Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Pinheiro Machado Brazil

In Pinheiro Machado, the summers are warm and humid, the winters are cold, and it is wet and partly cloudy year round. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 43°F to 83°F and is rarely below 31°F or above 91°F.

Based on the tourism score, the best time of year to visit Pinheiro Machado for warm-weather activities is from late October to early April.

The warm season lasts for 3.7 months, from November 30 to March 20, with an average daily high temperature above 79°F. The hottest month of the year in Pinheiro Machado is January, with an average high of 83°F and low of 62°F.

The cool season lasts for 3.1 months, from May 21 to August 24, with an average daily high temperature below 65°F. The coldest month of the year in Pinheiro Machado is July, with an average low of 43°F and high of 61°F.

In Pinheiro Machado, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year in Pinheiro Machado begins around October 6 and lasts for 6.7 months, ending around April 26.

The clearest month of the year in Pinheiro Machado is March, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 66% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around April 26 and lasts for 5.4 months, ending around October 6.

The cloudiest month of the year in Pinheiro Machado is June, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 53% of the time.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. The chance of wet days in Pinheiro Machado varies throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 1.6 months, from January 13 to March 2, with a greater than 34% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Pinheiro Machado is February, with an average of 11.4 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 10 months, from March 2 to January 13. The month with the fewest wet days in Pinheiro Machado is August, with an average of 8.4 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

Among wet days, we distinguish between those that experience rain alone, snow alone, or a mixture of the two. The month with the most days of rain alone in Pinheiro Machado is February, with an average of 11.4 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 42% on February 12.

Rainfall

To show variation within the months and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Pinheiro Machado experiences some seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

Rain falls throughout the year in Pinheiro Machado. The month with the most rain in Pinheiro Machado is April, with an average rainfall of 5.1 inches.

The month with the least rain in Pinheiro Machado is December, with an average rainfall of 3.7 inches.

The length of the day in Pinheiro Machado varies significantly over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is June 20, with 10 hours, 5 minutes of daylight; the longest day is December 21, with 14 hours, 13 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 5:21 AM on December 3, and the latest sunrise is 2 hours, 13 minutes later at 7:33 AM on June 30. The earliest sunset is at 5:36 PM on June 10, and the latest sunset is 2 hours, 6 minutes later at 7:42 PM on January 9.

Daylight saving time (DST) is not observed in Pinheiro Machado during 2024.

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

Pinheiro Machado experiences extreme seasonal variation in the perceived humidity.

The muggier period of the year lasts for 5.6 months, from November 2 to April 21, during which time the comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable at least 14% of the time. The month with the most muggy days in Pinheiro Machado is February, with 15.2 days that are muggy or worse.

The month with the fewest muggy days in Pinheiro Machado is July, with 0.3 days that are muggy or worse.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Pinheiro Machado experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 6.4 months, from July 7 to January 20, with average wind speeds of more than 5.6 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Pinheiro Machado is September, with an average hourly wind speed of 6.0 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 5.6 months, from January 20 to July 7. The calmest month of the year in Pinheiro Machado is May, with an average hourly wind speed of 5.1 miles per hour.

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Pinheiro Machado varies throughout the year.

The wind is most often from the north for 2.5 months, from May 18 to August 3, with a peak percentage of 32% on July 4. The wind is most often from the east for 9.5 months, from August 3 to May 18, with a peak percentage of 53% on January 1.

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Pinheiro Machado throughout the year, we compute two travel scores.

The tourism score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 65°F and 80°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Pinheiro Machado for general outdoor tourist activities is from late October to early April, with a peak score in the last week of November.

The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 75°F and 90°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Pinheiro Machado for hot-weather activities is from mid December to early March, with a peak score in the second week of January.

Methodology

For each hour between 8:00 AM and 9:00 PM of each day in the analysis period (1980 to 2016), independent scores are computed for perceived temperature, cloud cover, and total precipitation. Those scores are combined into a single hourly composite score, which is then aggregated into days, averaged over all the years in the analysis period, and smoothed.

Our cloud cover score is 10 for fully clear skies, falling linearly to 9 for mostly clear skies, and to 1 for fully overcast skies.

Our precipitation score, which is based on the three-hour precipitation centered on the hour in question, is 10 for no precipitation, falling linearly to 9 for trace precipitation, and to 0 for 0.04 inches of precipitation or more.

Our tourism temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 50°F, rising linearly to 9 for 65°F, to 10 for 75°F, falling linearly to 9 for 80°F, and to 1 for 90°F or hotter.

Our beach/pool temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 65°F, rising linearly to 9 for 75°F, to 10 for 82°F, falling linearly to 9 for 90°F, and to 1 for 100°F or hotter.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

The growing season in Pinheiro Machado typically lasts for 9.7 months (294 days), from around August 15 to around June 5, rarely starting before July 9 or after September 18, and rarely ending before May 12 or after July 5.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

Based on growing degree days alone, the first spring blooms in Pinheiro Machado should appear around July 23, only rarely appearing before July 15 or after August 4.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 3.1 months, from November 2 to February 6, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 6.7 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Pinheiro Machado is December, with an average of 7.6 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 3.5 months, from May 1 to August 15, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 3.7 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Pinheiro Machado is June, with an average of 2.7 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Pinheiro Machado are -31.578 deg latitude, -53.381 deg longitude, and 1,434 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Pinheiro Machado contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 371 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 1,335 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (945 feet). Within 50 miles also contains very significant variations in elevation (1,663 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Pinheiro Machado is covered by trees (41%), cropland (26%), grassland (18%), and shrubs (15%), within 10 miles by trees (43%) and cropland (20%), and within 50 miles by trees (41%) and grassland (21%).