Balneário Piçarras in Summer

In summer (December, January and February), Balneário Piçarras sees average daytime highs around 27°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 509 mm of rain over about 57 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the wettest season of the year.

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 27°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Summer is Balneário Piçarras's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Balneário Piçarras's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
27°C
warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low
22°C
Rainfall
509 mm
57 wet days
Avg wind
11 km/h
Travel score
5.0
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Balneário Piçarras in Summer

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 27°C.

A typical summer day in Balneário Piçarras reaches about 27°C and drops to 22°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is January, the coolest December.

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Balneário Piçarras 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
Jan27° / 23°19321.213.54.8
Feb27° / 23°18018.312.94.9
Mar27° / 22°14019.312.25.3
Apr25° / 20°9811.911.46.5
May22° / 17°10811.510.76.5
Jun20° / 15°1059.710.46.4
Jul19° / 14°919.510.56.3
Aug20° / 15°929.211.16.4
Sep21° / 16°13812.511.85.9
Oct22° / 18°13014.212.65.8
Nov24° / 20°13015.213.35.9
Dec26° / 22°13717.213.75.4

Cloud cover in Summer

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time across summer.

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Chance of precipitation in Summer

Any precipitation

Balneário Piçarras gets around 509 mm of rain over 57 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 13 h 36 min in early December to 12 h 36 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 5.3 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in summer

Is summer a good time to visit Balneário Piçarras?

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.

5.0
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
5.1
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

summer is a reasonable time to visit Balneário Piçarras for sightseeing.

What to pack for Balneário Piçarras in Summer

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

In summer, Balneário Piçarras sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 57 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Balneário Piçarras in Summer

The nearest coast averages about 26°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 13 km away) is warmest in February at about 27°C and coldest in August near 18°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Sep 30 to Jun 16 — about 8.5 months when the water holds above 20°C.

20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swimcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan26Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar26Warm
Apr25Warm
May22Refreshing
Jun20Refreshing
Jul18Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep19Cool
Oct21Refreshing
Nov23Refreshing
Dec25Warm

UV index in Balneário Piçarras 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 Balneário Piçarras peaks around January 18 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 12 at about 5 (moderate).

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
Jan14Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr8Very high
May5High
Jun5Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug6High
Sep8Very high
Oct10Very high
Nov12Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Balneário Piçarras?

Balneário Piçarras sits at 26.8°S, 48.7°W, 8 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Penha, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Balneário Piçarras

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Balneário Piçarras has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 103 m around an average of 8 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 398 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,227 m.

The land around Balneário Piçarras is covered by water (34%), trees (27%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, water (44%) and trees (29%) within 16 km, and trees (53%) and water (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
103 m
16 km
398 m
80 km
1,227 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmangroves
Summer weather nearby: Penha 3.0 km · Barra Velha 15 km · Navegantes 15 km · Itajaí 16 km · Ilhota 22 km · Balneário Camboriú 25 km · Camboriú 29 km · Gaspar 34 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 Balneário Piçarras (-26.7639°, -48.6717°, elevation 8 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.