Climate and average weather in Contenda

In Contenda, the summers are humid, warm, wet, and mostly cloudy and the winters are mild and partly cloudy.

Best: mid March to early December

Over the course of the year, the temperature in Contenda typically varies from 10°C to 26°C, and is rarely below 4°C or above 30°C. January is the hottest month of the year, while July is the coldest.

Based on the travel score, the best time of year to visit Contenda for warm-weather activities is from mid March to early December.

Hottest
Jan
26°
Coldest
Jul
10°
Wettest
Jan
193 mm
Driest
Apr
75 mm
Rain / yr
1463 mm
152 wet days
Daylight
10.4–13.6 h
shortest–longest
Elevation
887 m
25.7°S
Clearest
Aug
52% cloud

Contenda weather by month, at a glance

The whole year in one picture — sky, rain, humidity, temperature and travel score. Click any band to jump to its full chart.

Each stripe is one measure across the whole year, stacked so a single day reads top to bottom. The sky band runs overcast grey on top down to clear blue at the base — more blue means sunnier — followed by the rainfall curve, the humidity band, a temperature strip that tints each stretch of the year by how warm its average high is, and the travel-score line at the foot. Scan straight down any date to read that day across every measure at once; the score climbs highest around mid March to early December.

Temperature through the year

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Daily average highs and lows in Contenda, from 1991–2020 of climate data. The shaded bands show the range most days fall in — 10th to 90th percentile.

Temperatures in Contenda stay fairly even through the year, without a distinct hot or cool season. The warmest month is January, with an average high of 26°C and low of 18°C; the coolest is July, with an average low of 10°C and high of 19°C.

Days typically run about 9°C warmer than nights year-round.

10°20°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
Jan2618
Feb2618
Mar2517
Apr2315
May2012
Jun1911
Jul1910
Aug2111
Sep2212
Oct2314
Nov2415
Dec2617

Average hourly temperature in Contenda

A compact picture of the whole year, hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled average temperature. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.

Read left to right for the day of the year and top to bottom for the hour of the day; the color is the modeled temperature, cool blues through to hot reds on the same scale as the other charts. A vertical slice is a single day's swing — coolest just before dawn, warmest in the mid-afternoon — while a horizontal slice follows one hour across the seasons. The darker overlay marks night and the lighter one the twilight around sunrise and sunset. Colors run warmest on January afternoons, near 26°C, and coldest before dawn in July, near 10°C.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AM

Contenda weather by month

Every month at a glance. Click a month for its detailed page.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 18°19321.213.44.8
Feb26° / 18°17518.412.94.9
Mar25° / 17°11615.512.25.8
Apr23° / 15°758.711.46.8
May20° / 12°917.910.86.5
Jun19° / 11°1018.710.46.3
Jul19° / 10°867.610.66.5
Aug21° / 11°797.611.16.9
Sep22° / 12°13010.611.86.3
Oct23° / 14°13614.112.65.9
Nov24° / 15°12313.913.36.0
Dec26° / 17°15817.813.65.4

Chance of rain

How likely it is to rain on a typical day, and how that shifts across the wetter and drier seasons.

Contenda gets about 1463 mm of precipitation a year. On a typical day the chance of rain is often wet, but that rises and falls sharply with the seasons.

The wetter season lasts 6.0 months, from around Sep 26 to Mar 27, peaking in January at about 68% chance on a given day. The drier stretch runs the rest of the year, bottoming out around May 6.

January is the wettest month by volume, with 193 mm over about 21 wet days; April is the driest, with 75 mm.

0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwetterdrierwettermostly drysome rainoften wetvery wetJan 11 · 68%May 6 · 23%
Rain on a day (%)Rain days
Jan6721
Feb6618
Mar5016
Apr309
May268
Jun289
Jul258
Aug258
Sep3511
Oct4514
Nov4714
Dec5818

Monthly rainfall

Over a full year, Contenda collects about 1463 mm of rain across 152 wet days — roughly 122 mm in an average month.

It doesn’t fall evenly. January is the wettest month with 193 mm, while April is the driest at just 75 mm. The three wettest months alone bring about 36% of the year’s total.

050100150200JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec19317511675911018679130136123158
Rainfall (mm)Rain days
Jan19321
Feb17518
Mar11616
Apr759
May918
Jun1019
Jul868
Aug798
Sep13011
Oct13614
Nov12314
Dec15818

Clouds and sunshine

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

How often the daytime sky is clear, partly cloudy or overcast.

In Contenda, the average share of the sky covered by clouds shows significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year begins around April 4 and lasts for 5.4 months, ending around September 15. The clearest month is August, when the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 52% of the time on average.

The cloudier part of the year begins around September 16 and lasts for 6.6 months, ending around April 3. The cloudiest month is January, when it is overcast or mostly cloudy 75% of the time.

