Porto Belo in Summer

In summer (December, January and February), Porto Belo sees average daytime highs around 27°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 475 mm of rain over about 52 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 16% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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

Avg daytime high
27°C
warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low
22°C
Rainfall
475 mm
52 wet days
Avg wind
12 km/h
Travel score
5.1
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Porto Belo 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 Porto Belo reaches about 27°C and drops to 22°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest December.

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Porto Belo 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
Jan28° / 23°18619.313.54.9
Feb28° / 23°16417.8134.8
Mar27° / 22°12717.612.25.4
Apr25° / 20°8710.911.46.6
May23° / 17°10710.510.76.7
Jun21° / 15°949.310.36.5
Jul20° / 14°869.110.56.4
Aug21° / 15°879116.5
Sep21° / 16°13112.311.86.0
Oct23° / 18°11913.312.76.0
Nov25° / 20°1131413.36.1
Dec27° / 21°12615.113.75.6

Cloud cover in Summer

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time across summer.

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Chance of precipitation in Summer

Any precipitation

Porto Belo gets around 475 mm of rain over 52 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 oppressive — 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 12 km/h across summer.

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Sunrise & sunset in Summer

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 36 min in early December to 12 h 36 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 5.7 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in summer

Is summer a good time to visit Porto Belo?

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.

5.1
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
5.4
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

summer is a reasonable time to visit Porto Belo for sightseeing.

What to pack for Porto Belo in Summer

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

In summer, Porto Belo sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 52 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Porto Belo in Summer

The nearest coast averages about 26°C across summer — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 18 km away) is warmest in February at about 26°C and coldest in August near 18°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Oct 4 to Jun 11 — about 8.3 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swimcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan26Warm
Feb26Warm
Mar26Warm
Apr24Warm
May22Refreshing
Jun20Cool
Jul18Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep19Cool
Oct21Refreshing
Nov23Refreshing
Dec25Warm

UV index in Porto Belo in Summer

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Porto Belo peaks around January 19 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 11 at about 5 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 19UV 14Jul 11UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr8Very high
May5High
Jun5Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug6High
Sep8Very high
Oct9Very high
Nov12Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Porto Belo?

Porto Belo sits at 27.2°S, 48.6°W, 3 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Bombinhas, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Porto Belo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Porto Belo has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 330 m around an average of 56 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 665 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,273 m.

The land around Porto Belo is covered by trees (48%) and water (33%) within 3 km, water (60%) and trees (25%) within 16 km, and trees (48%) and water (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
330 m
16 km
665 m
80 km
1,273 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
Summer weather nearby: Bombinhas 6.0 km · Itapema 9.0 km · Tijucas 12 km · Governador Celso Ramos 17 km · Camboriú 18 km · Balneário Camboriú 20 km · Itajaí 30 km · Navegantes 30 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 Porto Belo (-27.1578°, -48.5531°, elevation 3 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.