Climate and average weather in Otacílio Costa
In Otacílio Costa, the summers are warm, wet, and mostly cloudy and the winters are mild and partly cloudy.
Over the course of the year, the temperature in Otacílio Costa typically varies from 8°C to 26°C, and is rarely below 1°C or above 30°C. January is the hottest month of the year, while July is the coldest.
Based on the travel score, the best time of year to visit Otacílio Costa for warm-weather activities is from early March to late December.
- Hottest
- Jan
- 26°
- Coldest
- Jul
- 8°
- Wettest
- Jan
- 229 mm
- Driest
- Apr
- 104 mm
- Rain / yr
- 1897 mm
- 179 wet days
- Daylight
- 10.3–13.7 h
- shortest–longest
- Elevation
- 877 m
- 27.5°S
- Clearest
- Aug
- 59% cloud
Otacílio Costa is human settlement in Brazil.
Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.
Otacílio Costa 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 March to late December.
Temperature through the year
Daily average highs and lows in Otacílio Costa, from 1991–2020 of climate data. The shaded bands show the range most days fall in — 10th to 90th percentile.
The hot season lasts 4.2 months, from November 19 to March 27, with daily high temperatures above 24°C. The hottest month of the year in Otacílio Costa is January, with an average high of 26°C and low of 17°C.
The cool season lasts 3.0 months, from May 17 to August 15, with daily high temperatures below 19°C. The coldest month of the year in Otacílio Costa is July, with an average low of 8°C and high of 17°C.
Days typically run about 9°C warmer than nights year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 26 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 26 |
| Avg low (°C) | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 16 |
| Avg high (°C) | Avg low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 26 | 17 |
| Feb | 26 | 17 |
| Mar | 25 | 16 |
| Apr | 22 | 14 |
| May | 19 | 10 |
| Jun | 17 | 9 |
| Jul | 17 | 8 |
| Aug | 19 | 9 |
| Sep | 20 | 11 |
| Oct | 22 | 13 |
| Nov | 24 | 14 |
| Dec | 26 | 16 |
Average hourly temperature in Otacílio Costa
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 January afternoons, near 26°C, and coldest before dawn in July, near 8°C.
Otacílio Costa 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 | 26° / 17° | 229 | 21.7 | 13.5 | 4.8 |
| Feb | 26° / 17° | 201 | 19.6 | 13 | 4.8 |
| Mar | 25° / 16° | 144 | 17.8 | 12.2 | 5.5 |
| Apr | 22° / 14° | 104 | 11.5 | 11.4 | 6.3 |
| May | 19° / 10° | 129 | 10.6 | 10.7 | 5.9 |
| Jun | 17° / 9° | 129 | 10.6 | 10.3 | 5.5 |
| Jul | 17° / 8° | 120 | 10.6 | 10.4 | 5.4 |
| Aug | 19° / 9° | 112 | 10 | 11 | 6.1 |
| Sep | 20° / 11° | 178 | 13.9 | 11.8 | 5.6 |
| Oct | 22° / 13° | 200 | 17.7 | 12.7 | 5.2 |
| Nov | 24° / 14° | 160 | 17 | 13.4 | 5.6 |
| Dec | 26° / 16° | 191 | 18.4 | 13.7 | 5.3 |
Chance of rain
How likely it is to rain on a typical day, and how that shifts across the wetter and drier seasons.
Otacílio Costa gets about 1897 mm of precipitation a year. On a typical day the chance of rain is very wet, but that rises and falls sharply with the seasons.
The wetter season lasts 6.2 months, from around Sep 22 to Mar 29, peaking in February at about 71% chance on a given day. The drier stretch runs the rest of the year, bottoming out around Aug 3.
January is the wettest month by volume, with 229 mm over about 22 wet days; April is the driest, with 104 mm.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rain on a day (%) | 69 | 70 | 58 | 39 | 34 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 45 | 57 | 57 | 60 |
| Rain days | 22 | 20 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 18 |
| Rain on a day (%) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 69 | 22 |
| Feb | 70 | 20 |
| Mar | 58 | 18 |
| Apr | 39 | 12 |
| May | 34 | 11 |
| Jun | 35 | 11 |
| Jul | 34 | 11 |
| Aug | 33 | 10 |
| Sep | 45 | 14 |
| Oct | 57 | 18 |
| Nov | 57 | 17 |
| Dec | 60 | 18 |
Monthly rainfall
Over a full year, Otacílio Costa collects about 1897 mm of rain across 179 wet days — roughly 158 mm in an average month.
