Araruama in Spring

In spring (September, October and November), Araruama sees average daytime highs around 26°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 340 mm of rain over about 37 wet days across the season. It is the 3rd-warmest season and the 2nd-wettest season.

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 26°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels muggy.

Spring is Araruama's 2nd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Araruama's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
26°C
3rd-warmest season
Avg overnight low
21°C
Rainfall
340 mm
37 wet days
Avg wind
15 km/h
Travel score
6.4
2nd-best season
Months
Sep · Oct · Nov

Temperature in Araruama in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 26°C.

A typical spring day in Araruama reaches about 26°C and drops to 21°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is November, the coolest September.

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How spring really feels in Araruama

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

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

spring sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Araruama weather by month

How the three spring months (September, October and November) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 24°17815.413.25.0
Feb29° / 24°12211.712.85.2
Mar28° / 23°16316.112.25.2
Apr27° / 22°8511.511.56.4
May25° / 20°7410.910.96.9
Jun25° / 19°436.910.67.7
Jul24° / 18°457.810.77.7
Aug24° / 19°427.211.27.7
Sep25° / 20°741011.97.0
Oct26° / 21°9411.112.56.5
Nov26° / 22°17215.913.15.6
Dec28° / 23°18916.913.45.2

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time across spring.

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Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Araruama gets around 340 mm of rain over 37 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Spring

Winds average 15 km/h across spring.

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Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min in early September to 13 h 18 min by late November. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 5.4 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Araruama

In seasonPeak

In spring, Araruama overlaps its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Araruama's rainy season runs October–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is spring a good time to visit Araruama?

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

6.4
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
5.9
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

spring is a reasonable time to visit Araruama for sightseeing.

What to pack for Araruama in Spring

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

In spring, Araruama sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 21°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 37 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Araruama in Spring

The nearest coast averages about 22°C across spring — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 28 km away) is warmest in March at about 26°C and coldest in September near 22°C.

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

20°22°24°26°28°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan25Warm
Feb25Warm
Mar26Warm
Apr25Warm
May24Refreshing
Jun23Refreshing
Jul22Refreshing
Aug22Refreshing
Sep22Refreshing
Oct22Refreshing
Nov23Refreshing
Dec24Warm

UV index in Araruama in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Araruama peaks around January 14 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 12 at about 5 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 14UV 14Jul 12UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr9Very high
May7High
Jun6High
Jul5Moderate
Aug8Very high
Sep7High
Oct12Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Araruama?

Araruama sits at 22.9°S, 42.3°W, 20 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Iguaba Grande, 12 km away.

Topography around Araruama

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Araruama has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 67 m around an average of 10 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 584 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,252 m.

The land around Araruama is covered by artificial surfaces (50%) and water (22%) within 3 km, water (37%), grassland (32%) and trees (21%) within 16 km, and water (45%) and trees (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
67 m
16 km
584 m
80 km
2,252 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
Spring weather nearby: Iguaba Grande 12 km · Saquarema 13 km · São Pedro da Aldeia 25 km · Silva Jardim 25 km · Cabo Frio 33 km · Rio Bonito 33 km · Arraial do Cabo 34 km · Tanguá 41 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 Araruama (-22.8728°, -42.3431°, elevation 20 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.