Climate averages 1991–2020
Garanhuns weather
in December.
A warm, fairly dry month: the warmest and the 3rd driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a warm month in Garanhuns: daytime highs average 27.9°C and nights cool to about 17.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the warmest month of the year.
Expect about 25 mm of rain on roughly 7 days, which makes December a fairly dry month (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 38 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Belo Jardim (61 km away). In December its highs average 30.8°C, 2.8°C warmer than Garanhuns, with 14 mm of rain.
Among the 448 cities listed in Brazil, Garanhuns ranks joint 256th of 448 for the warmest December highs and joint 19th of 448 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 448 cities is 28.5°C; Garanhuns is 0.5°C cooler than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 0.4°C to 27.5°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 25 mm to 45 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
Garanhuns climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27.5°C18.2°C | 18.2°C | 45 | 11.3 | 12.613 h |
| February | 27.3°C18.5°C | 18.5°C | 49 | 11.7 | 12.412 h |
| March | 27.3°C18.7°C | 18.7°C | 60 | 14.3 | 12.212 h |
| April | 26.2°C18.4°C | 18.4°C | 66 | 14.2 | 11.912 h |
| May | 24.6°C17.9°C | 17.9°C | 64 | 16.5 | 11.712 h |
| June | 22.8°C17.0°C | 17.0°C | 69 | 17.2 | 11.612 h |
| July | 21.8°C16.0°C | 16.0°C | 67 | 18.7 | 11.712 h |
| August | 22.3°C15.7°C | 15.7°C | 47 | 16.0 | 11.812 h |
| September | 24.1°C16.1°C | 16.1°C | 30 | 10.7 | 12.012 h |
| October | 26.2°C16.8°C | 16.8°C | 22 | 6.5 | 12.312 h |
| November | 27.5°C17.4°C | 17.4°C | 20 | 4.9 | 12.513 h |
| December, selected | 27.9°C17.9°C | 17.9°C | 25 | 7.2 | 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 · 61 kmHigh 30.8°C · Low 20.1°C · 14 mm rain
- Arcoverde in DecemberBrazil · 80 kmHigh 32.3°C · Low 20.2°C · 15 mm rain
- Caruaru in DecemberBrazil · 88 kmHigh 29.9°C · Low 20.5°C · 19 mm rain
- Rio Largo in DecemberBrazil · 97 kmHigh 29.7°C · Low 23.2°C · 30 mm rain
- Arapiraca in DecemberBrazil · 98 kmHigh 32.0°C · Low 22.4°C · 17 mm rain
- Santa Cruz do Capibaribe in DecemberBrazil · 108 kmHigh 31.7°C · Low 21.1°C · 12 mm rain
- Maceió in DecemberBrazil · 121 kmHigh 28.9°C · Low 24.4°C · 36 mm rain
- Gravatá in DecemberBrazil · 128 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 Garanhuns) is explained once on the Garanhuns year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.