Nova Xavantina in Summer

In summer (December, January and February), Nova Xavantina sees average daytime highs around 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 777 mm of rain over about 72 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the wettest season of the year.

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 31°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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

Avg daytime high
31°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
23°C
Rainfall
777 mm
72 wet days
Avg wind
5 km/h
Travel score
2.9
3rd-best season
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Nova Xavantina in Summer

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 31°C.

A typical summer day in Nova Xavantina reaches about 31°C and drops to 23°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.

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How summer really feels in Nova Xavantina

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.

Nova Xavantina 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
Jan31° / 23°28425.212.82.9
Feb31° / 23°22322.412.52.9
Mar31° / 23°21023.912.13.0
Apr32° / 22°9013.811.73.8
May32° / 21°162.811.34.8
Jun32° / 20°30.511.15.2
Jul32° / 19°10.111.25.1
Aug34° / 20°50.611.53.7
Sep36° / 23°234.511.92.6
Oct34° / 23°11615.412.32.5
Nov32° / 23°20522.612.72.8
Dec31° / 23°27024.712.92.9

Cloud cover in Summer

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time across summer.

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Chance of precipitation in Summer

Any precipitation

Nova Xavantina gets around 777 mm of rain over 72 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 oppressive — 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 5 km/h across summer.

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Sunrise & sunset in Summer

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 48 min in early December to 12 h 18 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 5.3 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in summer

Hazard calendar for Nova Xavantina

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In summer, Nova Xavantina overlaps its monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Nova Xavantina's monsoon runs November–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is summer a good time to visit Nova Xavantina?

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.

2.9
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

summer is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Nova Xavantina.

What to pack for Nova Xavantina in Summer

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

In summer, Nova Xavantina sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 72 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Nova Xavantina 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 Nova Xavantina peaks around January 23 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 11 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeJan 23UV 15Jul 11UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Nova Xavantina 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 Nova Xavantina is worst in September — around 50 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 9.4× the cleanest month (July, 5 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModeratePoorModerateGoodSep 1546 µg/m³Jul 95 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb8Good
Mar9Good
Apr8Good
May7Good
Jun6Good
Jul5Good
Aug26Moderate
Sep50Poor
Oct17Moderate
Nov9Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Nova Xavantina?

Nova Xavantina sits at 14.7°S, 52.4°W, 362 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Campinápolis, 49 km away.

Topography around Nova Xavantina

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nova Xavantina has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 62 m around an average of 276 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 284 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 653 m.

The land around Nova Xavantina is covered by grassland (51%) within 3 km, grassland (46%) and trees (30%) within 16 km, and grassland (47%) and trees (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
62 m
16 km
284 m
80 km
653 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
Summer weather nearby: Campinápolis 49 km · Água Boa 72 km · Canarana 124 km · Barra do Garças 137 km · Aragarças 138 km · Paranatinga 184 km · Jussara 208 km · Querência 231 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 Nova Xavantina (-14.6643°, -52.3586°, elevation 362 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.