Nordestina in Summer

In summer (December, January and February), Nordestina sees average daytime highs around 33°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 134 mm of rain over about 19 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 33°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels muggy.

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

Avg daytime high
33°C
warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low
22°C
Rainfall
134 mm
19 wet days
Avg wind
11 km/h
Travel score
3.8
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Nordestina in Summer

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 33°C.

A typical summer day in Nordestina reaches about 33°C and drops to 22°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest December.

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How summer really feels in Nordestina

Once humidity and wind are folded in, summer brings about 90 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
90
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in summer is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Nordestina 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
Jan33° / 22°506.412.63.7
Feb33° / 23°44712.43.6
Mar33° / 23°568.712.13.6
Apr32° / 22°379.111.84.2
May30° / 21°339.311.55.2
Jun28° / 20°269.411.46.1
Jul27° / 19°217.711.46.6
Aug28° / 19°175.811.66.3
Sep31° / 20°113.411.95.5
Oct32° / 21°172.612.24.6
Nov33° / 22°414.912.54.1
Dec33° / 22°405.112.64.0

Cloud cover in Summer

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time across summer.

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Chance of precipitation in Summer

Any precipitation

Nordestina gets around 134 mm of rain over 19 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 12 h 36 min in early December to 12 h 12 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 Nordestina?

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.

3.8
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
6.7
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

summer is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Nordestina. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Nordestina in Summer

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

In summer, Nordestina sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 19 days see rain.

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UV index in Nordestina 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 Nordestina peaks around February 17 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 17UV 15Jul 10UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Nordestina?

Nordestina sits at 10.8°S, 39.4°W, 344 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Cansanção, 19 km away.

Topography around Nordestina

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nordestina has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 88 m around an average of 335 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 320 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 772 m.

The land around Nordestina is covered by grassland (54%) and shrubs (31%) within 3 km, grassland (44%) and shrubs (43%) within 16 km, and grassland (56%) and shrubs (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
88 m
16 km
320 m
80 km
772 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
Summer weather nearby: Cansanção 19 km · Quijingue 25 km · Queimadas 28 km · Monte Santo 44 km · Santaluz 49 km · Itiúba 49 km · Euclides da Cunha 57 km · Valente 66 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 Nordestina (-10.8225°, -39.4269°, elevation 344 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.