Santo Antônio de Pádua in Summer

In summer (December, January and February), Santo Antônio de Pádua sees average daytime highs around 31°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 561 mm of rain over about 48 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 31°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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

Avg daytime high
31°C
warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low
22°C
Rainfall
561 mm
48 wet days
Avg wind
6 km/h
Travel score
3.7
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Santo Antônio de Pádua in Summer

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 31°C.

A typical summer day in Santo Antônio de Pádua reaches about 31°C and drops to 22°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest December.

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How summer really feels in Santo Antônio de Pádua

Once humidity and wind are folded in, summer brings about 88 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
88
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.

Santo Antônio de Pádua 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
Jan31° / 22°20116.913.23.6
Feb32° / 22°12012.212.73.7
Mar31° / 22°15015.712.23.9
Apr29° / 20°679.611.55.3
May27° / 18°466.5117.0
Jun26° / 16°163.110.77.8
Jul26° / 16°163.610.87.8
Aug27° / 17°193.211.37.6
Sep28° / 18°567.411.96.2
Oct29° / 20°9910.712.55.1
Nov29° / 21°20416.6134.3
Dec30° / 22°24019.313.33.7

Cloud cover in Summer

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time across summer.

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Chance of precipitation in Summer

Any precipitation

Santo Antônio de Pádua gets around 561 mm of rain over 48 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 oppressive — 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 12 min in early December to 12 h 30 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 5.9 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in summer

Hazard calendar for Santo Antônio de Pádua

In seasonPeak

In summer, Santo Antônio de Pádua overlaps its monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Santo Antônio de Pádua's monsoon runs November–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 Santo Antônio de Pádua?

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.

3.7
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
5.5
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

summer is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Santo Antônio de Pádua.

What to pack for Santo Antônio de Pádua in Summer

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

In summer, Santo Antônio de Pádua sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 48 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Santo Antônio de Pádua 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 Santo Antônio de Pádua peaks around February 9 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeFeb 9UV 14Jun 22UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr10Very high
May7High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug8Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct12Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Santo Antônio de Pádua?

Santo Antônio de Pádua sits at 21.5°S, 42.2°W, 91 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Miracema, 14 km away.

Topography around Santo Antônio de Pádua

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Santo Antônio de Pádua.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Santo Antônio de Pádua has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 237 m around an average of 131 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 921 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,713 m.

The land around Santo Antônio de Pádua is covered by grassland (52%) and trees (32%) within 3 km, grassland (72%) and trees (26%) within 16 km, and grassland (67%) and trees (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
237 m
16 km
921 m
80 km
1,713 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
Summer weather nearby: Miracema 14 km · Itaocara 18 km · Cambuci 28 km · São Fidélis 46 km · Leopoldina 48 km · Itaperuna 48 km · Muriaé 49 km · Cantagalo 53 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 Santo Antônio de Pádua (-21.5394°, -42.1803°, elevation 91 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.