Arapiraca in Summer
In summer (December, January and February), Arapiraca sees average daytime highs around 32°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 89 mm of rain over about 22 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 32°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels muggy.
Summer is Arapiraca's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Arapiraca's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 32°C
- warmest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 23°C
- Rainfall
- 89 mm
- 22 wet days
- Avg wind
- 12 km/h
- Travel score
- 4.0
- weakest season of the year
- Months
- Dec · Jan · Feb
Temperature in Arapiraca in Summer
Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 32°C.
A typical summer day in Arapiraca reaches about 32°C and drops to 23°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is December, the coolest December.
How summer really feels in Arapiraca
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.
The story in summer is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.
Arapiraca 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.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32° / 23° | 34 | 8.6 | 12.5 | 3.9 |
| Feb | 32° / 23° | 37 | 9 | 12.3 | 3.8 |
| Mar | 32° / 23° | 49 | 11.5 | 12.1 | 3.8 |
| Apr | 31° / 23° | 63 | 14.1 | 11.8 | 4.0 |
| May | 29° / 22° | 74 | 16.8 | 11.6 | 4.6 |
| Jun | 27° / 21° | 67 | 19.2 | 11.4 | 5.1 |
| Jul | 26° / 20° | 63 | 19.3 | 11.5 | 5.3 |
| Aug | 27° / 20° | 42 | 16.2 | 11.7 | 5.6 |
| Sep | 29° / 21° | 29 | 11.4 | 11.9 | 5.7 |
| Oct | 31° / 22° | 21 | 6.4 | 12.2 | 5.1 |
| Nov | 32° / 22° | 28 | 4.3 | 12.4 | 4.6 |
| Dec | 33° / 23° | 18 | 4.8 | 12.6 | 4.2 |
Cloud cover in Summer
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time across summer.
Chance of precipitation in Summer
Arapiraca gets around 89 mm of rain over 22 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Summer
Most of summer feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Summer
Winds average 12 km/h across summer.
Sunrise & sunset in Summer
Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 min in early December to 12 h 12 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Solar energy in Summer
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 6.2 kWh/m².
Is summer a good time to visit Arapiraca?
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.
summer is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Arapiraca. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.
What to pack for Arapiraca in Summer
From summer's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In summer, Arapiraca sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 22 days see rain.
UV index in Arapiraca in Summer
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 Arapiraca peaks around March 10 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
| Level | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Very high | Very high | Very high | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 14 | Extreme |
| Feb | 15 | Extreme |
| Mar | 15 | Extreme |
| Apr | 13 | Extreme |
| May | 11 | Extreme |
| Jun | 10 | Very high |
| Jul | 9 | Very high |
| Aug | 10 | Very high |
| Sep | 12 | Extreme |
| Oct | 13 | Extreme |
| Nov | 12 | Extreme |
| Dec | 12 | Extreme |
Where is Arapiraca?
Arapiraca sits at 9.8°S, 36.7°W, 275 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Lagoa da Canoa, 12 km away.
Topography around Arapiraca
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Arapiraca.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Arapiraca has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 117 m around an average of 259 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 337 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 961 m.
The land around Arapiraca is covered by artificial surfaces (54%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, grassland (63%) within 16 km, and grassland (66%) within 80 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
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 Arapiraca (-9.7525°, -36.6611°, elevation 275 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.