Sertânia in Summer

In summer (December, January and February), Sertânia sees average daytime highs around 33°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 108 mm of rain over about 15 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the 2nd-wettest season.

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 33°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels humid.

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

Avg daytime high
33°C
warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low
21°C
Rainfall
108 mm
15 wet days
Avg wind
14 km/h
Travel score
3.8
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Sertânia in Summer

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 33°C.

A typical summer day in Sertânia reaches about 33°C and drops to 21°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is December, the coolest December.

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How summer really feels in Sertânia

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.

Sertânia 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
Jan33° / 22°456.312.43.8
Feb33° / 21°506.912.33.8
Mar32° / 22°669.112.13.9
Apr31° / 21°588.411.84.3
May30° / 20°407.711.65.2
Jun29° / 19°225.211.56.2
Jul28° / 19°143.911.66.5
Aug30° / 18°71.611.76.2
Sep32° / 19°20.7125.2
Oct33° / 20°50.812.24.3
Nov33° / 21°9112.44.0
Dec33° / 21°14212.53.9

Cloud cover in Summer

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time across summer.

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Chance of precipitation in Summer

Any precipitation

Sertânia gets around 108 mm of rain over 15 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 humid — 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 14 km/h across summer.

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Sunrise & sunset in Summer

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min in early December to 12 h 12 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 6.5 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in summer

Is summer a good time to visit Sertânia?

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.

3.8
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
6.8
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

summer is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Sertânia. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Sertânia in Summer

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

In summer, Sertânia sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

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UV index in Sertânia 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 Sertânia peaks around March 13 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 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 13UV 15Jun 22UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Sertânia?

Sertânia sits at 8.1°S, 37.3°W, 558 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Monteiro, 26 km away.

Topography around Sertânia

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sertânia has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 111 m around an average of 571 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 568 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 792 m.

The land around Sertânia is covered by shrubs (47%) and grassland (36%) within 3 km, shrubs (71%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and shrubs (69%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
111 m
16 km
568 m
80 km
792 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
Summer weather nearby: Monteiro 26 km · Custódia 42 km · Arcoverde 45 km · Afogados da Ingazeira 55 km · Pedra 59 km · Sumé 62 km · Tabira 62 km · Buíque 62 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 Sertânia (-8.0736°, -37.2644°, elevation 558 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.