Climate and average weather in Nova Viçosa
In Nova Viçosa, the weather is muggy, warm, showery, and mostly clear and remarkably steady, with daytime highs holding near warm levels all year. The wettest stretch peaks around November.
Over the course of the year, the temperature in Nova Viçosa typically varies from 22°C to 28°C, and is rarely below 21°C or above 29°C. February is the hottest month of the year, while August is the coldest.
Based on the travel score, the best times of year to visit Nova Viçosa for warm-weather activities are from early January to late February and early May to early November.
- Hottest
- Feb
- 28°
- Coldest
- Aug
- 22°
- Wettest
- Nov
- 161 mm
- Driest
- Aug
- 36 mm
- Rain / yr
- 943 mm
- 140 wet days
- Daylight
- 10.9–13.1 h
- shortest–longest
- Elevation
- 8 m
- 17.9°S
- Clearest
- Jul
- 42% cloud
Nova Viçosa 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 early May to early November.
Temperature through the year
Daily average highs and lows in Nova Viçosa, from 1991–2020 of climate data. The shaded bands show the range most days fall in — 10th to 90th percentile.
Temperatures in Nova Viçosa stay fairly even through the year, without a distinct hot or cool season. The warmest month is February, with an average high of 28°C and low of 25°C; the coolest is August, with an average low of 22°C and high of 24°C.
Days typically run about 3°C warmer than nights year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 |
| Avg low (°C) | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| Avg high (°C) | Avg low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28 | 25 |
| Feb | 28 | 25 |
| Mar | 28 | 25 |
| Apr | 27 | 25 |
| May | 26 | 24 |
| Jun | 25 | 23 |
| Jul | 25 | 22 |
| Aug | 24 | 22 |
| Sep | 25 | 23 |
| Oct | 26 | 23 |
| Nov | 26 | 24 |
| Dec | 27 | 25 |
Average hourly temperature in Nova Viçosa
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 February afternoons, near 28°C, and coldest before dawn in August, near 22°C.
Nova Viçosa weather by month
Every month at a glance. Click a month for its detailed page.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28° / 25° | 72 | 10.1 | 13 | 6.5 |
| Feb | 28° / 25° | 53 | 10.2 | 12.6 | 6.3 |
| Mar | 28° / 25° | 127 | 15.7 | 12.1 | 5.7 |
| Apr | 27° / 25° | 91 | 15.6 | 11.6 | 5.7 |
| May | 26° / 24° | 72 | 13.1 | 11.2 | 6.4 |
| Jun | 25° / 23° | 51 | 11.4 | 10.9 | 6.9 |
| Jul | 25° / 22° | 46 | 11.6 | 11 | 7.0 |
| Aug | 24° / 22° | 36 | 8.7 | 11.4 | 7.5 |
| Sep | 25° / 23° | 42 | 8 | 11.9 | 7.4 |
| Oct | 26° / 23° | 87 | 10.2 | 12.4 | 6.8 |
| Nov | 26° / 24° | 161 | 13.6 | 12.8 | 5.9 |
| Dec | 27° / 25° | 105 | 12 | 13.1 | 6.1 |
Chance of rain
How likely it is to rain on a typical day, and how that shifts across the wetter and drier seasons.
Nova Viçosa gets about 943 mm of precipitation a year. On a typical day the chance of rain is often wet, but that rises and falls sharply with the seasons.
The wetter season lasts 3.4 months, from around Feb 17 to May 29, peaking in April at about 53% chance on a given day. The drier stretch runs the rest of the year, bottoming out around Sep 4.
November is the wettest month by volume, with 161 mm over about 14 wet days; August is the driest, with 36 mm.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rain on a day (%) | 33 | 38 | 49 | 52 | 43 | 38 | 37 | 29 | 27 | 33 | 45 | 38 |
| Rain days | 10 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 12 |
| Rain on a day (%) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33 | 10 |
| Feb | 38 | 10 |
| Mar | 49 | 16 |
| Apr | 52 | 16 |
| May | 43 | 13 |
| Jun | 38 | 11 |
| Jul | 37 | 12 |
| Aug | 29 | 9 |
| Sep | 27 | 8 |
| Oct | 33 | 10 |
| Nov | 45 | 14 |
| Dec | 38 | 12 |
Monthly rainfall
Over a full year, Nova Viçosa collects about 943 mm of rain across 140 wet days — roughly 79 mm in an average month.
