Urucuia in Summer

In summer (December, January and February), Urucuia sees average daytime highs around 30°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 460 mm of rain over about 49 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the wettest season of the year.

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 30°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels muggy.

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

Avg daytime high
30°C
2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low
21°C
Rainfall
460 mm
49 wet days
Avg wind
6 km/h
Travel score
3.9
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Urucuia in Summer

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 30°C.

A typical summer day in Urucuia reaches about 30°C and drops to 21°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest December.

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How summer really feels in Urucuia

Once humidity and wind are folded in, summer brings about 80 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
80
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.

Urucuia 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° / 21°15316.112.94.0
Feb31° / 21°11413.412.54.0
Mar30° / 21°14315.612.14.1
Apr30° / 20°497.911.65.1
May30° / 19°122.511.36.2
Jun29° / 17°30.411.17.1
Jul29° / 16°00.111.17.2
Aug31° / 17°20.411.56.2
Sep33° / 20°142.211.94.6
Oct33° / 22°678.312.43.7
Nov31° / 22°17517.212.83.7
Dec30° / 21°19419.212.93.8

Cloud cover in Summer

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time across summer.

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Chance of precipitation in Summer

Any precipitation

Urucuia gets around 460 mm of rain over 49 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 muggy — 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 12 h 54 min in early December to 12 h 24 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 Urucuia

In seasonPeak

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

Urucuia'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 Urucuia?

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.

3.9
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
5.6
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

summer is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Urucuia.

What to pack for Urucuia in Summer

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

In summer, Urucuia sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 49 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Urucuia 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 Urucuia peaks around February 15 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 11 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 15UV 15Jul 11UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Urucuia?

Urucuia sits at 16.1°S, 45.7°W, 487 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Arinos, 46 km away.

Topography around Urucuia

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Urucuia has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 54 m around an average of 493 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 264 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 489 m.

The land around Urucuia is covered by grassland (33%), cropland (25%) and shrubs (24%) within 3 km, shrubs (39%) and grassland (30%) within 16 km, and shrubs (45%) and grassland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
54 m
16 km
264 m
80 km
489 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
Summer weather nearby: Arinos 46 km · Buritis 93 km · São Francisco 96 km · Brasilândia de Minas 102 km · Unaí 127 km · Brasília de Minas 140 km · Buritizeiro 159 km · Coração de Jesus 159 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 Urucuia (-16.1325°, -45.7422°, elevation 487 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.