Climate and average weather in Pão de Açúcar
In Pão de Açúcar, the summers are humid, sweltering, fairly dry, and partly cloudy and the winters are warm and partly cloudy.
Over the course of the year, the temperature in Pão de Açúcar typically varies from 20°C to 35°C, and is rarely below 19°C or above 37°C. December is the hottest month of the year, while July is the coldest.
Based on the travel score, the best time of year to visit Pão de Açúcar for warm-weather activities is from late May to late September.
- Hottest
- Dec
- 35°
- Coldest
- Jul
- 21°
- Wettest
- May
- 40 mm
- Driest
- Oct
- 11 mm
- Rain / yr
- 328 mm
- 82 wet days
- Daylight
- 11.4–12.6 h
- shortest–longest
- Elevation
- 23 m
- 9.7°S
- Clearest
- Oct
- 48% cloud
Pão de Açúcar is human settlement in Brazil.
Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.
Pão de Açúcar 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 late May to late September.
Temperature through the year
Daily average highs and lows in Pão de Açúcar, from 1991–2020 of climate data. The shaded bands show the range most days fall in — 10th to 90th percentile.
Temperatures in Pão de Açúcar stay fairly even through the year, without a distinct hot or cool season. The warmest month is December, with an average high of 35°C and low of 24°C; the coolest is July, with an average low of 21°C and high of 28°C.
Days typically run about 9°C warmer than nights, with the widest day–night swing (around 11°C) in November.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 34 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 35 |
| Avg low (°C) | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
| Avg high (°C) | Avg low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34 | 24 |
| Feb | 34 | 24 |
| Mar | 34 | 24 |
| Apr | 33 | 24 |
| May | 30 | 23 |
| Jun | 29 | 21 |
| Jul | 28 | 21 |
| Aug | 29 | 20 |
| Sep | 31 | 21 |
| Oct | 33 | 22 |
| Nov | 34 | 23 |
| Dec | 35 | 24 |
How hot and cold Pão de Açúcar really feels
The felt-temperature range through the year — heat index on the day's high (summer humidity), wind chill on the night's low (winter wind). The dashed lines are the plain thermometer; the gap is how much hotter or colder it really feels.
On the hottest afternoons, once humidity is folded in, Pão de Açúcar feels like about 37°C (around March 12). About 258 days a year carry some heat stress, peaking in March.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feels-like high (°C) | 37 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 35 | 36 | 37 |
| Air high (°C) | 34 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 35 |
| Feels-like low (°C) | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
| Air low (°C) | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
| Feels-like high (°C) | Air high (°C) | Feels-like low (°C) | Air low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 37 | 34 | 24 | 24 |
| Feb | 37 | 34 | 24 | 24 |
| Mar | 37 | 34 | 24 | 24 |
| Apr | 36 | 33 | 24 | 24 |
| May | 33 | 30 | 23 | 23 |
| Jun | 30 | 29 | 21 | 21 |
| Jul | 29 | 28 | 20 | 21 |
| Aug | 30 | 29 | 20 | 20 |
| Sep | 32 | 31 | 21 | 21 |
| Oct | 35 | 33 | 22 | 22 |
| Nov | 36 | 34 | 23 | 23 |
| Dec | 37 | 35 | 24 | 24 |
Average hourly temperature in Pão de Açúcar
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 December afternoons, near 35°C, and coldest before dawn in July, near 21°C.
Pão de Açúcar 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 | 34° / 24° | 32 | 5.2 | 12.5 | 3.1 |
| Feb | 34° / 24° | 33 | 6.3 | 12.3 | 3.2 |
| Mar | 34° / 24° | 38 | 8.4 | 12.1 | 3.2 |
| Apr | 33° / 24° | 38 | 7.7 | 11.8 | 3.9 |
| May | 30° / 23° | 40 | 11.1 | 11.6 | 4.7 |
| Jun | 29° / 21° | 36 | 11.3 | 11.4 | 5.5 |
| Jul | 28° / 21° | 30 | 11.2 | 11.5 | 6.1 |
| Aug | 29° / 20° | 21 | 7.5 | 11.7 | 6.0 |
| Sep | 31° / 21° | 14 | 5.1 | 11.9 | 5.2 |
| Oct | 33° / 22° | 11 | 2.6 | 12.2 | 4.2 |
| Nov | 34° / 23° | 16 | 2.6 | 12.4 | 3.4 |
| Dec | 35° / 24° | 18 | 3.1 | 12.6 | 3.2 |
Chance of rain
How likely it is to rain on a typical day, and how that shifts across the wetter and drier seasons.
