Climate and average weather in Belém de São Francisco
In Belém de São Francisco, the weather is sweltering, showery, and mostly clear and remarkably steady, with daytime highs holding near sweltering levels all year. The wettest stretch peaks around March.
Over the course of the year, the temperature in Belém de São Francisco typically varies from 20°C to 35°C, and is rarely below 19°C or above 37°C. November is the hottest month of the year, while July is the coldest.
Based on the travel score, the best time of year to visit Belém de São Francisco for warm-weather activities is from late May to mid September.
- Hottest
- Nov
- 35°
- Coldest
- Jul
- 20°
- Wettest
- Mar
- 80 mm
- Driest
- Sep
- 2 mm
- Rain / yr
- 340 mm
- 50 wet days
- Daylight
- 11.5–12.5 h
- shortest–longest
- Elevation
- 317 m
- 8.8°S
- Clearest
- Oct
- 36% cloud
Belém de São Francisco is human settlement in Brazil.
Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.
Belém de São Francisco 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 late May to mid September.
Temperature through the year
Daily average highs and lows in Belém de São Francisco, from 1991–2020 of climate data. The shaded bands show the range most days fall in — 10th to 90th percentile.
Temperatures in Belém de São Francisco stay fairly even through the year, without a distinct hot or cool season. The warmest month is November, with an average high of 35°C and low of 24°C; the coolest is July, with an average low of 20°C and high of 29°C.
Days typically run about 10°C warmer than nights, with the widest day–night swing (around 12°C) in October.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 34 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 35 | 35 |
| Avg low (°C) | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 24 |
| Avg high (°C) | Avg low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34 | 24 |
| Feb | 34 | 24 |
| Mar | 33 | 24 |
| Apr | 32 | 23 |
| May | 31 | 22 |
| Jun | 30 | 21 |
| Jul | 29 | 20 |
| Aug | 30 | 20 |
| Sep | 32 | 21 |
| Oct | 34 | 22 |
| Nov | 35 | 24 |
| Dec | 35 | 24 |
How hot and cold Belém de São Francisco 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, Belém de São Francisco feels like about 36°C (around December 1). About 264 days a year carry some heat stress, peaking in December.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feels-like high (°C) | 36 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 35 | 36 | 36 |
| Air high (°C) | 34 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 35 | 35 |
| Feels-like low (°C) | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 24 |
| Air low (°C) | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 24 |
| Feels-like high (°C) | Air high (°C) | Feels-like low (°C) | Air low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 36 | 34 | 24 | 24 |
| Feb | 36 | 34 | 24 | 24 |
| Mar | 36 | 33 | 24 | 24 |
| Apr | 35 | 32 | 23 | 23 |
| May | 33 | 31 | 22 | 22 |
| Jun | 31 | 30 | 21 | 21 |
| Jul | 30 | 29 | 20 | 20 |
| Aug | 31 | 30 | 20 | 20 |
| Sep | 33 | 32 | 21 | 21 |
| Oct | 35 | 34 | 22 | 22 |
| Nov | 36 | 35 | 24 | 24 |
| Dec | 36 | 35 | 24 | 24 |
Average hourly temperature in Belém de São Francisco
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 November afternoons, near 35°C, and coldest before dawn in July, near 20°C.
Belém de São Francisco 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 | 34° / 24° | 64 | 7.3 | 12.5 | 3.3 |
| Feb | 34° / 24° | 60 | 8.5 | 12.3 | 3.3 |
| Mar | 33° / 24° | 80 | 10.3 | 12.1 | 3.4 |
| Apr | 32° / 23° | 44 | 7.6 | 11.8 | 4.0 |
| May | 31° / 22° | 20 | 4.5 | 11.6 | 5.0 |
| Jun | 30° / 21° | 10 | 2.4 | 11.5 | 6.1 |
| Jul | 29° / 20° | 6 | 1.5 | 11.5 | 6.4 |
| Aug | 30° / 20° | 4 | 0.9 | 11.7 | 6.1 |
| Sep | 32° / 21° | 2 | 0.3 | 11.9 | 5.0 |
| Oct | 34° / 22° | 7 | 1 | 12.2 | 3.8 |
| Nov | 35° / 24° | 13 | 2.2 | 12.4 | 3.1 |
| Dec | 35° / 24° | 29 | 3.7 | 12.5 | 3.1 |
Chance of rain
How likely it is to rain on a typical day, and how that shifts across the wetter and drier seasons.
