Lima Duarte in Spring

In spring (September, October and November), Lima Duarte sees average daytime highs around 25°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 460 mm of rain over about 47 wet days across the season. It is the 3rd-warmest season and the 2nd-wettest season.

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 25°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels humid.

Spring is Lima Duarte's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Lima Duarte's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
25°C
3rd-warmest season
Avg overnight low
16°C
Rainfall
460 mm
47 wet days
Avg wind
9 km/h
Travel score
5.8
3rd-best season
Months
Sep · Oct · Nov

Temperature in Lima Duarte in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 25°C.

A typical spring day in Lima Duarte reaches about 25°C and drops to 16°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is October, the coolest September.

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Lima Duarte weather by month

How the three spring months (September, October and November) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 19°27922.213.24.5
Feb28° / 19°19817.312.84.9
Mar27° / 18°20520.612.24.9
Apr25° / 17°7611.311.56.5
May23° / 14°467.2117.2
Jun23° / 13°193.910.77.8
Jul23° / 12°194.310.87.8
Aug24° / 13°285.311.37.9
Sep25° / 14°779.611.96.9
Oct25° / 16°13915.912.55.7
Nov25° / 17°24521.1134.7
Dec27° / 18°29123.813.34.4

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time across spring.

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Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Lima Duarte gets around 460 mm of rain over 47 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Spring

Winds average 9 km/h across spring.

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Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min in early September to 13 h 12 min by late November. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

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

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Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Lima Duarte

In seasonPeak

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

Lima Duarte's monsoon runs October–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is spring a good time to visit Lima Duarte?

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

5.8
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
5.3
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

spring is a reasonable time to visit Lima Duarte for sightseeing.

What to pack for Lima Duarte in Spring

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

In spring, Lima Duarte sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 16°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 47 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Lima Duarte in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Lima Duarte peaks around February 9 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 highExtremeFeb 9UV 15Jul 10UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Very high
May7Very high
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug8Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Lima Duarte in Spring

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Lima Duarte is worst in September — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (January, 11 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1521 µg/m³Jan 1111 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb11Good
Mar12Good
Apr13Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov12Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Lima Duarte?

Lima Duarte sits at 21.8°S, 43.8°W, 758 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Valença, 46 km away.

Topography around Lima Duarte

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lima Duarte has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 343 m around an average of 787 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 948 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,720 m.

The land around Lima Duarte is covered by grassland (56%) and trees (38%) within 3 km, trees (56%) and grassland (44%) within 16 km, and grassland (56%) and trees (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
343 m
16 km
948 m
80 km
1,720 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
Spring weather nearby: Valença 46 km · Juiz de Fora 47 km · Santos Dumont 50 km · Paraíba do Sul 62 km · Vassouras 64 km · Três Rios 67 km · Barbacena 69 km · Barra do Piraí 70 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 Lima Duarte (-21.8425°, -43.7931°, elevation 758 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.