Placas in Spring
In spring (September, October and November), Placas sees average daytime highs around 33°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 239 mm of rain over about 41 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the 3rd-wettest season.
Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 33°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels oppressive.
Spring is Placas's 2nd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Placas's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 33°C
- warmest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 23°C
- Rainfall
- 239 mm
- 41 wet days
- Avg wind
- 6 km/h
- Travel score
- 2.9
- 2nd-best season
- Months
- Sep · Oct · Nov
Temperature in Placas in Spring
Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 33°C.
A typical spring day in Placas reaches about 33°C and drops to 23°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is September, the coolest November.
How spring really feels in Placas
Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 91 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.
The story in spring is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.
Placas weather by month
How the three spring months (September, October and November) 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 | 30° / 22° | 235 | 26.5 | 12.2 | 2.9 |
| Feb | 30° / 22° | 247 | 25.4 | 12.1 | 2.9 |
| Mar | 30° / 22° | 291 | 28.7 | 12 | 2.8 |
| Apr | 30° / 22° | 250 | 27.5 | 11.9 | 2.7 |
| May | 30° / 22° | 171 | 24.9 | 11.8 | 3.1 |
| Jun | 31° / 22° | 59 | 14 | 11.8 | 4.1 |
| Jul | 32° / 22° | 37 | 9.5 | 11.8 | 4.1 |
| Aug | 34° / 22° | 29 | 6.6 | 11.9 | 3.5 |
| Sep | 34° / 23° | 45 | 8.9 | 12 | 3.0 |
| Oct | 34° / 23° | 78 | 13.8 | 12.1 | 2.9 |
| Nov | 33° / 23° | 115 | 18 | 12.2 | 2.9 |
| Dec | 31° / 23° | 159 | 21.6 | 12.2 | 3.0 |
Cloud cover in Spring
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time across spring.
Chance of precipitation in Spring
Placas gets around 239 mm of rain over 41 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Spring
Most of spring feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Spring
Winds average 6 km/h across spring.
Sunrise & sunset in Spring
Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min in early September to 12 h 12 min by late November. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Solar energy in Spring
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 5.8 kWh/m².
Hazard calendar for Placas
None of Placas's seasonal hazards peak in spring. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do.
Placas's rainy season runs December–May, when most of the year's rain falls.
Is spring a good time to visit Placas?
Our two travel scores rate spring for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.
spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Placas.
What to pack for Placas in Spring
From spring's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In spring, Placas sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 41 days see rain.
UV index in Placas in Spring
Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Placas peaks around February 21 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 17 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) | 13 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 |
| Level | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Very high | Very high | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Very high | Extreme |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 13 | Extreme |
| Feb | 16 | Extreme |
| Mar | 15 | Extreme |
| Apr | 14 | Extreme |
| May | 11 | Extreme |
| Jun | 10 | Very high |
| Jul | 10 | Very high |
| Aug | 10 | Extreme |
| Sep | 11 | Extreme |
| Oct | 11 | Extreme |
| Nov | 9 | Very high |
| Dec | 11 | Extreme |
Air quality in Placas in Spring
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where spring falls, not just the annual average.
Air quality in Placas is worst in October — around 59 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 7.3× the cleanest month (June, 8 µg/m³).
Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 35 | 59 | 55 | 24 |
| Level | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Good | Good | Good | Good | Moderate | Moderate | Unhealthy | Poor | Moderate |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 14 | Moderate |
| Feb | 13 | Moderate |
| Mar | 13 | Moderate |
| Apr | 12 | Good |
| May | 10 | Good |
| Jun | 8 | Good |
| Jul | 9 | Good |
| Aug | 15 | Moderate |
| Sep | 35 | Moderate |
| Oct | 59 | Unhealthy |
| Nov | 55 | Poor |
| Dec | 24 | Moderate |
Where is Placas?
Placas sits at 3.9°S, 54.2°W, 104 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Uruará, 56 km away.
Topography around Placas
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Placas.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Placas has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 87 m around an average of 101 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 341 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 444 m.
The land around Placas is covered by trees (48%) and grassland (48%) within 3 km, trees (71%) and grassland (29%) within 16 km, and trees (85%) 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 Placas (-3.8678°, -54.22°, elevation 104 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.