Belém de São Francisco gets about 340 mm of precipitation a year. On a typical day the chance of rain is mostly dry, but that rises and falls sharply with the seasons.
The wetter season lasts 4.8 months, from around Dec 24 to May 18, peaking in March at about 38% chance on a given day. The drier stretch runs the rest of the year, bottoming out around Sep 19.
March is the wettest month by volume, with 80 mm over about 10 wet days; September is the driest, with 2 mm.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rain on a day (%) | 24 | 30 | 33 | 26 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 |
| Rain days | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Rain on a day (%) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 24 | 7 |
| Feb | 30 | 9 |
| Mar | 33 | 10 |
| Apr | 26 | 8 |
| May | 15 | 5 |
| Jun | 8 | 2 |
| Jul | 5 | 2 |
| Aug | 3 | 1 |
| Sep | 1 | 0 |
| Oct | 3 | 1 |
| Nov | 7 | 2 |
| Dec | 12 | 4 |
Monthly rainfall
Over a full year, Belém de São Francisco collects about 340 mm of rain across 50 wet days — roughly 28 mm in an average month.
It doesn’t fall evenly. March is the wettest month with 80 mm, while September is the driest at just 2 mm. The three wettest months alone bring about 60% of the year’s total.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainfall (mm) | 64 | 60 | 80 | 44 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 29 |
| Rain days | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Rainfall (mm) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 64 | 7 |
| Feb | 60 | 9 |
| Mar | 80 | 10 |
| Apr | 44 | 8 |
| May | 20 | 5 |
| Jun | 10 | 2 |
| Jul | 6 | 2 |
| Aug | 4 | 1 |
| Sep | 2 | 0 |
| Oct | 7 | 1 |
| Nov | 13 | 2 |
| Dec | 29 | 4 |
Clouds and sunshine
How often the daytime sky is clear, partly cloudy or overcast.
In Belém de São Francisco, 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 August 28 and lasts for 3.7 months, ending around December 17. The clearest month is October, when the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 77% of the time on average.
The cloudier part of the year begins around April 15 and lasts for 4.4 months, ending around August 27. The cloudiest month is July, when it is overcast or mostly cloudy 52% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearer (%) | 53 | 52 | 56 | 58 | 55 | 51 | 48 | 54 | 73 | 77 | 67 | 59 |
| Cloudier (%) | 47 | 48 | 44 | 42 | 45 | 49 | 52 | 46 | 27 | 23 | 33 | 41 |
| Clearer (%) | Cloudier (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 53 | 47 |
| Feb | 52 | 48 |
| Mar | 56 | 44 |
| Apr | 58 | 42 |
| May | 55 | 45 |
| Jun | 51 | 49 |
| Jul | 48 | 52 |
| Aug | 54 | 46 |
| Sep | 73 | 27 |
| Oct | 77 | 23 |
| Nov | 67 | 33 |
| Dec | 59 | 41 |
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. The longest day, around January 1, brings about 12 h 30 min of light; the shortest, around May 27, only 11 h 30 min — a swing of roughly 1 hour.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 12.5 | 12.3 | 12.1 | 11.8 | 11.6 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 11.7 | 11.9 | 12.2 | 12.4 | 12.5 |
| Sunrise (AM) | 5:31 | 5:42 | 5:44 | 5:42 | 5:44 | 5:51 | 5:55 | 5:49 | 5:32 | 5:15 | 5:09 | 5:17 |
| Sunset (PM) | 5:59 | 5:59 | 5:47 | 5:30 | 5:20 | 5:21 | 5:28 | 5:31 | 5:29 | 5:27 | 5:33 | 5:47 |
| Daylight (h) | Sunrise (AM) | Sunset (PM) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 12.5 | 5:31 | 5:59 |
| Feb | 12.3 | 5:42 | 5:59 |
| Mar | 12.1 | 5:44 | 5:47 |
| Apr | 11.8 | 5:42 | 5:30 |
| May | 11.6 | 5:44 | 5:20 |
| Jun | 11.5 | 5:51 | 5:21 |
| Jul | 11.5 | 5:55 | 5:28 |
| Aug | 11.7 | 5:49 | 5:31 |
| Sep | 11.9 | 5:32 | 5:29 |
| Oct | 12.2 | 5:15 | 5:27 |
| Nov | 12.4 | 5:09 | 5:33 |
| Dec | 12.5 | 5:17 | 5:47 |
Sunny days
How many genuinely sunny days each month brings — days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — banded into plain-language zones.
