Climate and average weather in Santa Cecília

In Santa Cecília, the summers are warm, wet, and mostly cloudy and the winters are mild and partly cloudy.

Best: early March to late December

Over the course of the year, the temperature in Santa Cecília typically varies from 8°C to 25°C, and is rarely below 1°C or above 29°C. January is the hottest month of the year, while July is the coldest.

Based on the travel score, the best time of year to visit Santa Cecília for warm-weather activities is from early March to late December.

Hottest
Jan
25°
Coldest
Jul
Wettest
Jan
219 mm
Driest
Apr
102 mm
Rain / yr
1867 mm
177 wet days
Daylight
10.3–13.7 h
shortest–longest
Elevation
1,097 m
27.0°S
Clearest
Aug
51% cloud

Santa Cecília 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 early March to late December.

Temperature through the year

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

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

The hot season lasts 4.4 months, from November 16 to March 30, with daily high temperatures above 23°C. The hottest month of the year in Santa Cecília is January, with an average high of 25°C and low of 16°C.

The cool season lasts 2.9 months, from May 14 to August 8, with daily high temperatures below 19°C. The coldest month of the year in Santa Cecília is July, with an average low of 8°C and high of 17°C.

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

10°15°20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
Jan2516
Feb2516
Mar2415
Apr2213
May1910
Jun179
Jul178
Aug199
Sep2011
Oct2213
Nov2314
Dec2516

Average hourly temperature in Santa Cecília

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 January afternoons, near 25°C, and coldest before dawn in July, near C.

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

Santa Cecília 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
Jan25° / 16°21921.913.54.8
Feb25° / 16°20120134.9
Mar24° / 15°14217.512.25.6
Apr22° / 13°10211.611.46.3
May19° / 10°11910.810.75.8
Jun17° / 12810.510.35.5
Jul17° / 1109.910.55.7
Aug19° / 1119.4116.4
Sep20° / 11°18312.911.85.8
Oct22° / 13°2011712.65.4
Nov23° / 14°15516.113.35.8
Dec25° / 16°1981913.75.3

Chance of rain

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

Santa Cecília gets about 1867 mm of precipitation a year. On a typical day the chance of rain is very wet, but that rises and falls sharply with the seasons.

The wetter season lasts 6.0 months, from around Sep 26 to Mar 28, peaking in February at about 72% chance on a given day. The drier stretch runs the rest of the year, bottoming out around Jul 31.

January is the wettest month by volume, with 219 mm over about 22 wet days; April is the driest, with 102 mm.

0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwetterdrierwettermostly drysome rainoften wetvery wetFeb 15 · 72%Jul 31 · 29%
Rain on a day (%)Rain days
Jan7022
Feb7120
Mar5718
Apr3912
May3511
Jun3511
Jul3210
Aug319
Sep4313
Oct5517
Nov5416
Dec6219

Monthly rainfall

Over a full year, Santa Cecília collects about 1867 mm of rain across 177 wet days — roughly 156 mm in an average month.

It doesn’t fall evenly. January is the wettest month with 219 mm, while April is the driest at just 102 mm. The three wettest months alone bring about 33% of the year’s total.

050100150200250JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec219201142102119128110111183201155198
Rainfall (mm)Rain days
Jan21922
Feb20120
Mar14218
Apr10212
May11911
Jun12811
Jul11010
Aug1119
Sep18313
Oct20117
Nov15516
Dec19819

Clouds and sunshine

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

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

In Santa Cecília, 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 April 2 and lasts for 5.6 months, ending around September 19. The clearest month is August, when the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 54% of the time on average.

The cloudier part of the year begins around September 20 and lasts for 6.4 months, ending around April 1. The cloudiest month is January, when it is overcast or mostly cloudy 72% 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%JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecAug 24 · 55%Jan 4 · 26%clearmostly clearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercastcloudierclearercloudier
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
Jan2872
Feb2971
Mar3565
Apr4258
May4258
Jun4555
Jul5050
Aug5446
Sep4159
Oct3070
Nov3664
Dec3367

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 13 h 42 min of light; the shortest, around June 10, only 10 h 18 min — a swing of roughly 3 h 24 min.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
Jan13.56:458:17
Feb13.07:088:05
Mar12.27:257:37
Apr11.47:417:03
May10.77:586:38
Jun10.38:136:31
Jul10.58:146:41
Aug11.07:556:57
Sep11.87:217:11
Oct12.66:477:26
Nov13.36:267:48
Dec13.76:278:09

Sunny days

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

Santa Cecília averages about 8 sunny days a month — counting the days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — with a clear seasonal swing between 3 and 13 days.

The sunnier stretch runs 5.5 months, from around Apr 11 to Sep 24. The sunniest month is August, with roughly 13 sunny days (mixed).

The greyest month is February, down near 4 sunny days — about 71% fewer than the August peak.

05101520JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecgreyersunniergreyergloomymixedbrightAug 2513 daysFeb 183 days
Sunny daysSky
Jan4Gloomy
Feb3Gloomy
Mar5Gloomy
Apr8Gloomy
May9Mixed
Jun10Mixed
Jul12Mixed
Aug13Mixed
Sep9Mixed
Oct6Gloomy
Nov7Gloomy
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 Santa Cecília, how humid it feels changes dramatically over the year.

