Climate averages 1991–2020
Pacajus weather
in December.
A hot, fairly dry month: the 5th warmest and the 5th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a hot month in Pacajus: daytime highs average 32.1°C and nights cool to about 24.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 26 mm of rain on roughly 8 days, which makes December a fairly dry month (the 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 21 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Horizonte (9 km away). In December its highs average 31.5°C, 0.5°C cooler than Pacajus, with 30 mm of rain.
Among the 448 cities listed in Brazil, Pacajus ranks joint 28th of 448 for the warmest December highs and 21st of 448 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 448 cities is 28.5°C; Pacajus is 3.6°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 1.1°C to 30.9°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 26 mm to 89 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
Pacajus climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30.9°C23.8°C | 23.8°C | 89 | 16.8 | 12.312 h |
| February | 30.2°C23.6°C | 23.6°C | 123 | 19.7 | 12.212 h |
| March | 29.7°C23.4°C | 23.4°C | 179 | 24.6 | 12.112 h |
| April | 29.4°C23.3°C | 23.3°C | 208 | 24.1 | 12.012 h |
| May | 29.9°C23.3°C | 23.3°C | 111 | 18.3 | 11.912 h |
| June | 29.9°C22.8°C | 22.8°C | 52 | 11.1 | 11.912 h |
| July | 30.7°C22.6°C | 22.6°C | 29 | 5.7 | 11.912 h |
| August | 32.4°C22.8°C | 22.8°C | 5.6 | 1.4 | 12.012 h |
| September | 32.9°C23.3°C | 23.3°C | 2.6 | 0.7 | 12.112 h |
| October | 32.9°C23.8°C | 23.8°C | 4.8 | 1.3 | 12.212 h |
| November | 32.6°C24.2°C | 24.2°C | 7.4 | 2.3 | 12.312 h |
| December, selected | 32.1°C24.2°C | 24.2°C | 26 | 8.2 | 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
- Horizonte in DecemberBrazil · 9 kmHigh 31.5°C · Low 24.2°C · 30 mm rain
- Cascavel, Brazil in DecemberBrazil · 25 kmHigh 30.0°C · Low 25.2°C · 27 mm rain
- Pacatuba in DecemberBrazil · 27 kmHigh 31.7°C · Low 24.5°C · 30 mm rain
- Eusébio in DecemberBrazil · 31 kmHigh 30.8°C · Low 25.0°C · 30 mm rain
- Maracanaú in DecemberBrazil · 38 kmHigh 31.3°C · Low 24.9°C · 27 mm rain
- Maranguape in DecemberBrazil · 40 kmHigh 31.5°C · Low 24.7°C · 27 mm rain
- Fortaleza in DecemberBrazil · 51 kmHigh 30.0°C · Low 25.3°C · 27 mm rain
- Caucaia in DecemberBrazil · 53 kmHigh 30.2°C · Low 25.2°C · 20 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 Pacajus) is explained once on the Pacajus year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.