Padre Paraíso in Summer

In summer (December, January and February), Padre Paraíso sees average daytime highs around 28°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 393 mm of rain over about 42 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 28°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels muggy.

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

Avg daytime high
28°C
warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low
19°C
Rainfall
393 mm
42 wet days
Avg wind
9 km/h
Travel score
5.1
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Padre Paraíso in Summer

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 28°C.

A typical summer day in Padre Paraíso reaches about 28°C and drops to 19°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest December.

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Padre Paraíso 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° / 19°12313.512.95.1
Feb29° / 19°8711.812.65.1
Mar28° / 19°12715.612.15.2
Apr27° / 18°7512.711.66.0
May25° / 16°349.411.26.9
Jun24° / 15°196.5117.5
Jul23° / 14°207.211.17.5
Aug24° / 14°176.111.47.7
Sep26° / 16°286.511.97.2
Oct27° / 17°7410.312.46.3
Nov27° / 18°16816.712.85.2
Dec28° / 19°18316.7135.1

Cloud cover in Summer

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time across summer.

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Chance of precipitation in Summer

Any precipitation

Padre Paraíso gets around 393 mm of rain over 42 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 9 km/h across summer.

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Sunrise & sunset in Summer

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 54 min in early December to 12 h 24 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 6.1 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in summer

Hazard calendar for Padre Paraíso

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In summer, Padre Paraíso overlaps its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Padre Paraíso's rainy season runs November–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is summer a good time to visit Padre Paraíso?

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.

5.1
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
6.1
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

summer is a reasonable time to visit Padre Paraíso for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Padre Paraíso in Summer

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

In summer, Padre Paraíso sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 42 days see rain.

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UV index in Padre Paraíso 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 Padre Paraíso peaks around February 15 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 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 highExtremeFeb 15UV 15Jun 22UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Padre Paraíso?

Padre Paraíso sits at 17.1°S, 41.5°W, 681 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Caraí, 26 km away.

Topography around Padre Paraíso

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Padre Paraíso has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 441 m around an average of 776 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 631 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,055 m.

The land around Padre Paraíso is covered by trees (55%) and grassland (40%) within 3 km, trees (62%) and grassland (38%) within 16 km, and trees (63%) and grassland (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
441 m
16 km
631 m
80 km
1,055 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaces
Summer weather nearby: Caraí 26 km · Itaobim 57 km · Águas Formosas 58 km · Novo Cruzeiro 60 km · Araçuaí 67 km · Teófilo Otoni 87 km · Jequitinhonha 88 km · Medina 95 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 Padre Paraíso (-17.0742°, -41.4844°, elevation 681 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.