The more humid part of the year lasts 5.3 months, from around November 7 to April 17. The muggiest month is January, when the air feels humid, muggy or worse about 76% of the time.

The most comfortable stretch runs from around April 18 to November 6, and August is the most comfortable month — the air is dry or comfortable 100% of the time.

0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecAug 7 · 100%Jan 31 · 22%muggyhumiddrycomfortablehumidcomfortablehumid
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
Jan4204828
Feb4204729
Mar8324812
Apr3335292
May672850
Jun772120
Jul871300
Aug831700
Sep653050
Oct4234231
Nov3333314
Dec13284316

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 Santa Cecília is steady company: average speeds sit near 9 km/hcalm — in every month of the year, with no meaningful windy or calm season.

051015JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccalmlight breezeSep 19 · 10 km/hFeb 23 · 8 km/h
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
Jan9calm
Feb8calm
Mar8calm
Apr8calm
May9calm
Jun9calm
Jul10calm
Aug9calm
Sep10calm
Oct10calm
Nov10calm
Dec9calm

Best time to visit Santa Cecília

TravelBeach/poolTemperatureCloudsPrecipitation

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

Around mid March, Santa Cecília 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 time of year to visit Santa Cecília for general outdoor tourist activities is from early March to late December, with a peak score in the last week of August.

0246810JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbest timetravel scoretemperaturecloudsprecipitationAug 26 · 6.5

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
Jan4.8fair
Feb4.8fair
Mar5.6good
Apr6.3good
May5.8good
Jun5.5good
Jul5.7good
Aug6.3good
Sep5.8good
Oct5.4fair
Nov5.7good
Dec5.3fair

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 Santa Cecília for hot-weather activities is from late October to late April, with a peak score in the last week of November.

024681012JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbest timebest timebeach/pool scoretemperaturecloudsprecipitationNov 29 · 5.0

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 Santa Cecília, 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.

For a warm-season trip around January (highs near 25°C), the essentials are light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. In the cold season around July (highs near 17°C), pack a warm layer and rain gear.

Light clothing
Warm layer
Winter coat
Rain gear
Sun protection
Windbreaker

In January, Santa Cecília sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 16°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

UV index (midday) in Santa Cecília 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 Santa Cecília peaks around January 20 at about 15 (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 highHighHighVery highExtremeJan 20UV 15Jul 11UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr9Very high
May6High
Jun5High
Jul5Moderate
Aug6High
Sep8Very high
Oct10Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Average hourly UV index in Santa Cecília

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 January the burn window is concentrated in the middle of the day: about 9 hours a day reach index 3 (protection recommended), and 7.5 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)
Jan97.5
Feb8.57
Mar86
Apr6.54.5
May5.51
Jun4.50
Jul4.50
Aug5.51
Sep74
Oct85.5
Nov8.56.5
Dec97
Almanac & agriculture

Growing season

Chance of a frost-free dayFrost-free year round

Santa Cecília 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
Jun980
Jul960
Aug980
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. Santa Cecília banks about 2,534 degree days a year, and the running total — which growers use to time plantings and predict maturity — climbs fastest around January.

01,0002,000JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Growing degree days (°C·days)
Jan338
Feb301
Mar304
Apr224
May129
Jun89
Jul78
Aug124
Sep161
Oct218
Nov255
Dec315

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.

Santa Cecília receives about 4.3 kWh/m² a day of solar energy on average — bright — with a clear seasonal swing between 2.6 and 5.8 kWh/m².

The brighter stretch of the year lasts 5.7 months, from around Oct 5 to Mar 26. The brightest month is November, averaging about 5.5 kWh/m² (bright).

The dimmest month is June, down near 2.6 kWh/m² — roughly 52% less than the November peak.

01234567JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbrighterdimmerbrighterdimmoderatebrightintenseNov 285.8 kWhJun 222.6 kWh
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
Jan5.6Bright
Feb5.2Bright
Mar4.6Bright
Apr3.8Moderate
May3.0Moderate
Jun2.6Moderate
Jul2.9Moderate
Aug3.7Moderate
Sep4.1Bright
Oct4.6Bright
Nov5.5Bright
Dec5.7Bright

Where is Santa Cecília?

Santa Cecília sits at 27.0°S, 50.4°W, 1,097 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Curitibanos, 39 km away.

Topography around Santa Cecília

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Santa Cecília has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 232 m around an average of 1,098 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 723 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,177 m.

The land around Santa Cecília is covered by trees (63%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, trees (75%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (73%) within 80 km.

3 km
232 m
16 km
723 m
80 km
1,177 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
Nearby: Curitibanos 39 km · Taió 46 km · Fraiburgo 50 km · Pouso Redondo 59 km · Caçador 62 km · Otacílio Costa 65 km · Correia Pinto 70 km · Papanduva 71 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 Santa Cecília (-26.9608°, -50.4269°, elevation 1,097 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).