Climate and average weather in Planalto

In Planalto, the weather is humid, warm, showery, and partly cloudy and remarkably steady, with daytime highs holding near warm levels all year. The wettest stretch peaks around November.

Best: mid April to mid November

Over the course of the year, the temperature in Planalto typically varies from 14°C to 27°C, and is rarely below 12°C or above 30°C. February is the hottest month of the year, while July is the coldest.

Based on the travel score, the best times of year to visit Planalto for warm-weather activities are from mid April to mid November and mid December to late December.

Hottest
Feb
27°
Coldest
Jul
14°
Wettest
Nov
124 mm
Driest
Sep
25 mm
Rain / yr
778 mm
139 wet days
Daylight
11.1–12.9 h
shortest–longest
Elevation
946 m
14.7°S
Clearest
Sep
57% cloud

Planalto weather by month, at a glance

The whole year in one picture — sky, rain, humidity, temperature and travel score. Click any band to jump to its full chart.

Each stripe is one measure across the whole year, stacked so a single day reads top to bottom. The sky band runs overcast grey on top down to clear blue at the base — more blue means sunnier — followed by the rainfall curve, the humidity band, a temperature strip that tints each stretch of the year by how warm its average high is, and the travel-score line at the foot. Scan straight down any date to read that day across every measure at once; the score climbs highest around mid April to mid November.

Temperature through the year

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Daily average highs and lows in Planalto, from 1991–2020 of climate data. The shaded bands show the range most days fall in — 10th to 90th percentile.

Temperatures in Planalto stay fairly even through the year, without a distinct hot or cool season. The warmest month is February, with an average high of 27°C and low of 18°C; the coolest is July, with an average low of 14°C and high of 22°C.

Days typically run about 9°C warmer than nights year-round.

10°15°20°25°30°35°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
Jan2718
Feb2718
Mar2718
Apr2618
May2417
Jun2315
Jul2214
Aug2314
Sep2515
Oct2617
Nov2618
Dec2718

Average hourly temperature in Planalto

A compact picture of the whole year, hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled average temperature. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.

Read left to right for the day of the year and top to bottom for the hour of the day; the color is the modeled temperature, cool blues through to hot reds on the same scale as the other charts. A vertical slice is a single day's swing — coolest just before dawn, warmest in the mid-afternoon — while a horizontal slice follows one hour across the seasons. The darker overlay marks night and the lighter one the twilight around sunrise and sunset. Colors run warmest on February afternoons, near 27°C, and coldest before dawn in July, near 14°C.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AM

Planalto weather by month

Every month at a glance. Click a month for its detailed page.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 18°9613.312.85.8
Feb27° / 18°6712.412.55.8
Mar27° / 18°10714.912.15.7
Apr26° / 18°6514.111.75.9
May24° / 17°3510.311.36.7
Jun23° / 15°299.811.16.7
Jul22° / 14°3010.111.26.6
Aug23° / 14°258.811.56.9
Sep25° / 15°257.711.97.2
Oct26° / 17°569.712.36.7
Nov26° / 18°12414.212.75.7
Dec27° / 18°11913.612.95.8

Chance of rain

How likely it is to rain on a typical day, and how that shifts across the wetter and drier seasons.

Planalto gets about 778 mm of precipitation a year. On a typical day the chance of rain is often wet, but that rises and falls sharply with the seasons.

The wetter season lasts 6.2 months, from around Oct 29 to May 6, peaking in November at about 51% chance on a given day. The drier stretch runs the rest of the year, bottoming out around Sep 25.

November is the wettest month by volume, with 124 mm over about 14 wet days; September is the driest, with 25 mm.

0%10%20%30%40%50%60%JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwetterdrierwettermostly drysome rainoften wetvery wetNov 27 · 51%Sep 25 · 25%
Rain on a day (%)Rain days
Jan4413
Feb4412
Mar4715
Apr4714
May3410
Jun3210
Jul3210
Aug299
Sep268
Oct3110
Nov4714
Dec4414

Monthly rainfall

Over a full year, Planalto collects about 778 mm of rain across 139 wet days — roughly 65 mm in an average month.

It doesn’t fall evenly. November is the wettest month with 124 mm, while September is the driest at just 25 mm. The three wettest months alone bring about 45% of the year’s total.

0255075100125150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec966710765352930252556124119
Rainfall (mm)Rain days
Jan9613
Feb6712
Mar10715
Apr6514
May3510
Jun2910
Jul3010
Aug259
Sep258
Oct5610
Nov12414
Dec11914

Clouds and sunshine

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

How often the daytime sky is clear, partly cloudy or overcast.

In Planalto, the average share of the sky covered by clouds shows moderate seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year begins around August 20 and lasts for 2.3 months, ending around October 28. The clearest month is September, when the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 50% of the time on average.