0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecAug 25 · 54%Oct 19 · 23%clearmostly clearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercastcloudierclearercloudier
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
Jan2575
Feb2773
Mar3268
Apr3862
May3961
Jun4654
Jul4951
Aug5248
Sep3763
Oct2575
Nov2971
Dec2971

Daylight, sunrise and sunset

DaylightNight

Hours of daylight through the year, with sunrise and sunset times.

The gold band is daylight — sunrise runs along its lower edge, sunset along the upper — so it widens toward summer and pinches toward winter, with night the dark area above and below. The longest day, around January 1, brings about 13 h 36 min of light; the shortest, around June 9, only 10 h 24 min — a swing of roughly 3 h 12 min.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
Jan13.46:448:11
Feb12.97:068:00
Mar12.27:227:33
Apr11.47:367:00
May10.87:526:37
Jun10.48:066:31
Jul10.68:086:40
Aug11.17:496:55
Sep11.87:177:08
Oct12.66:457:22
Nov13.36:257:42
Dec13.66:268:02

Sunny days

How many genuinely sunny days each month brings — days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — banded into plain-language zones.

Contenda averages about 7 sunny days a month — counting the days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — with a clear seasonal swing between 3 and 13 days.

The sunnier stretch runs 5.2 months, from around Apr 16 to Sep 20. The sunniest month is August, with roughly 13 sunny days (mixed).

The greyest month is January, down near 3 sunny days — about 77% fewer than the August peak.

05101520JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecgreyersunniergreyergloomymixedbrightAug 2613 daysJan 163 days
Sunny daysSky
Jan3Gloomy
Feb3Gloomy
Mar5Gloomy
Apr7Gloomy
May8Mixed
Jun10Mixed
Jul12Mixed
Aug13Mixed
Sep8Mixed
Oct5Gloomy
Nov5Gloomy
Dec4Gloomy

Humidity comfort

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Share of days at each humidity comfort level, based on the dew point — the measure that tracks how muggy it actually feels.

Humidity comfort is graded by the dew point — the temperature at which the air would be fully saturated — because it tracks how muggy it actually feels far better than relative humidity does. A low dew point feels dry and crisp; a high one feels sticky and oppressive no matter the reading on a humidity gauge.

In Contenda, how humid it feels changes dramatically over the year.

The more humid part of the year lasts 6.0 months, from around October 20 to April 20. The muggiest month is February, when the air feels humid, muggy or worse about 89% of the time.

The most comfortable stretch runs from around April 21 to October 19, and July is the most comfortable month — the air is dry or comfortable 99% of the time.

0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJul 26 · 100%Feb 18 · 10%muggycomfortablehumiddryhumidcomfortablehumid
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
Jan1123652
Feb0113356
Mar2194336
Apr19333810
May5038120
Jun653240
Jul752410
Aug712720
Sep4939110
Oct2835334
Nov19313911
Dec6204331

Wind

Average wind speed through the year, banded into plain-language speed zones so a number reads as 'breezy' or 'calm' without knowing the scale.

This is the average sustained wind speed at the standard 10 metres above open ground — the steady flow a weather station reports, not the sharper gusts that come and go, which can run half again as fast. It's the number that says whether a place is generally breezy or calm.

Wind in Contenda is steady company: average speeds sit near 11 km/hcalm — in every month of the year, with no meaningful windy or calm season.

05101520JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccalmlight breezeSep 27 · 13 km/hFeb 27 · 10 km/h
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
Jan11calm
Feb10calm
Mar10calm
Apr10calm
May11calm
Jun11calm
Jul12calm
Aug12calm
Sep12light breeze
Oct12light breeze
Nov12light breeze
Dec11calm

Best time to visit Contenda

TravelBeach/poolTemperatureCloudsPrecipitation

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Contenda throughout the year, we compute two travel scores — one for general sightseeing, one for beach and pool weather.

Around late March, Contenda is still near the start of its best-weather window — great conditions with the peak-season crowds not yet at full swing.

Inferred from the travel-score curve; month-by-month visitor numbers are a planned addition.

The travel score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 18°C and 28°C. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Contenda for general outdoor tourist activities is from mid March to early December, with a peak score in the last week of August.

0246810JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbest timetravel scoretemperaturecloudsprecipitationAug 27 · 7.0

The travel score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

Travel score (0–10)Rating
Jan4.9fair
Feb4.9fair
Mar5.8good
Apr6.8good
May6.5good
Jun6.3good
Jul6.5good
Aug6.9good
Sep6.3good
Oct5.8good
Nov6.0good
Dec5.4fair

The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 24°C and 34°C. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Contenda for hot-weather activities is from late October to early May, with a peak score in the first week of April.

