Weather in Fortaleza in December 2024
- December is usually the hottest month of the year in Fortaleza;
Average weather
Average temperature in Fortaleza in December
Going from a maximum of +32°C during the day to a minimum of +25°C during the night, the temperature in December averages around +30°C.
The average maximum temperature goes up 29% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +30°C to +32°C.
Is Fortaleza warm or cold in December?
Fortaleza is typically warm in December.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +29°C to +29°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from +26°C to +26°C.
It’s generally warm, but pack a long-sleeve shirt for evenings.
December is the hottest month in Fortaleza, here is the comparison with other months:
Water temperature in Fortaleza in December
Water in Fortaleza in December is Warm. It varies from +27°C to +29°C, with an average of +28°C. This is almost similar to the air temperature, which averages +29°C.
In December, water temperatures are average relative to the rest of the year:
Can you swim in Fortaleza in December?
Climate in Fortaleza in December
| November | December | January | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +29°C | +29°C | +29°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +24°C | +23°C | +22°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +33°C | +33°C | +32°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 5 mm | 25 mm | 76 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 4 m/s | 4 m/s | 3 m/s | ||||
| Avg. water temperature | ||||||
| +27°C | +28°C | +28°C | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 71% | 73% | 76% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1010 HPa | 1010 HPa | 1010 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 3 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 18 | 11 | 5 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 9 | 18 | 25 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
December weather is still as good as in November. The temperature levels stay the same in the area of +29°C for average maximum temperature during the day. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 5 mm to 25 mm. Humidity rises from 71% to 73%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during December, staying around 4 m/s. The days becoming less sunny, going from 3 sunny days in November to 2 in December.
Next month (January) brings a further decline in the weather.
Wind
The average wind speed is 5 m/s getting up to 7 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Fortaleza is gradually decreasing during December, going from 4 m/s to 3 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last December in Fortaleza?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Fortaleza in December has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1985 (+28°C) and the highest in 2020 (+31°C). The driest year was 1993 with only 236 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2009 with 1739 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Fortaleza, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.