Barbalha in Fall

In fall (March, April and May), Barbalha sees average daytime highs around 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 281 mm of rain over about 38 wet days across the season. It is the 3rd-warmest season and the wettest season of the year.

Across fall, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 30°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time across fall, and the air most often feels muggy.

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

Avg daytime high
30°C
3rd-warmest season
Avg overnight low
22°C
Rainfall
281 mm
38 wet days
Avg wind
8 km/h
Travel score
4.7
2nd-best season
Months
Mar · Apr · May

Temperature in Barbalha in Fall

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across fall, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 30°C.

A typical fall day in Barbalha reaches about 30°C and drops to 22°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is March, the coolest May.

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How fall really feels in Barbalha

Once humidity and wind are folded in, fall brings about 44 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
44
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Barbalha weather by month

How the three fall months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 22°11314.112.43.9
Feb31° / 22°1211412.24.1
Mar30° / 22°15218124.1
Apr30° / 22°9212.911.84.6
May30° / 21°376.711.75.5
Jun29° / 20°122.811.66.3
Jul29° / 19°61.411.66.4
Aug31° / 19°30.611.85.9
Sep33° / 21°20.4124.8
Oct34° / 22°81.512.23.9
Nov34° / 23°152.612.33.8
Dec33° / 23°335.312.43.9

Cloud cover in Fall

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time across fall.

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Chance of precipitation in Fall

Any precipitation

Barbalha gets around 281 mm of rain over 38 wet days across fall. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Fall

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Fall

Winds average 8 km/h across fall.

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Sunrise & sunset in Fall

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 min in early March to 11 h 36 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Fall

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across fall, about 5.2 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in fall

Hazard calendar for Barbalha

In seasonPeak

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

Barbalha's rainy season runs January–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is fall a good time to visit Barbalha?

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

4.7
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
6.4
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

fall is a reasonable time to visit Barbalha for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Barbalha in Fall

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

In fall, Barbalha sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 38 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Barbalha in Fall

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across fall 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 Barbalha peaks around March 13 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 14 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 13UV 15Jul 14UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Barbalha?

Barbalha sits at 7.3°S, 39.3°W, 422 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Juazeiro do Norte, 11 km away.

Topography around Barbalha

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Barbalha has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 184 m around an average of 430 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 622 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 778 m.

The land around Barbalha is covered by grassland (40%) and shrubs (20%) within 3 km, trees (47%), grassland (23%) and shrubs (21%) within 16 km, and shrubs (56%) and grassland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
184 m
16 km
622 m
80 km
778 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
Fall weather nearby: Juazeiro do Norte 11 km · Crato 14 km · Missão Velha 19 km · Caririaçu 30 km · Jardim 30 km · Porteiras 32 km · Milagres 40 km · Brejo Santo 40 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 Barbalha (-7.3111°, -39.3042°, elevation 422 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.