Santa Cruz in Spring
In spring (September, October and November), Santa Cruz sees average daytime highs around 32°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 10 mm of rain over about 2 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the driest season of the year.
Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 32°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels muggy.
Spring is Santa Cruz's 2nd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Santa Cruz's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 32°C
- 2nd-warmest season
- Avg overnight low
- 21°C
- Rainfall
- 10 mm
- 2 wet days
- Avg wind
- 18 km/h
- Travel score
- 5.1
- 2nd-best season
- Months
- Sep · Oct · Nov
Temperature in Santa Cruz in Spring
Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 32°C.
A typical spring day in Santa Cruz reaches about 32°C and drops to 21°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is November, the coolest September.
How spring really feels in Santa Cruz
Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 76 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.
Santa Cruz 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 | 32° / 23° | 32 | 8 | 12.3 | 4.1 |
| Feb | 32° / 23° | 39 | 9.4 | 12.2 | 3.9 |
| Mar | 32° / 23° | 61 | 12.5 | 12 | 3.8 |
| Apr | 31° / 23° | 62 | 12.4 | 11.9 | 4.2 |
| May | 31° / 22° | 39 | 7.4 | 11.7 | 5.0 |
| Jun | 29° / 21° | 30 | 5.5 | 11.6 | 5.8 |
| Jul | 29° / 20° | 22 | 4.1 | 11.7 | 6.2 |
| Aug | 30° / 20° | 7 | 1.4 | 11.8 | 6.1 |
| Sep | 31° / 21° | 3 | 0.9 | 12 | 5.6 |
| Oct | 32° / 21° | 3 | 0.6 | 12.1 | 5.0 |
| Nov | 32° / 22° | 4 | 0.8 | 12.3 | 4.8 |
| Dec | 32° / 22° | 10 | 3 | 12.4 | 4.5 |
Cloud cover in Spring
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% of the time across spring.
Chance of precipitation in Spring
Santa Cruz gets around 10 mm of rain over 2 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Spring
Most of spring feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Spring
Winds average 18 km/h across spring.
Sunrise & sunset in Spring
Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min in early September to 12 h 18 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 6.3 kWh/m².
Is spring a good time to visit Santa Cruz?
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 reasonable time to visit Santa Cruz for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.
What to pack for Santa Cruz in Spring
From spring's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In spring, Santa Cruz sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.
UV index in Santa Cruz in Spring
Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Santa Cruz peaks around March 12 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 15 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) | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Level | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Very high | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 14 | Extreme |
| Feb | 15 | Extreme |
| Mar | 16 | Extreme |
| Apr | 14 | Extreme |
| May | 11 | Extreme |
| Jun | 10 | Extreme |
| Jul | 10 | Very high |
| Aug | 10 | Extreme |
| Sep | 13 | Extreme |
| Oct | 12 | Extreme |
| Nov | 12 | Extreme |
| Dec | 12 | Extreme |
Where is Santa Cruz?
Santa Cruz sits at 6.2°S, 36.0°W, 230 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Cuité, 32 km away.
Topography around Santa Cruz
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Santa Cruz.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Santa Cruz has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 97 m around an average of 240 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 389 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 734 m.
The land around Santa Cruz is covered by grassland (57%) and shrubs (25%) within 3 km, shrubs (67%) and grassland (30%) within 16 km, and shrubs (62%) and grassland (35%) 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 Santa Cruz (-6.2294°, -36.0228°, elevation 230 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.