It doesn’t fall evenly. January is the wettest month with 229 mm, while April is the driest at just 104 mm. The three wettest months alone bring about 33% of the year’s total.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainfall (mm) | 229 | 201 | 144 | 104 | 129 | 129 | 120 | 112 | 178 | 200 | 160 | 191 |
| Rain days | 22 | 20 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 18 |
| Rainfall (mm) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 229 | 22 |
| Feb | 201 | 20 |
| Mar | 144 | 18 |
| Apr | 104 | 12 |
| May | 129 | 11 |
| Jun | 129 | 11 |
| Jul | 120 | 11 |
| Aug | 112 | 10 |
| Sep | 178 | 14 |
| Oct | 200 | 18 |
| Nov | 160 | 17 |
| Dec | 191 | 18 |
Clouds and sunshine
How often the daytime sky is clear, partly cloudy or overcast.
In Otacílio Costa, the average share of the sky covered by clouds shows moderate seasonal variation over the course of the year.
The clearer part of the year begins around March 31 and lasts for 5.4 months, ending around September 11. The clearest month is August, when the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 46% of the time on average.
The cloudier part of the year begins around September 12 and lasts for 6.6 months, ending around March 30. The cloudiest month is October, when it is overcast or mostly cloudy 75% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearer (%) | 27 | 29 | 33 | 38 | 40 | 40 | 44 | 46 | 34 | 25 | 32 | 30 |
| Cloudier (%) | 73 | 71 | 67 | 62 | 60 | 60 | 56 | 54 | 66 | 75 | 68 | 70 |
| Clearer (%) | Cloudier (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27 | 73 |
| Feb | 29 | 71 |
| Mar | 33 | 67 |
| Apr | 38 | 62 |
| May | 40 | 60 |
| Jun | 40 | 60 |
| Jul | 44 | 56 |
| Aug | 46 | 54 |
| Sep | 34 | 66 |
| Oct | 25 | 75 |
| Nov | 32 | 68 |
| Dec | 30 | 70 |
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 42 min of light; the shortest, around June 6, only 10 h 18 min — a swing of roughly 3 h 24 min.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 13.5 | 13.0 | 12.2 | 11.4 | 10.7 | 10.3 | 10.4 | 11.0 | 11.8 | 12.7 | 13.4 | 13.7 |
| Sunrise (AM) | 6:43 | 7:06 | 7:24 | 7:40 | 7:57 | 8:12 | 8:14 | 7:54 | 7:20 | 6:46 | 6:24 | 6:25 |
| Sunset (PM) | 8:17 | 8:04 | 7:36 | 7:01 | 6:36 | 6:29 | 6:39 | 6:55 | 7:10 | 7:26 | 7:47 | 8:08 |
| Daylight (h) | Sunrise (AM) | Sunset (PM) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 13.5 | 6:43 | 8:17 |
| Feb | 13.0 | 7:06 | 8:04 |
| Mar | 12.2 | 7:24 | 7:36 |
| Apr | 11.4 | 7:40 | 7:01 |
| May | 10.7 | 7:57 | 6:36 |
| Jun | 10.3 | 8:12 | 6:29 |
| Jul | 10.4 | 8:14 | 6:39 |
| Aug | 11.0 | 7:54 | 6:55 |
| Sep | 11.8 | 7:20 | 7:10 |
| Oct | 12.7 | 6:46 | 7:26 |
| Nov | 13.4 | 6:24 | 7:47 |
| Dec | 13.7 | 6:25 | 8:08 |
Sunny days
How many genuinely sunny days each month brings — days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — banded into plain-language zones.
Otacílio Costa averages about 6 sunny days a month — counting the days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — with a clear seasonal swing between 3 and 11 days.
The sunnier stretch runs 5.3 months, from around Apr 11 to Sep 17. The sunniest month is August, with roughly 10 sunny days (mixed).
