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Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Poços de Caldas Brazil

In Poços de Caldas, the wet season is warm and mostly cloudy and the dry season is comfortable and mostly clear. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 43°F to 79°F and is rarely below 36°F or above 85°F.

Based on the tourism score, the best times of year to visit Poços de Caldas for warm-weather activities are from late March to mid May and from mid August to mid October.

Climate in Poços de Caldas

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Poços de Caldas weather by month. Click on each chart for more information.

The warm season lasts for 3.2 months, from December 30 to April 6, with an average daily high temperature above 76°F. The hottest month of the year in Poços de Caldas is February, with an average high of 78°F and low of 61°F.

The cool season lasts for 2.6 months, from May 15 to August 1, with an average daily high temperature below 70°F. The coldest month of the year in Poços de Caldas is July, with an average low of 43°F and high of 69°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in Poços de Caldas

Average High and Low Temperature in Poços de CaldaswarmcoolJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F10°F10°F20°F20°F30°F30°F40°F40°F50°F50°F60°F60°F70°F70°F80°F80°F90°F90°F100°F100°FJul 2069°FJul 2069°FFeb 1479°FFeb 1479°F43°F43°F61°F61°FDec 3076°FDec 3076°FApr 676°FApr 676°FMay 1570°FMay 1570°F60°F60°F57°F57°F49°F49°FNowNow
The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.
AverageJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
High 77°F78°F78°F75°F70°F68°F69°F72°F75°F76°F76°F76°F
Temp. 68°F68°F67°F65°F58°F55°F55°F58°F62°F66°F66°F67°F
Low 61°F61°F59°F55°F49°F45°F43°F46°F51°F56°F58°F60°F

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the entire year of hourly average temperatures. The horizontal axis is the day of the year, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Average Hourly Temperature in Poços de Caldas

Average Hourly Temperature in Poços de CaldasJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMNowNowcoldcoldcoolcoolcomfortablewarmwarmvery cold
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

Mpumalanga, South Africa (4,753 miles away) is the far-away foreign place with temperatures most similar to Poços de Caldas (view comparison).

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In Poços de Caldas, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences extreme seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year in Poços de Caldas begins around April 3 and lasts for 6.2 months, ending around October 11.

The clearest month of the year in Poços de Caldas is August, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 74% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around October 11 and lasts for 5.8 months, ending around April 3.

The cloudiest month of the year in Poços de Caldas is January, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 76% of the time.

Cloud Cover Categories in Poços de Caldas

Cloud Cover Categories in Poços de CaldasclearercloudiercloudierJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%Aug 2775%Aug 2775%Jan 1422%Jan 1422%Apr 348%Apr 348%Oct 1149%Oct 1149%NowNowclearmostly clearpartly cloudyovercastmostly cloudy
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.
FractionJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Cloudier 76%73%62%42%34%33%30%26%34%53%63%71%
Clearer 24%27%38%58%66%67%70%74%66%47%37%29%

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. The chance of wet days in Poços de Caldas varies very significantly throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 5.5 months, from October 18 to April 1, with a greater than 40% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Poços de Caldas is January, with an average of 21.8 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 6.5 months, from April 1 to October 18. The month with the fewest wet days in Poços de Caldas is July, with an average of 2.8 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 Poços de Caldas is January, with an average of 21.8 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 73% on December 20.

Daily Chance of Precipitation in Poços de Caldas

Daily Chance of Precipitation in Poços de CaldaswetwetdryJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Dec 2073%Dec 2073%Jul 298%Jul 298%Oct 1840%Oct 1840%Apr 140%Apr 140%NowNowrain
The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).
Days ofJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Rain 21.8d18.8d16.3d9.0d6.2d3.5d2.8d3.6d7.9d12.6d16.6d21.6d

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. Poços de Caldas experiences extreme seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

Rain falls throughout the year in Poços de Caldas. The month with the most rain in Poços de Caldas is January, with an average rainfall of 9.1 inches.