It doesn’t fall evenly. November is the wettest month with 161 mm, while August is the driest at just 36 mm. The three wettest months alone bring about 42% of the year’s total.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainfall (mm) | 72 | 53 | 127 | 91 | 72 | 51 | 46 | 36 | 42 | 87 | 161 | 105 |
| Rain days | 10 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 12 |
| Rainfall (mm) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 72 | 10 |
| Feb | 53 | 10 |
| Mar | 127 | 16 |
| Apr | 91 | 16 |
| May | 72 | 13 |
| Jun | 51 | 11 |
| Jul | 46 | 12 |
| Aug | 36 | 9 |
| Sep | 42 | 8 |
| Oct | 87 | 10 |
| Nov | 161 | 14 |
| Dec | 105 | 12 |
Clouds and sunshine
How often the daytime sky is clear, partly cloudy or overcast.
In Nova Viçosa, 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 April 9 and lasts for 5.7 months, ending around September 30. The clearest month is July, when the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 79% of the time on average.
The cloudier part of the year begins around October 1 and lasts for 6.2 months, ending around April 8. The cloudiest month is November, when it is overcast or mostly cloudy 59% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearer (%) | 53 | 60 | 58 | 67 | 69 | 76 | 79 | 78 | 72 | 58 | 41 | 43 |
| Cloudier (%) | 47 | 40 | 42 | 33 | 31 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 28 | 42 | 59 | 57 |
| Clearer (%) | Cloudier (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 53 | 47 |
| Feb | 60 | 40 |
| Mar | 58 | 42 |
| Apr | 67 | 33 |
| May | 69 | 31 |
| Jun | 76 | 24 |
| Jul | 79 | 21 |
| Aug | 78 | 22 |
| Sep | 72 | 28 |
| Oct | 58 | 42 |
| Nov | 41 | 59 |
| Dec | 43 | 57 |
Daylight, sunrise and sunset
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 13 h 06 min of light; the shortest, around June 12, only 10 h 54 min — a swing of roughly 2 h 12 min.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 13.0 | 12.6 | 12.1 | 11.6 | 11.2 | 10.9 | 11.0 | 11.4 | 11.9 | 12.4 | 12.8 | 13.1 |
| Sunrise (AM) | 5:18 | 5:34 | 5:43 | 5:50 | 5:59 | 6:10 | 6:12 | 6:00 | 5:35 | 5:10 | 4:57 | 5:02 |
| Sunset (PM) | 6:16 | 6:10 | 5:51 | 5:26 | 5:09 | 5:06 | 5:14 | 5:23 | 5:29 | 5:35 | 5:48 | 6:06 |
| Daylight (h) | Sunrise (AM) | Sunset (PM) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 13.0 | 5:18 | 6:16 |
| Feb | 12.6 | 5:34 | 6:10 |
| Mar | 12.1 | 5:43 | 5:51 |
| Apr | 11.6 | 5:50 | 5:26 |
| May | 11.2 | 5:59 | 5:09 |
| Jun | 10.9 | 6:10 | 5:06 |
| Jul | 11.0 | 6:12 | 5:14 |
| Aug | 11.4 | 6:00 | 5:23 |
| Sep | 11.9 | 5:35 | 5:29 |
| Oct | 12.4 | 5:10 | 5:35 |
| Nov | 12.8 | 4:57 | 5:48 |
| Dec | 13.1 | 5:02 | 6:06 |
Sunny days
How many genuinely sunny days each month brings — days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — banded into plain-language zones.
Nova Viçosa averages about 13 sunny days a month — counting the days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — with a clear seasonal swing between 7 and 17 days.
The sunnier stretch runs 4.1 months, from around May 26 to Sep 28. The sunniest month is August, with roughly 16 sunny days (bright).
The greyest month is November, down near 8 sunny days — about 52% fewer than the August peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunny days | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 10 |
| Sky | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Mixed | Gloomy | Mixed |
| Sunny days | Sky | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 14 | Mixed |
| Feb | 13 | Mixed |
| Mar | 13 | Mixed |
| Apr | 14 | Mixed |
| May | 14 | Mixed |
| Jun | 15 | Bright |
| Jul | 17 | Bright |
| Aug | 17 | Bright |
| Sep | 15 | Bright |
| Oct | 12 | Mixed |
| Nov | 8 | Gloomy |
| Dec | 10 | Mixed |
Humidity comfort
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.