The greyest month is February, down near 3 sunny days — about 71% fewer than the August peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunny days | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
| Sky | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy |
| Sunny days | Sky | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3 | Gloomy |
| Feb | 3 | Gloomy |
| Mar | 4 | Gloomy |
| Apr | 6 | Gloomy |
| May | 8 | Gloomy |
| Jun | 8 | Mixed |
| Jul | 10 | Mixed |
| Aug | 10 | Mixed |
| Sep | 7 | Gloomy |
| Oct | 5 | Gloomy |
| Nov | 6 | Gloomy |
| Dec | 5 | Gloomy |
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.
In Otacílio Costa, how humid it feels changes dramatically over the year.
The more humid part of the year lasts 5.7 months, from around October 29 to April 20. The muggiest month is January, when the air feels humid, muggy or worse about 85% of the time.
The most comfortable stretch runs from around April 21 to October 28, and July is the most comfortable month — the air is dry or comfortable 100% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry (%) | 3 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 59 | 72 | 79 | 70 | 53 | 34 | 23 | 8 |
| Comfortable (%) | 12 | 13 | 22 | 31 | 31 | 26 | 21 | 27 | 36 | 34 | 32 | 22 |
| Humid (%) | 37 | 32 | 42 | 34 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 29 | 34 | 39 |
| Muggy (%) | 48 | 52 | 32 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 31 |
| Oppressive (%) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dry (%) | Comfortable (%) | Humid (%) | Muggy (%) | Oppressive (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3 | 12 | 37 | 48 | 1 |
| Feb | 2 | 13 | 32 | 52 | 0 |
| Mar | 4 | 22 | 42 | 32 | 0 |
| Apr | 25 | 31 | 34 | 10 | 0 |
| May | 59 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Jun | 72 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jul | 79 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug | 70 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep | 53 | 36 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct | 34 | 34 | 29 | 3 | 0 |
| Nov | 23 | 32 | 34 | 10 | 0 |
| Dec | 8 | 22 | 39 | 31 | 0 |
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.
Wind in Otacílio Costa is steady company: average speeds sit near 7 km/h — calm — in every month of the year, with no meaningful windy or calm season.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind speed (km/h) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Feels | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm |
| Wind speed (km/h) | Feels | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7 | calm |
| Feb | 7 | calm |
| Mar | 7 | calm |
| Apr | 7 | calm |
| May | 7 | calm |
| Jun | 7 | calm |
| Jul | 7 | calm |
| Aug | 7 | calm |
| Sep | 8 | calm |
| Oct | 8 | calm |
| Nov | 8 | calm |
| Dec | 8 | calm |
Best time to visit Otacílio Costa
To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Otacílio Costa throughout the year, we compute two travel scores — one for general sightseeing, one for beach and pool weather.
Around mid December, Otacílio Costa is still near the tail of its best-weather window — great conditions with the peak-season crowds already thinning.
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 time of year to visit Otacílio Costa for general outdoor tourist activities is from early March to late December, with a peak score in the second week of April.
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) | 4.8 | 4.8 | 5.5 | 6.3 | 5.9 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 6.1 | 5.6 | 5.2 | 5.6 | 5.3 |
| Rating | fair | fair | good | good | good | fair | fair | good | good | fair | good | fair |
| Travel score (0–10) | Rating | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4.8 | fair |
| Feb | 4.8 | fair |
| Mar | 5.5 | good |
| Apr | 6.3 | good |
| May | 5.9 | good |
| Jun | 5.5 | fair |
| Jul | 5.5 | fair |
| Aug | 6.1 | good |
| Sep | 5.6 | good |
| Oct | 5.2 | fair |
| Nov | 5.6 | good |
| Dec | 5.3 | fair |
The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 24°C and 34°C. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Otacílio Costa for hot-weather activities is from late October to late April, with a peak score in the last week of March.
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 Otacílio Costa, 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.
For a warm-season trip around January (highs near 26°C), the essentials are light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. In the cold season around July (highs near 17°C), pack a warm layer and rain gear.
In January, Otacílio Costa sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 17°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 22 days see rain.
UV index (midday) in Otacílio Costa 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 Otacílio Costa peaks around January 19 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 5 (moderate).
