Vacaria in Winter

In winter (June, July and August), Vacaria sees average daytime highs around 18°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 403 mm of rain over about 30 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the 3rd-wettest season.

Over the season highs climb from about 17°C in early June to 20°C by late August. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

Winter is Vacaria's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Vacaria's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
18°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
8°C
Rainfall
403 mm
30 wet days
Avg wind
13 km/h
Travel score
5.8
3rd-best season
Months
Jun · Jul · Aug

Temperature in Vacaria in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 17°C in early June to 20°C by late August.

A typical winter day in Vacaria reaches about 18°C and drops to 8°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is August, the coolest July.

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Vacaria weather by month

How the three winter months (June, July and August) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 17°17217.513.65.5
Feb26° / 17°15816.5135.4
Mar25° / 16°13514.112.26.2
Apr22° / 13°12111.111.36.5
May19° / 10°14610.410.66.0
Jun17° / 13510.210.25.5
Jul17° / 14910.610.45.5
Aug19° / 1199.4116.4
Sep20° / 11°16511.911.86.0
Oct22° / 13°20314.512.75.9
Nov24° / 14°15213.413.46.4
Dec26° / 16°16515.213.85.9

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitation

Vacaria gets around 403 mm of rain over 30 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Winter

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of winter feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

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Wind in Winter

Winds average 13 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 18 min in early June to 11 h 24 min by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 3.1 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Is winter a good time to visit Vacaria?

Our two travel scores rate winter for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

5.8
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
1.9
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

winter is a reasonable time to visit Vacaria for sightseeing.

What to pack for Vacaria in Winter

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

In winter, Vacaria sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 30 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Vacaria in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Vacaria peaks around January 18 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 18UV 14Jun 21UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr8Very high
May5High
Jun4Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug6High
Sep8Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov12Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Vacaria?

Vacaria sits at 28.5°S, 50.9°W, 970 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is São Marcos, 53 km away.

Topography around Vacaria

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Vacaria has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 95 m around an average of 958 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 354 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,118 m.

The land around Vacaria is covered by artificial surfaces (39%) and grassland (28%) within 3 km, cropland (45%), trees (30%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and trees (44%), grassland (32%) and cropland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
95 m
16 km
354 m
80 km
1,118 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
Winter weather nearby: São Marcos 53 km · Flores da Cunha 62 km · Lagoa Vermelha 67 km · Nova Prata 73 km · Veranópolis 76 km · Caxias do Sul 77 km · Farroupilha 89 km · Bento Gonçalves 93 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 Vacaria (-28.5122°, -50.9339°, elevation 970 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.