Nova Viçosa is humid all year round — on a typical day the air feels at least humid, and there is no real dry season to wait for.
The stickiest month is January, when it feels muggy, oppressive or miserable about 100% of the time. Even in August, the mildest month, the air is dry or comfortable only 5% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comfortable (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Humid (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 21 | 26 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| Muggy (%) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 38 | 59 | 71 | 64 | 64 | 40 | 16 | 3 |
| Oppressive (%) | 89 | 85 | 79 | 78 | 55 | 27 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 50 | 81 | 92 |
| Miserable (%) | 10 | 14 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Comfortable (%) | Humid (%) | Muggy (%) | Oppressive (%) | Miserable (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 89 | 10 |
| Feb | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 14 |
| Mar | 0 | 0 | 1 | 79 | 20 |
| Apr | 0 | 1 | 12 | 78 | 8 |
| May | 0 | 7 | 38 | 55 | 0 |
| Jun | 1 | 13 | 59 | 27 | 0 |
| Jul | 2 | 21 | 71 | 6 | 0 |
| Aug | 5 | 26 | 64 | 5 | 0 |
| Sep | 4 | 15 | 64 | 17 | 0 |
| Oct | 2 | 8 | 40 | 50 | 0 |
| Nov | 0 | 2 | 16 | 81 | 1 |
| Dec | 0 | 0 | 3 | 92 | 4 |
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 Nova Viçosa is typically light breeze, near 17 km/h, and varies moderately with the seasons.
The windier part of the year lasts 5.4 months, from around Aug 21 to Feb 1. The windiest month is October, averaging about 21 km/h (breezy).
The calmer part of the year runs from around Feb 2 to Aug 20, with April the calmest month at about 15 km/h.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind speed (km/h) | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
| Feels | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | breezy | breezy | light breeze |
| Wind speed (km/h) | Feels | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 19 | light breeze |
| Feb | 17 | light breeze |
| Mar | 15 | light breeze |
| Apr | 15 | light breeze |
| May | 15 | light breeze |
| Jun | 15 | light breeze |
| Jul | 16 | light breeze |
| Aug | 17 | light breeze |
| Sep | 19 | light breeze |
| Oct | 21 | breezy |
| Nov | 20 | breezy |
| Dec | 20 | light breeze |
Best time to visit Nova Viçosa
To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Nova Viçosa throughout the year, we compute two travel scores — one for general sightseeing, one for beach and pool weather.
Around mid May, Nova Viçosa is still near the start of its best-weather window — great conditions with the peak-season crowds not yet at full swing.
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 times of year to visit Nova Viçosa for general outdoor tourist activities run from early May to early November and again from mid December to late February, with a peak score in the first week of September.
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).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travel score (0–10) | 6.5 | 6.3 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 6.4 | 6.9 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 6.8 | 5.9 | 6.1 |
| Rating | good | good | good | good | good | good | good | good | good | good | good | good |
| Travel score (0–10) | Rating | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6.5 | good |
| Feb | 6.3 | good |
| Mar | 5.7 | good |
| Apr | 5.8 | good |
| May | 6.4 | good |
| Jun | 6.9 | good |
| Jul | 7.0 | good |
| Aug | 7.5 | good |
| Sep | 7.4 | good |
| Oct | 6.8 | good |
| Nov | 5.9 | good |
| Dec | 6.1 | good |
The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 24°C and 34°C. Based on this score, Nova Viçosa suits hot-weather activities for most of the year, with a peak score in the second week of January.
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 Nova Viçosa, by month
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.
Nova Viçosa packs about the same all year — highs hold near 28°C. Across the year the things worth having are light clothes, rain gear and sun protection.
In February, Nova Viçosa sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.
Sea temperature near Nova Viçosa
Average ocean temperature at the nearest coast, month by month, banded into swim-comfort zones — the other half of the beach question.
The sea offshore is warmest in March at about 28°C and coldest in August near 24°C.
The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea temperature (°C) | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 |
| Comfort | Warm | Warm | Warm | Warm | Warm | Warm | Warm | Warm | Warm | Warm | Warm | Warm |
| Sea temperature (°C) | Comfort | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27 | Warm |
| Feb | 27 | Warm |
| Mar | 28 | Warm |
| Apr | 28 | Warm |
| May | 26 | Warm |
| Jun | 25 | Warm |
| Jul | 25 | Warm |
| Aug | 24 | Warm |
| Sep | 25 | Warm |
| Oct | 26 | Warm |
| Nov | 26 | Warm |
| Dec | 27 | Warm |
UV index (midday) in Nova Viçosa by month
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 Nova Viçosa peaks around February 14 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 7 (very high).