Pão de Açúcar gets about 328 mm of precipitation a year. On a typical day the chance of rain is some rain, but that rises and falls sharply with the seasons.
The wetter season lasts 5.5 months, from around Mar 8 to Aug 21, peaking in June at about 38% chance on a given day. The drier stretch runs the rest of the year, bottoming out around Oct 2.
May is the wettest month by volume, with 40 mm over about 11 wet days; October is the driest, with 11 mm.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rain on a day (%) | 17 | 22 | 26 | 28 | 35 | 38 | 36 | 25 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 10 |
| Rain days | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Rain on a day (%) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 17 | 5 |
| Feb | 22 | 6 |
| Mar | 26 | 8 |
| Apr | 28 | 8 |
| May | 35 | 11 |
| Jun | 38 | 11 |
| Jul | 36 | 11 |
| Aug | 25 | 8 |
| Sep | 16 | 5 |
| Oct | 9 | 3 |
| Nov | 8 | 3 |
| Dec | 10 | 3 |
Monthly rainfall
Over a full year, Pão de Açúcar collects about 328 mm of rain across 82 wet days — roughly 27 mm in an average month.
It doesn’t fall evenly. May is the wettest month with 40 mm, while October is the driest at just 11 mm. The three wettest months alone bring about 35% of the year’s total.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainfall (mm) | 32 | 33 | 38 | 38 | 40 | 36 | 30 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 16 | 18 |
| Rain days | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Rainfall (mm) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32 | 5 |
| Feb | 33 | 6 |
| Mar | 38 | 8 |
| Apr | 38 | 8 |
| May | 40 | 11 |
| Jun | 36 | 11 |
| Jul | 30 | 11 |
| Aug | 21 | 8 |
| Sep | 14 | 5 |
| Oct | 11 | 3 |
| Nov | 16 | 3 |
| Dec | 18 | 3 |
Clouds and sunshine
How often the daytime sky is clear, partly cloudy or overcast.
In Pão de Açúcar, 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 September 9 and lasts for 3.4 months, ending around December 20. The clearest month is October, when the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 67% of the time on average.
The cloudier part of the year begins around June 19 and lasts for 2.7 months, ending around September 8. The cloudiest month is August, when it is overcast or mostly cloudy 47% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearer (%) | 56 | 57 | 60 | 57 | 56 | 59 | 55 | 53 | 64 | 67 | 64 | 60 |
| Cloudier (%) | 44 | 43 | 40 | 43 | 44 | 41 | 45 | 47 | 36 | 33 | 36 | 40 |
| Clearer (%) | Cloudier (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 56 | 44 |
| Feb | 57 | 43 |
| Mar | 60 | 40 |
| Apr | 57 | 43 |
| May | 56 | 44 |
| Jun | 59 | 41 |
| Jul | 55 | 45 |
| Aug | 53 | 47 |
| Sep | 64 | 36 |
| Oct | 67 | 33 |
| Nov | 64 | 36 |
| Dec | 60 | 40 |
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 12 h 36 min of light; the shortest, around June 9, only 11 h 24 min — a swing of roughly 1 h 12 min.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 12.5 | 12.3 | 12.1 | 11.8 | 11.6 | 11.4 | 11.5 | 11.7 | 11.9 | 12.2 | 12.4 | 12.6 |
| Sunrise (AM) | 5:24 | 5:35 | 5:37 | 5:36 | 5:39 | 5:47 | 5:51 | 5:44 | 5:26 | 5:08 | 5:01 | 5:09 |
| Sunset (PM) | 5:54 | 5:54 | 5:41 | 5:24 | 5:13 | 5:13 | 5:20 | 5:24 | 5:22 | 5:21 | 5:29 | 5:43 |
| Daylight (h) | Sunrise (AM) | Sunset (PM) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 12.5 | 5:24 | 5:54 |
| Feb | 12.3 | 5:35 | 5:54 |
| Mar | 12.1 | 5:37 | 5:41 |
| Apr | 11.8 | 5:36 | 5:24 |
| May | 11.6 | 5:39 | 5:13 |
| Jun | 11.4 | 5:47 | 5:13 |
| Jul | 11.5 | 5:51 | 5:20 |
| Aug | 11.7 | 5:44 | 5:24 |
| Sep | 11.9 | 5:26 | 5:22 |
| Oct | 12.2 | 5:08 | 5:21 |
| Nov | 12.4 | 5:01 | 5:29 |
| Dec | 12.6 | 5:09 | 5:43 |
Sunny days
How many genuinely sunny days each month brings — days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — banded into plain-language zones.
