Colônia Leopoldina in Summer

In summer (December, January and February), Colônia Leopoldina sees average daytime highs around 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 164 mm of rain over about 46 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the 3rd-wettest season.

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 30°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Summer is Colônia Leopoldina's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Colônia Leopoldina's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
30°C
warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low
22°C
Rainfall
164 mm
46 wet days
Avg wind
9 km/h
Travel score
4.3
3rd-best season
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Colônia Leopoldina in Summer

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 30°C.

A typical summer day in Colônia Leopoldina reaches about 30°C and drops to 22°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is December, the coolest December.

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How summer really feels in Colônia Leopoldina

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.

Colônia Leopoldina 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° / 22°6016.812.54.2
Feb30° / 22°6816.712.34.0
Mar30° / 22°8020.312.13.9
Apr29° / 22°9720.311.84.1
May28° / 21°12123.411.64.4
Jun26° / 20°1412511.54.3
Jul26° / 20°13425.711.54.5
Aug26° / 19°9322.711.74.8
Sep27° / 20°6718.711.95.3
Oct28° / 20°4815.412.25.4
Nov29° / 21°3211.212.45.1
Dec30° / 22°3612.912.54.7

Cloud cover in Summer

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time across summer.

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Chance of precipitation in Summer

Any precipitation

Colônia Leopoldina gets around 164 mm of rain over 46 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 9 km/h across summer.

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Sunrise & sunset in Summer

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 min in early December to 12 h 12 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 5.9 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in summer

Hazard calendar for Colônia Leopoldina

In seasonPeak

In summer, Colônia Leopoldina overlaps its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Colônia Leopoldina's rainy season runs February–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is summer a good time to visit Colônia Leopoldina?

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.

4.3
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
5.9
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

summer is a reasonable time to visit Colônia Leopoldina for sightseeing.

What to pack for Colônia Leopoldina in Summer

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

In summer, Colônia Leopoldina sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 46 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Colônia Leopoldina in Summer

The nearest coast averages about 28°C across summer — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 65 km away) is warmest in April at about 29°C and coldest in August near 26°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Warm
Feb28Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May28Tropical
Jun27Warm
Jul26Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep26Warm
Oct27Warm
Nov27Warm
Dec27Warm

UV index in Colônia Leopoldina 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 Colônia Leopoldina peaks around March 14 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 17 at about 10 (very high).

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
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Colônia Leopoldina?

Colônia Leopoldina sits at 8.9°S, 35.7°W, 133 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Joaquim Gomes, 25 km away.

Topography around Colônia Leopoldina

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Colônia Leopoldina has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 346 m around an average of 190 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 497 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,016 m.

The land around Colônia Leopoldina is covered by grassland (70%) within 3 km, grassland (65%) and trees (32%) within 16 km, and grassland (58%) and trees (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
346 m
16 km
497 m
80 km
1,016 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
Summer weather nearby: Joaquim Gomes 25 km · Catende 27 km · Palmares 29 km · Água Preta 31 km · Quipapá 33 km · Matriz de Camaragibe 34 km · São José da Laje 38 km · Porto Calvo 39 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 Colônia Leopoldina (-8.9089°, -35.725°, elevation 133 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.