Candelária in Summer

In summer (December, January and February), Candelária sees average daytime highs around 29°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 452 mm of rain over about 42 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the 2nd-wettest season.

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 29°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels muggy.

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

Avg daytime high
29°C
warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low
19°C
Rainfall
452 mm
42 wet days
Avg wind
9 km/h
Travel score
4.9
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Candelária in Summer

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 29°C.

A typical summer day in Candelária reaches about 29°C and drops to 19°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is January, the coolest December.

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Candelária 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° / 19°15715.313.74.6
Feb29° / 19°13913.813.14.8
Mar28° / 18°11911.912.25.8
Apr25° / 15°13110.411.36.7
May21° / 12°1239.710.56.5
Jun19° / 10°13410.310.16.0
Jul19° / 15310.710.36.0
Aug21° / 11°12610.110.96.5
Sep22° / 12°16111.411.86.3
Oct24° / 14°20013.512.76.2
Nov27° / 16°13611.413.56.3
Dec29° / 18°15612.913.95.2

Cloud cover in Summer

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time across summer.

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Chance of precipitation in Summer

Any precipitation

Candelária gets around 452 mm of rain over 42 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 9 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.

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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 6.1 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in summer

Is summer a good time to visit Candelária?

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.

4.9
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
6.3
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Candelária in Summer

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

In summer, Candelária sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 42 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Candelária in Summer

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Candelária peaks around January 17 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.

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar10Extreme
Apr8Very high
May5Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug5Moderate
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov11Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Candelária?

Candelária sits at 29.7°S, 52.8°W, 53 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Vera Cruz, 28 km away.

Topography around Candelária

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Candelária has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 205 m around an average of 60 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 606 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 737 m.

The land around Candelária is covered by trees (36%), cropland (30%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, trees (50%) and cropland (32%) within 16 km, and trees (43%) and cropland (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
205 m
16 km
606 m
80 km
737 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
Summer weather nearby: Vera Cruz 28 km · Santa Cruz do Sul 35 km · Cachoeira do Sul 42 km · Agudo 44 km · Rio Pardo 53 km · Venâncio Aires 58 km · Estrela 82 km · Lajeado 83 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 Candelária (-29.6692°, -52.7889°, elevation 53 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.