Pão de Açúcar averages about 9 sunny days a month — counting the days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — with a clear seasonal swing between 5 and 13 days.
The sunnier stretch runs 7.0 months, from around Sep 17 to Apr 16. The sunniest month is October, with roughly 12 sunny days (mixed).
The greyest month is July, down near 5 sunny days — about 55% fewer than the October peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunny days | 11 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Sky | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Sunny days | Sky | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 11 | Mixed |
| Feb | 9 | Mixed |
| Mar | 11 | Mixed |
| Apr | 9 | Mixed |
| May | 8 | Gloomy |
| Jun | 6 | Gloomy |
| Jul | 5 | Gloomy |
| Aug | 5 | Gloomy |
| Sep | 9 | Mixed |
| Oct | 12 | Mixed |
| Nov | 12 | Mixed |
| Dec | 12 | Mixed |
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.
Pão de Açúcar is humid all year round — on a typical day the air feels at least humid, and there is no real dry season to wait for.
The stickiest month is January, when it feels muggy, oppressive or miserable about 96% of the time. Even in January, the mildest month, the air is dry or comfortable only 0% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Humid (%) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 9 |
| Muggy (%) | 74 | 61 | 48 | 39 | 45 | 76 | 83 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 82 | 81 |
| Oppressive (%) | 22 | 37 | 52 | 61 | 55 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| Humid (%) | Muggy (%) | Oppressive (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4 | 74 | 22 |
| Feb | 1 | 61 | 37 |
| Mar | 1 | 48 | 52 |
| Apr | 1 | 39 | 61 |
| May | 0 | 45 | 55 |
| Jun | 2 | 76 | 22 |
| Jul | 12 | 83 | 5 |
| Aug | 19 | 80 | 1 |
| Sep | 19 | 80 | 1 |
| Oct | 16 | 80 | 4 |
| Nov | 11 | 82 | 6 |
| Dec | 9 | 81 | 10 |
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.
Across the year, average wind speed in Pão de Açúcar is typically light breeze, near 13 km/h, and varies little with the seasons.
The windier part of the year lasts 5.3 months, from around Aug 8 to Jan 15. The windiest month is October, averaging about 15 km/h (light breeze).
The calmer part of the year runs from around Jan 16 to Aug 7, with March the calmest month at about 12 km/h.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind speed (km/h) | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
| Feels | light breeze | light breeze | calm | calm | calm | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze |
| Wind speed (km/h) | Feels | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 13 | light breeze |
| Feb | 13 | light breeze |
| Mar | 12 | calm |
| Apr | 12 | calm |
| May | 12 | calm |
| Jun | 12 | light breeze |
| Jul | 13 | light breeze |
| Aug | 13 | light breeze |
| Sep | 14 | light breeze |
| Oct | 15 | light breeze |
| Nov | 14 | light breeze |
| Dec | 14 | light breeze |
Best time to visit Pão de Açúcar
To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Pão de Açúcar throughout the year, we compute two travel scores — one for general sightseeing, one for beach and pool weather.
Around mid September, Pão de Açúcar 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 Pão de Açúcar for general outdoor tourist activities is from late May to late September, with a peak score in the third week of July.
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) | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 5.5 | 6.1 | 5.9 | 5.2 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 3.2 |
| Rating | poor | poor | poor | fair | fair | fair | good | good | fair | fair | poor | poor |
| Travel score (0–10) | Rating | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3.1 | poor |
| Feb | 3.2 | poor |
| Mar | 3.2 | poor |
| Apr | 3.9 | fair |
| May | 4.7 | fair |
| Jun | 5.5 | fair |
| Jul | 6.1 | good |
| Aug | 5.9 | good |
| Sep | 5.2 | fair |
| Oct | 4.2 | fair |
| Nov | 3.4 | poor |
| Dec | 3.2 | poor |
The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 24°C and 34°C. Based on this score, Pão de Açúcar suits hot-weather activities for most of the year, with a peak score in the last week of September.