Belém de São Francisco averages about 11 sunny days a month — counting the days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — with a clear seasonal swing between 7 and 20 days.
The sunnier stretch runs 4.0 months, from around Aug 26 to Dec 26. The sunniest month is September, with roughly 17 sunny days (bright).
The greyest month is June, down near 7 sunny days — about 56% fewer than the September peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunny days | 11 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 13 |
| Sky | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Gloomy | Gloomy | Mixed | Bright | Bright | Mixed | Mixed |
| Sunny days | Sky | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 11 | Mixed |
| Feb | 9 | Mixed |
| Mar | 11 | Mixed |
| Apr | 10 | Mixed |
| May | 9 | Mixed |
| Jun | 7 | Gloomy |
| Jul | 8 | Gloomy |
| Aug | 11 | Mixed |
| Sep | 16 | Bright |
| Oct | 18 | Bright |
| Nov | 14 | Mixed |
| Dec | 13 | Mixed |
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.
Belém de São Francisco 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 February, when it feels muggy, oppressive or miserable about 78% of the time. Even in October, the mildest month, the air is dry or comfortable only 10% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comfortable (%) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 4 |
| Humid (%) | 34 | 21 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 30 | 61 | 77 | 76 | 65 | 59 | 51 |
| Muggy (%) | 44 | 53 | 49 | 55 | 72 | 68 | 37 | 18 | 16 | 24 | 32 | 38 |
| Oppressive (%) | 20 | 26 | 36 | 33 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| Comfortable (%) | Humid (%) | Muggy (%) | Oppressive (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 2 | 34 | 44 | 20 |
| Feb | 0 | 21 | 53 | 26 |
| Mar | 0 | 15 | 49 | 36 |
| Apr | 0 | 12 | 55 | 33 |
| May | 0 | 14 | 72 | 13 |
| Jun | 0 | 30 | 68 | 2 |
| Jul | 2 | 61 | 37 | 0 |
| Aug | 5 | 77 | 18 | 0 |
| Sep | 8 | 76 | 16 | 0 |
| Oct | 10 | 65 | 24 | 1 |
| Nov | 7 | 59 | 32 | 3 |
| Dec | 4 | 51 | 38 | 7 |
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.
Across the year, average wind speed in Belém de São Francisco is typically light breeze, near 16 km/h, and varies moderately with the seasons.
The windier part of the year lasts 5.8 months, from around May 22 to Nov 15. The windiest month is September, averaging about 20 km/h (light breeze).
The calmer part of the year runs from around Nov 16 to May 21, with March the calmest month at about 13 km/h.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind speed (km/h) | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 15 |
| Feels | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze |
| Wind speed (km/h) | Feels | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 14 | light breeze |
| Feb | 14 | light breeze |
| Mar | 13 | light breeze |
| Apr | 15 | light breeze |
| May | 16 | light breeze |
| Jun | 18 | light breeze |
| Jul | 19 | light breeze |
| Aug | 20 | light breeze |
| Sep | 20 | light breeze |
| Oct | 19 | light breeze |
| Nov | 16 | light breeze |
| Dec | 15 | light breeze |
Best time to visit Belém de São Francisco
To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Belém de São Francisco throughout the year, we compute two travel scores — one for general sightseeing, one for beach and pool weather.
Around late May, Belém de São Francisco is still near the start of its best-weather window — great conditions with the peak-season crowds not yet at full swing.
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. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Belém de São Francisco for general outdoor tourist activities is from late May to mid September, with a peak score in the third week of July.
