Caxias weather in December
In December, Caxias has daytime highs averaging 33 °C, nights around 24 °C, with 13 wet days. Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
- 33.0°C Average high
- 24.1°C Average low
- 13days Wet days
- 108mm Rainfall
- 12h Daylight
Daily temperatures through December
How December develops
Averages for the first, middle and last part of the month, from daily 1991–2020 normals. Chance of rain is the share of years in which that calendar day recorded more than 1 mm.
| Days | Avg high | Avg low | Chance of rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1–10 December | 34.0 °C | 24.3 °C | 26 % |
| 11–20 December | 33.1 °C | 24.1 °C | 42 % |
| 21–31 December | 32.0 °C | 23.7 °C | 58 % |
- Average highs fall from 34.0 °C early in December to 32.0 °C by the end of it.
- Rain is most likely over days 21–31 of December (58 % of days) and least likely over days 1–10 (26 %).
What to expect
| Measure | Typical December | Share of the month |
|---|---|---|
| Days above 25 °C | 31 of 31 | 100 % |
| Days above 30 °C | 28 of 31 | 89 % |
| Days below 0 °C | 0 of 31 | 0 % |
| Days with more than 1 mm rain | 13 of 31 | 43 % |
Conditions in December
| Measure | Average |
|---|---|
| Mean temperature | 28 °C |
| Record high (1991–2020) | 40 °C |
| Record low (1991–2020) | 22 °C |
| Relative humidity | 70 % |
| Wind speed | 11 km/h |
| Cloud cover | 67 % |
Where Caxias ranks in December
| Ranking | Position | Value |
|---|---|---|
| The warmest places in South America in December | 6th of 50 | 33 °C |
December compared with the months around it
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30.4 °C | 235 mm | 79 % |
| February | 29.8 °C | 278 mm | 82 % |
| October | 36.2 °C | 16 mm | 41 % |
| November | 34.8 °C | 50 mm | 58 % |
| December | 33.0 °C | 108 mm | 67 % |
See all twelve months for Caxias
- December is the 6th warmest month here.
- It is the 7th driest month of the year.
- It ranks 8th for least cloud cover.
- Days last about 12 hours from sunrise to sunset.
- It rains on 13 of 31 days — 43 % of the month.
- Nights are about 9.0 °C cooler than the middle of the day.
- The hottest December day on record since 1991 reached 40 °C, 7.1 °C above the usual daytime high.
QuestionsDecember in Caxias, answered
How warm is Caxias in December?
Daily highs average 33 °C and nights fall to about 24 °C, a spread of 9.0 °C between afternoon and dawn. That makes December the 5th warmest month of the year here.
Does it rain much in Caxias in December?
December averages 108 mm of rain, spread over about 13 of the 31 days — 43 % of the month. Cloud cover averages 67 % of the sky.
How long are the days in December?
Caxias averages 12 hours between sunrise and sunset in December. Day length is computed from latitude and date, so it is exact rather than modelled — but it says nothing about how much of that time is sunny.
Data sources and method
- ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
- Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
- NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
- GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0
- Normal period
- 1991–2020
- Dataset version
- era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
- Last processed
Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: daylight hours, beach and comfort scores, monthly rankings, threshold day counts, chance of a wet day by date, ten-day averages within the month. Full formulas are on the methodology page.
Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.