Girau do Ponciano in Summer
In summer (December, January and February), Girau do Ponciano sees average daytime highs around 32°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 102 mm of rain over about 25 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 31% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels oppressive.
Summer is Girau do Ponciano's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Girau do Ponciano's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 32°C
- warmest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 23°C
- Rainfall
- 102 mm
- 25 wet days
- Avg wind
- 12 km/h
- Travel score
- 4.0
- weakest season of the year
- Months
- Dec · Jan · Feb
Temperature in Girau do Ponciano in Summer
Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 32°C.
A typical summer day in Girau do Ponciano reaches about 32°C and drops to 23°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is December, the coolest December.
How summer really feels in Girau do Ponciano
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.
The story in summer is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.
Girau do Ponciano 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.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32° / 23° | 39 | 9.6 | 12.5 | 3.9 |
| Feb | 32° / 24° | 43 | 9.9 | 12.3 | 3.9 |
| Mar | 32° / 24° | 54 | 12 | 12.1 | 3.9 |
| Apr | 31° / 23° | 64 | 15.4 | 11.8 | 4.0 |
| May | 29° / 22° | 81 | 18.3 | 11.6 | 4.5 |
| Jun | 27° / 21° | 75 | 20.2 | 11.4 | 5.0 |
| Jul | 27° / 20° | 68 | 20.4 | 11.5 | 5.1 |
| Aug | 27° / 20° | 45 | 17.1 | 11.7 | 5.5 |
| Sep | 29° / 21° | 32 | 12.2 | 11.9 | 5.6 |
| Oct | 30° / 22° | 26 | 7.3 | 12.2 | 5.1 |
| Nov | 32° / 23° | 26 | 5.2 | 12.5 | 4.5 |
| Dec | 33° / 23° | 21 | 5.6 | 12.6 | 4.1 |
Cloud cover in Summer
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time across summer.
Chance of precipitation in Summer
Girau do Ponciano gets around 102 mm of rain over 25 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Summer
Most of summer feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Summer
Winds average 12 km/h across summer.
Sunrise & sunset in Summer
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.
Solar energy in Summer
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 6.1 kWh/m².
Is summer a good time to visit Girau do Ponciano?
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.
summer is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Girau do Ponciano. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.
What to pack for Girau do Ponciano in Summer
From summer's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In summer, Girau do Ponciano sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 25 days see rain.
UV index in Girau do Ponciano in Summer
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 Girau do Ponciano peaks around February 21 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 12 at about 9 (very high).
The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
| Level | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Very high | Very high | Very high | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 14 | Extreme |
| Feb | 15 | Extreme |
| Mar | 14 | Extreme |
| Apr | 13 | Extreme |
| May | 10 | Extreme |
| Jun | 9 | Very high |
| Jul | 9 | Very high |
| Aug | 10 | Very high |
| Sep | 11 | Extreme |
| Oct | 12 | Extreme |
| Nov | 13 | Extreme |
| Dec | 12 | Extreme |
Where is Girau do Ponciano?
Girau do Ponciano sits at 9.9°S, 36.8°W, 248 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Lagoa da Canoa, 12 km away.
Topography around Girau do Ponciano
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Girau do Ponciano.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Girau do Ponciano has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 218 m around an average of 215 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 464 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 958 m.
The land around Girau do Ponciano is covered by grassland (83%) within 3 km, grassland (79%) within 16 km, and grassland (66%) within 80 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
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 Girau do Ponciano (-9.8842°, -36.8289°, elevation 248 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.