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December Weather in Pedro Leopoldo Brazil

Daily high temperatures are around 81°F, rarely falling below 74°F or exceeding 88°F. The lowest daily average high temperature is 81°F on December 14.

Daily low temperatures are around 66°F, rarely falling below 62°F or exceeding 69°F.

For reference, on February 14, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Pedro Leopoldo typically range from 67°F to 83°F, while on July 11, the coldest day of the year, they range from 56°F to 76°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in December in Pedro Leopoldo

The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on December. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Average Hourly Temperature in December in Pedro Leopoldo

Average Hourly Temperature in December in Pedro LeopoldoDec112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMNovJancomfortablecomfortablewarm
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

Francisco Sarabia, Mexico (4,179 miles away); Tshaneni, Swaziland (4,785 miles); and Kibakwe, Tanzania (5,447 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Pedro Leopoldo (view comparison).

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The month of December in Pedro Leopoldo experiences essentially constant cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy remaining about 79% throughout the month. The highest chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 81% on December 20.

The clearest day of the month is December 31, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 22% of the time.

For reference, on December 20, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 81%, while on August 17, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 77%.

Cloud Cover Categories in December in Pedro Leopoldo

Cloud Cover Categories in December in Pedro LeopoldoDec11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%NovJanAug 1777%Aug 1777%Dec 122%Dec 122%Dec 3122%Dec 3122%Dec 1120%Dec 1120%Dec 2119%Dec 2119%clearmostly clearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercast
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Pedro Leopoldo, the chance of a wet day over the course of December is gradually decreasing, starting the month at 68% and ending it at 65%.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 70% on December 20, and its lowest chance is 2% on July 13.

Probability of Precipitation in December in Pedro Leopoldo

The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).

Rainfall

To show variation within the month and not just the monthly total, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day rainfall during December in Pedro Leopoldo is rapidly increasing, starting the month at 9.2 inches, when it rarely exceeds 13.5 inches or falls below 5.2 inches, and ending the month at 10.3 inches, when it rarely exceeds 17.3 inches or falls below 4.6 inches.

The highest average 31-day accumulation is 10.5 inches on December 23.

Average Monthly Rainfall in December in Pedro Leopoldo

The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.

Over the course of December in Pedro Leopoldo, the length of the day is essentially constant. The shortest day of the month is December 1, with 13 hours, 14 minutes of daylight and the longest day is December 21, with 13 hours, 19 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in December in Pedro Leopoldo

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in December in Pedro LeopoldoDec11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hrNovJanDec 2113 hr, 19 minDec 2113 hr, 19 mindaydaydaydaynightDec 113 hr, 14 minDec 113 hr, 14 min
The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.

The earliest sunrise of the month in Pedro Leopoldo is 5:08 AM on December 1 and the latest sunrise is 12 minutes later at 5:20 AM on December 31.

The earliest sunset is 6:22 PM on December 1 and the latest sunset is 16 minutes later at 6:38 PM on December 31.

Daylight saving time is not observed in Pedro Leopoldo during 2024.

For reference, on December 21, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 5:14 AM and sets 13 hours, 19 minutes later, at 6:34 PM, while on June 20, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 6:29 AM and sets 10 hours, 57 minutes later, at 5:26 PM.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in December in Pedro Leopoldo

The solar day over the course of December. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in December in Pedro Leopoldo

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in December in Pedro LeopoldoDec112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMNovJan0010102020203030404050505060607070808080000101020203030304040505060606070708080
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Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of December 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for December 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in December in Pedro Leopoldo

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in December in Pedro LeopoldoDec112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMNovJanNov 19:48 AMNov 19:48 AMNov 156:29 PMNov 156:29 PMDec 13:22 AMDec 13:22 AMDec 156:02 AMDec 156:02 AMDec 307:28 PMDec 307:28 PMJan 137:28 PMJan 137:28 PMJan 299:37 AMJan 299:37 AM5:03 AM5:03 AM6:19 PM6:19 PM6:09 PM6:09 PM5:25 AM5:25 AM5:04 AM5:04 AM6:58 PM6:58 PM6:03 PM6:03 PM5:03 AM5:03 AM4:42 AM4:42 AM6:42 PM6:42 PM6:46 PM6:46 PM5:54 AM5:54 AM5:31 AM5:31 AM7:03 PM7:03 PM
The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.
Dec 2024IlluminationMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseMeridian PassingDistance
1
0%5:04 AMESE6:58 PMWSW-12:00 PMS245,543 mi
2
2%5:55 AMESE7:55 PMWSW-12:55 PMS243,469 mi
3
6%6:51 AMESE8:50 PMWSW-1:52 PMS241,339 mi
4
12%7:51 AMESE9:41 PMWSW-2:48 PMS239,194 mi
5
21%8:51 AMESE10:27 PMWSW-3:42 PMS237,054 mi
6
30%9:51 AMESE11:10 PMWSW-4:33 PMN234,935 mi
7
41%10:50 AMESE11:49 PMW-5:21 PMN232,873 mi
8
50%11:48 AME--6:08 PMN230,933 mi
9
64%-12:26 AMW12:46 PME6:55 PMN229,228 mi
10
75%-1:03 AMW1:44 PME7:43 PMN227,909 mi
11
85%-1:42 AMWNW2:45 PMENE8:34 PMN227,146 mi
12
93%-2:24 AMWNW3:49 PMENE9:29 PMN227,107 mi
13
98%-3:11 AMWNW4:55 PMENE10:29 PMN227,909 mi
14
100%-4:05 AMWNW6:03 PMENE11:33 PMN229,584 mi
15
100%-5:03 AMWNW7:07 PMENE--
16
99%-6:06 AMWNW8:06 PMENE12:37 AMN232,050 mi
17
96%-7:09 AMWNW8:58 PMENE1:38 AMN235,116 mi
18
90%-8:11 AMWNW9:43 PMENE2:35 AMN238,512 mi
19
83%-9:08 AMWNW10:22 PMENE3:26 AMN241,942 mi
20
74%-10:01 AMWNW10:56 PME4:12 AMN245,120 mi
21
65%-10:52 AMW11:28 PME4:54 AMN247,800 mi
22
50%-11:40 AMW11:59 PME5:33 AMN249,796 mi
23
46%-12:27 PMW-6:12 AMN250,990 mi
24
36%12:29 AME1:15 PMW-6:51 AMN251,331 mi
25
27%1:01 AMESE2:05 PMWSW-7:31 AMN250,842 mi
26
19%1:36 AMESE2:56 PMWSW-8:14 AMN249,603 mi
27
12%2:14 AMESE3:51 PMWSW-9:00 AMS247,753 mi
28
6%2:57 AMESE4:48 PMWSW-9:51 AMS245,466 mi
29
2%3:47 AMESE5:46 PMWSW-10:45 AMS242,941 mi
30
0%4:42 AMESE6:42 PMWSW-11:42 AMS240,378 mi
31
1%5:41 AMESE7:36 PMWSW-12:40 PMS237,954 mi

