Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Palotina Brazil

In Palotina, the summers are long, hot, muggy, and partly cloudy; the winters are short, cool, and mostly clear; and it is wet year round. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 52°F to 89°F and is rarely below 41°F or above 97°F.

Based on the tourism score, the best time of year to visit Palotina for warm-weather activities is from late March to late September.

The hot season lasts for 5.5 months, from October 13 to March 29, with an average daily high temperature above 86°F. The hottest month of the year in Palotina is January, with an average high of 89°F and low of 69°F.

The cool season lasts for 2.5 months, from May 14 to July 31, with an average daily high temperature below 77°F. The coldest month of the year in Palotina is July, with an average low of 53°F and high of 75°F.

In Palotina, 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 Palotina begins around March 8 and lasts for 7.0 months, ending around October 7.

The clearest month of the year in Palotina is August, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 68% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around October 7 and lasts for 5.0 months, ending around March 8.

The cloudiest month of the year in Palotina is February, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 54% 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 Palotina varies significantly throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 5.9 months, from September 25 to March 21, with a greater than 37% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Palotina is February, with an average of 15.1 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 6.1 months, from March 21 to September 25. The month with the fewest wet days in Palotina is August, with an average of 6.7 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 Palotina is February, with an average of 15.1 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 54% on February 13.

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. Palotina experiences significant seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

Rain falls throughout the year in Palotina. The month with the most rain in Palotina is October, with an average rainfall of 6.6 inches.

The month with the least rain in Palotina is August, with an average rainfall of 2.8 inches.

The length of the day in Palotina varies over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is June 20, with 10 hours, 38 minutes of daylight; the longest day is December 21, with 13 hours, 39 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 5:38 AM on November 28, and the latest sunrise is 1 hour, 41 minutes later at 7:19 AM on July 3. The earliest sunset is at 5:54 PM on June 8, and the latest sunset is 1 hour, 34 minutes later at 7:28 PM on January 13.

Daylight saving time (DST) is not observed in Palotina 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.

Palotina experiences extreme seasonal variation in the perceived humidity.

The muggier period of the year lasts for 7.1 months, from October 5 to May 7, during which time the comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable at least 23% of the time. The month with the most muggy days in Palotina is January, with 25.1 days that are muggy or worse.

The month with the fewest muggy days in Palotina is July, with 1.4 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 Palotina experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 5.1 months, from June 16 to November 18, with average wind speeds of more than 5.1 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Palotina is September, with an average hourly wind speed of 5.9 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 6.9 months, from November 18 to June 16. The calmest month of the year in Palotina is February, with an average hourly wind speed of 4.3 miles per hour.

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Palotina is from the east throughout the year.

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Palotina 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 Palotina for general outdoor tourist activities is from late March to late September, with a peak score in the first week of May.

The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 75°F and 90°F. Based on this score, the best times of year to visit Palotina for hot-weather activities are from mid February to mid April and from late October to mid January, with a peak score in the third week of March.

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).

Temperatures in Palotina are sufficiently warm year round that it is not entirely meaningful to discuss the growing season in these terms. We nevertheless include the chart below as an illustration of the distribution of temperatures experienced throughout the year.

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.

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 3.5 months, from October 22 to February 8, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 6.3 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Palotina is December, with an average of 6.9 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 2.7 months, from May 12 to August 1, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 4.3 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Palotina is June, with an average of 3.7 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Palotina are -24.284 deg latitude, -53.840 deg longitude, and 1,112 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Palotina contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 318 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 1,029 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (673 feet). Within 50 miles contains significant variations in elevation (1,781 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Palotina is covered by cropland (48%), shrubs (27%), trees (13%), and grassland (11%), within 10 miles by cropland (53%) and trees (18%), and within 50 miles by cropland (52%) and trees (22%).