Palhoça in Fall

In fall (March, April and May), Palhoça sees average daytime highs around 24°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 376 mm of rain over about 44 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the 3rd-wettest season.

Over the season highs ease from about 27°C in early March to 20°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time across fall, and the air most often feels muggy.

Fall is Palhoça's 2nd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Palhoça's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
24°C
2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low
17°C
Rainfall
376 mm
44 wet days
Avg wind
7 km/h
Travel score
6.0
2nd-best season
Months
Mar · Apr · May

Temperature in Palhoça in Fall

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs ease from about 27°C in early March to 20°C by late May.

A typical fall day in Palhoça reaches about 24°C and drops to 17°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is March, the coolest May.

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Palhoça weather by month

How the three fall months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 21°24222.713.64.5
Feb27° / 21°21820.7134.5
Mar26° / 20°15820.512.25.1
Apr24° / 18°10012.711.46.4
May21° / 15°1181110.76.4
Jun20° / 13°979.310.36.3
Jul19° / 12°889.410.46.3
Aug20° / 13°899.2116.5
Sep21° / 14°14813.311.85.7
Oct22° / 16°14515.612.75.5
Nov24° / 18°15416.213.45.7
Dec26° / 19°17018.713.75.2

Cloud cover in Fall

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time across fall.

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Chance of precipitation in Fall

Any precipitation

Palhoça gets around 376 mm of rain over 44 wet days across fall. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Fall

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of fall feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

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Wind in Fall

Winds average 7 km/h across fall.

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Sunrise & sunset in Fall

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 min in early March to 10 h 24 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Fall

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across fall, about 3.8 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in fall

Is fall a good time to visit Palhoça?

Our two travel scores rate fall for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

6.0
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
4.8
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

fall is a reasonable time to visit Palhoça for sightseeing.

What to pack for Palhoça in Fall

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

In fall, Palhoça sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 17°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 44 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Palhoça in Fall

The nearest coast averages about 24°C across fall — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 29 km away) is warmest in February at about 26°C and coldest in August near 18°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Oct 8 to Jun 8 — about 8 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swimcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan26Warm
Feb26Warm
Mar25Warm
Apr24Refreshing
May22Refreshing
Jun20Cool
Jul18Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep19Cool
Oct21Refreshing
Nov22Refreshing
Dec24Warm

UV index in Palhoça in Fall

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across fall averages around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Palhoça peaks around January 18 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 11 at about 5 (moderate).

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

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr8Very high
May5High
Jun5Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug6High
Sep8Very high
Oct9Very high
Nov12Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Palhoça?

Palhoça sits at 27.6°S, 48.7°W, 5 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is São José, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Palhoça

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Palhoça has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 151 m around an average of 8 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,200 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,813 m.

The land around Palhoça is covered by artificial surfaces (51%) within 3 km, trees (48%) and water (25%) within 16 km, and trees (52%) and water (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
151 m
16 km
1,200 m
80 km
1,813 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmangroves
Fall weather nearby: São José 5.0 km · Campinas 8.0 km · Santo Amaro da Imperatriz 12 km · Florianopolis 13 km · Freguesia do Ribeirao da Ilha 13 km · Ribeirão da Ilha 15 km · Pantanal 15 km · Trindade 16 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 Palhoça (-27.6453°, -48.6678°, elevation 5 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.