024681012JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbest timebest timebeach/pool scoretemperaturecloudsprecipitationApr 7 · 5.8

The beach/pool score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

What to pack for Contenda, by month

EssentialRecommendedOptional

Month by month, what's worth putting in the bag — from the temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind. Tap a month for a quick packing note.

For a warm-season trip around January (highs near 26°C), the essentials are light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. In the cold season around July (highs near 19°C), pack a light layer.

Light clothing
Warm layer
Winter coat
Rain gear
Sun protection
Windbreaker

In January, Contenda sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 18°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 21 days see rain.

UV index (midday) in Contenda by month

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV index through the year, shaded by the WHO exposure levels — how much sun protection each month calls for.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Contenda peaks around January 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 12 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 18UV 15Jul 12UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr9Very high
May6High
Jun6High
Jul5High
Aug7High
Sep7Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Average hourly UV index in Contenda

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Modeled clear-sky UV for every hour of every day — when in the day sun protection actually matters.

The whole year hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled clear-sky UV index — the midday peak scaled down as the sun sits lower in the sky. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.

UV falls off far faster than brightness as the sun drops, so even in January the burn window is concentrated in the middle of the day: about 9 hours a day reach index 3 (protection recommended), and 7.5 hours reach 6 or more. Mornings and late afternoons stay comparatively gentle year round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AM
UV ≥ 3 (h/day)UV ≥ 6 (h/day)
Jan97.5
Feb8.57
Mar86
Apr74.5
May5.52
Jun50
Jul50
Aug5.52
Sep6.53.5
Oct86
Nov8.56.5
Dec97

Air quality in Contenda by month

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see which months the air is worst, not just the yearly average.

Air quality in Contenda is worst in September — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (December, 10 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1118 µg/m³Dec 2110 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb10Good
Mar11Good
Apr12Good
May14Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec10Good
Almanac & agriculture

Growing season

Chance of a frost-free dayFrost-free year round

Contenda is frost-free year round — even the coldest nights rarely reach freezing, so there is no start or end to the growing season.

0%25%50%75%100%JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecfrost-free year round
Frost-free chance (%)Frost nights
Jan1000
Feb1000
Mar1000
Apr1000
May1000
Jun1000
Jul1000
Aug1000
Sep1000
Oct1000
Nov1000
Dec1000

Growing degree days

Degree days (base 10°C)Frost-free shaded

Growing degree days tally heat above 10°C: each day adds however many degrees its average temperature runs over that threshold, and cold days add nothing. Contenda banks about 3,057 degree days a year, and the running total — which growers use to time plantings and predict maturity — climbs fastest around February.

01,0002,0003,000JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Growing degree days (°C·days)
Jan370
Feb335
Mar343
Apr273
May187
Jun144
Jul136
Aug173
Sep206
Oct258
Nov287
Dec347

Solar energy

Average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground, banded into brightness zones so the number means something at a glance.

Solar energy is how much sunlight actually reaches the ground each day, measured in kilowatt-hours per square metre (kWh/m²) — the combined effect of how long the sun is up, how high it climbs, and how much cloud gets in the way. It's the raw fuel a solar panel has to work with: for scale, 1 kWh/m² a day is dim and wintry, while 7+ is desert-bright.

Contenda receives about 4.3 kWh/m² a day of solar energy on average — bright — with a clear seasonal swing between 2.8 and 5.7 kWh/m².

The brighter stretch of the year lasts 5.7 months, from around Oct 5 to Mar 27. The brightest month is December, averaging about 5.6 kWh/m² (bright).

The dimmest month is June, down near 2.8 kWh/m² — roughly 50% less than the December peak.

01234567JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbrighterdimmerbrighterdimmoderatebrightintenseDec 225.7 kWhJun 222.8 kWh
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
Jan5.4Bright
Feb5.1Bright
Mar4.6Bright
Apr3.9Moderate
May3.1Moderate
Jun2.8Moderate
Jul3.1Moderate
Aug3.9Moderate
Sep4.1Bright
Oct4.6Bright
Nov5.3Bright
Dec5.7Bright

Where is Contenda?

Contenda sits at 25.7°S, 49.5°W, 887 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Araucária, 16 km away.

Topography around Contenda

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Contenda has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 100 m around an average of 906 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 213 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,647 m.

The land around Contenda is covered by trees (37%) and cropland (34%) within 3 km, trees (48%) and cropland (35%) within 16 km, and trees (69%) within 80 km.

3 km
100 m
16 km
213 m
80 km
1,647 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
Nearby: Araucária 16 km · Lapa 21 km · Quitandinha 22 km · Fazenda Rio Grande 23 km · Mandirituba 24 km · Campo Largo 24 km · Campo Magro 36 km · São José dos Pinhais 37 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 Contenda (-25.6792°, -49.5372°, elevation 887 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. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).