Coração de Maria in Summer

In summer (December, January and February), Coração de Maria sees average daytime highs around 32°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 158 mm of rain over about 32 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 32°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels muggy.

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

Avg daytime high
32°C
warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low
23°C
Rainfall
158 mm
32 wet days
Avg wind
11 km/h
Travel score
3.8
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Coração de Maria in Summer

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 32°C.

A typical summer day in Coração de Maria reaches about 32°C and drops to 23°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is January, the coolest December.

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How summer really feels in Coração de Maria

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.

Coração de Maria 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
Jan32° / 23°6011.812.63.7
Feb32° / 23°5011.912.43.6
Mar32° / 23°671512.13.6
Apr30° / 22°7318.111.73.9
May28° / 21°8019.111.44.8
Jun27° / 20°7119.911.35.1
Jul26° / 19°5918.411.45.5
Aug27° / 19°481711.65.6
Sep28° / 20°371211.95.7
Oct30° / 21°368.512.35.0
Nov31° / 22°539.512.64.3
Dec32° / 22°488.612.74.0

Cloud cover in Summer

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time across summer.

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Chance of precipitation in Summer

Any precipitation

Coração de Maria gets around 158 mm of rain over 32 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 11 km/h across summer.

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Sunrise & sunset in Summer

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 42 min in early December to 12 h 18 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

Is summer a good time to visit Coração de Maria?

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.

3.8
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
6.2
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

summer is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Coração de Maria. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Coração de Maria in Summer

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

In summer, Coração de Maria sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 32 days see rain.

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UV index in Coração de Maria in Summer

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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 Coração de Maria peaks around February 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 8 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 18UV 15Jun 23UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Coração de Maria?

Coração de Maria sits at 12.2°S, 38.8°W, 216 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Conceição do Jacuípe, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Coração de Maria

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Coração de Maria has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 123 m around an average of 215 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 318 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 626 m.

The land around Coração de Maria is covered by grassland (76%) within 3 km, grassland (70%) and trees (22%) within 16 km, and grassland (59%) and trees (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
123 m
16 km
318 m
80 km
626 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
Summer weather nearby: Conceição do Jacuípe 9.0 km · Amélia Rodrigues 18 km · Irará 20 km · Feira de Santana 24 km · São Gonçalo dos Campos 31 km · Santo Amaro 35 km · Alagoinhas 38 km · Santa Bárbara 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 Coração de Maria (-12.2333°, -38.75°, elevation 216 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.