | 12.112 h |
| October | 35.0°C23.1°C | 23.1°C | 9.6 | 0.5 | 12.212 h |
| November | 34.9°C23.4°C | 23.4°C | 4.6 | 1.0 | 12.312 h |
| December, selected | 34.3°C23.6°C | 23.6°C | 20 | 3.8 | 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
- Quixeramobim in DecemberBrazil · 152 kmHigh 34.5°C · Low 23.9°C · 22 mm rain
- Tianguá in DecemberBrazil · 165 kmHigh 30.0°C · Low 20.4°C · 32 mm rain
- Sobral in DecemberBrazil · 170 kmHigh 34.5°C · Low 24.5°C · 22 mm rain
- Canindé in DecemberBrazil · 176 kmHigh 33.8°C · Low 23.5°C · 21 mm rain
- Quixadá in DecemberBrazil · 185 kmHigh 34.4°C · Low 23.9°C · 21 mm rain
- Iguatu in DecemberBrazil · 201 kmHigh 34.6°C · Low 24.4°C · 28 mm rain
- Itapipoca in DecemberBrazil · 223 kmHigh 32.8°C · Low 24.6°C · 30 mm rain
- Picos in DecemberBrazil · 229 kmHigh 34.5°C · Low 25.7°C · 58 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 Crateús) is explained once on the Crateús year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.