Pirituba in Summer

In summer (December, January and February), Pirituba sees average daytime highs around 27°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 556 mm of rain over about 63 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 13% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels muggy.

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

Avg daytime high
27°C
warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low
19°C
Rainfall
556 mm
63 wet days
Avg wind
10 km/h
Travel score
4.6
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Pirituba 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 Pirituba reaches about 27°C and drops to 19°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest December.

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Pirituba 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° / 19°2222313.34.4
Feb28° / 19°16419.612.84.6
Mar27° / 19°13919.112.25.2
Apr26° / 17°609.511.56.8
May23° / 15°587.310.97.3
Jun22° / 13°455.310.67.6
Jul22° / 13°495.310.77.7
Aug24° / 13°364.711.28.0
Sep25° / 15°849.411.97.0
Oct26° / 16°10913.512.66.0
Nov26° / 17°14515.913.15.5
Dec27° / 19°17020.213.44.9

Cloud cover in Summer

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time across summer.

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Chance of precipitation in Summer

Any precipitation

Pirituba gets around 556 mm of rain over 63 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 18 min in early December to 12 h 30 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 5.5 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in summer

Hazard calendar for Pirituba

In seasonPeak

In summer, Pirituba overlaps its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Pirituba's rainy season runs October–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is summer a good time to visit Pirituba?

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.

4.6
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
4.8
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

summer is a reasonable time to visit Pirituba for sightseeing.

What to pack for Pirituba in Summer

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

In summer, Pirituba sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 63 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Pirituba 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 Pirituba peaks around January 22 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 22UV 15Jul 13UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr9Very high
May7High
Jun6High
Jul5Moderate
Aug8Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct10Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Pirituba 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 Pirituba is worst in June — around 71 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.3× the cleanest month (December, 31 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyPoorModerateJun 2370 µg/m³Dec 2031 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan32Moderate
Feb34Moderate
Mar41Poor
Apr48Poor
May62Unhealthy
Jun71Unhealthy
Jul70Unhealthy
Aug60Unhealthy
Sep53Poor
Oct39Poor
Nov32Moderate
Dec31Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Pirituba?

Pirituba sits at 23.5°S, 46.7°W, 785 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Sao Domingos, 2.0 km away.

Topography around Pirituba

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pirituba has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 157 m around an average of 758 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 515 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,708 m.

The land around Pirituba is covered by artificial surfaces (74%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, artificial surfaces (56%) and trees (37%) within 16 km, and trees (57%) within 80 km.

3 km
157 m
16 km
515 m
80 km
1,708 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
Summer weather nearby: Sao Domingos 2.0 km · Jaguara 3.0 km · Freguesia do Ó 3.0 km · Vila Leopoldina 4.0 km · Lapa 5.0 km · Jaraguá 5.0 km · Jaguare 6.0 km · Brasilandia 6.0 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 Pirituba (-23.4898°, -46.7322°, elevation 785 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.