Climate and average weather in Barcelos
In Barcelos, the weather is oppressive, hot, wet, and mostly cloudy and remarkably steady, with daytime highs holding near hot levels all year. The wettest stretch peaks around May.
Over the course of the year, the temperature in Barcelos typically varies from 23°C to 32°C, and is rarely below 22°C or above 34°C. October is the hottest month of the year, while May is the coldest.
Based on the travel score, the best time of year to visit Barcelos for warm-weather activities is from early January to late December.
- Hottest
- Oct
- 32°
- Coldest
- May
- 24°
- Wettest
- May
- 392 mm
- Driest
- Aug
- 151 mm
- Rain / yr
- 2762 mm
- 294 wet days
- Daylight
- 11.9–12.1 h
- shortest–longest
- Elevation
- 35 m
- 1.0°S
- Clearest
- Aug
- 66% cloud
Barcelos is locality in Amazonas, Brazil.
Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.
Barcelos weather by month, at a glance
The whole year in one picture — sky, rain, humidity, temperature and travel score. Click any band to jump to its full chart.
Each stripe is one measure across the whole year, stacked so a single day reads top to bottom. The sky band runs overcast grey on top down to clear blue at the base — more blue means sunnier — followed by the rainfall curve, the humidity band, a temperature strip that tints each stretch of the year by how warm its average high is, and the travel-score line at the foot. Scan straight down any date to read that day across every measure at once; the score climbs highest around early January to late December.
Temperature through the year
Daily average highs and lows in Barcelos, from 1991–2020 of climate data. The shaded bands show the range most days fall in — 10th to 90th percentile.
Temperatures in Barcelos stay fairly even through the year, without a distinct hot or cool season. The warmest month is October, with an average high of 32°C and low of 24°C; the coolest is May, with an average low of 24°C and high of 29°C.
Days typically run about 7°C warmer than nights year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 |
| Avg low (°C) | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| Avg high (°C) | Avg low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31 | 24 |
| Feb | 31 | 24 |
| Mar | 30 | 24 |
| Apr | 30 | 24 |
| May | 29 | 24 |
| Jun | 29 | 23 |
| Jul | 30 | 23 |
| Aug | 31 | 23 |
| Sep | 32 | 24 |
| Oct | 32 | 24 |
| Nov | 31 | 24 |
| Dec | 31 | 24 |
How hot and cold Barcelos really feels
The felt-temperature range through the year — heat index on the day's high (summer humidity), wind chill on the night's low (winter wind). The dashed lines are the plain thermometer; the gap is how much hotter or colder it really feels.
On the hottest afternoons, once humidity is folded in, Barcelos feels like about 39°C (around October 28). Nearly every day a year carries some heat stress, and 57 of them tip into dangerous heat (feels-like above 39°C), peaking in October.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feels-like high (°C) | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 37 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 37 |
| Air high (°C) | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 |
| Feels-like low (°C) | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| Air low (°C) | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| Feels-like high (°C) | Air high (°C) | Feels-like low (°C) | Air low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 36 | 31 | 24 | 24 |
| Feb | 36 | 31 | 24 | 24 |
| Mar | 36 | 30 | 24 | 24 |
| Apr | 36 | 30 | 24 | 24 |
| May | 35 | 29 | 24 | 24 |
| Jun | 35 | 29 | 23 | 23 |
| Jul | 35 | 30 | 23 | 23 |
| Aug | 37 | 31 | 23 | 23 |
| Sep | 39 | 32 | 24 | 24 |
| Oct | 39 | 32 | 24 | 24 |
| Nov | 39 | 31 | 24 | 24 |
| Dec | 37 | 31 | 24 | 24 |
Average hourly temperature in Barcelos
A compact picture of the whole year, hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled average temperature. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.
Read left to right for the day of the year and top to bottom for the hour of the day; the color is the modeled temperature, cool blues through to hot reds on the same scale as the other charts. A vertical slice is a single day's swing — coolest just before dawn, warmest in the mid-afternoon — while a horizontal slice follows one hour across the seasons. The darker overlay marks night and the lighter one the twilight around sunrise and sunset. Colors run warmest on October afternoons, near 32°C, and coldest before dawn in May, near 24°C.