The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 14 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
| Level | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Very high | High | Very high | Very high | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 14 | Extreme |
| Feb | 15 | Extreme |
| Mar | 13 | Extreme |
| Apr | 10 | Extreme |
| May | 8 | Very high |
| Jun | 7 | High |
| Jul | 7 | Very high |
| Aug | 9 | Very high |
| Sep | 10 | Extreme |
| Oct | 12 | Extreme |
| Nov | 13 | Extreme |
| Dec | 13 | Extreme |
Average hourly UV index in Nova Viçosa
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 6.5 hours reach 6 or more. Mornings and late afternoons stay comparatively gentle year round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8 | 7 | 6.5 | 6 | 6 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 8 | 8.5 | 8.5 |
| UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | 7 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 5 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6.5 | 6.5 |
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 8.5 | 7 |
| Feb | 8.5 | 6.5 |
| Mar | 8 | 6.5 |
| Apr | 7 | 5 |
| May | 6.5 | 3.5 |
| Jun | 6 | 2.5 |
| Jul | 6 | 3 |
| Aug | 6.5 | 4 |
| Sep | 7.5 | 5 |
| Oct | 8 | 6 |
| Nov | 8.5 | 6.5 |
| Dec | 8.5 | 6.5 |
Growing season
Nova Viçosa is frost-free year round — even the coldest nights rarely reach freezing, so there is no start or end to the growing season.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frost-free chance (%) | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Frost nights | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frost-free chance (%) | Frost nights | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 100 | 0 |
| Feb | 100 | 0 |
| Mar | 100 | 0 |
| Apr | 100 | 0 |
| May | 100 | 0 |
| Jun | 100 | 0 |
| Jul | 100 | 0 |
| Aug | 100 | 0 |
| Sep | 100 | 0 |
| Oct | 100 | 0 |
| Nov | 100 | 0 |
| Dec | 100 | 0 |
Growing degree days
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. Nova Viçosa banks about 5,437 degree days a year, and the running total — which growers use to time plantings and predict maturity — climbs fastest around February.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | 503 | 461 | 510 | 476 | 457 | 415 | 408 | 405 | 410 | 448 | 453 | 491 |
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | |
|---|---|
| Jan | 503 |
| Feb | 461 |
| Mar | 510 |
| Apr | 476 |
| May | 457 |
| Jun | 415 |
| Jul | 408 |
| Aug | 405 |
| Sep | 410 |
| Oct | 448 |
| Nov | 453 |
| Dec | 491 |
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.
Nova Viçosa receives about 5.2 kWh/m² a day of solar energy on average — bright — with a clear seasonal swing between 3.7 and 6.6 kWh/m².
The brighter stretch of the year lasts 6.5 months, from around Sep 18 to Apr 2. The brightest month is January, averaging about 6.5 kWh/m² (intense).
The dimmest month is June, down near 3.7 kWh/m² — roughly 43% less than the January peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | 6.6 | 6.5 | 5.6 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 6.2 |
| Level | Intense | Intense | Bright | Bright | Bright | Moderate | Moderate | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Intense |
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6.6 | Intense |
| Feb | 6.5 | Intense |
| Mar | 5.6 | Bright |
| Apr | 4.8 | Bright |
| May | 4.0 | Bright |
| Jun | 3.7 | Moderate |
| Jul | 3.9 | Moderate |
| Aug | 4.5 | Bright |
| Sep | 5.1 | Bright |
| Oct | 5.5 | Bright |
| Nov | 5.5 | Bright |
| Dec | 6.2 | Intense |
Where is Nova Viçosa?
Nova Viçosa sits at 17.9°S, 39.4°W, 8 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Mucuri, 29 km away.
Topography around Nova Viçosa
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Nova Viçosa.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Nova Viçosa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 19 m around an average of 4 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 59 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 418 m.
The land around Nova Viçosa is covered by water (37%) and mangroves (22%) within 3 km, water (46%) and trees (32%) within 16 km, and water (45%), trees (32%) and grassland (21%) within 80 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
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 Nova Viçosa (-17.8919°, -39.3719°, elevation 8 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).