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 Pão de Açúcar, 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 December (highs near 35°C), the essentials are light clothes and sun protection. In the cold season around July (highs near 28°C), pack light clothes and rain gear.
In December, Pão de Açúcar sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 3 days see rain.
UV index (midday) in Pão de Açúcar 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 Pão de Açúcar peaks around February 20 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 12 at about 9 (very 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) | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
| Level | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Very high | Very high | Very high | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 14 | Extreme |
| Feb | 15 | Extreme |
| Mar | 15 | Extreme |
| Apr | 13 | Extreme |
| May | 10 | Extreme |
| Jun | 9 | Very high |
| Jul | 9 | Very high |
| Aug | 10 | Very high |
| Sep | 11 | Extreme |
| Oct | 13 | Extreme |
| Nov | 12 | Extreme |
| Dec | 12 | Extreme |
Average hourly UV index in Pão de Açúcar
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 February the burn window is concentrated in the middle of the day: about 8.5 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) | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8 | 8 | 7.5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7.5 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | 6.5 | 7 | 6.5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4.5 | 5 | 5.5 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 8.5 | 6.5 |
| Feb | 8.5 | 7 |
| Mar | 8 | 6.5 |
| Apr | 8 | 6 |
| May | 7.5 | 5 |
| Jun | 7 | 5 |
| Jul | 7 | 4.5 |
| Aug | 7 | 5 |
| Sep | 7.5 | 5.5 |
| Oct | 8 | 6 |
| Nov | 8 | 6 |
| Dec | 8 | 6 |
Growing season
Pão de Açúcar 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 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 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 | 100 | 0 |
| Jul | 100 | 0 |
| Aug | 100 | 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. Pão de Açúcar banks about 6,274 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) | 592 | 532 | 587 | 541 | 511 | 450 | 439 | 448 | 479 | 545 | 559 | 591 |
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | |
|---|---|
| Jan | 592 |
| Feb | 532 |
| Mar | 587 |
| Apr | 541 |
| May | 511 |
| Jun | 450 |
| Jul | 439 |
| Aug | 448 |
| Sep | 479 |
| Oct | 545 |
| Nov | 559 |
| Dec | 591 |
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.
Pão de Açúcar receives about 5.4 kWh/m² a day of solar energy on average — bright — with a clear seasonal swing between 3.7 and 6.6 kWh/m².
The brighter stretch of the year lasts 6.8 months, from around Sep 18 to Apr 12. The brightest month is December, averaging about 6.5 kWh/m² (intense).
The dimmest month is June, down near 3.8 kWh/m² — roughly 41% less than the December peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | 6.3 | 6.2 | 6.0 | 5.3 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 5.3 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 |
| Level | Intense | Intense | Intense | Bright | Bright | Moderate | Moderate | Bright | Bright | Intense | Intense | Intense |
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6.3 | Intense |
| Feb | 6.2 | Intense |
| Mar | 6.0 | Intense |
| Apr | 5.3 | Bright |
| May | 4.3 | Bright |
| Jun | 3.8 | Moderate |
| Jul | 3.9 | Moderate |
| Aug | 4.4 | Bright |
| Sep | 5.3 | Bright |
| Oct | 6.0 | Intense |
| Nov | 6.5 | Intense |
| Dec | 6.5 | Intense |
Where is Pão de Açúcar?
Pão de Açúcar sits at 9.7°S, 37.4°W, 23 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is São José da Tapera, 22 km away.
Topography around Pão de Açúcar
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Pão de Açúcar.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Pão de Açúcar has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 157 m around an average of 50 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 635 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 835 m.
The land around Pão de Açúcar is covered by grassland (38%) and shrubs (27%) within 3 km, grassland (44%) and shrubs (35%) within 16 km, and grassland (64%) and shrubs (20%) 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 Pão de Açúcar (-9.7483°, -37.4367°, elevation 23 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).