Cantagalo in Winter
In winter (June, July and August), Cantagalo sees average daytime highs around 24°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 62 mm of rain over about 14 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the driest season of the year.
Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 24°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels comfortable.
Winter is Cantagalo's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Cantagalo's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 24°C
- coldest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 14°C
- Rainfall
- 62 mm
- 14 wet days
- Avg wind
- 6 km/h
- Travel score
- 8.1
- best season of the year
- Months
- Jun · Jul · Aug
Temperature in Cantagalo in Winter
Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 24°C.
A typical winter day in Cantagalo reaches about 24°C and drops to 14°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is August, the coolest July.
Cantagalo weather by month
How the three winter months (June, July and August) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29° / 20° | 192 | 17.1 | 13.2 | 4.6 |
| Feb | 29° / 20° | 101 | 13.2 | 12.8 | 4.8 |
| Mar | 28° / 20° | 127 | 16.3 | 12.2 | 5.0 |
| Apr | 27° / 18° | 66 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 6.3 |
| May | 25° / 16° | 44 | 7.8 | 11 | 7.3 |
| Jun | 24° / 14° | 20 | 4.4 | 10.7 | 8.1 |
| Jul | 24° / 14° | 20 | 4.5 | 10.8 | 8.1 |
| Aug | 24° / 14° | 23 | 4.7 | 11.2 | 8.0 |
| Sep | 25° / 16° | 58 | 8.9 | 11.9 | 6.9 |
| Oct | 26° / 18° | 102 | 12.9 | 12.5 | 6.0 |
| Nov | 26° / 19° | 184 | 18.2 | 13.1 | 5.0 |
| Dec | 28° / 20° | 214 | 20.5 | 13.3 | 4.7 |
Cloud cover in Winter
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time across winter.
Chance of precipitation in Winter
Cantagalo gets around 62 mm of rain over 14 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Winter
Most of winter feels comfortable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Winter
Winds average 6 km/h across winter.
Sunrise & sunset in Winter
Daylight runs from about 10 h 48 min in early June to 11 h 30 min by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Solar energy in Winter
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 3.8 kWh/m².
Hazard calendar for Cantagalo
None of Cantagalo's seasonal hazards peak in winter. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do.
Cantagalo's monsoon runs October–March, when most of the year's rain falls.
Is winter a good time to visit Cantagalo?
Our two travel scores rate winter for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.
winter is one of the better times to visit Cantagalo for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.
What to pack for Cantagalo in Winter
From winter's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In winter, Cantagalo sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes. About 14 days see rain.
UV index in Cantagalo in Winter
Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Cantagalo peaks around January 21 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 at about 6 (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) | 15 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 14 |
| Level | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Very high | High | High | High | Very high | Very high | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 15 | Extreme |
| Feb | 14 | Extreme |
| Mar | 13 | Extreme |
| Apr | 10 | Very high |
| May | 7 | High |
| Jun | 6 | High |
| Jul | 6 | High |
| Aug | 8 | Very high |
| Sep | 8 | Very high |
| Oct | 12 | Extreme |
| Nov | 14 | Extreme |
| Dec | 14 | Extreme |
Where is Cantagalo?
Cantagalo sits at 22.0°S, 42.4°W, 431 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Cordeiro, 5.0 km away.
Topography around Cantagalo
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Cantagalo.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Cantagalo has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 480 m around an average of 500 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 930 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,215 m.
The land around Cantagalo is covered by trees (56%) and grassland (39%) within 3 km, trees (51%) and grassland (48%) within 16 km, and grassland (52%) and trees (45%) 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 Cantagalo (-21.9811°, -42.3681°, elevation 431 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.