Barcelos weather by month
Every month at a glance. Click a month for its detailed page.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31° / 24° | 206 | 22.3 | 12.1 | 3.2 |
| Feb | 31° / 24° | 192 | 19.6 | 12 | 3.3 |
| Mar | 30° / 24° | 275 | 24.7 | 12 | 3.1 |
| Apr | 30° / 24° | 350 | 27.4 | 12 | 2.8 |
| May | 29° / 24° | 392 | 29.6 | 12 | 2.8 |
| Jun | 29° / 23° | 284 | 27.8 | 11.9 | 2.9 |
| Jul | 30° / 23° | 213 | 26.7 | 11.9 | 3.1 |
| Aug | 31° / 23° | 151 | 23.4 | 12 | 3.1 |
| Sep | 32° / 24° | 156 | 21.8 | 12 | 3.0 |
| Oct | 32° / 24° | 156 | 22.5 | 12 | 2.9 |
| Nov | 31° / 24° | 178 | 22.4 | 12 | 2.9 |
| Dec | 31° / 24° | 211 | 25.8 | 12.1 | 2.9 |
Chance of rain
How likely it is to rain on a typical day, and how that shifts across the wetter and drier seasons.
Barcelos gets about 2762 mm of precipitation a year. On a typical day the chance of rain is very wet, but that rises and falls sharply with the seasons.
The wetter season lasts 4.1 months, from around Mar 22 to Jul 25, peaking in May at about 96% chance on a given day. The drier stretch runs the rest of the year, bottoming out around Feb 1.
May is the wettest month by volume, with 392 mm over about 30 wet days; August is the driest, with 151 mm.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rain on a day (%) | 73 | 69 | 80 | 91 | 95 | 93 | 85 | 76 | 73 | 72 | 76 | 82 |
| Rain days | 22 | 20 | 25 | 27 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 26 |
| Rain on a day (%) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 73 | 22 |
| Feb | 69 | 20 |
| Mar | 80 | 25 |
| Apr | 91 | 27 |
| May | 95 | 30 |
| Jun | 93 | 28 |
| Jul | 85 | 27 |
| Aug | 76 | 23 |
| Sep | 73 | 22 |
| Oct | 72 | 23 |
| Nov | 76 | 22 |
| Dec | 82 | 26 |
Monthly rainfall
Over a full year, Barcelos collects about 2762 mm of rain across 294 wet days — roughly 230 mm in an average month.
It doesn’t fall evenly. May is the wettest month with 392 mm, while August is the driest at just 151 mm. The three wettest months alone bring about 37% of the year’s total.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainfall (mm) | 206 | 192 | 275 | 350 | 392 | 284 | 213 | 151 | 156 | 156 | 178 | 211 |
| Rain days | 22 | 20 | 25 | 27 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 26 |
| Rainfall (mm) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 206 | 22 |
| Feb | 192 | 20 |
| Mar | 275 | 25 |
| Apr | 350 | 27 |
| May | 392 | 30 |
| Jun | 284 | 28 |
| Jul | 213 | 27 |
| Aug | 151 | 23 |
| Sep | 156 | 22 |
| Oct | 156 | 23 |
| Nov | 178 | 22 |
| Dec | 211 | 26 |
Clouds and sunshine
How often the daytime sky is clear, partly cloudy or overcast.
In Barcelos, the average share of the sky covered by clouds shows significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.
The clearer part of the year begins around June 15 and lasts for 4.6 months, ending around October 31. The clearest month is August, when the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 37% of the time on average.
The cloudier part of the year begins around November 1 and lasts for 7.4 months, ending around June 14. The cloudiest month is April, when it is overcast or mostly cloudy 95% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearer (%) | 15 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 31 | 37 | 30 | 25 | 15 | 13 |
| Cloudier (%) | 85 | 86 | 90 | 95 | 92 | 82 | 69 | 63 | 70 | 75 | 85 | 87 |
| Clearer (%) | Cloudier (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 15 | 85 |
| Feb | 14 | 86 |
| Mar | 10 | 90 |
| Apr | 5 | 95 |
| May | 8 | 92 |
| Jun | 18 | 82 |
| Jul | 31 | 69 |
| Aug | 37 | 63 |
| Sep | 30 | 70 |
| Oct | 25 | 75 |
| Nov | 15 | 85 |
| Dec | 13 | 87 |
Daylight, sunrise and sunset
Hours of daylight through the year, with sunrise and sunset times.
