Giruá in Summer

In summer (December, January and February), Giruá sees average daytime highs around 30°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 551 mm of rain over about 46 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 30°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels muggy.

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

Avg daytime high
30°C
warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low
20°C
Rainfall
551 mm
46 wet days
Avg wind
11 km/h
Travel score
4.5
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

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

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How summer really feels in Giruá

Once humidity and wind are folded in, summer brings about 11 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
11
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.

Giruá 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°18215.713.64.3
Feb30° / 20°17615.6134.5
Mar29° / 19°15012.912.25.4
Apr26° / 16°18410.611.46.6
May22° / 13°1689.410.66.8
Jun20° / 12°16110.210.36.3
Jul20° / 11°16810.110.46.4
Aug22° / 12°1159117.1
Sep24° / 14°1781111.86.8
Oct26° / 16°25113.912.76.1
Nov28° / 17°18111.913.45.7
Dec30° / 19°19414.213.74.6

Cloud cover in Summer

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time across summer.

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Chance of precipitation in Summer

Any precipitation

Giruá gets around 551 mm of rain over 46 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 13 h 36 min in early December to 12 h 42 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 6.4 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in summer

Is summer a good time to visit Giruá?

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.

4.5
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
6.1
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

summer is a reasonable time to visit Giruá for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Giruá in Summer

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

In summer, Giruá sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 46 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Giruá in Summer

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

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 Giruá peaks around January 20 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateVery highExtremeJan 20UV 14Jun 21UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr8Very high
May5High
Jun4Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug5High
Sep8Very high
Oct7Very high
Nov11Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Giruá in Summer

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where summer falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Giruá is worst in September — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.7× the cleanest month (March, 6 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1516 µg/m³Mar 156 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb7Good
Mar6Good
Apr7Good
May7Good
Jun7Good
Jul8Good
Aug12Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov8Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Giruá?

Giruá sits at 28.0°S, 54.3°W, 432 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Santa Rosa, 22 km away.

Topography around Giruá

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Giruá has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 93 m around an average of 392 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 206 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 509 m.

The land around Giruá is covered by cropland (62%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, cropland (74%) and trees (21%) within 16 km, and cropland (59%) and trees (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
93 m
16 km
206 m
80 km
509 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
Summer weather nearby: Santa Rosa 22 km · Três de Maio 30 km · Santo Ângelo 31 km · Santo Cristo 38 km · Horizontina 45 km · Ijuí 58 km · São Luiz Gonzaga 73 km · Três Passos 76 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 Giruá (-28.0283°, -54.3497°, elevation 432 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.