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) | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 6.4 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 3.1 |
| Rating | poor | poor | poor | fair | fair | good | good | good | fair | fair | poor | poor |
| Travel score (0–10) | Rating | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3.3 | poor |
| Feb | 3.3 | poor |
| Mar | 3.4 | poor |
| Apr | 4.0 | fair |
| May | 5.0 | fair |
| Jun | 6.0 | good |
| Jul | 6.4 | good |
| Aug | 6.0 | good |
| Sep | 5.0 | fair |
| Oct | 3.8 | fair |
| Nov | 3.2 | poor |
| Dec | 3.1 | 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 Belém de São Francisco for hot-weather activities is from mid April to mid November, with a peak score in the last week of July.
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 Belém de São Francisco, 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.
Belém de São Francisco packs about the same all year — highs hold near 35°C. Across the year the things worth having are light clothes and sun protection.
In November, Belém de São Francisco sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.
UV index (midday) in Belém de São Francisco 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 Belém de São Francisco peaks around March 10 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 10 (very high).
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 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
| Level | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Very high | Very high | Very high | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 14 | Extreme |
| Feb | 15 | Extreme |
| Mar | 15 | Extreme |
| Apr | 13 | Extreme |
| May | 11 | Extreme |
| Jun | 10 | Very high |
| Jul | 10 | Very high |
| Aug | 10 | Very high |
| Sep | 12 | Extreme |
| Oct | 13 | Extreme |
| Nov | 13 | Extreme |
| Dec | 12 | Extreme |
Average hourly UV index in Belém de São Francisco
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 8.5 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) | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8 | 7.5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6 | 5.5 | 4.5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 8.5 | 6.5 |
| Feb | 8.5 | 6.5 |
| Mar | 8.5 | 6.5 |
| Apr | 8 | 6 |
| May | 7.5 | 5.5 |
| Jun | 7 | 4.5 |
| Jul | 7 | 5 |
| Aug | 7 | 5 |
| Sep | 8 | 6 |
| Oct | 8 | 6 |
| Nov | 8 | 6 |
| Dec | 8 | 6 |
Growing season
Belém de São Francisco 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. Belém de São Francisco banks about 6,329 degree days a year, and the running total — which growers use to time plantings and predict maturity — climbs fastest around December.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | 581 | 518 | 571 | 533 | 516 | 460 | 454 | 466 | 497 | 562 | 574 | 596 |
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | |
|---|---|
| Jan | 581 |
| Feb | 518 |
| Mar | 571 |
| Apr | 533 |
| May | 516 |
| Jun | 460 |
| Jul | 454 |
| Aug | 466 |
| Sep | 497 |
| Oct | 562 |
| Nov | 574 |
| Dec | 596 |
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.
Belém de São Francisco receives about 5.7 kWh/m² a day of solar energy on average — bright — with a clear seasonal swing between 4.0 and 7.0 kWh/m².
The brighter stretch of the year lasts 7.1 months, from around Sep 8 to Apr 11. The brightest month is November, averaging about 6.9 kWh/m² (intense).
The dimmest month is June, down near 4.0 kWh/m² — roughly 42% less than the November peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.2 | 5.7 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 6.1 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 6.7 |
| Level | Intense | Intense | Intense | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense |
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6.4 | Intense |
| Feb | 6.4 | Intense |
| Mar | 6.2 | Intense |
| Apr | 5.7 | Bright |
| May | 4.6 | Bright |
| Jun | 4.0 | Bright |
| Jul | 4.1 | Bright |
| Aug | 4.9 | Bright |
| Sep | 6.1 | Intense |
| Oct | 6.9 | Intense |
| Nov | 6.9 | Intense |
| Dec | 6.7 | Intense |
Where is Belém de São Francisco?
Belém de São Francisco sits at 8.8°S, 39.0°W, 317 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Abaré, 17 km away.
Topography around Belém de São Francisco
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Belém de São Francisco.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Belém de São Francisco has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 33 m around an average of 312 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 87 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 643 m.
The land around Belém de São Francisco is covered by shrubs (31%) and grassland (28%) within 3 km, shrubs (44%) and grassland (38%) within 16 km, and shrubs (82%) 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 Belém de São Francisco (-8.7539°, -38.9658°, elevation 317 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).