Climate and average weather in João Dourado

In João Dourado, the weather is hot, showery, and mostly clear and remarkably steady, with daytime highs holding near hot levels all year. The wettest stretch peaks around January.

Best: mid May to mid September

Over the course of the year, the temperature in João Dourado typically varies from 17°C to 32°C, and is rarely below 15°C or above 34°C. October is the hottest month of the year, while July is the coldest.

Based on the travel score, the best time of year to visit João Dourado for warm-weather activities is from mid May to mid September.

Hottest
Oct
32°
Coldest
Jul
17°
Wettest
Jan
100 mm
Driest
Aug
1 mm
Rain / yr
472 mm
52 wet days
Daylight
11.3–12.7 h
shortest–longest
Elevation
855 m
11.3°S
Clearest
Sep
38% cloud

João Dourado weather by month, at a glance

The whole year in one picture — sky, rain, humidity, temperature and travel score. Click any band to jump to its full chart.

Each stripe is one measure across the whole year, stacked so a single day reads top to bottom. The sky band runs overcast grey on top down to clear blue at the base — more blue means sunnier — followed by the rainfall curve, the humidity band, a temperature strip that tints each stretch of the year by how warm its average high is, and the travel-score line at the foot. Scan straight down any date to read that day across every measure at once; the score climbs highest around mid May to mid September.

Temperature through the year

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Daily average highs and lows in João Dourado, from 1991–2020 of climate data. The shaded bands show the range most days fall in — 10th to 90th percentile.

Temperatures in João Dourado stay fairly even through the year, without a distinct hot or cool season. The warmest month is October, with an average high of 32°C and low of 20°C; the coolest is July, with an average low of 17°C and high of 27°C.

Days typically run about 11°C warmer than nights year-round.

15°20°25°30°35°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
Jan3020
Feb3120
Mar3121
Apr3020
May2919
Jun2818
Jul2717
Aug2817
Sep3018
Oct3220
Nov3120
Dec3020

Average hourly temperature in João Dourado

A compact picture of the whole year, hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled average temperature. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.

Read left to right for the day of the year and top to bottom for the hour of the day; the color is the modeled temperature, cool blues through to hot reds on the same scale as the other charts. A vertical slice is a single day's swing — coolest just before dawn, warmest in the mid-afternoon — while a horizontal slice follows one hour across the seasons. The darker overlay marks night and the lighter one the twilight around sunrise and sunset. Colors run warmest on October afternoons, near 32°C, and coldest before dawn in July, near 17°C.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AM

João Dourado weather by month

Every month at a glance. Click a month for its detailed page.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 20°1009.112.64.8
Feb31° / 20°618.512.44.7
Mar31° / 21°778.612.14.8
Apr30° / 20°345.111.85.5
May29° / 19°111.811.56.5
Jun28° / 18°20.411.37.6
Jul27° / 17°20.311.48.0
Aug28° / 17°10.111.67.5
Sep30° / 18°20.311.96.2
Oct32° / 20°212.612.35.0
Nov31° / 20°787.812.54.8
Dec30° / 20°827.912.74.9

Chance of rain

How likely it is to rain on a typical day, and how that shifts across the wetter and drier seasons.

João Dourado gets about 472 mm of precipitation a year. On a typical day the chance of rain is mostly dry, but that rises and falls sharply with the seasons.

The wetter season lasts 5.7 months, from around Oct 27 to Apr 18, peaking in January at about 32% chance on a given day. The drier stretch runs the rest of the year, bottoming out around Jul 1.

January is the wettest month by volume, with 100 mm over about 9 wet days; August is the driest, with 1 mm.

0%10%20%30%40%JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwetterdrierwettermostly drysome rainoften wetJan 23 · 32%Jul 1 · 0%
Rain on a day (%)Rain days
Jan309
Feb299
Mar289
Apr175
May62
Jun10
Jul10
Aug00
Sep10
Oct93
Nov258
Dec268

Monthly rainfall

Over a full year, João Dourado collects about 472 mm of rain across 52 wet days — roughly 39 mm in an average month.

It doesn’t fall evenly. January is the wettest month with 100 mm, while August is the driest at just 1 mm. The three wettest months alone bring about 55% of the year’s total.

0255075100125JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec100617734112212217882
Rainfall (mm)Rain days
Jan1009
Feb619
Mar779
Apr345
May112
Jun20
Jul20
Aug10
Sep20
Oct213
Nov788
Dec828

Clouds and sunshine

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

How often the daytime sky is clear, partly cloudy or overcast.

In João Dourado, the average share of the sky covered by clouds shows significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year begins around June 10 and lasts for 4.8 months, ending around November 2. The clearest month is September, when the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 74% of the time on average.

