Rio do Sul in Summer

In summer (December, January and February), Rio do Sul sees average daytime highs around 28°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 487 mm of rain over about 55 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 28°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels muggy.

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

Avg daytime high
28°C
warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low
19°C
Rainfall
487 mm
55 wet days
Avg wind
6 km/h
Travel score
4.9
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Rio do Sul in Summer

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 28°C.

A typical summer day in Rio do Sul reaches about 28°C and drops to 19°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is January, the coolest December.

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Rio do Sul 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° / 19°18420.413.54.7
Feb28° / 19°15418.3134.8
Mar27° / 18°10515.212.25.6
Apr24° / 15°829.411.46.8
May21° / 12°1059.110.76.5
Jun19° / 10°1119.810.36.0
Jul19° / 991010.56.0
Aug20° / 10°949.6116.4
Sep22° / 13°15112.411.86.0
Oct23° / 15°15015.112.75.7
Nov25° / 16°12114.813.35.8
Dec27° / 18°14916.513.75.3

Cloud cover in Summer

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time across summer.

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Chance of precipitation in Summer

Any precipitation

Rio do Sul gets around 487 mm of rain over 55 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 6 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.

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 5.4 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in summer

Is summer a good time to visit Rio do Sul?

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.

4.9
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
5.2
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

summer is a reasonable time to visit Rio do Sul for sightseeing.

What to pack for Rio do Sul in Summer

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

In summer, Rio do Sul sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 55 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Rio do Sul 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 Rio do Sul peaks around January 19 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 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 10UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr8Very high
May6High
Jun5Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug6High
Sep8Very high
Oct9Very high
Nov12Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Rio do Sul 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 Rio do Sul is worst in September — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.6× the cleanest month (December, 10 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 915 µg/m³Dec 1710 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb10Good
Mar10Good
Apr11Good
May13Moderate
Jun13Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct12Good
Nov10Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Rio do Sul?

Rio do Sul sits at 27.2°S, 49.6°W, 346 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Presidente Getúlio, 18 km away.

Topography around Rio do Sul

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Rio do Sul has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 353 m around an average of 424 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 703 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,735 m.

The land around Rio do Sul is covered by trees (51%) and artificial surfaces (35%) within 3 km, trees (65%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and trees (80%) within 80 km.

3 km
353 m
16 km
703 m
80 km
1,735 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
Summer weather nearby: Presidente Getúlio 18 km · Ibirama 21 km · Ituporanga 23 km · Pouso Redondo 29 km · Taió 37 km · Indaial 54 km · Otacílio Costa 56 km · Timbó 57 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 Rio do Sul (-27.2142°, -49.6431°, elevation 346 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.