Paty do Alferes in Summer

In summer (December, January and February), Paty do Alferes sees average daytime highs around 30°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 708 mm of rain over about 61 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 30°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels muggy.

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

Avg daytime high
30°C
warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low
21°C
Rainfall
708 mm
61 wet days
Avg wind
6 km/h
Travel score
3.8
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Paty do Alferes in Summer

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 30°C.

A typical summer day in Paty do Alferes reaches about 30°C and drops to 21°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest December.

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How summer really feels in Paty do Alferes

Once humidity and wind are folded in, summer brings about 59 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
59
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in summer is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Paty do Alferes 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
Jan30° / 21°27321.813.23.6
Feb30° / 21°19417.112.83.8
Mar29° / 21°19620.312.24.1
Apr28° / 19°8412.311.55.9
May25° / 17°559.710.96.9
Jun25° / 16°305.610.77.7
Jul25° / 15°305.210.87.9
Aug25° / 15°306.111.27.6
Sep26° / 17°699.811.96.6
Oct27° / 19°11213.512.55.8
Nov27° / 20°20419.213.14.8
Dec29° / 21°24221.813.34.0

Cloud cover in Summer

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time across summer.

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Chance of precipitation in Summer

Any precipitation

Paty do Alferes gets around 708 mm of rain over 61 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 6 km/h across summer.

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Sunrise & sunset in Summer

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 18 min in early December to 12 h 30 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 5.7 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in summer

Hazard calendar for Paty do Alferes

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In summer, Paty do Alferes overlaps its monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Paty do Alferes's monsoon runs November–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is summer a good time to visit Paty do Alferes?

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.

3.8
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
5.1
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

summer is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Paty do Alferes.

What to pack for Paty do Alferes in Summer

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

In summer, Paty do Alferes sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 61 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Paty do Alferes 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 Paty do Alferes peaks around January 20 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 12 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 20UV 15Jul 12UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr9Very high
May7High
Jun6High
Jul5High
Aug8Very high
Sep7High
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Paty do Alferes 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 Paty do Alferes is worst in July — around 38 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.0× the cleanest month (December, 19 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateModerateJul 1237 µg/m³Dec 2319 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan19Moderate
Feb19Moderate
Mar21Moderate
Apr24Moderate
May31Moderate
Jun36Poor
Jul38Poor
Aug32Moderate
Sep37Poor
Oct24Moderate
Nov20Moderate
Dec19Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Paty do Alferes?

Paty do Alferes sits at 22.4°S, 43.4°W, 599 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Miguel Pereira, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Paty do Alferes

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Paty do Alferes has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 478 m around an average of 694 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,678 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,252 m.

The land around Paty do Alferes is covered by trees (47%) and grassland (47%) within 3 km, trees (57%) and grassland (42%) within 16 km, and trees (47%) and grassland (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
478 m
16 km
1,678 m
80 km
2,252 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetlandmangroves
Summer weather nearby: Miguel Pereira 6.0 km · Vassouras 25 km · Petrópolis 26 km · Paraíba do Sul 33 km · Japeri 34 km · Mendes 34 km · Queimados 35 km · Valença 35 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 Paty do Alferes (-22.4286°, -43.4186°, elevation 599 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.