Butiá in Summer

In summer (December, January and February), Butiá sees average daytime highs around 30°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 381 mm of rain over about 38 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the 3rd-wettest season.

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 30°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels muggy.

Summer is Butiá's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Butiá's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
30°C
warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low
20°C
Rainfall
381 mm
38 wet days
Avg wind
10 km/h
Travel score
4.8
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Butiá in Summer

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 30°C.

A typical summer day in Butiá reaches about 30°C and drops to 20°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is January, the coolest December.

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How summer really feels in Butiá

Once humidity and wind are folded in, summer brings about 7 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
7
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in summer is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Butiá 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 20°13013.913.74.5
Feb30° / 20°12512.513.14.7
Mar28° / 19°10810.812.25.8
Apr25° / 16°1149.211.36.9
May21° / 13°1148.810.56.7
Jun19° / 11°1269.310.16.1
Jul19° / 10°14810.210.36.0
Aug21° / 11°1201010.96.5
Sep22° / 13°15211.311.86.3
Oct24° / 15°17812.212.76.4
Nov27° / 17°12410.313.56.4
Dec29° / 19°12611.513.95.2

Cloud cover in Summer

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time across summer.

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Chance of precipitation in Summer

Any precipitation

Butiá gets around 381 mm of rain over 38 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Summer

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of summer feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

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Wind in Summer

Winds average 10 km/h across summer.

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Sunrise & sunset in Summer

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 48 min in early December to 12 h 42 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMDecJanFeb

Solar energy in Summer

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 6.1 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in summer

Is summer a good time to visit Butiá?

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.

4.8
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
6.5
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

summer is a reasonable time to visit Butiá for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Butiá in Summer

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

In summer, Butiá sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 38 days see rain.

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UV index in Butiá in Summer

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across summer 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 Butiá peaks around January 15 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 3 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateVery highExtremeJan 15UV 13Jun 18UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar10Very high
Apr7Very high
May4Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug5Moderate
Sep8Very high
Oct7High
Nov11Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Butiá in Summer

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where summer falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Butiá is worst in August — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (December, 10 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodAug 1720 µg/m³Dec 1811 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb11Good
Mar12Good
Apr15Moderate
May17Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov12Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Butiá?

Butiá sits at 30.1°S, 52.0°W, 71 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is São Jerônimo, 29 km away.

Topography around Butiá

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Butiá has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 163 m around an average of 71 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 304 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 631 m.

The land around Butiá is covered by trees (38%) and grassland (28%) within 3 km, trees (37%), grassland (34%) and cropland (27%) within 16 km, and trees (49%), cropland (23%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
163 m
16 km
304 m
80 km
631 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
Summer weather nearby: São Jerônimo 29 km · Triunfo 31 km · Eldorado do Sul 34 km · Taquari 37 km · Charqueadas 37 km · Rio Pardo 43 km · Venâncio Aires 61 km · Guaíba 61 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 Butiá (-30.1197°, -51.9622°, elevation 71 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.