Barra Velha in Winter
In winter (June, July and August), Barra Velha sees average daytime highs around 20°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 288 mm of rain over about 28 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the driest season of the year.
Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 20°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels humid.
Winter is Barra Velha's best 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
- 20°C
- coldest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 15°C
- Rainfall
- 288 mm
- 28 wet days
- Avg wind
- 9 km/h
- Travel score
- 6.4
- best season of the year
- Months
- Jun · Jul · Aug
Temperature in Barra Velha in Winter
Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 20°C.
A typical winter day in Barra Velha reaches about 20°C and drops to 15°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is June, the coolest July.
Barra Velha weather by month
How the three winter months (June, July and August) 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 Winter
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time across winter.
Chance of precipitation in Winter
Barra Velha gets around 288 mm of rain over 28 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Winter
Most of winter feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Winter
Winds average 9 km/h across winter.
Sunrise & sunset in Winter
Daylight runs from about 10 h 30 min in early June to 11 h 24 min by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Solar energy in Winter
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 2.9 kWh/m².
Is winter a good time to visit Barra Velha?
Our two travel scores rate winter for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.
winter is a reasonable time to visit Barra Velha for sightseeing.
What to pack for Barra Velha in Winter
From winter's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In winter, Barra Velha sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 28 days see rain.
Sea temperature near Barra Velha in Winter
The nearest coast averages about 19°C across winter — 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 Winter
Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. 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.