Caarapó in Summer

In summer (December, January and February), Caarapó sees average daytime highs around 31°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 531 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 31°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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

Avg daytime high
31°C
warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low
22°C
Rainfall
531 mm
57 wet days
Avg wind
8 km/h
Travel score
3.5
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Caarapó in Summer

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 31°C.

A typical summer day in Caarapó reaches about 31°C and drops to 22°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is January, the coolest December.

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How summer really feels in Caarapó

Once humidity and wind are folded in, summer brings about 90 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
90
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.

Caarapó 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
Jan31° / 22°18520.213.23.4
Feb31° / 22°16618.512.83.5
Mar31° / 21°12515.612.24.1
Apr29° / 19°939.611.55.7
May25° / 16°1058.410.97.2
Jun24° / 15°817.610.67.5
Jul25° / 14°666.310.87.8
Aug27° / 15°64611.27.3
Sep29° / 17°1059.311.95.7
Oct30° / 19°15915.112.54.4
Nov30° / 20°15314.313.14.2
Dec31° / 21°18118.113.43.7

Cloud cover in Summer

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time across summer.

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Chance of precipitation in Summer

Any precipitation

Caarapó gets around 531 mm of rain over 57 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 oppressive — 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 8 km/h across summer.

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Sunrise & sunset in Summer

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 18 min in early December to 12 h 30 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 6.0 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in summer

Is summer a good time to visit Caarapó?

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.

3.5
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
5.2
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

summer is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Caarapó.

What to pack for Caarapó in Summer

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

In summer, Caarapó sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 57 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Caarapó in Summer

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages around 15 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Caarapó peaks around January 19 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near September 14 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highModerateExtremeJan 19UV 15Sep 14UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Very high
May7High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug8Very high
Sep3Moderate
Oct11Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Caarapó 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 Caarapó is worst in September — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.4× the cleanest month (March, 5 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1622 µg/m³Mar 235 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb7Good
Mar5Good
Apr5Good
May6Good
Jun6Good
Jul6Good
Aug13Moderate
Sep23Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov8Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Caarapó?

Caarapó sits at 22.6°S, 54.8°W, 469 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Fátima do Sul, 43 km away.

Topography around Caarapó

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Caarapó has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 80 m around an average of 461 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 183 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 393 m.

The land around Caarapó is covered by cropland (39%), grassland (23%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, cropland (72%) within 16 km, and cropland (61%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
80 m
16 km
183 m
80 km
393 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
Summer weather nearby: Fátima do Sul 43 km · Dourados 46 km · Itaporã 62 km · Amambai 67 km · Naviraí 81 km · Ponta Porã 93 km · Pedro Juan Caballero 95 km · Rio Brilhante 97 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 Caarapó (-22.6342°, -54.8222°, elevation 469 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.