Curvelo in Summer

In summer (December, January and February), Curvelo sees average daytime highs around 30°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 585 mm of rain over about 48 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the wettest season of the year.

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 30°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels muggy.

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

Avg daytime high
30°C
2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low
20°C
Rainfall
585 mm
48 wet days
Avg wind
7 km/h
Travel score
4.3
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Curvelo 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 Curvelo reaches about 30°C and drops to 20°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest December.

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Curvelo 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° / 20°20216.7134.3
Feb30° / 20°11711.812.64.5
Mar30° / 20°13614.812.14.6
Apr29° / 19°517.911.65.8
May28° / 16°203.411.17.5
Jun27° / 15°5110.98.3
Jul27° / 14°20.3118.5
Aug29° / 15°5111.47.4
Sep31° / 18°314.811.95.6
Oct31° / 20°819.512.44.6
Nov29° / 20°19917.612.94.2
Dec29° / 20°26719.813.14.1

Cloud cover in Summer

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time across summer.

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Chance of precipitation in Summer

Any precipitation

Curvelo gets around 585 mm of rain over 48 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 7 km/h across summer.

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Sunrise & sunset in Summer

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 hours in early December to 12 h 24 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 Curvelo

In seasonPeak

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

Curvelo's monsoon runs March–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is summer a good time to visit Curvelo?

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
4th-best month of the year
5.8
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

summer is a reasonable time to visit Curvelo for sightseeing.

What to pack for Curvelo in Summer

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

In summer, Curvelo sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 48 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Curvelo in Summer

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages around 15 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Curvelo peaks around February 8 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 8UV 15Jun 22UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May8Very high
Jun7Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Curvelo?

Curvelo sits at 18.8°S, 44.4°W, 653 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Corinto, 42 km away.

Topography around Curvelo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Curvelo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 82 m around an average of 631 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 236 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,026 m.

The land around Curvelo is covered by artificial surfaces (37%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, grassland (35%), trees (33%) and shrubs (23%) within 16 km, and grassland (43%) and trees (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
82 m
16 km
236 m
80 km
1,026 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
Summer weather nearby: Corinto 42 km · Paraopeba 58 km · Pompéu 74 km · Sete Lagoas 81 km · Matozinhos 96 km · Diamantina 104 km · Pedro Leopoldo 104 km · Três Marias 105 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 Curvelo (-18.7564°, -44.4308°, elevation 653 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.