The cloudier part of the year begins around November 3 and lasts for 6.6 months, ending around May 23. The cloudiest month is December, when it is overcast or mostly cloudy 57% of the time.

0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSep 26 · 77%Dec 1 · 39%clearmostly clearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercastcloudierclearercloudier
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
Jan4555
Feb4852
Mar5248
Apr5446
May5248
Jun5743
Jul5842
Aug6238
Sep7426
Oct6733
Nov4555
Dec4357

Daylight, sunrise and sunset

DaylightNight

Hours of daylight through the year, with sunrise and sunset times.

The gold band is daylight — sunrise runs along its lower edge, sunset along the upper — so it widens toward summer and pinches toward winter, with night the dark area above and below. The longest day, around January 1, brings about 12 h 42 min of light; the shortest, around June 11, only 11 h 18 min — a swing of roughly 1 h 24 min.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
Jan12.65:386:14
Feb12.45:506:12
Mar12.15:545:59
Apr11.85:545:39
May11.55:585:27
Jun11.36:075:27
Jul11.46:105:34
Aug11.66:025:39
Sep11.95:435:39
Oct12.35:245:39
Nov12.55:165:48
Dec12.75:236:03

Sunny days

How many genuinely sunny days each month brings — days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — banded into plain-language zones.

João Dourado averages about 10 sunny days a month — counting the days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — with a clear seasonal swing between 6 and 18 days.

The sunnier stretch runs 4.6 months, from around Jun 18 to Nov 3. The sunniest month is September, with roughly 17 sunny days (bright).

The greyest month is November, down near 8 sunny days — about 54% fewer than the September peak.

0510152025JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecgreyersunniergreyergloomymixedbrightbrilliantSep 2618 daysNov 276 days
Sunny daysSky
Jan8Mixed
Feb8Mixed
Mar8Mixed
Apr8Mixed
May8Mixed
Jun10Mixed
Jul12Mixed
Aug14Mixed
Sep17Bright
Oct15Bright
Nov8Gloomy
Dec8Gloomy

Humidity comfort

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Share of days at each humidity comfort level, based on the dew point — the measure that tracks how muggy it actually feels.

Humidity comfort is graded by the dew point — the temperature at which the air would be fully saturated — because it tracks how muggy it actually feels far better than relative humidity does. A low dew point feels dry and crisp; a high one feels sticky and oppressive no matter the reading on a humidity gauge.

In João Dourado, how humid it feels changes dramatically over the year.

The more humid part of the year lasts 7.0 months, from around November 7 to June 8. The muggiest month is March, when the air feels humid, muggy or worse about 87% of the time.

The most comfortable stretch runs from around June 9 to November 6, and August is the most comfortable month — the air is dry or comfortable 89% of the time.

0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecAug 5 · 90%Mar 30 · 9%muggycomfortablehumiddryhumidcomfortablehumid
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
Jan01551341
Feb01353341
Mar11245412
Apr0955350
May12067130
Jun2484810
Jul9741800
Aug15741100
Sep14681800
Oct8553160
Nov42845230
Dec11751310

Wind

Average wind speed through the year, banded into plain-language speed zones so a number reads as 'breezy' or 'calm' without knowing the scale.

This is the average sustained wind speed at the standard 10 metres above open ground — the steady flow a weather station reports, not the sharper gusts that come and go, which can run half again as fast. It's the number that says whether a place is generally breezy or calm.

Across the year, average wind speed in João Dourado is typically light breeze, near 15 km/h, and varies moderately with the seasons.

The windier part of the year lasts 6.1 months, from around Apr 29 to Oct 31. The windiest month is August, averaging about 18 km/h (light breeze).

The calmer part of the year runs from around Nov 1 to Apr 28, with March the calmest month at about 12 km/h.

0510152025JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccalmerwindiercalmercalmlight breezebreezyAug 20 · 18 km/hMar 15 · 12 km/h
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
Jan12calm
Feb12light breeze
Mar12light breeze
Apr14light breeze
May15light breeze
Jun17light breeze
Jul18light breeze
Aug18light breeze
Sep18light breeze
Oct16light breeze
Nov13light breeze
Dec12calm

Best time to visit João Dourado

TravelBeach/poolTemperatureCloudsPrecipitation

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in João Dourado throughout the year, we compute two travel scores — one for general sightseeing, one for beach and pool weather.

Around early September, João Dourado is still near the tail of its best-weather window — great conditions with the peak-season crowds already thinning.

Inferred from the travel-score curve; month-by-month visitor numbers are a planned addition.

The travel score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 18°C and 28°C. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit João Dourado for general outdoor tourist activities is from mid May to mid September, with a peak score in the first week of July.

