Brazil in December

December is Brazil's 9th-best month (rank 9 of 12): its 34 destinations average 75/100, led by Pipa at 92 — 33°C and 12 rainy days — while Ilha Grande is cooler at 22°C and scores 77.

#9 of 12 months for Brazil · 34 destinations · updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis

🇧🇷 Brazil, month by month

75/100 in December

Where in Brazil in December

#	Place	Type	Feels-like high	Rain	Comfort	At its best
1	Pipa	Beach	33°C	29 mm · 12 days	92 tier S	—
2	João Pessoa	Beach	34°C	36 mm · 15 days	91 tier S	—
3	Maceió	Beach	35°C	38 mm · 13 days	91 tier S	Yes
4	Recife	Beach	34°C	33 mm · 14 days	91 tier S	—
5	Porto de Galinhas	Beach	32°C	51 mm · 18 days	90 tier S	Yes
6	Salvador	Beach	36°C	49 mm · 11 days	90 tier S	Yes
7	Morro de São Paulo	Island	33°C	80 mm · 18 days	89 tier A	Yes
8	Natal	Beach	34°C	45 mm · 17 days	88 tier A	—
9	Fernando de Noronha	Island	34°C	44 mm · 11 days	87 tier A	—
10	Fortaleza	Beach	34°C	35 mm · 9 days	87 tier A	—
11	Jericoacoara	Beach	35°C	33 mm · 7 days	86 tier A	—
12	Gramado	City	27°C	163 mm · 16 days	84 tier A	—
13	Búzios	Beach	33°C	123 mm · 13 days	83 tier A	—
14	Trancoso	Beach	34°C	169 mm · 17 days	83 tier A	—
15	Florianópolis	Island	32°C	187 mm · 20 days	82 tier A	Yes
16	Curitiba	City	28°C	163 mm · 19 days	78 tier B	—
17	Ilha Grande	Island	22°C	229 mm · 22 days	77 tier B	—
18	Porto Alegre	City	33°C	111 mm · 11 days	76 tier B	—
19	Campos do Jordão	City	26°C	268 mm · 22 days	75 tier B	—
20	Rio de Janeiro	Beach	36°C	211 mm · 20 days	75 tier B	—
21	São Paulo	City	32°C	147 mm · 19 days	72 tier B	—
22	Lençóis	Trekking hub	34°C	91 mm · 10 days	70 tier B	—
23	Ouro Preto	City	27°C	279 mm · 22 days	69 tier C	—
24	Belo Horizonte	City	31°C	205 mm · 20 days	67 tier C	—
25	Barreirinhas	National park	35°C	48 mm · 10 days	66 tier C	—
26	Brasília	City	30°C	232 mm · 23 days	66 tier C	—
27	Alter do Chão	Beach	36°C	316 mm · 25 days	63 tier C	—
28	Belém	City	37°C	152 mm · 22 days	62 tier C	—
29	Vitória	City	35°C	192 mm · 18 days	61 tier C	—
30	Bonito	City	37°C	196 mm · 17 days	57 tier D	—
31	Foz do Iguaçu	National park	37°C	159 mm · 13 days	55 tier D	—
32	Paraty	City	33°C	429 mm · 25 days	55 tier D	—
33	Manaus	City	38°C	330 mm · 28 days	46 tier F	—
34	Pantanal	National park	34°C	134 mm · 17 days	45 tier F	—

Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 score; each place is judged through the lens that suits it — beaches on beach weather, ski resorts on snow. "At its best" means December is one of that place's own top three months. Feels-like highs fold in humidity, wind and sun.

What's on in Brazil in December

Turtle nesting on the city beaches · Maceió · 1 Sep – 31 Mar (usually)
Reveillon on Pajucara · Maceió · 26 Dec – 5 Jan
Reveillon and Santa Barbara · Salvador · 3 Dec – 2 Jan (usually)
Nossa Senhora da Conceicao da Praia · Salvador · 8 Dec
Green turtle nesting · Fernando de Noronha · 1 Dec – 30 Jun (usually)
Reveillon on Copacabana · Rio de Janeiro · 30 Dec – 1 Jan
Christmas and Réveillon · São Paulo and 4 more places · 24 Dec – 1 Jan
Dolphins in the bay · Pipa · 1 Jan – 31 Dec

Seasons in force

Monsoon · 9 places Flood season · 4 places Wind season · 4 places Dry season · 3 places Sea warm enough · 3 places Harvest · 1 place Landslide season · 1 place Off-season shutdown · 1 place Surf season · 1 place

Peak crowds at 7 of Brazil's 10 well-known places this month.

Better months for Brazil

July · 85/100 August · 84/100 September · 83/100 Weakest: January · 72/100

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