Barra do Choça in Fall

In fall (March, April and May), Barra do Choça sees average daytime highs around 27°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 266 mm of rain over about 44 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the 2nd-wettest season.

Over the season highs ease from about 29°C in early March to 25°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time across fall, and the air most often feels muggy.

Fall is Barra do Choça's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Barra do Choça's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
27°C
2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low
18°C
Rainfall
266 mm
44 wet days
Avg wind
7 km/h
Travel score
5.6
3rd-best season
Months
Mar · Apr · May

Temperature in Barra do Choça in Fall

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs ease from about 29°C in early March to 25°C by late May.

A typical fall day in Barra do Choça reaches about 27°C and drops to 18°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is March, the coolest May.

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Barra do Choça 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
Jan29° / 19°11013.212.85.1
Feb29° / 19°7412.612.55.0
Mar29° / 19°12915.612.15.0
Apr27° / 19°8014.911.75.6
May25° / 17°5813.311.36.2
Jun24° / 16°5313.111.16.4
Jul23° / 15°551411.26.3
Aug24° / 15°4512.411.56.5
Sep26° / 16°411011.96.7
Oct27° / 17°7410.712.36.4
Nov27° / 19°15114.712.75.5
Dec28° / 19°13913.412.95.3

Cloud cover in Fall

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

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

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Chance of precipitation in Fall

Any precipitation

Barra do Choça gets around 266 mm of rain over 44 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 7 km/h across fall.

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Sunrise & sunset in Fall

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min in early March to 11 h 12 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 4.6 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in fall

Is fall a good time to visit Barra do Choça?

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.

5.6
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
5.8
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

fall is a reasonable time to visit Barra do Choça for sightseeing.

What to pack for Barra do Choça in Fall

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

In fall, Barra do Choça sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 44 days see rain.

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UV index in Barra do Choça in Fall

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Clear-sky midday UV across fall averages around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Barra do Choça peaks around February 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 17UV 15Jul 10UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Barra do Choça?

Barra do Choça sits at 14.9°S, 40.6°W, 894 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Planalto, 26 km away.

Topography around Barra do Choça

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Barra do Choça has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 192 m around an average of 892 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 669 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 976 m.

The land around Barra do Choça is covered by grassland (68%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, grassland (58%) and trees (39%) within 16 km, and grassland (62%) and trees (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
192 m
16 km
669 m
80 km
976 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
Fall weather nearby: Planalto 26 km · Vitória da Conquista 28 km · Itambé 41 km · Poções 45 km · Itapetinga 54 km · Iguaí 54 km · Itororó 61 km · Anagé 67 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 Barra do Choça (-14.8811°, -40.5794°, elevation 894 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.