The gold band is daylight — sunrise runs along its lower edge, sunset along the upper — so it widens toward summer and pinches toward winter, with night the dark area above and below. Close to the equator, Barcelos barely changes through the year: days stay near 12 h 06 min of light in every season.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 12.1 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 11.9 | 11.9 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.1 |
| Sunrise (AM) | 6:19 | 6:25 | 6:21 | 6:13 | 6:09 | 6:14 | 6:19 | 6:17 | 6:06 | 5:56 | 5:56 | 6:06 |
| Sunset (PM) | 6:23 | 6:27 | 6:22 | 6:11 | 6:07 | 6:10 | 6:16 | 6:15 | 6:06 | 5:57 | 5:58 | 6:10 |
| Daylight (h) | Sunrise (AM) | Sunset (PM) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 12.1 | 6:19 | 6:23 |
| Feb | 12.0 | 6:25 | 6:27 |
| Mar | 12.0 | 6:21 | 6:22 |
| Apr | 12.0 | 6:13 | 6:11 |
| May | 12.0 | 6:09 | 6:07 |
| Jun | 11.9 | 6:14 | 6:10 |
| Jul | 11.9 | 6:19 | 6:16 |
| Aug | 12.0 | 6:17 | 6:15 |
| Sep | 12.0 | 6:06 | 6:06 |
| Oct | 12.0 | 5:56 | 5:57 |
| Nov | 12.0 | 5:56 | 5:58 |
| Dec | 12.1 | 6:06 | 6:10 |
Sunny days
How many genuinely sunny days each month brings — days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — banded into plain-language zones.
Barcelos averages about 2 sunny days a month — counting the days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — with a clear seasonal swing between 0 and 5 days.
The sunnier stretch runs 3.9 months, from around Jul 11 to Nov 5. The sunniest month is August, with roughly 4 sunny days (gloomy).
The greyest month is April, down near 0 sunny days — about 90% fewer than the August peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunny days | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Sky | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy |
| Sunny days | Sky | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1 | Gloomy |
| Feb | 1 | Gloomy |
| Mar | 1 | Gloomy |
| Apr | 0 | Gloomy |
| May | 1 | Gloomy |
| Jun | 1 | Gloomy |
| Jul | 3 | Gloomy |
| Aug | 4 | Gloomy |
| Sep | 4 | Gloomy |
| Oct | 3 | Gloomy |
| Nov | 2 | Gloomy |
| Dec | 1 | Gloomy |
Humidity comfort
Share of days at each humidity comfort level, based on the dew point — the measure that tracks how muggy it actually feels.
Humidity comfort is graded by the dew point — the temperature at which the air would be fully saturated — because it tracks how muggy it actually feels far better than relative humidity does. A low dew point feels dry and crisp; a high one feels sticky and oppressive no matter the reading on a humidity gauge.
Barcelos is humid all year round — on a typical day the air feels at least humid, and there is no real dry season to wait for.
The stickiest month is January, when it feels muggy, oppressive or miserable about 100% of the time. Even in January, the mildest month, the air is dry or comfortable only 0% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muggy (%) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oppressive (%) | 47 | 50 | 33 | 24 | 28 | 46 | 55 | 34 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 21 |
| Miserable (%) | 52 | 49 | 67 | 76 | 72 | 53 | 44 | 65 | 79 | 85 | 90 | 79 |
| Muggy (%) | Oppressive (%) | Miserable (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1 | 47 | 52 |
| Feb | 1 | 50 | 49 |
| Mar | 0 | 33 | 67 |
| Apr | 0 | 24 | 76 |
| May | 0 | 28 | 72 |
| Jun | 1 | 46 | 53 |
| Jul | 1 | 55 | 44 |
| Aug | 1 | 34 | 65 |
| Sep | 0 | 21 | 79 |
| Oct | 0 | 15 | 85 |
| Nov | 0 | 10 | 90 |
| Dec | 0 | 21 | 79 |
Wind
Average wind speed through the year, banded into plain-language speed zones so a number reads as 'breezy' or 'calm' without knowing the scale.
