Abreu e Lima in Summer

In summer (December, January and February), Abreu e Lima sees average daytime highs around 31°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 146 mm of rain over about 46 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the 3rd-wettest season.

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 31°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Summer is Abreu e Lima's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. Abreu e Lima has little temperature swing across the year, so its calendar seasons blur — the season framing matters less here than for a place with four distinct seasons. For the whole year in context, see Abreu e Lima's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
31°C
warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low
24°C
Rainfall
146 mm
46 wet days
Avg wind
11 km/h
Travel score
4.1
3rd-best season
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Abreu e Lima in Summer

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 31°C.

A typical summer day in Abreu e Lima reaches about 31°C and drops to 24°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest December.

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How summer really feels in Abreu e Lima

Once humidity and wind are folded in, summer brings about 90 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
90
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in summer is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Abreu e Lima weather by month

How the three summer months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 24°5417.212.44.0
Feb31° / 24°6016.412.33.8
Mar31° / 24°7818.912.13.8
Apr30° / 24°10320.611.83.8
May29° / 23°11423.211.64.0
Jun28° / 22°13023.511.54.5
Jul27° / 22°11723.511.64.7
Aug27° / 21°6920.111.75.1
Sep28° / 22°4315.5125.4
Oct29° / 23°3112.512.25.2
Nov30° / 23°2610.812.44.9
Dec31° / 24°3212.512.54.5

Cloud cover in Summer

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time across summer.

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Chance of precipitation in Summer

Any precipitation

Abreu e Lima gets around 146 mm of rain over 46 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Summer

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of summer feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

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Wind in Summer

Winds average 11 km/h across summer.

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Sunrise & sunset in Summer

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min in early December to 12 h 12 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Summer

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 5.9 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in summer

Hazard calendar for Abreu e Lima

In seasonPeak

In summer, Abreu e Lima overlaps its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Abreu e Lima's rainy season runs February–August, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is summer a good time to visit Abreu e Lima?

Our two travel scores rate summer for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

4.1
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
5.9
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

summer is a reasonable time to visit Abreu e Lima for sightseeing.

What to pack for Abreu e Lima in Summer

From summer's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In summer, Abreu e Lima sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 46 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Abreu e Lima in Summer

The nearest coast averages about 28°C across summer — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 24 km away) is warmest in April at about 29°C and coldest in August near 26°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Warm
Feb28Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May28Tropical
Jun27Warm
Jul26Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep26Warm
Oct27Warm
Nov27Warm
Dec28Warm

UV index in Abreu e Lima in Summer

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Abreu e Lima peaks around March 13 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 13 at about 9 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Abreu e Lima?

Abreu e Lima sits at 7.9°S, 34.9°W, 30 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Paulista, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Abreu e Lima

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Abreu e Lima.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Abreu e Lima has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 92 m around an average of 38 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 167 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 743 m.

The land around Abreu e Lima is covered by trees (55%) and artificial surfaces (32%) within 3 km, trees (41%) and water (24%) within 16 km, and grassland (38%) and water (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
92 m
16 km
167 m
80 km
743 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
Summer weather nearby: Paulista 5.0 km · Igarassu 9.0 km · Olinda 12 km · Camaragibe 15 km · Itapissuma 15 km · Recife 16 km · São Lourenço da Mata 16 km · Ilha de Itamaracá 20 km

Brazil travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / N
127 / 220 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 46% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$10,713
2025
Happiness
6.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
89%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
19.3
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
16
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 482
Religion
Roman Catholic 57%Evangelical 27%none 9%other 4%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Abreu e Lima (-7.9117°, -34.9028°, elevation 30 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google.