Floresta in Summer

In summer (December, January and February), Floresta sees average daytime highs around 35°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 145 mm of rain over about 18 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the 2nd-wettest season.

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 35°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels humid.

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

Avg daytime high
35°C
warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low
24°C
Rainfall
145 mm
18 wet days
Avg wind
13 km/h
Travel score
2.9
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Floresta in Summer

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 35°C.

A typical summer day in Floresta reaches about 35°C and drops to 24°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is December, the coolest February.

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How summer really feels in Floresta

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.

Floresta 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
Jan34° / 24°556.912.43.0
Feb34° / 24°707.612.33.1
Mar34° / 24°759.912.13.2
Apr33° / 23°487.311.83.9
May31° / 22°255.311.64.9
Jun30° / 21°133.111.55.9
Jul29° / 20°82.211.56.3
Aug30° / 20°61.211.75.9
Sep33° / 21°20.311.94.7
Oct35° / 22°60.912.23.4
Nov36° / 24°111.712.42.7
Dec35° / 24°21312.52.7

Cloud cover in Summer

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time across summer.

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Chance of precipitation in Summer

Any precipitation

Floresta gets around 145 mm of rain over 18 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 humid — 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 13 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.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMDecJanFeb

Solar energy in Summer

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 6.6 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in summer

Is summer a good time to visit Floresta?

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.

2.9
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
6.1
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Floresta in Summer

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

In summer, Floresta sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

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UV index in Floresta in Summer

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Floresta peaks around March 11 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 11UV 15Jun 23UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Floresta?

Floresta sits at 8.6°S, 38.6°W, 321 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Belém de São Francisco, 47 km away.

Topography around Floresta

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Floresta has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 37 m around an average of 324 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 159 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 816 m.

The land around Floresta is covered by shrubs (46%) and grassland (27%) within 3 km, shrubs (83%) within 16 km, and shrubs (79%) within 80 km.

3 km
37 m
16 km
159 m
80 km
816 m
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Summer weather nearby: Belém de São Francisco 47 km · Petrolândia 57 km · Abaré 61 km · Tacaratu 73 km · Serra Talhada 74 km · Cabrobó 82 km · Salgueiro 84 km · São José do Belmonte 85 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 Floresta (-8.6011°, -38.5686°, elevation 321 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.