The cloudier part of the year begins around October 29 and lasts for 2.8 months, ending around January 22. The cloudiest month is November, when it is overcast or mostly cloudy 71% of the time.

0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSep 19 · 51%Nov 25 · 24%clearmostly clearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercastcloudierclearercloudier
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
Jan3961
Feb4456
Mar3961
Apr4258
May4060
Jun4159
Jul4060
Aug4258
Sep5050
Oct4555
Nov2971
Dec3268

Daylight, sunrise and sunset

DaylightNight

Hours of daylight through the year, with sunrise and sunset times.

The gold band is daylight — sunrise runs along its lower edge, sunset along the upper — so it widens toward summer and pinches toward winter, with night the dark area above and below. The longest day, around January 1, brings about 12 h 54 min of light; the shortest, around June 12, only 11 h 06 min — a swing of roughly 1 h 48 min.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
Jan12.85:286:15
Feb12.55:426:11
Mar12.15:485:55
Apr11.75:525:32
May11.35:585:18
Jun11.16:085:16
Jul11.26:115:24
Aug11.56:015:31
Sep11.95:395:34
Oct12.35:175:37
Nov12.75:065:48
Dec12.95:126:04

Sunny days

How many genuinely sunny days each month brings — days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — banded into plain-language zones.

Planalto averages about 6 sunny days a month — counting the days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — with a clear seasonal swing between 3 and 9 days.

The sunnier stretch runs 2.6 months, from around Aug 19 to Nov 5. The sunniest month is September, with roughly 9 sunny days (mixed).

The greyest month is November, down near 4 sunny days — about 54% fewer than the September peak.

051015JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecgreyersunniergreyergloomymixedSep 229 daysNov 253 days
Sunny daysSky
Jan5Gloomy
Feb5Gloomy
Mar5Gloomy
Apr4Gloomy
May5Gloomy
Jun6Gloomy
Jul6Gloomy
Aug6Gloomy
Sep9Mixed
Oct8Gloomy
Nov4Gloomy
Dec5Gloomy

Humidity comfort

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Share of days at each humidity comfort level, based on the dew point — the measure that tracks how muggy it actually feels.

Humidity comfort is graded by the dew point — the temperature at which the air would be fully saturated — because it tracks how muggy it actually feels far better than relative humidity does. A low dew point feels dry and crisp; a high one feels sticky and oppressive no matter the reading on a humidity gauge.

In Planalto, how humid it feels changes dramatically over the year.

The more humid part of the year lasts 7.5 months, from around October 17 to May 31. The muggiest month is January, when the air feels humid, muggy or worse about 100% of the time.

The most comfortable stretch runs from around June 1 to October 16, and August is the most comfortable month — the air is dry or comfortable 70% of the time.

0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecAug 8 · 73%Jan 7 · 0%muggyhumidcomfortabledryhumidcomfortablehumid
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
Jan0052480
Feb0147520
Mar0137621
Apr0345520
May11662220
Jun2356030
Jul6583700
Aug8623000
Sep5464820
Oct12166120
Nov0759350
Dec0254450

Wind

Average wind speed through the year, banded into plain-language speed zones so a number reads as 'breezy' or 'calm' without knowing the scale.

This is the average sustained wind speed at the standard 10 metres above open ground — the steady flow a weather station reports, not the sharper gusts that come and go, which can run half again as fast. It's the number that says whether a place is generally breezy or calm.

Wind in Planalto is steady company: average speeds sit near 11 km/hcalm — in every month of the year, with no meaningful windy or calm season.

05101520JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccalmlight breezeSep 12 · 12 km/hMar 15 · 10 km/h
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
Jan10calm
Feb10calm
Mar10calm
Apr11calm
May11calm
Jun12calm
Jul12calm
Aug12light breeze
Sep12light breeze
Oct12light breeze
Nov11calm
Dec10calm

Hazard calendar for Planalto

In seasonPeak

When the seasonal hazards worth planning around — the rainy season, tropical-cyclone risk and dust haze — are active through the year.

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

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

Best time to visit Planalto

TravelBeach/poolTemperatureCloudsPrecipitation

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Planalto throughout the year, we compute two travel scores — one for general sightseeing, one for beach and pool weather.

Around late April, Planalto is still near the start of its best-weather window — great conditions with the peak-season crowds not yet at full swing.

Inferred from the travel-score curve; month-by-month visitor numbers are a planned addition.

The travel score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 18°C and 28°C. Based on this score, the best times of year to visit Planalto for general outdoor tourist activities run from mid April to mid November and again from mid December to early January, with a peak score in the first week of September.

