Volta Redonda in Summer

In summer (December, January and February), Volta Redonda sees average daytime highs around 29°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 726 mm of rain over about 61 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 29°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels muggy.

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

Avg daytime high
29°C
warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low
21°C
Rainfall
726 mm
61 wet days
Avg wind
6 km/h
Travel score
3.9
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Volta Redonda in Summer

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 29°C.

A typical summer day in Volta Redonda reaches about 29°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 Volta Redonda

Once humidity and wind are folded in, summer brings about 26 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
26
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.

Volta Redonda 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
Jan30° / 21°28021.813.23.7
Feb30° / 21°20617.612.83.9
Mar29° / 20°19620.412.24.3
Apr27° / 18°891211.56.1
May25° / 16°498.510.97.1
Jun25° / 14°275.410.67.8
Jul24° / 14°285.310.88.0
Aug25° / 15°265.411.27.7
Sep26° / 16°631011.96.6
Oct27° / 18°11013.712.55.7
Nov27° / 19°20018.613.14.9
Dec29° / 20°24121.113.44.2

Cloud cover in Summer

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time across summer.

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Chance of precipitation in Summer

Any precipitation

Volta Redonda gets around 726 mm of rain over 61 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 13 h 18 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 Volta Redonda

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

Volta Redonda'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 Volta Redonda?

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
5.1
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

summer is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Volta Redonda.

What to pack for Volta Redonda in Summer

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

In summer, Volta Redonda sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 61 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Volta Redonda 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 Volta Redonda peaks around January 24 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 12 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 24UV 15Jul 12UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr10Very high
May7High
Jun6High
Jul5High
Aug8Very high
Sep7High
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Volta Redonda 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 Volta Redonda is worst in September — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (December, 9 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Volta Redonda's WHO annual average of 13.5 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1320 µg/m³Dec 219 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb10Good
Mar10Good
Apr12Good
May15Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov10Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Volta Redonda?

Volta Redonda sits at 22.5°S, 44.1°W, 400 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Barra Mansa, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Volta Redonda

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Volta Redonda has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 147 m around an average of 408 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 419 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,761 m.

The land around Volta Redonda is covered by artificial surfaces (51%) and trees (29%) within 3 km, grassland (55%) and trees (37%) within 16 km, and trees (49%) and grassland (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
147 m
16 km
419 m
80 km
2,761 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
Summer weather nearby: Barra Mansa 7.0 km · Pinheiral 11 km · Porto Real 22 km · Rio Claro 22 km · Piraí 24 km · Barra do Piraí 29 km · Resende 36 km · Mendes 38 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 Volta Redonda (-22.5231°, -44.1042°, elevation 400 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.