Guanhães in Summer
In summer (December, January and February), Guanhães sees average daytime highs around 29°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 465 mm of rain over about 46 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the wettest season of the year.
Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 29°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels muggy.
Summer is Guanhães's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Guanhães's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 29°C
- warmest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 19°C
- Rainfall
- 465 mm
- 46 wet days
- Avg wind
- 7 km/h
- Travel score
- 4.7
- weakest season of the year
- Months
- Dec · Jan · Feb
Temperature in Guanhães in Summer
Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 29°C.
A typical summer day in Guanhães reaches about 29°C and drops to 19°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest December.
Guanhães 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 | 29° / 20° | 153 | 15.5 | 13 | 4.7 |
| Feb | 29° / 19° | 100 | 11.5 | 12.6 | 4.9 |
| Mar | 28° / 19° | 125 | 15.4 | 12.1 | 5.0 |
| Apr | 27° / 18° | 67 | 10.9 | 11.6 | 6.3 |
| May | 25° / 16° | 23 | 5.5 | 11.1 | 7.4 |
| Jun | 25° / 14° | 9 | 2.7 | 10.9 | 8.1 |
| Jul | 25° / 14° | 8 | 2.2 | 11 | 8.3 |
| Aug | 26° / 14° | 7 | 2.1 | 11.4 | 8.1 |
| Sep | 28° / 16° | 28 | 5.3 | 11.9 | 7.1 |
| Oct | 28° / 18° | 76 | 10 | 12.4 | 5.7 |
| Nov | 27° / 19° | 172 | 17.5 | 12.9 | 5.0 |
| Dec | 28° / 19° | 213 | 19.4 | 13.1 | 4.6 |
Cloud cover in Summer
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time across summer.
Chance of precipitation in Summer
Guanhães gets around 465 mm of rain over 46 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Summer
Most of summer feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Summer
Winds average 7 km/h across summer.
Sunrise & sunset in Summer
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.
Solar energy in Summer
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 5.7 kWh/m².
Hazard calendar for Guanhães
In summer, Guanhães overlaps its monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.
Guanhães's monsoon runs November–March, when most of the year's rain falls.
Is summer a good time to visit Guanhães?
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 reasonable time to visit Guanhães for sightseeing.
What to pack for Guanhães in Summer
From summer's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In summer, Guanhães sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 46 days see rain.
UV index in Guanhães in Summer
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 Guanhães peaks around February 12 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 15 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 |
| Level | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Very high | Very high | Very high | Very high | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 15 | Extreme |
| Feb | 15 | Extreme |
| Mar | 14 | Extreme |
| Apr | 11 | Extreme |
| May | 8 | Very high |
| Jun | 7 | Very high |
| Jul | 7 | Very high |
| Aug | 9 | Very high |
| Sep | 11 | Extreme |
| Oct | 12 | Extreme |
| Nov | 14 | Extreme |
| Dec | 14 | Extreme |
Where is Guanhães?
Guanhães sits at 18.8°S, 42.9°W, 773 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is São João Evangelista, 31 km away.
Topography around Guanhães
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Guanhães.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Guanhães has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 195 m around an average of 808 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 658 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,849 m.
The land around Guanhães is covered by grassland (52%) and trees (33%) within 3 km, trees (59%) and grassland (40%) within 16 km, and trees (59%) and grassland (40%) 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 Guanhães (-18.775°, -42.9325°, elevation 773 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.