0246810JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbest timetravel scoretemperaturecloudsprecipitationSep 6 · 7.3

The travel score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

Travel score (0–10)Rating
Jan5.8good
Feb5.8good
Mar5.7good
Apr5.9good
May6.7good
Jun6.7good
Jul6.6good
Aug6.9good
Sep7.2good
Oct6.7good
Nov5.7good
Dec5.8good

The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 24°C and 34°C. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Planalto for hot-weather activities is from late August to mid June, with a peak score in the last week of September.

024681012JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbest timebest timebeach/pool scoretemperaturecloudsprecipitationSep 29 · 6.6

The beach/pool score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

What to pack for Planalto, by month

EssentialRecommendedOptional

Month by month, what's worth putting in the bag — from the temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind. Tap a month for a quick packing note.

Planalto packs about the same all year — highs hold near 27°C. Across the year the things worth having are light clothes, rain gear and sun protection.

Light clothing
Warm layer
Winter coat
Rain gear
Sun protection
Windbreaker

In February, Planalto sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

UV index (midday) in Planalto by month

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV index through the year, shaded by the WHO exposure levels — how much sun protection each month calls for.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Planalto peaks around February 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 17UV 15Jul 10UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Average hourly UV index in Planalto

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Modeled clear-sky UV for every hour of every day — when in the day sun protection actually matters.

The whole year hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled clear-sky UV index — the midday peak scaled down as the sun sits lower in the sky. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.

UV falls off far faster than brightness as the sun drops, so even in February the burn window is concentrated in the middle of the day: about 8.5 hours a day reach index 3 (protection recommended), and 7 hours reach 6 or more. Mornings and late afternoons stay comparatively gentle year round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AM
UV ≥ 3 (h/day)UV ≥ 6 (h/day)
Jan8.56.5
Feb8.57
Mar86.5
Apr7.56
May74.5
Jun6.54
Jul6.54
Aug75
Sep7.55.5
Oct86.5
Nov8.57
Dec8.56.5
Almanac & agriculture

Growing season

Chance of a frost-free dayFrost-free year round

Planalto is frost-free year round — even the coldest nights rarely reach freezing, so there is no start or end to the growing season.

0%25%50%75%100%JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecfrost-free year round
Frost-free chance (%)Frost nights
Jan1000
Feb1000
Mar1000
Apr1000
May1000
Jun1000
Jul1000
Aug1000
Sep1000
Oct1000
Nov1000
Dec1000

Growing degree days

Degree days (base 10°C)Frost-free shaded

Growing degree days tally heat above 10°C: each day adds however many degrees its average temperature runs over that threshold, and cold days add nothing. Planalto banks about 4,025 degree days a year, and the running total — which growers use to time plantings and predict maturity — climbs fastest around February.

01,0002,0003,0004,000JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Growing degree days (°C·days)
Jan395
Feb360
Mar398
Apr357
May323
Jun273
Jul258
Aug264
Sep299
Oct352
Nov358
Dec388

Solar energy

Average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground, banded into brightness zones so the number means something at a glance.

Solar energy is how much sunlight actually reaches the ground each day, measured in kilowatt-hours per square metre (kWh/m²) — the combined effect of how long the sun is up, how high it climbs, and how much cloud gets in the way. It's the raw fuel a solar panel has to work with: for scale, 1 kWh/m² a day is dim and wintry, while 7+ is desert-bright.

Planalto receives about 5.0 kWh/m² a day of solar energy on average — bright — with a clear seasonal swing between 3.6 and 6.2 kWh/m².

The brighter stretch of the year lasts 6.8 months, from around Sep 9 to Apr 4. The brightest month is December, averaging about 5.9 kWh/m² (bright).

The dimmest month is June, down near 3.6 kWh/m² — roughly 39% less than the December peak.

01234567JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbrighterdimmerbrighterdimmoderatebrightintenseDec 296.2 kWhJun 253.6 kWh
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
Jan6.1Intense
Feb6.0Intense
Mar5.5Bright
Apr4.6Bright
May4.0Moderate
Jun3.6Moderate
Jul3.7Moderate
Aug4.3Bright
Sep5.1Bright
Oct5.6Bright
Nov5.4Bright
Dec6.0Bright

Where is Planalto?

Planalto sits at 14.7°S, 40.5°W, 946 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Poções, 19 km away.

Topography around Planalto

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Planalto has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 148 m around an average of 923 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 450 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,007 m.

The land around Planalto is covered by grassland (85%) within 3 km, grassland (62%) and trees (32%) within 16 km, and grassland (60%) and trees (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
148 m
16 km
450 m
80 km
1,007 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
Nearby: Poções 19 km · Barra do Choça 26 km · Iguaí 42 km · Vitória da Conquista 45 km · Itororó 66 km · Itambé 66 km · Itapetinga 69 km · Anagé 72 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 Planalto (-14.6697°, -40.4711°, elevation 946 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. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).