The month with the least rain in Poços de Caldas is July, with an average rainfall of 0.7 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in Poços de Caldas

Average Monthly Rainfall in Poços de CaldasJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 in0 in5 in5 in10 in10 in15 in15 inJan 39.4 inJan 39.4 inJul 270.7 inJul 270.7 inNowNow
The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Rainfall 9.1″7.2″5.4″2.7″2.0″1.1″0.7″1.0″2.8″4.2″5.9″8.8″

The length of the day in Poços de Caldas varies over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is June 20, with 10 hours, 48 minutes of daylight; the longest day is December 21, with 13 hours, 28 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in Poços de Caldas

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in Poços de CaldasJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hr12 hr, 6 minSep 2212 hr, 6 minSep 2213 hr, 28 minDec 2113 hr, 28 minDec 2112 hr, 8 minMar 2012 hr, 8 minMar 2010 hr, 48 minJun 2010 hr, 48 minJun 20daydaynightNowNow
The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.
Hours ofJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight 13.3h12.8h12.2h11.6h11.1h10.8h11.0h11.4h12.0h12.6h13.2h13.4h

The earliest sunrise is at 5:14 AM on November 27, and the latest sunrise is 1 hour, 31 minutes later at 6:45 AM on July 5. The earliest sunset is at 5:30 PM on June 6, and the latest sunset is 1 hour, 25 minutes later at 6:54 PM on January 14.

Daylight saving time (DST) is not observed in Poços de Caldas during 2024.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in Poços de Caldas

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in Poços de CaldasJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMNov 275:14 AMNov 275:14 AM6:54 PMJan 146:54 PMJan 14Jun 65:30 PMJun 65:30 PM6:45 AMJul 56:45 AMJul 5daySolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunsetNowNow
The solar day over the course of the year 2024. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in Poços de Caldas

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in Poços de CaldasJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AM00001010101020202020303030304040404050505060607070800000101010102020202030303030404040405050506060607070804590NowNow
northeastsouthwest
Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of the year 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

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.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in Poços de Caldas

The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

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.

Poços de Caldas experiences significant seasonal variation in the perceived humidity.

The muggier period of the year lasts for 5.6 months, from October 25 to April 14, during which time the comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable at least 13% of the time. The month with the most muggy days in Poços de Caldas is January, with 15.0 days that are muggy or worse.

The month with the fewest muggy days in Poços de Caldas is July, with 0.0 days that are muggy or worse.

Humidity Comfort Levels in Poços de Caldas

Humidity Comfort Levels in Poços de CaldasmuggymuggyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Jun 260%Jun 260%Jan 1450%Jan 1450%Oct 2513%Oct 2513%Apr 1413%Apr 1413%NowNowmuggymuggyhumidhumiddrydrycomfortablecomfortable
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Muggy days 15.0d12.7d10.3d3.6d0.4d0.1d0.0d0.1d0.7d2.9d6.5d12.9d

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 Poços de Caldas experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 4.4 months, from July 9 to November 21, with average wind speeds of more than 5.9 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Poços de Caldas is September, with an average hourly wind speed of 6.9 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 7.6 months, from November 21 to July 9. The calmest month of the year in Poços de Caldas is March, with an average hourly wind speed of 4.9 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in Poços de Caldas

Average Wind Speed in Poços de CaldaswindyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 mph0 mph1 mph1 mph2 mph2 mph3 mph3 mph4 mph4 mph5 mph5 mph6 mph6 mph7 mph7 mph8 mph8 mph9 mph9 mph10 mph10 mphSep 127.0 mphSep 127.0 mphMar 114.9 mphMar 114.9 mphJul 95.9 mphJul 95.9 mphNov 215.9 mphNov 215.9 mphNowNow
The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Wind Speed (mph) 5.45.14.95.05.35.66.06.66.96.56.05.7

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Poços de Caldas varies throughout the year.

