Climate averages 1991–2020
Juazeiro do Norte weather
in December.
A 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 hot month in Juazeiro do Norte: daytime highs average 33.2°C and nights cool to about 23.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 3rd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 33 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 32 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Crato (11 km away). In December its highs average 32.9°C, about as warm as Juazeiro do Norte, with 36 mm of rain.
Among the 448 cities listed in Brazil, Juazeiro do Norte ranks joint 16th of 448 for the warmest December highs and joint 44th of 448 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 448 cities is 28.5°C; Juazeiro do Norte is 4.7°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 2.1°C to 31.1°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 33 mm to 113 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
Juazeiro do Norte climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31.1°C22.5°C | 22.5°C | 113 | 14.1 | 12.512 h |
| February | 30.2°C22.1°C | 22.1°C | 121 | 14.1 | 12.312 h |
| March | 29.7°C22.1°C | 22.1°C | 152 | 18.0 | 12.112 h |
| April | 29.7°C22.0°C | 22.0°C | 92 | 12.9 | 12.012 h |
| May | 29.7°C21.7°C | 21.7°C | 37 | 6.7 | 11.812 h |
| June | 29.3°C20.8°C | 20.8°C | 12 | 2.8 | 11.712 h |
| July | 29.3°C19.9°C | 19.9°C | 6.1 | 1.4 | 11.712 h |
| August | 30.8°C19.8°C | 19.8°C | 3.1 | 0.6 | 11.912 h |
| September | 32.9°C21.0°C | 21.0°C | 2.1 | 0.4 | 12.112 h |
| October | 34.0°C22.5°C | 22.5°C | 7.7 | 1.4 | 12.312 h |
| November | 33.9°C23.2°C | 23.2°C | 15 | 2.5 | 12.412 h |
| December, selected | 33.2°C23.2°C | 23.2°C | 33 | 5.3 | 12.513 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
- Crato in DecemberBrazil · 11 kmHigh 32.9°C · Low 23.0°C · 36 mm rain
- Iguatu in DecemberBrazil · 95 kmHigh 34.6°C · Low 24.4°C · 28 mm rain
- Araripina in DecemberBrazil · 137 kmHigh 31.4°C · Low 22.3°C · 54 mm rain
- Serra Talhada in DecemberBrazil · 142 kmHigh 34.2°C · Low 23.1°C · 24 mm rain
- Quixeramobim in DecemberBrazil · 224 kmHigh 34.5°C · Low 23.9°C · 22 mm rain
- Patos in DecemberBrazil · 226 kmHigh 35.2°C · Low 23.1°C · 13 mm rain
- Picos in DecemberBrazil · 238 kmHigh 34.5°C · Low 25.7°C · 58 mm rain
- Quixadá in DecemberBrazil · 251 kmHigh 34.4°C · Low 23.9°C · 21 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 Juazeiro do Norte) is explained once on the Juazeiro do Norte year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.