This is the average sustained wind speed at the standard 10 metres above open ground — the steady flow a weather station reports, not the sharper gusts that come and go, which can run half again as fast. It's the number that says whether a place is generally breezy or calm.
Wind in Barcelos is steady company: average speeds sit near 5 km/h — calm — in every month of the year, with no meaningful windy or calm season.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind speed (km/h) | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| Feels | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm |
| Wind speed (km/h) | Feels | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6 | calm |
| Feb | 7 | calm |
| Mar | 6 | calm |
| Apr | 5 | calm |
| May | 4 | calm |
| Jun | 4 | calm |
| Jul | 4 | calm |
| Aug | 4 | calm |
| Sep | 4 | calm |
| Oct | 4 | calm |
| Nov | 5 | calm |
| Dec | 5 | calm |
Best time to visit Barcelos
To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Barcelos throughout the year, we compute two travel scores — one for general sightseeing, one for beach and pool weather.
Around late December, Barcelos is still near the tail of its best-weather window — great conditions with the peak-season crowds already thinning.
Inferred from the travel-score curve; month-by-month visitor numbers are a planned addition.
The travel score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 18°C and 28°C. In Barcelos it holds close to 3.4 all year, so any month is about as good as another for general outdoor tourist activities.
The travel score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travel score (0–10) | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 |
| Rating | poor | poor | poor | poor | poor | poor | poor | poor | poor | poor | poor | poor |
| Travel score (0–10) | Rating | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3.2 | poor |
| Feb | 3.3 | poor |
| Mar | 3.1 | poor |
| Apr | 2.9 | poor |
| May | 2.8 | poor |
| Jun | 2.9 | poor |
| Jul | 3.1 | poor |
| Aug | 3.1 | poor |
| Sep | 3.0 | poor |
| Oct | 2.9 | poor |
| Nov | 2.9 | poor |
| Dec | 2.9 | poor |
The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 24°C and 34°C. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Barcelos for hot-weather activities is from early June to mid April, with a peak score in the second week of February.
The beach/pool score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).
What to pack for Barcelos, by month
Month by month, what's worth putting in the bag — from the temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind. Tap a month for a quick packing note.
Barcelos packs about the same all year — highs hold near 32°C. Across the year the things worth having are light clothes, rain gear and sun protection.
In October, Barcelos sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 23 days see rain.
UV index (midday) in Barcelos by month
Clear-sky midday UV index through the year, shaded by the WHO exposure levels — how much sun protection each month calls for.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Barcelos peaks around March 15 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 12 at about 10 (extreme).
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 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
| Level | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 14 | Extreme |
| Feb | 14 | Extreme |
| Mar | 15 | Extreme |
| Apr | 14 | Extreme |
| May | 12 | Extreme |
| Jun | 11 | Extreme |
| Jul | 10 | Extreme |
| Aug | 11 | Extreme |
| Sep | 12 | Extreme |
| Oct | 12 | Extreme |
| Nov | 11 | Extreme |
| Dec | 12 | Extreme |
Average hourly UV index in Barcelos
Modeled clear-sky UV for every hour of every day — when in the day sun protection actually matters.
The whole year hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled clear-sky UV index — the midday peak scaled down as the sun sits lower in the sky. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.
UV falls off far faster than brightness as the sun drops, so even in March the burn window is concentrated in the middle of the day: about 8 hours a day reach index 3 (protection recommended), and 6.5 hours reach 6 or more. Mornings and late afternoons stay comparatively gentle year round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 8 | 7.5 | 8 | 7.5 | 8 |
| UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 6 | 6 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 6 |
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 8 | 6.5 |
| Feb | 8 | 6.5 |
| Mar | 8 | 6.5 |
| Apr | 8 | 6.5 |
| May | 7.5 | 6 |
| Jun | 7.5 | 5.5 |
| Jul | 7.5 | 5.5 |
| Aug | 8 | 6 |
| Sep | 7.5 | 6 |
| Oct | 8 | 5.5 |
| Nov | 7.5 | 5.5 |
| Dec | 8 | 6 |
Air quality in Barcelos by month
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see which months the air is worst, not just the yearly average.
