Caçador in Summer

In summer (December, January and February), Caçador sees average daytime highs around 26°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 527 mm of rain over about 56 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 26°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels humid.

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

Avg daytime high
26°C
warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low
16°C
Rainfall
527 mm
56 wet days
Avg wind
9 km/h
Travel score
5.2
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Caçador in Summer

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 26°C.

A typical summer day in Caçador reaches about 26°C and drops to 16°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is January, the coolest December.

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Caçador 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
Jan26° / 16°18620.113.55.0
Feb26° / 16°17318.612.95.1
Mar25° / 15°11614.812.26.0
Apr22° / 13°889.611.46.6
May19° / 10°1059.710.76.1
Jun18° / 1129.610.35.8
Jul18° / 939.210.55.9
Aug20° / 898.511.16.6
Sep21° / 11°15211.811.86.2
Oct22° / 13°16915.612.65.7
Nov24° / 14°12813.613.36.2
Dec25° / 16°16817.413.75.5

Cloud cover in Summer

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time across summer.

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Chance of precipitation in Summer

Any precipitation

Caçador gets around 527 mm of rain over 56 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 humid — 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 9 km/h across summer.

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Sunrise & sunset in Summer

DaylightNight

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.

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Solar energy in Summer

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 5.7 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in summer

Is summer a good time to visit Caçador?

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.

5.2
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

summer is a reasonable time to visit Caçador for sightseeing.

What to pack for Caçador in Summer

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

In summer, Caçador sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 16°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 56 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Caçador in Summer

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Caçador peaks around January 20 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 11 at about 5 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 20UV 15Jul 11UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr9Very high
May6High
Jun5High
Jul5Moderate
Aug6High
Sep8Very high
Oct10Very high
Nov12Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Caçador 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 Caçador is worst in August — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.8× the cleanest month (February, 6 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodAug 2017 µg/m³Feb 226 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb6Good
Mar6Good
Apr8Good
May9Good
Jun7Good
Jul10Good
Aug18Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct9Good
Nov8Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Caçador?

Caçador sits at 26.8°S, 51.0°W, 916 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Videira, 29 km away.

Topography around Caçador

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Caçador has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 181 m around an average of 937 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 612 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 967 m.

The land around Caçador is covered by trees (46%) and artificial surfaces (32%) within 3 km, trees (74%) within 16 km, and trees (72%) within 80 km.

3 km
181 m
16 km
612 m
80 km
967 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
Summer weather nearby: Videira 29 km · Fraiburgo 29 km · Porto União 60 km · União da Vitória 61 km · Santa Cecília 62 km · Joaçaba 66 km · Herval dOeste 67 km · Curitibanos 71 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 Caçador (-26.7753°, -51.015°, elevation 916 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.