Igarapé in Summer

In summer (December, January and February), Igarapé sees average daytime highs around 28°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 636 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 28°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels muggy.

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

Avg daytime high
28°C
warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low
19°C
Rainfall
636 mm
53 wet days
Avg wind
7 km/h
Travel score
4.9
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Igarapé in Summer

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 28°C.

A typical summer day in Igarapé reaches about 28°C and drops to 19°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest December.

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Igarapé 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
Jan28° / 19°23418.313.14.9
Feb28° / 19°13112.812.75.1
Mar28° / 18°15616.312.15.4
Apr27° / 17°629.411.66.7
May25° / 14°375.211.17.7
Jun25° / 13°111.810.88.5
Jul25° / 12°60.910.98.8
Aug26° / 13°122.211.38.3
Sep28° / 16°56711.97.0
Oct28° / 18°9611.912.55.8
Nov27° / 18°20518.6134.9
Dec27° / 19°2712213.24.6

Cloud cover in Summer

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time across summer.

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Chance of precipitation in Summer

Any precipitation

Igarapé gets around 636 mm of rain over 53 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 7 km/h across summer.

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Sunrise & sunset in Summer

DaylightNight

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.

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Solar energy in Summer

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 5.8 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in summer

Hazard calendar for Igarapé

In seasonPeak

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

Igarapé'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 summer a good time to visit Igarapé?

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.

4.9
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
5.4
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

summer is a reasonable time to visit Igarapé for sightseeing.

What to pack for Igarapé in Summer

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

In summer, Igarapé sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 53 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Igarapé in Summer

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

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 Igarapé peaks around January 20 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 20UV 15Jun 19UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May8Very high
Jun7High
Jul7Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep10Very high
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Igarapé 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 Igarapé is worst in September — around 27 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (January, 12 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateSep 1526 µg/m³Jan 1412 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Moderate
Feb13Moderate
Mar15Moderate
Apr16Moderate
May20Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep27Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Igarapé?

Igarapé sits at 20.1°S, 44.3°W, 812 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is São Joaquim de Bicas, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Igarapé

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Igarapé has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 233 m around an average of 819 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 694 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,271 m.

The land around Igarapé is covered by trees (39%) and artificial surfaces (28%) within 3 km, trees (60%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and trees (48%) and grassland (43%) within 80 km.

3 km
233 m
16 km
694 m
80 km
1,271 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
Summer weather nearby: São Joaquim de Bicas 4.0 km · Mário Campos 12 km · Brumadinho 13 km · Juatuba 14 km · Betim 16 km · Mateus Leme 16 km · Sarzedo 17 km · Ibirité 26 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 Igarapé (-20.0703°, -44.3017°, elevation 812 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.