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) | 15 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 13 |
| Level | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Very high | High | Moderate | Moderate | High | Very high | Very high | Extreme | Extreme |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 15 | Extreme |
| Feb | 14 | Extreme |
| Mar | 11 | Extreme |
| Apr | 8 | Very high |
| May | 6 | High |
| Jun | 5 | Moderate |
| Jul | 5 | Moderate |
| Aug | 6 | High |
| Sep | 8 | Very high |
| Oct | 8 | Very high |
| Nov | 12 | Extreme |
| Dec | 13 | Extreme |
Average hourly UV index in Otacílio Costa
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 January the burn window is concentrated in the middle of the day: about 9 hours a day reach index 3 (protection recommended), and 7 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) | 9 | 8.5 | 8 | 6.5 | 5 | 4 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 7 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 9 |
| UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | 7 | 6.5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4.5 | 6.5 | 7 |
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 9 | 7 |
| Feb | 8.5 | 6.5 |
| Mar | 8 | 6 |
| Apr | 6.5 | 4 |
| May | 5 | 0 |
| Jun | 4 | 0 |
| Jul | 4.5 | 0 |
| Aug | 5.5 | 1 |
| Sep | 7 | 4 |
| Oct | 7.5 | 4.5 |
| Nov | 8.5 | 6.5 |
| Dec | 9 | 7 |
Air quality in Otacílio Costa by month
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see which months the air is worst, not just the yearly average.
Air quality in Otacílio Costa is worst in August — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.9× the cleanest month (March, 6 µg/m³).
Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
| Level | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Moderate | Moderate | Good | Good | Good |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7 | Good |
| Feb | 6 | Good |
| Mar | 6 | Good |
| Apr | 7 | Good |
| May | 6 | Good |
| Jun | 6 | Good |
| Jul | 9 | Good |
| Aug | 16 | Moderate |
| Sep | 14 | Moderate |
| Oct | 8 | Good |
| Nov | 7 | Good |
| Dec | 7 | Good |
Growing season
Otacílio Costa 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 | 99 | 96 | 99 | 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 | 99 | 0 |
| Jul | 96 | 0 |
| Aug | 99 | 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. Otacílio Costa banks about 2,667 degree days a year, and the running total — which growers use to time plantings and predict maturity — climbs fastest around January.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | 362 | 325 | 326 | 239 | 140 | 88 | 73 | 120 | 162 | 226 | 270 | 336 |
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | |
|---|---|
| Jan | 362 |
| Feb | 325 |
| Mar | 326 |
| Apr | 239 |
| May | 140 |
| Jun | 88 |
| Jul | 73 |
| Aug | 120 |
| Sep | 162 |
| Oct | 226 |
| Nov | 270 |
| Dec | 336 |
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.
Otacílio Costa receives about 4.2 kWh/m² a day of solar energy on average — bright — with a clear seasonal swing between 2.5 and 5.7 kWh/m².
The brighter stretch of the year lasts 5.6 months, from around Oct 9 to Mar 27. The brightest month is December, averaging about 5.7 kWh/m² (bright).
The dimmest month is June, down near 2.5 kWh/m² — roughly 56% less than the December peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | 5.6 | 5.2 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 5.4 | 5.7 |
| Level | Bright | Bright | Bright | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Bright | Bright | Bright |
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5.6 | Bright |
| Feb | 5.2 | Bright |
| Mar | 4.5 | Bright |
| Apr | 3.7 | Moderate |
| May | 2.9 | Moderate |
| Jun | 2.5 | Moderate |
| Jul | 2.8 | Moderate |
| Aug | 3.5 | Moderate |
| Sep | 3.9 | Moderate |
| Oct | 4.5 | Bright |
| Nov | 5.4 | Bright |
| Dec | 5.7 | Bright |
Where is Otacílio Costa?
Otacílio Costa sits at 27.5°S, 50.1°W, 877 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Correia Pinto, 26 km away.
Topography around Otacílio Costa
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Otacílio Costa.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Otacílio Costa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 73 m around an average of 852 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 640 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,635 m.
The land around Otacílio Costa is covered by trees (68%) within 3 km, trees (72%) within 16 km, and trees (65%) and grassland (24%) 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 Otacílio Costa (-27.4831°, -50.1219°, elevation 877 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. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).