Climate averages 1991–2020
Patos weather
in December.
A very hot, very dry month: the 2nd warmest and the joint 6th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a very hot month in Patos: daytime highs average 35.2°C and nights cool to about 23.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 13 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes December a very dry month (the joint 6th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 31 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Serra Talhada (155 km away). In December its highs average 34.2°C, 1.0°C cooler than Patos, with 24 mm of rain.
Among the 448 cities listed in Brazil, Patos ranks 1st of 448 for the warmest December highs and 2nd of 448 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 448 cities is 28.5°C; Patos is 6.8°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 0.9°C to 34.3°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 13 mm to 64 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
Patos climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34.3°C23.4°C | 23.4°C | 64 | 7.1 | 12.512 h |
| February | 33.8°C23.2°C | 23.2°C | 65 | 8.3 | 12.312 h |
| March | 33.3°C23.2°C | 23.2°C | 111 | 11.7 | 12.112 h |
| April | 32.8°C23.0°C | 23.0°C | 69 | 8.8 | 12.012 h |
| May | 32.5°C22.6°C | 22.6°C | 33 | 5.3 | 11.812 h |
| June | 31.5°C21.6°C | 21.6°C | 13 | 2.3 | 11.712 h |
| July | 31.3°C20.8°C | 20.8°C | 6.4 | 1.3 | 11.812 h |
| August | 32.4°C20.6°C | 20.6°C | 3.9 | 0.3 | 11.912 h |
| September | 34.0°C21.1°C | 21.1°C | 0.6 | 0.1 | 12.112 h |
| October | 35.1°C21.9°C | 21.9°C | 3.1 | 0.4 | 12.312 h |
| November | 35.5°C22.6°C | 22.6°C | 2.3 | 0.4 | 12.412 h |
| December, selected | 35.2°C23.1°C | 23.1°C | 13 | 1.8 | 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
- Serra Talhada in DecemberBrazil · 155 kmHigh 34.2°C · Low 23.1°C · 24 mm rain
- Campina Grande in DecemberBrazil · 156 kmHigh 30.4°C · Low 20.7°C · 15 mm rain
- Arcoverde in DecemberBrazil · 157 kmHigh 32.3°C · Low 20.2°C · 15 mm rain
- Santa Cruz do Capibaribe in DecemberBrazil · 158 kmHigh 31.7°C · Low 21.1°C · 12 mm rain
- Belo Jardim in DecemberBrazil · 174 kmHigh 30.8°C · Low 20.1°C · 14 mm rain
- Caruaru in DecemberBrazil · 201 kmHigh 29.9°C · Low 20.5°C · 19 mm rain
- Mossoró in DecemberBrazil · 204 kmHigh 34.4°C · Low 24.4°C · 16 mm rain
- Garanhuns in DecemberBrazil · 224 kmHigh 27.9°C · Low 17.9°C · 25 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 Patos) is explained once on the Patos year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.