Climate and average weather in São Joaquim do Monte

In São Joaquim do Monte, the weather is muggy, hot, wet, and partly cloudy and remarkably steady, with daytime highs holding near hot levels all year. The wettest stretch peaks around June.

Best: early May to late December

Over the course of the year, the temperature in São Joaquim do Monte typically varies from 18°C to 29°C, and is rarely below 17°C or above 31°C. March is the hottest month of the year, while July is the coldest.

Based on the travel score, the best time of year to visit São Joaquim do Monte for warm-weather activities is from early May to late December.

Hottest
Mar
29°
Coldest
Jul
19°
Wettest
Jun
101 mm
Driest
Nov
25 mm
Rain / yr
711 mm
188 wet days
Daylight
11.5–12.5 h
shortest–longest
Elevation
483 m
8.4°S
Clearest
Oct
55% cloud

São Joaquim do Monte is settlement in Brazil.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

São Joaquim do Monte 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 May to late December.

Temperature through the year

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

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

Temperatures in São Joaquim do Monte stay fairly even through the year, without a distinct hot or cool season. The warmest month is March, with an average high of 29°C and low of 21°C; the coolest is July, with an average low of 19°C and high of 24°C.

Days typically run about 7°C warmer than nights year-round.

15°20°25°30°35°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
Jan2921
Feb2921
Mar2921
Apr2821
May2720
Jun2520
Jul2419
Aug2518
Sep2619
Oct2719
Nov2820
Dec2921

Average hourly temperature in São Joaquim do Monte

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 March afternoons, near 29°C, and coldest before dawn in July, near 19°C.

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

São Joaquim do Monte 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
Jan29° / 21°4814.812.44.9
Feb29° / 21°521412.34.8
Mar29° / 21°6216.712.14.7
Apr28° / 21°6817.611.84.9
May27° / 20°8719.111.65.2
Jun25° / 20°10120.111.55.2
Jul24° / 19°9221.111.65.2
Aug25° / 18°6418.611.75.5
Sep26° / 19°4815.1126.0
Oct27° / 19°3511.512.26.3
Nov28° / 20°258.712.46.0
Dec29° / 21°3110.312.55.5

Chance of rain

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

São Joaquim do Monte gets about 711 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 6.2 months, from around Mar 11 to Sep 15, peaking in June at about 68% chance on a given day. The drier stretch runs the rest of the year, bottoming out around Dec 1.

June is the wettest month by volume, with 101 mm over about 20 wet days; November is the driest, with 25 mm.

0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecdrierwetterdriermostly drysome rainoften wetvery wetJun 25 · 68%Dec 1 · 26%
Rain on a day (%)Rain days
Jan4715
Feb5114
Mar5417
Apr5918
May6119
Jun6720
Jul6721
Aug6119
Sep5015
Oct3712
Nov299
Dec3310

Monthly rainfall

Over a full year, São Joaquim do Monte collects about 711 mm of rain across 188 wet days — roughly 59 mm in an average month.

It doesn’t fall evenly. June is the wettest month with 101 mm, while November is the driest at just 25 mm. The three wettest months alone bring about 39% of the year’s total.

0255075100125JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec4852626887101926448352531
Rainfall (mm)Rain days
Jan4815
Feb5214
Mar6217
Apr6818
May8719
Jun10120
Jul9221
Aug6419
Sep4815
Oct3512
Nov259
Dec3110

Clouds and sunshine

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

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

In São Joaquim do Monte, 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 September 4 and lasts for 4.2 months, ending around January 8. The clearest month is October, when the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 62% of the time on average.

The cloudier part of the year begins around March 11 and lasts for 5.8 months, ending around September 3. The cloudiest month is May, when it is overcast or mostly cloudy 55% 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%JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSep 30 · 67%May 3 · 42%mostly clearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercastcloudierclearer
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
Jan5050
Feb4753
Mar5050
Apr4654
May4555
Jun4753
Jul4654
Aug4753
Sep5842
Oct6238
Nov5842
Dec5743

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 12 h 30 min of light; the shortest, around May 31, only 11 h 30 min — a swing of roughly 1 hour.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
Jan12.45:195:46
Feb12.35:305:46
Mar12.15:315:35
Apr11.85:295:18
May11.65:315:08
Jun11.55:385:09
Jul11.65:425:15
Aug11.75:365:19
Sep12.05:195:16
Oct12.25:035:14
Nov12.44:575:20
Dec12.55:055:34

Sunny days

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

São Joaquim do Monte averages about 5 sunny days a month — counting the days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — with a clear seasonal swing between 3 and 9 days.

The sunnier stretch runs 6.6 months, from around Sep 20 to Apr 8. The sunniest month is December, with roughly 8 sunny days (mixed).

The greyest month is August, down near 3 sunny days — about 64% fewer than the December peak.