Air quality in Barcelos is worst in March — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (June, 10 µg/m³).
Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | 14 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 |
| Level | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Good | Good | Good | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 14 | Moderate |
| Feb | 17 | Moderate |
| Mar | 19 | Moderate |
| Apr | 16 | Moderate |
| May | 11 | Good |
| Jun | 10 | Good |
| Jul | 10 | Good |
| Aug | 14 | Moderate |
| Sep | 13 | Moderate |
| Oct | 15 | Moderate |
| Nov | 15 | Moderate |
| Dec | 13 | Moderate |
Growing season
Barcelos is frost-free year round — even the coldest nights rarely reach freezing, so there is no start or end to the growing season.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frost-free chance (%) | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Frost nights | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frost-free chance (%) | Frost nights | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 100 | 0 |
| Feb | 100 | 0 |
| Mar | 100 | 0 |
| Apr | 100 | 0 |
| May | 100 | 0 |
| Jun | 100 | 0 |
| Jul | 100 | 0 |
| Aug | 100 | 0 |
| Sep | 100 | 0 |
| Oct | 100 | 0 |
| Nov | 100 | 0 |
| Dec | 100 | 0 |
Growing degree days
Growing degree days tally heat above 10°C: each day adds however many degrees its average temperature runs over that threshold, and cold days add nothing. Barcelos banks about 6,227 degree days a year, and the running total — which growers use to time plantings and predict maturity — climbs fastest around October.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | 533 | 483 | 526 | 499 | 509 | 490 | 510 | 532 | 529 | 553 | 530 | 534 |
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | |
|---|---|
| Jan | 533 |
| Feb | 483 |
| Mar | 526 |
| Apr | 499 |
| May | 509 |
| Jun | 490 |
| Jul | 510 |
| Aug | 532 |
| Sep | 529 |
| Oct | 553 |
| Nov | 530 |
| Dec | 534 |
Solar energy
Average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground, banded into brightness zones so the number means something at a glance.
Solar energy is how much sunlight actually reaches the ground each day, measured in kilowatt-hours per square metre (kWh/m²) — the combined effect of how long the sun is up, how high it climbs, and how much cloud gets in the way. It's the raw fuel a solar panel has to work with: for scale, 1 kWh/m² a day is dim and wintry, while 7+ is desert-bright.
Barcelos receives about 4.4 kWh/m² a day of solar energy on average — bright — with a clear seasonal swing between 3.5 and 5.2 kWh/m².
The brighter stretch of the year lasts 4.8 months, from around Jul 26 to Dec 18. The brightest month is September, averaging about 5.1 kWh/m² (bright).
The dimmest month is May, down near 3.5 kWh/m² — roughly 31% less than the September peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 4.5 |
| Level | Bright | Bright | Bright | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright |
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4.5 | Bright |
| Feb | 4.6 | Bright |
| Mar | 4.3 | Bright |
| Apr | 3.8 | Moderate |
| May | 3.5 | Moderate |
| Jun | 3.7 | Moderate |
| Jul | 4.2 | Bright |
| Aug | 4.8 | Bright |
| Sep | 5.1 | Bright |
| Oct | 5.2 | Bright |
| Nov | 4.8 | Bright |
| Dec | 4.5 | Bright |
Where is Barcelos?
Barcelos sits at 1.0°S, 62.9°W, 35 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Novo Airão, 287 km away.
Topography around Barcelos
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Barcelos.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Barcelos has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 37 m around an average of 34 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 44 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 50 m.
The land around Barcelos is covered by trees (66%) and water (21%) within 3 km, trees (79%) within 16 km, and trees (90%) 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 Barcelos (-0.9736°, -62.9269°, elevation 35 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. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).