Climate averages 1991–2020
Paulo Afonso weather
in December.
A hot, fairly dry month: the 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 Paulo Afonso: daytime highs average 33.9°C and nights cool to about 22.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the warmest month of the year.
Expect about 19 mm of rain on roughly 3 days, which makes December a fairly dry month (the 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 40 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Serra Talhada (158 km away). In December its highs average 34.2°C, about as warm as Paulo Afonso, with 24 mm of rain.
Among the 448 cities listed in Brazil, Paulo Afonso ranks 11th of 448 for the warmest December highs and joint 9th of 448 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 448 cities is 28.5°C; Paulo Afonso is 5.5°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 0.4°C to 33.5°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 19 mm to 38 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
Paulo Afonso climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33.5°C22.8°C | 22.8°C | 38 | 5.2 | 12.613 h |
| February | 33.2°C22.9°C | 22.9°C | 35 | 6.1 | 12.412 h |
| March | 33.0°C23.0°C | 23.0°C | 39 | 8.0 | 12.212 h |
| April | 31.9°C22.5°C | 22.5°C | 29 | 7.0 | 11.912 h |
| May | 29.8°C21.7°C | 21.7°C | 30 | 8.1 | 11.712 h |
| June | 28.0°C20.6°C | 20.6°C | 24 | 8.4 | 11.612 h |
| July | 27.2°C19.6°C | 19.6°C | 21 | 7.4 | 11.612 h |
| August | 28.0°C19.3°C | 19.3°C | 18 | 6.6 | 11.812 h |
| September | 30.4°C20.0°C | 20.0°C | 10 | 3.4 | 12.012 h |
| October | 32.7°C21.1°C | 21.1°C | 11 | 1.6 | 12.312 h |
| November | 33.7°C22.0°C | 22.0°C | 14 | 2.5 | 12.513 h |
| December, selected | 33.9°C22.6°C | 22.6°C | 19 | 2.9 | 12.713 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 · 158 kmHigh 34.2°C · Low 23.1°C · 24 mm rain
- Itabaiana in DecemberBrazil · 166 kmHigh 31.2°C · Low 22.5°C · 32 mm rain
- Arcoverde in DecemberBrazil · 168 kmHigh 32.3°C · Low 20.2°C · 15 mm rain
- Arapiraca in DecemberBrazil · 175 kmHigh 32.0°C · Low 22.4°C · 17 mm rain
- Lagarto in DecemberBrazil · 179 kmHigh 31.3°C · Low 22.6°C · 33 mm rain
- Garanhuns in DecemberBrazil · 197 kmHigh 27.9°C · Low 17.9°C · 25 mm rain
- Aracaju in DecemberBrazil · 209 kmHigh 29.1°C · Low 24.4°C · 30 mm rain
- São Cristóvão in DecemberBrazil · 210 kmHigh 28.8°C · Low 24.3°C · 33 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 Paulo Afonso) is explained once on the Paulo Afonso year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.