Palmas in Summer
In summer (December, January and February), Palmas sees average daytime highs around 25°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 574 mm of rain over about 59 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 25°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels humid.
Summer is Palmas's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Palmas's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 25°C
- warmest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 16°C
- Rainfall
- 574 mm
- 59 wet days
- Avg wind
- 10 km/h
- Travel score
- 5.1
- weakest season of the year
- Months
- Dec · Jan · Feb
Temperature in Palmas in Summer
Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 25°C.
A typical summer day in Palmas reaches about 25°C and drops to 16°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is January, the coolest December.
Palmas 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.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 26° / 16° | 197 | 20.9 | 13.5 | 5.0 |
| Feb | 25° / 16° | 182 | 19.5 | 12.9 | 5.0 |
| Mar | 25° / 15° | 139 | 16.4 | 12.2 | 5.9 |
| Apr | 22° / 13° | 119 | 11.4 | 11.4 | 6.5 |
| May | 19° / 10° | 143 | 10.4 | 10.7 | 6.1 |
| Jun | 18° / 9° | 151 | 10.2 | 10.4 | 5.8 |
| Jul | 18° / 8° | 124 | 9.8 | 10.5 | 6.0 |
| Aug | 20° / 9° | 108 | 8.8 | 11.1 | 6.8 |
| Sep | 21° / 11° | 180 | 11.8 | 11.8 | 6.3 |
| Oct | 23° / 13° | 209 | 16.3 | 12.6 | 5.8 |
| Nov | 24° / 14° | 157 | 14.4 | 13.3 | 6.2 |
| Dec | 25° / 16° | 195 | 18.8 | 13.6 | 5.4 |
Cloud cover in Summer
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time across summer.
Chance of precipitation in Summer
Palmas gets around 574 mm of rain over 59 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Summer
Most of summer feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Summer
Winds average 10 km/h across summer.
Sunrise & sunset in Summer
Daylight runs from about 13 h 30 min in early December to 12 h 36 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Solar energy in Summer
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 5.8 kWh/m².
Is summer a good time to visit Palmas?
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.
summer is a reasonable time to visit Palmas for sightseeing.
What to pack for Palmas in Summer
From summer's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In summer, Palmas sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 16°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 59 days see rain.
UV index in Palmas in Summer
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 Palmas peaks around January 21 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 12 at about 5 (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) | 15 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 13 |
| Level | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Very high | High | High | High | High | Very high | Very high | Extreme | Extreme |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 15 | Extreme |
| Feb | 15 | Extreme |
| Mar | 12 | Extreme |
| Apr | 9 | Very high |
| May | 6 | High |
| Jun | 5 | High |
| Jul | 5 | High |
| Aug | 6 | High |
| Sep | 8 | Very high |
| Oct | 10 | Very high |
| Nov | 13 | Extreme |
| Dec | 13 | Extreme |
Air quality in Palmas in Summer
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where summer falls, not just the annual average.
Air quality in Palmas is worst in September — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.2× the cleanest month (March, 5 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) | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 6 |
| Level | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Moderate | Moderate | Good | Good | Good |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6 | Good |
| Feb | 6 | Good |
| Mar | 5 | Good |
| Apr | 6 | Good |
| May | 6 | Good |
| Jun | 7 | Good |
| Jul | 9 | Good |
| Aug | 14 | Moderate |
| Sep | 17 | Moderate |
| Oct | 10 | Good |
| Nov | 7 | Good |
| Dec | 6 | Good |
Where is Palmas?
Palmas sits at 26.5°S, 52.0°W, 1,075 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Abelardo Luz, 35 km away.
Topography around Palmas
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Palmas.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Palmas has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 137 m around an average of 1,083 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 354 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,072 m.
The land around Palmas is covered by trees (43%), artificial surfaces (25%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, trees (49%) and cropland (32%) within 16 km, and trees (61%) and cropland (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 Palmas (-26.4842°, -51.9906°, elevation 1,075 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.