Capão do Leão in Winter
In winter (June, July and August), Capão do Leão sees average daytime highs around 18°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 321 mm of rain over about 28 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the 3rd-wettest season.
Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 18°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.
Winter is Capão do Leão's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Capão do Leão's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 18°C
- coldest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 10°C
- Rainfall
- 321 mm
- 28 wet days
- Avg wind
- 13 km/h
- Travel score
- 6.0
- 3rd-best season
- Months
- Jun · Jul · Aug
Temperature in Capão do Leão in Winter
Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 18°C.
A typical winter day in Capão do Leão reaches about 18°C and drops to 10°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is August, the coolest July.
Capão do Leão 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 | 28° / 20° | 117 | 12.5 | 13.8 | 5.5 |
| Feb | 28° / 20° | 112 | 12.1 | 13.2 | 5.6 |
| Mar | 27° / 18° | 104 | 11.2 | 12.2 | 6.4 |
| Apr | 24° / 15° | 113 | 9.9 | 11.2 | 6.8 |
| May | 21° / 12° | 99 | 9 | 10.4 | 6.5 |
| Jun | 18° / 10° | 102 | 9.2 | 10 | 6.0 |
| Jul | 18° / 9° | 107 | 9.5 | 10.1 | 5.8 |
| Aug | 19° / 10° | 112 | 9.5 | 10.8 | 6.2 |
| Sep | 20° / 12° | 139 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 6.1 |
| Oct | 22° / 14° | 137 | 10.8 | 12.8 | 6.5 |
| Nov | 25° / 16° | 97 | 9.2 | 13.6 | 6.9 |
| Dec | 27° / 18° | 103 | 10.7 | 14 | 6.3 |
Cloud cover in Winter
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time across winter.
Chance of precipitation in Winter
Capão do Leão gets around 321 mm of rain over 28 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Winter
Most of winter feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Winter
Winds average 13 km/h across winter.
Sunrise & sunset in Winter
Daylight runs from about 10 h 06 min in early June to 11 h 18 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 2.7 kWh/m².
Is winter a good time to visit Capão do Leão?
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 a reasonable time to visit Capão do Leão for sightseeing.
What to pack for Capão do Leão in Winter
From winter's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In winter, Capão do Leão sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 28 days see rain.
Sea temperature near Capão do Leão in Winter
The nearest coast averages about 15°C across winter — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.
The sea at the nearest coast (about 53 km away) is warmest in February at about 24°C and coldest in July near 14°C.
It's comfortable for a long swim from Nov 18 to May 4 — about 5.5 months when the water holds above 20°C.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea temperature (°C) | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 22 |
| Comfort | Refreshing | Warm | Refreshing | Refreshing | Cool | Cool | Bracing | Bracing | Cool | Cool | Cool | Refreshing |
| Sea temperature (°C) | Comfort | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 24 | Refreshing |
| Feb | 24 | Warm |
| Mar | 24 | Refreshing |
| Apr | 22 | Refreshing |
| May | 19 | Cool |
| Jun | 16 | Cool |
| Jul | 14 | Bracing |
| Aug | 14 | Bracing |
| Sep | 15 | Cool |
| Oct | 18 | Cool |
| Nov | 20 | Cool |
| Dec | 22 | Refreshing |
UV index in Capão do Leão in Winter
Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Capão do Leão peaks around January 12 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 3 (moderate).
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) | 12 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 12 |
| Level | Extreme | Extreme | Very high | High | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Very high | Very high | Extreme | Extreme |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 12 | Extreme |
| Feb | 12 | Extreme |
| Mar | 9 | Very high |
| Apr | 7 | High |
| May | 4 | Moderate |
| Jun | 3 | Moderate |
| Jul | 3 | Moderate |
| Aug | 5 | Moderate |
| Sep | 7 | Very high |
| Oct | 8 | Very high |
| Nov | 11 | Extreme |
| Dec | 12 | Extreme |
Where is Capão do Leão?
Capão do Leão sits at 31.8°S, 52.5°W, 22 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Pelotas, 14 km away.
Topography around Capão do Leão
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Capão do Leão.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Capão do Leão has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 149 m around an average of 33 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 297 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 507 m.
The land around Capão do Leão is covered by trees (57%) and grassland (28%) within 3 km, trees (32%), grassland (26%) and cropland (23%) within 16 km, and trees (29%), water (24%) and grassland (21%) 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 Capão do Leão (-31.7633°, -52.4839°, elevation 22 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.