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The chance that a given day will be muggy in Pedro Leopoldo is increasing during December, rising from 44% to 50% over the course of the month.

For reference, on January 16, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 52% of the time, while on July 12, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time.

Humidity Comfort Levels in December in Pedro Leopoldo

Humidity Comfort Levels in December in Pedro LeopoldoDec11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%NovJanDec 144%Dec 144%Dec 3150%Dec 3150%Dec 1148%Dec 1148%Dec 2152%Dec 2152%muggymuggyhumidhumidcomfortablecomfortabledrydryoppressiveoppressive
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Pedro Leopoldo is essentially constant during December, remaining within 0.2 miles per hour of 7.7 miles per hour throughout.

For reference, on September 12, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 9.7 miles per hour, while on March 20, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 7.0 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in December in Pedro Leopoldo

The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

The hourly average wind direction in Pedro Leopoldo throughout December is predominantly from the east, with a peak proportion of 51% on December 1.

Wind Direction in December in Pedro Leopoldo

Wind Direction in December in Pedro LeopoldoDec11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%NovJaneastnorthwest
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The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

Temperatures in Pedro Leopoldo are sufficiently warm year round that it is not entirely meaningful to discuss the growing season in these terms. We nevertheless include the chart below as an illustration of the distribution of temperatures experienced throughout the year.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in December in Pedro Leopoldo

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in December in Pedro LeopoldoDec11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%NovJan100%Dec 16100%Dec 16coolcomfortablewarmhot
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

The average accumulated growing degree days in Pedro Leopoldo are rapidly increasing during December, increasing by 680°F, from 3,020°F to 3,701°F, over the course of the month.

Growing Degree Days in December in Pedro Leopoldo

Growing Degree Days in December in Pedro LeopoldoDec11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031312,800°F2,800°F3,000°F3,000°F3,200°F3,200°F3,400°F3,400°F3,600°F3,600°F3,800°F3,800°F4,000°F4,000°FNovJanDec 13,020°FDec 13,020°FDec 313,701°FDec 313,701°FDec 113,247°FDec 113,247°FDec 213,472°FDec 213,472°F
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of December, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy in Pedro Leopoldo is essentially constant during December, remaining within 0.1 kWh of 5.9 kWh throughout.

The lowest average daily incident shortwave solar energy during December is 5.8 kWh on December 19.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in December in Pedro Leopoldo

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in December in Pedro LeopoldoDec11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWh9 kWh9 kWhNovJanDec 195.8 kWhDec 195.8 kWhDec 15.9 kWhDec 15.9 kWhDec 316.0 kWhDec 316.0 kWh
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Pedro Leopoldo are -19.618 deg latitude, -44.043 deg longitude, and 2,343 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Pedro Leopoldo contains significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 627 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 2,540 feet. Within 10 miles contains significant variations in elevation (1,302 feet). Within 50 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (4,367 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Pedro Leopoldo is covered by shrubs (37%), cropland (26%), trees (23%), and grassland (14%), within 10 miles by trees (35%) and shrubs (24%), and within 50 miles by trees (35%) and shrubs (32%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Pedro Leopoldo, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Temperature and Dew Point

There is only a single weather station, Belo Horizonte, in our network suitable to be used as a proxy for the historical temperature and dew point records of Pedro Leopoldo.

At a distance of 8 kilometers from Pedro Leopoldo, closer than our threshold of 150 kilometers, this station is deemed sufficiently nearby to be relied upon as our primary source for temperature and dew point records.

The station records are corrected for the elevation difference between the station and Pedro Leopoldo according to the International Standard Atmosphere , and by the relative change present in the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis between the two locations.

Please note that the station records themselves may additionally have been back-filled using other nearby stations or the MERRA-2 reanalysis.

Other Data

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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