Varginha in Summer

In summer (December, January and February), Varginha sees average daytime highs around 28°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 627 mm of rain over about 62 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the wettest season of the year.

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 28°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels muggy.

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

Avg daytime high
28°C
warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low
19°C
Rainfall
627 mm
62 wet days
Avg wind
8 km/h
Travel score
4.4
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Varginha in Summer

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 28°C.

A typical summer day in Varginha reaches about 28°C and drops to 19°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest December.

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Varginha 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
Jan28° / 19°25221.713.24.4
Feb28° / 19°15117.412.74.5
Mar28° / 19°15217.612.25.2
Apr27° / 17°588.611.56.8
May24° / 14°415.1117.8
Jun24° / 13°182.910.78.3
Jul24° / 12°142.210.88.6
Aug26° / 13°193.211.38.3
Sep27° / 15°657.711.96.9
Oct28° / 17°10212.712.55.9
Nov27° / 18°18118.5135.0
Dec28° / 19°22522.913.34.4

Cloud cover in Summer

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time across summer.

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Chance of precipitation in Summer

Any precipitation

Varginha gets around 627 mm of rain over 62 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 8 km/h across summer.

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Sunrise & sunset in Summer

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 12 min in early December to 12 h 30 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 5.5 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in summer

Hazard calendar for Varginha

In seasonPeak

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

Varginha'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 Varginha?

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.

4.4
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

summer is a reasonable time to visit Varginha for sightseeing.

What to pack for Varginha in Summer

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

In summer, Varginha sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 62 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Varginha in Summer

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages around 15 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Varginha peaks around January 21 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 21UV 15Jun 22UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Very high
May8Very high
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug8Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec15Extreme

Air quality in Varginha in Summer

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where summer falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Varginha is worst in September — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (November, 8 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1517 µg/m³Nov 238 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb9Good
Mar9Good
Apr10Good
May10Good
Jun10Good
Jul10Good
Aug12Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct12Good
Nov8Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Varginha?

Varginha sits at 21.6°S, 45.4°W, 887 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Elói Mendes, 15 km away.

Topography around Varginha

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Varginha has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 179 m around an average of 900 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 482 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,158 m.

The land around Varginha is covered by artificial surfaces (48%) and trees (27%) within 3 km, trees (43%) and grassland (36%) within 16 km, and grassland (40%) and trees (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
179 m
16 km
482 m
80 km
1,158 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
Summer weather nearby: Elói Mendes 15 km · Três Pontas 22 km · Três Corações 24 km · Paraguaçu 32 km · Campanha 32 km · Nepomuceno 41 km · São Gonçalo do Sapucaí 42 km · Lambari 48 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 Varginha (-21.5514°, -45.4303°, elevation 887 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.