The wind is most often from the east for 10 months, from February 4 to December 16, with a peak percentage of 52% on August 26. The wind is most often from the north for 1.6 months, from December 16 to February 4, with a peak percentage of 37% on January 1.

Wind Direction in Poços de Caldas

Wind Direction in Poços de CaldasNENJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%NowNowwesteastnorthsouth
northeastsouthwest
The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Poços de Caldas 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 times of year to visit Poços de Caldas for general outdoor tourist activities are from late March to mid May and from mid August to mid October, with a peak score in the third week of April.

Tourism Score in Poços de Caldas

Tourism Score in Poços de Caldasbest timebest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810106.76.74.64.66.36.35.05.0NowNow cloudscloudsprecipitationprecipitationtourism score
The tourism score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

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 Poços de Caldas for hot-weather activities are from mid February to late April and from mid to late October, with a peak score in the first week of April.

Beach/Pool Score in Poços de Caldas

Beach/Pool Score in Poços de Caldasbest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810103.83.81.21.2NowNowtemperaturetemperature cloudscloudsprecipitationprecipitationbeach/pool score
The beach/pool score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

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).

While it does not do so every year, freezing temperatures are seen in Poços de Caldas over some winters. The day least likely to be in the growing season is July 4, with a 73% chance.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in Poços de Caldas

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in Poços de Caldasgrowing seasonJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%90%Jul 3190%Jul 3190%Jun 190%Jun 173%Jul 573%Jul 5Jan 7100%Jan 7100%NowNowvery coldcoldcoolcomfortablewarm
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

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 Poços de Caldas should appear around July 15, only rarely appearing before July 12 or after July 19.

Growing Degree Days in Poços de Caldas

Growing Degree Days in Poços de CaldasJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F1,000°F1,000°F2,000°F2,000°F3,000°F3,000°F4,000°F4,000°F5,000°F5,000°FJul 1590°FJul 1590°FOct 3900°FOct 3900°FNov 291,800°FNov 291,800°FJun 304,882°FJun 304,882°FNowNow
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of the year, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

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 3.8 months, from September 18 to January 10, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 5.9 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Poços de Caldas is November, with an average of 6.3 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 2.3 months, from May 11 to July 22, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 4.7 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Poços de Caldas is June, with an average of 4.3 kWh.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in Poços de Caldas

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in Poços de CaldasbrightdarkJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWh9 kWh9 kWhNov 66.3 kWhNov 66.3 kWhJun 144.2 kWhJun 144.2 kWhSep 185.9 kWhSep 185.9 kWhJan 105.9 kWhJan 105.9 kWhJul 224.7 kWhJul 224.7 kWhNowNow
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Solar Energy (kWh) 5.95.75.55.24.64.34.55.35.96.26.36.1

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Poços de Caldas are -21.788 deg latitude, -46.561 deg longitude, and 4,009 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Poços de Caldas contains very significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 1,496 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 4,363 feet. Within 10 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (2,598 feet). Within 50 miles contains large variations in elevation (4,121 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Poços de Caldas is covered by shrubs (48%) and trees (35%), within 10 miles by trees (41%) and shrubs (24%), and within 50 miles by cropland (37%) and trees (29%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Poços de Caldas, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Temperature and Dew Point

There is only a single weather station, Pirassununga, in our network suitable to be used as a proxy for the historical temperature and dew point records of Poços de Caldas.

At a distance of 83 kilometers from Poços de Caldas, closer than our threshold of 150 kilometers, this station is deemed sufficiently nearby to be relied upon as our primary source for temperature and dew point records.

The station records are corrected for the elevation difference between the station and Poços de Caldas according to the International Standard Atmosphere , and by the relative change present in the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis between the two locations.

Please note that the station records themselves may additionally have been back-filled using other nearby stations or the MERRA-2 reanalysis.

Other Data

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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