Barra Velha in Summer
In summer (December, January and February), Barra Velha 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 Barra Velha's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Barra Velha'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 Barra Velha in Summer
Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 27°C.
A typical summer day in Barra Velha reaches about 27°C and drops to 22°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is January, the coolest December.
Barra Velha 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.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27° / 23° | 193 | 21.2 | 13.5 | 4.8 |
| Feb | 27° / 23° | 180 | 18.3 | 12.9 | 4.9 |
| Mar | 27° / 22° | 140 | 19.3 | 12.2 | 5.3 |
| Apr | 25° / 20° | 98 | 11.9 | 11.4 | 6.5 |
| May | 22° / 17° | 108 | 11.5 | 10.7 | 6.5 |
| Jun | 20° / 15° | 105 | 9.7 | 10.4 | 6.4 |
| Jul | 19° / 14° | 91 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 6.3 |
| Aug | 20° / 15° | 92 | 9.2 | 11.1 | 6.4 |
| Sep | 21° / 16° | 138 | 12.5 | 11.8 | 5.9 |
| Oct | 22° / 18° | 130 | 14.2 | 12.6 | 5.8 |
| Nov | 24° / 20° | 130 | 15.2 | 13.3 | 5.9 |
| Dec | 26° / 22° | 137 | 17.2 | 13.6 | 5.4 |
Cloud cover in Summer
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time across summer.
Chance of precipitation in Summer
Barra Velha gets around 509 mm of rain over 57 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Summer
Most of summer feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Summer
Winds average 11 km/h across summer.
Sunrise & sunset in Summer
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.
Solar energy in Summer
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 5.3 kWh/m².
Is summer a good time to visit Barra Velha?
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.
summer is a reasonable time to visit Barra Velha for sightseeing.
What to pack for Barra Velha in Summer
From summer's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In summer, Barra Velha 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.
Sea temperature near Barra Velha 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 offshore is warmest in February at about 27°C and coldest in August near 18°C.
It's comfortable for a long swim from Sep 28 to Jun 18 — about 8.7 months when the water holds above 20°C.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea temperature (°C) | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 25 |
| Comfort | Warm | Warm | Warm | Warm | Refreshing | Refreshing | Cool | Cool | Cool | Refreshing | Refreshing | Warm |
| Sea temperature (°C) | Comfort | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 26 | Warm |
| Feb | 27 | Warm |
| Mar | 26 | Warm |
| Apr | 25 | Warm |
| May | 22 | Refreshing |
| Jun | 20 | Refreshing |
| Jul | 19 | Cool |
| Aug | 18 | Cool |
| Sep | 19 | Cool |
| Oct | 21 | Refreshing |
| Nov | 23 | Refreshing |
| Dec | 25 | Warm |
UV index in Barra Velha in Summer
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 Barra Velha 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 14 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 |
| Level | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Very high | High | Moderate | Moderate | High | Very high | Very high | Extreme | Extreme |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 14 | Extreme |
| Feb | 13 | Extreme |
| Mar | 11 | Extreme |
| Apr | 8 | Very high |
| May | 5 | High |
| Jun | 5 | Moderate |
| Jul | 5 | Moderate |
| Aug | 6 | High |
| Sep | 8 | Very high |
| Oct | 10 | Very high |
| Nov | 12 | Extreme |
| Dec | 13 | Extreme |
Where is Barra Velha?
Barra Velha sits at 26.6°S, 48.7°W, 14 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Balneário Piçarras, 15 km away.
Topography around Barra Velha
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Barra Velha.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Barra Velha has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 55 m around an average of 6 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 378 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,522 m.
The land around Barra Velha is covered by water (43%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, water (44%) and trees (37%) within 16 km, and trees (54%) and water (33%) 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 Barra Velha (-26.6322°, -48.6847°, elevation 14 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.