Guararapes in Fall

In fall (March, April and May), Guararapes sees average daytime highs around 29°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 270 mm of rain over about 33 wet days across the season. It is the 3rd-warmest season and the 3rd-wettest season.

Over the season highs ease from about 31°C in early March to 26°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time across fall, and the air most often feels muggy.

Fall is Guararapes's 2nd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Guararapes's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
29°C
3rd-warmest season
Avg overnight low
20°C
Rainfall
270 mm
33 wet days
Avg wind
8 km/h
Travel score
5.5
2nd-best season
Months
Mar · Apr · May

Temperature in Guararapes in Fall

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs ease from about 31°C in early March to 26°C by late May.

A typical fall day in Guararapes reaches about 29°C and drops to 20°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is March, the coolest May.

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How fall really feels in Guararapes

Once humidity and wind are folded in, fall brings about 38 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
38
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in fall is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Guararapes weather by month

How the three fall months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 22°26122.513.13.3
Feb31° / 22°19019.512.73.4
Mar31° / 22°15518.712.23.9
Apr30° / 20°65811.55.5
May27° / 17°506.2117.2
Jun27° / 16°313.610.77.8
Jul27° / 16°192.510.87.9
Aug30° / 17°22311.36.4
Sep31° / 19°647.411.94.9
Oct32° / 21°11012.412.54.0
Nov31° / 21°15515.5133.7
Dec31° / 22°19320.813.33.3

Cloud cover in Fall

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time across fall.

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Chance of precipitation in Fall

Any precipitation

Guararapes gets around 270 mm of rain over 33 wet days across fall. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Fall

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of fall feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

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Wind in Fall

Winds average 8 km/h across fall.

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Sunrise & sunset in Fall

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 min in early March to 10 h 48 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Fall

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across fall, about 4.9 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in fall

Hazard calendar for Guararapes

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is fall a good time to visit Guararapes?

Our two travel scores rate fall for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

5.5
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
6.8
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Guararapes in Fall

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

In fall, Guararapes sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 33 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Guararapes in Fall

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across fall averages around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Guararapes peaks around January 22 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 22UV 15Jul 10UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May8Very high
Jun7High
Jul6High
Aug8Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct10Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Guararapes in Fall

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Guararapes is worst in September — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.1× the cleanest month (November, 6 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1719 µg/m³Nov 236 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb7Good
Mar7Good
Apr7Good
May8Good
Jun7Good
Jul7Good
Aug11Good
Sep20Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov6Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Guararapes?

Guararapes sits at 21.3°S, 50.6°W, 413 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Araçatuba, 23 km away.

Topography around Guararapes

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Guararapes has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 68 m around an average of 405 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 183 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 267 m.

The land around Guararapes is covered by grassland (38%), cropland (29%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, cropland (57%) and grassland (31%) within 16 km, and cropland (53%) and grassland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
68 m
16 km
183 m
80 km
267 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
Fall weather nearby: Araçatuba 23 km · Valparaíso 24 km · Birigui 32 km · Mirandópolis 50 km · Buritama 56 km · Penápolis 61 km · Lucélia 64 km · Osvaldo Cruz 64 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 Guararapes (-21.2608°, -50.6428°, elevation 413 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.