Palmeira in Summer

In summer (December, January and February), Palmeira sees average daytime highs around 27°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 486 mm of rain over about 58 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 27°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels muggy.

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

Avg daytime high
27°C
warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low
18°C
Rainfall
486 mm
58 wet days
Avg wind
10 km/h
Travel score
5.0
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Palmeira in Summer

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 27°C.

A typical summer day in Palmeira reaches about 27°C and drops to 18°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is January, the coolest December.

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Palmeira 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
Jan27° / 18°18021.413.44.8
Feb27° / 18°15318.712.94.8
Mar26° / 17°1041512.25.8
Apr24° / 15°678.411.47.0
May21° / 12°958.510.86.6
Jun20° / 11°1018.410.46.5
Jul20° / 10°837.610.66.7
Aug22° / 11°767.611.17.1
Sep23° / 13°13310.811.86.6
Oct24° / 15°13914.712.66.0
Nov25° / 16°12113.613.26.0
Dec26° / 17°15317.613.65.3

Cloud cover in Summer

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time across summer.

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Chance of precipitation in Summer

Any precipitation

Palmeira gets around 486 mm of rain over 58 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 10 km/h across summer.

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Sunrise & sunset in Summer

DaylightNight

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.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMDecJanFeb

Solar energy in Summer

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 5.6 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in summer

Is summer a good time to visit Palmeira?

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.

5.0
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
5.0
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

summer is a reasonable time to visit Palmeira for sightseeing.

What to pack for Palmeira in Summer

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

In summer, Palmeira sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 18°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 58 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Palmeira 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 Palmeira peaks around January 19 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 13 at about 5 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 19UV 15Jul 13UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr9Very high
May6High
Jun6High
Jul5High
Aug7High
Sep7High
Oct11Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Palmeira 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 Palmeira is worst in September — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.3× the cleanest month (December, 7 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1315 µg/m³Dec 197 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb7Good
Mar7Good
Apr8Good
May9Good
Jun8Good
Jul10Good
Aug13Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct10Good
Nov8Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Palmeira?

Palmeira sits at 25.4°S, 50.0°W, 913 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Ponta Grossa, 40 km away.

Topography around Palmeira

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Palmeira has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 141 m around an average of 889 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 208 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 916 m.

The land around Palmeira is covered by trees (35%) and cropland (28%) within 3 km, cropland (51%) and trees (35%) within 16 km, and trees (56%) and cropland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
141 m
16 km
208 m
80 km
916 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
Summer weather nearby: Ponta Grossa 40 km · Lapa 48 km · Campo Largo 48 km · Contenda 55 km · Campo Magro 56 km · São Mateus do Sul 62 km · Araucária 63 km · Imbituva 64 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 Palmeira (-25.4294°, -50.0064°, elevation 913 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.