Santaluz in Winter

In winter (June, July and August), Santaluz sees average daytime highs around 28°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 78 mm of rain over about 29 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the 3rd-wettest season.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 28°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels muggy.

Winter is Santaluz's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Santaluz's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
28°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
19°C
Rainfall
78 mm
29 wet days
Avg wind
13 km/h
Travel score
6.1
best season of the year
Months
Jun · Jul · Aug

Temperature in Santaluz in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

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

A typical winter day in Santaluz reaches about 28°C and drops to 19°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is August, the coolest August.

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How winter really feels in Santaluz

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

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

winter sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Santaluz weather by month

How the three winter months (June, July and August) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 23°497.112.63.6
Feb33° / 23°407.412.43.5
Mar33° / 23°489.412.13.5
Apr32° / 22°431111.84.0
May29° / 21°4111.311.55.0
Jun28° / 20°3211.511.45.9
Jul27° / 19°259.311.46.4
Aug28° / 19°217.811.66.1
Sep30° / 20°154.811.95.4
Oct32° / 21°203.812.34.5
Nov33° / 22°425.912.54.0
Dec33° / 22°365.212.63.9

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

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

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitation

Santaluz gets around 78 mm of rain over 29 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Winter

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of winter feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

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Wind in Winter

Winds average 13 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 min in early June to 11 h 48 min by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 3.8 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Is winter a good time to visit Santaluz?

Our two travel scores rate winter for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

6.1
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.7
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

winter is a reasonable time to visit Santaluz for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Santaluz in Winter

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

In winter, Santaluz sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear. About 29 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Santaluz in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Santaluz peaks around February 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 16UV 15Jun 23UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May10Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Santaluz?

Santaluz sits at 11.3°S, 39.4°W, 361 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Valente, 20 km away.

Topography around Santaluz

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Santaluz has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 99 m around an average of 349 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 267 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 711 m.

The land around Santaluz is covered by grassland (56%) and shrubs (25%) within 3 km, grassland (54%) and shrubs (30%) within 16 km, and grassland (69%) within 80 km.

3 km
99 m
16 km
267 m
80 km
711 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
Winter weather nearby: Valente 20 km · Conceição do Coité 36 km · Queimadas 41 km · Barrocas 44 km · Araci 45 km · Teofilândia 48 km · Nordestina 49 km · Quijingue 59 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 Santaluz (-11.2558°, -39.3747°, elevation 361 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.