Climate averages 1991–2020
Iguatu weather
in December.
A very hot, fairly dry month: the 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 Iguatu: daytime highs average 34.6°C and nights cool to about 24.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 3rd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 28 mm of rain on roughly 5 days, which makes December a fairly dry month (the 7th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 29 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Juazeiro do Norte (95 km away). In December its highs average 33.2°C, 1.4°C cooler than Iguatu, with 33 mm of rain.
Among the 448 cities listed in Brazil, Iguatu ranks 2nd of 448 for the warmest December highs and 26th of 448 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 448 cities is 28.5°C; Iguatu is 6.1°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 2.1°C to 32.4°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 28 mm to 120 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
Iguatu climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 32.4°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 120 | 15.9 | 12.412 h |
| February | 31.4°C23.3°C | 23.3°C | 132 | 16.7 | 12.312 h |
| March | 30.8°C23.2°C | 23.2°C | 163 | 20.5 | 12.112 h |
| April | 30.5°C23.1°C | 23.1°C | 125 | 17.4 | 12.012 h |
| May | 30.7°C23.0°C | 23.0°C | 75 | 9.6 | 11.812 h |
| June | 30.9°C22.4°C | 22.4°C | 27 | 4.6 | 11.812 h |
| July | 31.5°C21.9°C | 21.9°C | 12 | 2.2 | 11.812 h |
| August | 32.9°C22.0°C | 22.0°C | 4.1 | 0.8 | 11.912 h |
| September | 34.5°C23.1°C | 23.1°C | 1.8 | 0.6 | 12.112 h |
| October | 35.2°C24.0°C | 24.0°C | 16 | 1.1 | 12.212 h |
| November | 35.2°C24.3°C | 24.3°C | 9.3 | 1.7 | 12.412 h |
| December, selected | 34.6°C24.4°C | 24.4°C | 28 | 5.0 | 12.512 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
- Juazeiro do Norte in DecemberBrazil · 95 kmHigh 33.2°C · Low 23.2°C · 33 mm rain
- Crato in DecemberBrazil · 98 kmHigh 32.9°C · Low 23.0°C · 36 mm rain
- Quixeramobim in DecemberBrazil · 129 kmHigh 34.5°C · Low 23.9°C · 22 mm rain
- Quixadá in DecemberBrazil · 157 kmHigh 34.4°C · Low 23.9°C · 21 mm rain
- Araripina in DecemberBrazil · 189 kmHigh 31.4°C · Low 22.3°C · 54 mm rain
- Crateús in DecemberBrazil · 201 kmHigh 34.3°C · Low 23.6°C · 20 mm rain
- Serra Talhada in DecemberBrazil · 212 kmHigh 34.2°C · Low 23.1°C · 24 mm rain
- Russas in DecemberBrazil · 215 kmHigh 34.3°C · Low 24.3°C · 16 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 Iguatu) is explained once on the Iguatu year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.