Uruçuca in Summer
In summer (December, January and February), Uruçuca sees average daytime highs around 29°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 293 mm of rain over about 60 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 29°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels oppressive.
Summer is Uruçuca's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Uruçuca's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 29°C
- warmest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 22°C
- Rainfall
- 293 mm
- 60 wet days
- Avg wind
- 8 km/h
- Travel score
- 4.1
- weakest season of the year
- Months
- Dec · Jan · Feb
Temperature in Uruçuca in Summer
Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 29°C.
A typical summer day in Uruçuca reaches about 29°C and drops to 22°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest December.
How summer really feels in Uruçuca
Once humidity and wind are folded in, summer brings about 71 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.
The story in summer is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.
Uruçuca 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.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29° / 22° | 97 | 21 | 12.8 | 4.0 |
| Feb | 29° / 22° | 85 | 20.3 | 12.5 | 3.8 |
| Mar | 29° / 23° | 116 | 23.5 | 12.1 | 3.8 |
| Apr | 28° / 22° | 105 | 23 | 11.7 | 4.1 |
| May | 27° / 21° | 76 | 18.6 | 11.3 | 5.2 |
| Jun | 26° / 20° | 70 | 18.7 | 11.2 | 5.4 |
| Jul | 25° / 19° | 76 | 20.2 | 11.2 | 5.4 |
| Aug | 25° / 19° | 61 | 17.7 | 11.5 | 5.7 |
| Sep | 26° / 20° | 57 | 16.7 | 11.9 | 5.6 |
| Oct | 27° / 21° | 74 | 17.6 | 12.3 | 5.4 |
| Nov | 28° / 22° | 125 | 19 | 12.7 | 4.8 |
| Dec | 29° / 22° | 110 | 18.4 | 12.8 | 4.5 |
Cloud cover in Summer
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time across summer.
Chance of precipitation in Summer
Uruçuca gets around 293 mm of rain over 60 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Summer
Most of summer feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Summer
Winds average 8 km/h across summer.
Sunrise & sunset in Summer
Daylight runs from about 12 h 48 min in early December to 12 h 18 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Solar energy in Summer
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 5.8 kWh/m².
Is summer a good time to visit Uruçuca?
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.
summer is a reasonable time to visit Uruçuca for sightseeing.
What to pack for Uruçuca in Summer
From summer's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In summer, Uruçuca sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 60 days see rain.
Sea temperature near Uruçuca in Summer
The nearest coast averages about 28°C across summer — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.
The sea at the nearest coast (about 44 km away) is warmest in March at about 29°C and coldest in August near 25°C.
The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea temperature (°C) | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 |
| Comfort | Warm | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical | Warm | Warm | Warm | Warm | Warm | Warm | Warm | Warm |
| Sea temperature (°C) | Comfort | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28 | Warm |
| Feb | 28 | Tropical |
| Mar | 29 | Tropical |
| Apr | 28 | Tropical |
| May | 27 | Warm |
| Jun | 27 | Warm |
| Jul | 26 | Warm |
| Aug | 25 | Warm |
| Sep | 26 | Warm |
| Oct | 26 | Warm |
| Nov | 27 | Warm |
| Dec | 27 | Warm |
UV index in Uruçuca in Summer
Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Uruçuca peaks around February 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 8 (very high).
The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 |
| Level | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Very high | Very high | Very high | Very high | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 13 | Extreme |
| Feb | 15 | Extreme |
| Mar | 14 | Extreme |
| Apr | 12 | Extreme |
| May | 9 | Very high |
| Jun | 8 | Very high |
| Jul | 8 | Very high |
| Aug | 9 | Very high |
| Sep | 11 | Extreme |
| Oct | 13 | Extreme |
| Nov | 14 | Extreme |
| Dec | 12 | Extreme |
Where is Uruçuca?
Uruçuca sits at 14.6°S, 39.3°W, 95 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Itajuípe, 14 km away.
Topography around Uruçuca
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Uruçuca.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Uruçuca has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 143 m around an average of 114 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 518 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,013 m.
The land around Uruçuca is covered by trees (88%) within 3 km, trees (92%) within 16 km, and trees (52%), grassland (24%) and water (22%) within 80 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
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 Uruçuca (-14.5931°, -39.2844°, elevation 95 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.