Santa Helena de Goiás in Summer

In summer (December, January and February), Santa Helena de Goiás sees average daytime highs around 30°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 614 mm of rain over about 68 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the wettest season of the year.

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 30°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels muggy.

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

Avg daytime high
30°C
2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low
21°C
Rainfall
614 mm
68 wet days
Avg wind
7 km/h
Travel score
3.4
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Santa Helena de Goiás in Summer

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 30°C.

A typical summer day in Santa Helena de Goiás reaches about 30°C and drops to 21°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest February.

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How summer really feels in Santa Helena de Goiás

Once humidity and wind are folded in, summer brings about 90 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
90
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in summer is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Santa Helena de Goiás 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
Jan30° / 21°22222.712.93.5
Feb30° / 21°17220.712.63.4
Mar30° / 21°16821.112.13.6
Apr30° / 20°7110.711.64.9
May29° / 18°223.711.26.4
Jun29° / 17°71.1117.0
Jul29° / 16°40.6116.9
Aug32° / 18°91.311.45.5
Sep33° / 20°416.111.93.9
Oct33° / 21°11514.912.43.2
Nov31° / 21°18421.912.83.2
Dec30° / 21°22024.4133.2

Cloud cover in Summer

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time across summer.

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Chance of precipitation in Summer

Any precipitation

Santa Helena de Goiás gets around 614 mm of rain over 68 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 7 km/h across summer.

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Sunrise & sunset in Summer

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 hours in early December to 12 h 24 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

Hazard calendar for Santa Helena de Goiás

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In summer, Santa Helena de Goiás overlaps its monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Santa Helena de Goiás's monsoon runs October–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is summer a good time to visit Santa Helena de Goiás?

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.

3.4
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
4.7
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

summer is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Santa Helena de Goiás.

What to pack for Santa Helena de Goiás in Summer

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

In summer, Santa Helena de Goiás sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 68 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Santa Helena de Goiás in Summer

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages around 15 (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 Helena de Goiás peaks around January 24 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeJan 24UV 15Jun 21UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May9Very high
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Santa Helena de Goiás 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 Santa Helena de Goiás is worst in September — around 43 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 7.7× the cleanest month (November, 6 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateModerateGoodSep 1640 µg/m³Nov 226 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb9Good
Mar8Good
Apr7Good
May7Good
Jun6Good
Jul8Good
Aug17Moderate
Sep43Poor
Oct15Moderate
Nov6Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Santa Helena de Goiás?

Santa Helena de Goiás sits at 17.8°S, 50.6°W, 566 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Rio Verde, 35 km away.

Topography around Santa Helena de Goiás

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Santa Helena de Goiás has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 127 m around an average of 579 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 250 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 523 m.

The land around Santa Helena de Goiás is covered by cropland (54%) and artificial surfaces (26%) within 3 km, cropland (82%) within 16 km, and cropland (71%) within 80 km.

3 km
127 m
16 km
250 m
80 km
523 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
Summer weather nearby: Rio Verde 35 km · Acreúna 52 km · Quirinópolis 72 km · Indiara 99 km · Bom Jesus de Goiás 102 km · Jataí 119 km · Santa Vitória 125 km · Pontalina 126 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 Helena de Goiás (-17.8136°, -50.5969°, elevation 566 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.