Piritiba in Summer

In summer (December, January and February), Piritiba sees average daytime highs around 30°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 225 mm of rain over about 36 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 24% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels muggy.

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

Avg daytime high
30°C
warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low
21°C
Rainfall
225 mm
36 wet days
Avg wind
9 km/h
Travel score
4.5
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Piritiba 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 Piritiba reaches about 30°C and drops to 21°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is January, the coolest December.

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How summer really feels in Piritiba

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

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

summer sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Piritiba 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°8812.612.64.5
Feb30° / 21°6413.312.44.3
Mar30° / 21°8515.812.14.3
Apr29° / 20°5716.211.74.8
May27° / 19°4613.911.55.8
Jun25° / 18°4515.911.35.8
Jul25° / 17°4215.611.45.9
Aug26° / 17°3914.211.66.1
Sep28° / 18°3010.611.96.1
Oct30° / 19°378.112.35.5
Nov30° / 20°709.812.55.0
Dec30° / 20°7310.112.74.8

Cloud cover in Summer

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time across summer.

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Chance of precipitation in Summer

Any precipitation

Piritiba gets around 225 mm of rain over 36 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 9 km/h across summer.

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Sunrise & sunset in Summer

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 min in early December to 12 h 18 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 5.9 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in summer

Is summer a good time to visit Piritiba?

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.

4.5
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
6.3
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

summer is a reasonable time to visit Piritiba for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Piritiba in Summer

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

In summer, Piritiba sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 36 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Piritiba 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 Piritiba peaks around February 19 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 19UV 15Jul 10UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May10Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Piritiba?

Piritiba sits at 11.7°S, 40.6°W, 542 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Mundo Novo, 17 km away.

Topography around Piritiba

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Piritiba has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 136 m around an average of 547 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 474 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,055 m.

The land around Piritiba is covered by grassland (53%) and shrubs (28%) within 3 km, trees (37%), grassland (37%) and shrubs (24%) within 16 km, and grassland (42%), shrubs (29%) and trees (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
136 m
16 km
474 m
80 km
1,055 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
Summer weather nearby: Mundo Novo 17 km · Tapiramutá 29 km · Miguel Calmon 34 km · Mairi 44 km · Baixa Grande 49 km · Jacobina 61 km · Ruy Barbosa 62 km · Morro do Chapéu 69 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 Piritiba (-11.7303°, -40.5553°, elevation 542 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.