Picuí in Winter
In winter (June, July and August), Picuí sees average daytime highs around 28°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 60 mm of rain over about 13 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the 3rd-wettest season.
Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 28°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels humid.
Winter is Picuí's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Picuí's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 28°C
- coldest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 19°C
- Rainfall
- 60 mm
- 13 wet days
- Avg wind
- 19 km/h
- Travel score
- 6.8
- best season of the year
- Months
- Jun · Jul · Aug
Temperature in Picuí in Winter
Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 28°C.
A typical winter day in Picuí reaches about 28°C and drops to 19°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is August, the coolest August.
How winter really feels in Picuí
Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.
winter sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.
Picuí weather by month
How the three winter months (June, July and August) 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 | 31° / 21° | 35 | 8 | 12.3 | 4.6 |
| Feb | 31° / 21° | 41 | 9 | 12.2 | 4.4 |
| Mar | 31° / 21° | 64 | 12.5 | 12 | 4.3 |
| Apr | 30° / 21° | 61 | 11.4 | 11.9 | 4.7 |
| May | 29° / 21° | 39 | 8.2 | 11.7 | 5.5 |
| Jun | 28° / 20° | 28 | 6.4 | 11.6 | 6.5 |
| Jul | 28° / 19° | 23 | 4.8 | 11.7 | 7.1 |
| Aug | 29° / 19° | 9 | 1.7 | 11.8 | 6.8 |
| Sep | 30° / 19° | 3 | 0.9 | 12 | 6.2 |
| Oct | 31° / 20° | 3 | 0.7 | 12.1 | 5.6 |
| Nov | 31° / 20° | 4 | 1.2 | 12.3 | 5.3 |
| Dec | 31° / 21° | 11 | 2.9 | 12.4 | 5.0 |
Cloud cover in Winter
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time across winter.
Chance of precipitation in Winter
Picuí gets around 60 mm of rain over 13 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Winter
Most of winter feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Winter
Winds average 19 km/h across winter.
Sunrise & sunset in Winter
Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min in early June to 11 h 54 min by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Solar energy in Winter
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 4.8 kWh/m².
Is winter a good time to visit Picuí?
Our two travel scores rate winter for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.
winter is a reasonable time to visit Picuí for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.
What to pack for Picuí in Winter
From winter's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In winter, Picuí sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection and a windbreaker. About 13 days see rain.
UV index in Picuí in Winter
Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Picuí peaks around March 13 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 16 at about 10 (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 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Level | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Very high | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 14 | Extreme |
| Feb | 15 | Extreme |
| Mar | 16 | Extreme |
| Apr | 14 | Extreme |
| May | 11 | Extreme |
| Jun | 10 | Extreme |
| Jul | 10 | Very high |
| Aug | 10 | Extreme |
| Sep | 13 | Extreme |
| Oct | 12 | Extreme |
| Nov | 12 | Extreme |
| Dec | 12 | Extreme |
Where is Picuí?
Picuí sits at 6.5°S, 36.3°W, 445 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Cuité, 22 km away.
Topography around Picuí
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Picuí.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Picuí has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 185 m around an average of 455 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 367 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 793 m.
The land around Picuí is covered by shrubs (70%) within 3 km, shrubs (71%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and shrubs (73%) and grassland (23%) 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 Picuí (-6.5106°, -36.3469°, elevation 445 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.