051015JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecsunniergreyersunniergloomymixedDec 109 daysAug 203 days
Sunny daysSky
Jan7Gloomy
Feb6Gloomy
Mar6Gloomy
Apr5Gloomy
May4Gloomy
Jun4Gloomy
Jul4Gloomy
Aug3Gloomy
Sep5Gloomy
Oct7Gloomy
Nov7Gloomy
Dec8Mixed

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.

São Joaquim do Monte is humid all year round — on a typical day the air feels at least humid, and there is no real dry season to wait for.

The stickiest month is January, when it feels muggy, oppressive or miserable about 99% of the time. Even in January, the mildest month, the air is dry or comfortable only 0% of the time.

0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecoppressivemuggyhumid
Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
Jan17623
Feb16732
Mar05050
Apr04653
May16336
Jun4897
Jul22781
Aug30700
Sep21780
Oct9901
Nov5932
Dec2889

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 São Joaquim do Monte is steady company: average speeds sit near 10 km/hcalm — in every month of the year, with no meaningful windy or calm season.

051015JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccalmlight breezeSep 10 · 11 km/hMar 26 · 9 km/h
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
Jan10calm
Feb10calm
Mar9calm
Apr9calm
May9calm
Jun10calm
Jul11calm
Aug11calm
Sep11calm
Oct11calm
Nov11calm
Dec11calm

Best time to visit São Joaquim do Monte

TravelBeach/poolTemperatureCloudsPrecipitation

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

Around mid May, São Joaquim do Monte 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 São Joaquim do Monte for general outdoor tourist activities is from early May to early January, with a peak score in the last week of September.

0246810JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbest timetravel scoretemperaturecloudsprecipitationSep 30 · 6.4

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
Jan4.9fair
Feb4.8fair
Mar4.7fair
Apr4.9fair
May5.2fair
Jun5.2fair
Jul5.3fair
Aug5.5good
Sep5.9good
Oct6.3good
Nov6.0good
Dec5.5good

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 São Joaquim do Monte for hot-weather activities is from late September to late March, with a peak score in the first week of December.

024681012JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbest timebest timebeach/pool scoretemperaturecloudsprecipitationDec 4 · 7.3

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 São Joaquim do Monte, 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.

São Joaquim do Monte packs about the same all year — highs hold near 29°C. Across the year the things worth having are light clothes, rain gear and sun protection.

Light clothing
Warm layer
Winter coat
Rain gear
Sun protection
Windbreaker

In March, São Joaquim do Monte sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

UV index (midday) in São Joaquim do Monte 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 São Joaquim do Monte peaks around March 15 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 14 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 15UV 15Jul 14UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Average hourly UV index in São Joaquim do Monte

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 March the burn window is concentrated in the middle of the day: about 8.5 hours a day reach index 3 (protection recommended), and 7 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)
Jan8.56.5
Feb8.56.5
Mar8.57
Apr86
May7.55.5
Jun75
Jul7.55
Aug7.55
Sep86
Oct86
Nov86
Dec86
Almanac & agriculture

Growing season

Chance of a frost-free dayFrost-free year round

São Joaquim do Monte 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
Jun1000
Jul1000
Aug1000
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. São Joaquim do Monte banks about 4,950 degree days a year, and the running total — which growers use to time plantings and predict maturity — climbs fastest around March.

02,0004,000JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Growing degree days (°C·days)
Jan462
Feb421
Mar470
Apr436
May418
Jun368
Jul356
Aug355
Sep367
Oct412
Nov426
Dec457

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.

São Joaquim do Monte receives about 5.1 kWh/m² a day of solar energy on average — bright — with a clear seasonal swing between 3.7 and 6.0 kWh/m².

The brighter stretch of the year lasts 6.9 months, from around Sep 15 to Apr 11. The brightest month is December, averaging about 5.9 kWh/m² (bright).

The dimmest month is June, down near 3.8 kWh/m² — roughly 35% less than the December peak.

01234567JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbrighterdimmerbrighterdimmoderatebrightintenseDec 46.0 kWhJun 243.7 kWh
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
Jan5.7Bright
Feb5.7Bright
Mar5.6Bright
Apr5.0Bright
May4.2Bright
Jun3.8Moderate
Jul3.8Moderate
Aug4.4Bright
Sep5.1Bright
Oct5.7Bright
Nov5.9Bright
Dec5.9Bright

Where is São Joaquim do Monte?

São Joaquim do Monte sits at 8.4°S, 35.8°W, 483 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Bonito, 9.0 km away.

Topography around São Joaquim do Monte

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of São Joaquim do Monte.

Within 3 km, the terrain around São Joaquim do Monte has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 376 m around an average of 526 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 585 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,188 m.

The land around São Joaquim do Monte is covered by grassland (81%) within 3 km, grassland (79%) within 16 km, and grassland (65%) within 80 km.

3 km
376 m
16 km
585 m
80 km
1,188 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
Nearby: Bonito 9.0 km · Camocim de São Félix 9.0 km · Agrestina 16 km · Bezerros 22 km · Caruaru 25 km · Cupira 26 km · Catende 28 km · Altinho 29 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 São Joaquim do Monte (-8.4325°, -35.8044°, elevation 483 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).