0246810JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbest timetravel scoretemperaturecloudsprecipitationJul 3 · 8.0

The travel score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

Travel score (0–10)Rating
Jan4.8fair
Feb4.7fair
Mar4.9fair
Apr5.5good
May6.5good
Jun7.6ideal
Jul8.0ideal
Aug7.4good
Sep6.2good
Oct5.1fair
Nov4.8fair
Dec4.9fair

The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 24°C and 34°C. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit João Dourado for hot-weather activities is from early April to early November, with a peak score in the last week of August.

024681012JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbest timebeach/pool scoretemperaturecloudsprecipitationAug 29 · 8.9

The beach/pool score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

What to pack for João Dourado, by month

EssentialRecommendedOptional

Month by month, what's worth putting in the bag — from the temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind. Tap a month for a quick packing note.

João Dourado packs about the same all year — highs hold near 32°C. Across the year the things worth having are light clothes and sun protection.

Light clothing
Warm layer
Winter coat
Rain gear
Sun protection
Windbreaker

In October, João Dourado sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

UV index (midday) in João Dourado by month

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV index through the year, shaded by the WHO exposure levels — how much sun protection each month calls for.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in João Dourado peaks around February 21 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 21UV 15Jul 10UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Average hourly UV index in João Dourado

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Modeled clear-sky UV for every hour of every day — when in the day sun protection actually matters.

The whole year hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled clear-sky UV index — the midday peak scaled down as the sun sits lower in the sky. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.

UV falls off far faster than brightness as the sun drops, so even in February the burn window is concentrated in the middle of the day: about 8.5 hours a day reach index 3 (protection recommended), and 7 hours reach 6 or more. Mornings and late afternoons stay comparatively gentle year round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AM
UV ≥ 3 (h/day)UV ≥ 6 (h/day)
Jan8.56.5
Feb8.57
Mar8.56.5
Apr86
May75
Jun74.5
Jul74.5
Aug7.55.5
Sep86
Oct86.5
Nov8.56.5
Dec8.56.5
Almanac & agriculture

Growing season

Chance of a frost-free dayFrost-free year round

João Dourado is frost-free year round — even the coldest nights rarely reach freezing, so there is no start or end to the growing season.

0%25%50%75%100%JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecfrost-free year round
Frost-free chance (%)Frost nights
Jan1000
Feb1000
Mar1000
Apr1000
May1000
Jun1000
Jul1000
Aug1000
Sep1000
Oct1000
Nov1000
Dec1000

Growing degree days

Degree days (base 10°C)Frost-free shaded

Growing degree days tally heat above 10°C: each day adds however many degrees its average temperature runs over that threshold, and cold days add nothing. João Dourado banks about 5,284 degree days a year, and the running total — which growers use to time plantings and predict maturity — climbs fastest around October.

02,0004,000JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Growing degree days (°C·days)
Jan475
Feb433
Mar480
Apr452
May438
Jun388
Jul378
Aug393
Sep426
Oct483
Nov463
Dec474

Solar energy

Average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground, banded into brightness zones so the number means something at a glance.

Solar energy is how much sunlight actually reaches the ground each day, measured in kilowatt-hours per square metre (kWh/m²) — the combined effect of how long the sun is up, how high it climbs, and how much cloud gets in the way. It's the raw fuel a solar panel has to work with: for scale, 1 kWh/m² a day is dim and wintry, while 7+ is desert-bright.

João Dourado receives about 5.8 kWh/m² a day of solar energy on average — bright — with a clear seasonal swing between 4.3 and 6.9 kWh/m².

The brighter stretch of the year lasts 7.1 months, from around Aug 30 to Apr 1. The brightest month is October, averaging about 6.9 kWh/m² (intense).

The dimmest month is June, down near 4.4 kWh/m² — roughly 36% less than the October peak.

012345678JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbrighterdimmerbrighterdimmoderatebrightintenseOct 146.9 kWhJun 174.3 kWh
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
Jan6.4Intense
Feb6.4Intense
Mar6.1Intense
Apr5.5Bright
May4.7Bright
Jun4.3Bright
Jul4.5Bright
Aug5.3Bright
Sep6.3Intense
Oct6.9Intense
Nov6.4Intense
Dec6.5Intense

Where is João Dourado?

João Dourado sits at 11.3°S, 41.7°W, 855 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Lapão, 19 km away.

Topography around João Dourado

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around João Dourado has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 35 m around an average of 814 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 128 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 870 m.

The land around João Dourado is covered by cropland (73%) within 3 km, cropland (66%) within 16 km, and shrubs (58%) and cropland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
35 m
16 km
128 m
80 km
870 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
Nearby: Lapão 19 km · Irecê 21 km · São Gabriel 27 km · América Dourada 28 km · Presidente Dutra 36 km · Canarana 40 km · Ibititá 41 km · Cafarnaum 44 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 João Dourado (-11.3448°, -41.6632°, elevation 855 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. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).