Ibirité in Summer
In summer (December, January and February), Ibirité sees average daytime highs around 27°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 596 mm of rain over about 53 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 27°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels muggy.
Summer is Ibirité's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Ibirité's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 27°C
- warmest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 18°C
- Rainfall
- 596 mm
- 53 wet days
- Avg wind
- 7 km/h
- Travel score
- 5.1
- weakest season of the year
- Months
- Dec · Jan · Feb
Temperature in Ibirité in Summer
Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 27°C.
A typical summer day in Ibirité reaches about 27°C and drops to 18°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest December.
Ibirité 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 | 27° / 19° | 218 | 17.9 | 13.1 | 5.1 |
| Feb | 28° / 18° | 119 | 12.9 | 12.7 | 5.6 |
| Mar | 27° / 18° | 147 | 16.9 | 12.1 | 5.4 |
| Apr | 26° / 16° | 55 | 9.8 | 11.6 | 6.7 |
| May | 25° / 14° | 31 | 5.1 | 11.1 | 7.9 |
| Jun | 24° / 12° | 10 | 1.7 | 10.8 | 8.6 |
| Jul | 24° / 12° | 5 | 0.8 | 10.9 | 8.9 |
| Aug | 25° / 13° | 11 | 2.1 | 11.3 | 8.5 |
| Sep | 27° / 15° | 47 | 6.5 | 11.9 | 7.3 |
| Oct | 27° / 17° | 81 | 11.7 | 12.5 | 6.1 |
| Nov | 26° / 18° | 184 | 18.4 | 12.9 | 5.0 |
| Dec | 27° / 18° | 259 | 22 | 13.2 | 4.6 |
Cloud cover in Summer
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time across summer.
Chance of precipitation in Summer
Ibirité gets around 596 mm of rain over 53 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 h 06 min 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 5.8 kWh/m².
Hazard calendar for Ibirité
In summer, Ibirité overlaps its monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.
Ibirité's monsoon runs November–March, when most of the year's rain falls.
Is summer a good time to visit Ibirité?
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 Ibirité for sightseeing.
What to pack for Ibirité in Summer
From summer's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In summer, Ibirité sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 53 days see rain.
UV index in Ibirité 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 Ibirité peaks around February 9 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 7 (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 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 |
| Level | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Very high | High | Very high | Very high | Very high | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 15 | Extreme |
| Feb | 15 | Extreme |
| Mar | 13 | Extreme |
| Apr | 11 | Extreme |
| May | 8 | Very high |
| Jun | 7 | High |
| Jul | 7 | Very high |
| Aug | 9 | Very high |
| Sep | 10 | Very high |
| Oct | 12 | Extreme |
| Nov | 14 | Extreme |
| Dec | 14 | Extreme |
Air quality in Ibirité in Summer
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where summer falls, not just the annual average.
Air quality in Ibirité is worst in September — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (January, 9 µg/m³).
Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Ibirité's WHO annual average of 12.3 µg/m³.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 13 | 9 | 9 |
| Level | Good | Good | Good | Good | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Good | Good |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 9 | Good |
| Feb | 10 | Good |
| Mar | 11 | Good |
| Apr | 12 | Good |
| May | 14 | Moderate |
| Jun | 15 | Moderate |
| Jul | 14 | Moderate |
| Aug | 13 | Moderate |
| Sep | 19 | Moderate |
| Oct | 13 | Moderate |
| Nov | 9 | Good |
| Dec | 9 | Good |
Where is Ibirité?
Ibirité sits at 20.0°S, 44.1°W, 883 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Sarzedo, 9.0 km away.
Topography around Ibirité
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Ibirité.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Ibirité has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 280 m around an average of 940 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 824 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,474 m.
The land around Ibirité is covered by trees (46%) and artificial surfaces (40%) within 3 km, trees (46%) and artificial surfaces (30%) within 16 km, and trees (51%) 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 Ibirité (-20.0219°, -44.0589°, elevation 883 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.