Climate averages 1991–2020
Santa Rita weather
in December.
A hot, fairly dry month: one of the warmest and the 3rd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a hot month in Santa Rita: daytime highs average 30.1°C and nights cool to about 24.5°C. By daytime temperature it is one of the warmest months of the year.
Expect about 33 mm of rain on roughly 12 days, which makes December a fairly dry month (the 3rd 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 João Pessoa (13 km away). In December its highs average 29.3°C, 0.9°C cooler than Santa Rita, with 29 mm of rain.
Among the 448 cities listed in Brazil, Santa Rita ranks joint 87th 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; Santa Rita is 1.7°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 0.1°C to 30.0°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 33 mm to 58 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
Santa Rita climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30.0°C24.5°C | 24.5°C | 58 | 17.4 | 12.512 h |
| February | 30.1°C24.7°C | 24.7°C | 71 | 17.7 | 12.312 h |
| March | 30.0°C24.7°C | 24.7°C | 97 | 20.6 | 12.112 h |
| April | 29.5°C24.4°C | 24.4°C | 123 | 22.5 | 12.012 h |
| May | 28.8°C23.9°C | 23.9°C | 125 | 21.7 | 11.812 h |
| June | 27.6°C23.1°C | 23.1°C | 124 | 21.5 | 11.712 h |
| July | 27.0°C22.4°C | 22.4°C | 112 | 21.3 | 11.712 h |
| August | 27.3°C22.2°C | 22.2°C | 54 | 16.7 | 11.912 h |
| September | 28.2°C22.8°C | 22.8°C | 34 | 13.7 | 12.112 h |
| October | 29.3°C23.6°C | 23.6°C | 23 | 10.2 | 12.312 h |
| November | 29.8°C24.1°C | 24.1°C | 23 | 9.3 | 12.412 h |
| December, selected | 30.1°C24.5°C | 24.5°C | 33 | 12.1 | 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
- João Pessoa in DecemberBrazil · 13 kmHigh 29.3°C · Low 24.5°C · 29 mm rain
- Goiana in DecemberBrazil · 50 kmHigh 30.1°C · Low 23.9°C · 30 mm rain
- Igarassu in DecemberBrazil · 80 kmHigh 29.8°C · Low 24.4°C · 32 mm rain
- Carpina in DecemberBrazil · 87 kmHigh 30.1°C · Low 22.3°C · 30 mm rain
- Paulista in DecemberBrazil · 93 kmHigh 29.7°C · Low 24.5°C · 29 mm rain
- Campina Grande in DecemberBrazil · 100 kmHigh 30.4°C · Low 20.7°C · 15 mm rain
- Camaragibe in DecemberBrazil · 101 kmHigh 30.2°C · Low 24.0°C · 32 mm rain
- Recife in DecemberBrazil · 105 kmHigh 30.0°C · Low 24.5°C · 32 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 Santa Rita) is explained once on the Santa Rita year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.