Marau in Summer

In summer (December, January and February), Marau sees average daytime highs around 27°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 498 mm of rain over about 46 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the 2nd-wettest season.

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 27°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels muggy.

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

Avg daytime high
27°C
warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low
18°C
Rainfall
498 mm
46 wet days
Avg wind
11 km/h
Travel score
5.6
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Marau in Summer

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 27°C.

A typical summer day in Marau reaches about 27°C and drops to 18°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is January, the coolest December.

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Marau 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° / 18°16616.213.65.5
Feb27° / 18°15715.1135.5
Mar26° / 17°13713.112.26.2
Apr24° / 14°13810.411.36.8
May20° / 11°1569.510.66.4
Jun18° / 14410.110.25.9
Jul18° / 16410.410.46.0
Aug20° / 10°1159.2116.6
Sep21° / 12°1551111.86.4
Oct24° / 14°22313.912.76.2
Nov26° / 15°15712.213.46.4
Dec27° / 17°17514.913.85.8

Cloud cover in Summer

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time across summer.

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Chance of precipitation in Summer

Any precipitation

Marau gets around 498 mm of rain over 46 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 11 km/h across summer.

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Sunrise & sunset in Summer

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 42 min in early December to 12 h 42 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 6.2 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in summer

Is summer a good time to visit Marau?

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.

5.6
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
5.9
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

summer is a reasonable time to visit Marau for sightseeing.

What to pack for Marau in Summer

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

In summer, Marau sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 46 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Marau in Summer

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Marau peaks around January 20 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 20UV 14Jun 21UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr8Very high
May5High
Jun4Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug6High
Sep8Very high
Oct7High
Nov12Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Marau 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 Marau is worst in September — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.4× the cleanest month (March, 6 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1514 µg/m³Mar 116 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb6Good
Mar6Good
Apr7Good
May7Good
Jun7Good
Jul8Good
Aug11Good
Sep15Moderate
Oct9Good
Nov7Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Marau?

Marau sits at 28.4°S, 52.2°W, 553 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Passo Fundo, 29 km away.

Topography around Marau

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Marau has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 204 m around an average of 576 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 383 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 877 m.

The land around Marau is covered by trees (41%), cropland (26%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, cropland (60%) and trees (32%) within 16 km, and cropland (57%) and trees (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
204 m
16 km
383 m
80 km
877 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
Summer weather nearby: Passo Fundo 29 km · Serafina Corrêa 39 km · Tapejara 46 km · Soledade 51 km · Guaporé 53 km · Carazinho 60 km · Não-Me-Toque 61 km · Getúlio Vargas 62 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 Marau (-28.4492°, -52.2°, elevation 553 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.