Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Centenário do Sul Brazil

In Centenário do Sul, the summers are long, hot, muggy, and mostly cloudy; the winters are short, comfortable, and mostly clear; and it is wet year round. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 59°F to 88°F and is rarely below 50°F or above 96°F.

Based on the tourism score, the best time of year to visit Centenário do Sul for warm-weather activities is from mid April to mid September.

The hot season lasts for 6.1 months, from October 7 to April 10, with an average daily high temperature above 86°F. The hottest month of the year in Centenário do Sul is February, with an average high of 88°F and low of 72°F.

The cool season lasts for 2.4 months, from May 13 to July 25, with an average daily high temperature below 79°F. The coldest month of the year in Centenário do Sul is June, with an average low of 60°F and high of 77°F.

In Centenário do Sul, 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 Centenário do Sul begins around March 18 and lasts for 6.7 months, ending around October 9.

The clearest month of the year in Centenário do Sul is August, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 71% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around October 9 and lasts for 5.3 months, ending around March 18.

The cloudiest month of the year in Centenário do Sul is January, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 64% 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 Centenário do Sul varies significantly throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 5.1 months, from October 20 to March 25, with a greater than 36% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Centenário do Sul is January, with an average of 18.1 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 6.9 months, from March 25 to October 20. The month with the fewest wet days in Centenário do Sul is August, with an average of 4.8 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 Centenário do Sul is January, with an average of 18.1 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 60% on January 18.

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. Centenário do Sul experiences extreme seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

Rain falls throughout the year in Centenário do Sul. The month with the most rain in Centenário do Sul is January, with an average rainfall of 7.2 inches.

The month with the least rain in Centenário do Sul is August, with an average rainfall of 1.9 inches.

The length of the day in Centenário do Sul varies over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is June 20, with 10 hours, 44 minutes of daylight; the longest day is December 21, with 13 hours, 32 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 5:32 AM on November 28, and the latest sunrise is 1 hour, 35 minutes later at 7:07 AM on July 4. The earliest sunset is at 5:48 PM on June 6, and the latest sunset is 1 hour, 29 minutes later at 7:17 PM on January 14.

Daylight saving time (DST) is not observed in Centenário do Sul 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.

Centenário do Sul experiences extreme seasonal variation in the perceived humidity.

The muggier period of the year lasts for 7.5 months, from September 27 to May 11, during which time the comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable at least 25% of the time. The month with the most muggy days in Centenário do Sul is January, with 27.6 days that are muggy or worse.

The month with the fewest muggy days in Centenário do Sul 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 Centenário do Sul experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 4.6 months, from July 2 to November 20, with average wind speeds of more than 6.7 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Centenário do Sul is September, with an average hourly wind speed of 7.8 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 7.4 months, from November 20 to July 2. The calmest month of the year in Centenário do Sul is February, with an average hourly wind speed of 5.5 miles per hour.

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Centenário do Sul is from the east throughout the year.

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Centenário do Sul 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 Centenário do Sul for general outdoor tourist activities is from mid April to mid September, with a peak score in the second week of August.

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 Centenário do Sul for hot-weather activities are from early March to early May and from late October to mid December, with a peak score in the second week of April.

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 Centenário do Sul 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 some seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 3.3 months, from October 13 to January 22, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 6.3 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Centenário do Sul is November, with an average of 6.8 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 2.5 months, from May 13 to July 28, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 4.5 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Centenário do Sul is June, with an average of 4.0 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Centenário do Sul are -22.821 deg latitude, -51.595 deg longitude, and 1,611 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Centenário do Sul contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 476 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 1,461 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (1,001 feet). Within 50 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (2,034 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Centenário do Sul is covered by cropland (49%), grassland (19%), shrubs (16%), and trees (15%), within 10 miles by cropland (55%) and trees (18%), and within 50 miles by cropland (52%) and trees (18%).