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Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Paraisópolis Brazil

In Paraisópolis, the summers are long, warm, humid, wet, and overcast and the winters are short, cool, and partly cloudy. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 50°F to 85°F and is rarely below 43°F or above 93°F.

Based on the tourism score, the best times of year to visit Paraisópolis for warm-weather activities are from early April to late May and from early August to late September.

Climate in Paraisópolis

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Paraisópolis weather by month. Click on each chart for more information.

The hot season lasts for 4.3 months, from November 16 to March 25, with an average daily high temperature above 83°F. The hottest month of the year in Paraisópolis is February, with an average high of 85°F and low of 64°F.

The cool season lasts for 2.6 months, from May 15 to August 4, with an average daily high temperature below 75°F. The coldest month of the year in Paraisópolis is July, with an average low of 50°F and high of 73°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in Paraisópolis

Average High and Low Temperature in ParaisópolishothotcoolJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F10°F10°F20°F20°F30°F30°F40°F40°F50°F50°F60°F60°F70°F70°F80°F80°F90°F90°F100°F100°FJul 2373°FJul 2373°FFeb 1485°FFeb 1485°F50°F50°F64°F64°FNov 1683°FNov 1683°FMar 2583°FMar 2583°FMay 1575°FMay 1575°F61°F61°F63°F63°F55°F55°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 84°F85°F83°F80°F75°F73°F73°F77°F79°F82°F83°F83°F
Temp. 72°F73°F72°F69°F63°F60°F60°F63°F65°F69°F70°F71°F
Low 64°F64°F63°F60°F55°F51°F50°F51°F55°F59°F61°F63°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 Paraisópolis

Average Hourly Temperature in ParaisópolisJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 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 AMNowNowcoldcoolcoolcomfortablecomfortablecomfortablewarmwarm
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.

Buenavista, Mexico (4,496 miles away); Tzaneen, South Africa (4,765 miles); and Ankazobe, Madagascar (5,923 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Paraisópolis (view comparison).

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In Paraisópolis, 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 Paraisópolis begins around April 2 and lasts for 6.3 months, ending around October 13.

The clearest month of the year in Paraisópolis 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 13 and lasts for 5.7 months, ending around April 2.

The cloudiest month of the year in Paraisópolis is January, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 77% of the time.

Cloud Cover Categories in Paraisópolis

Cloud Cover Categories in ParaisópolisclearercloudiercloudierJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%Aug 2670%Aug 2670%Jan 1422%Jan 1422%Apr 246%Apr 246%Oct 1346%Oct 1346%NowNowclearmostly clearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercast
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 77%74%64%44%38%38%36%32%39%55%63%71%
Clearer 23%26%36%56%62%62%64%68%61%45%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 Paraisópolis varies very significantly throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 5.5 months, from October 18 to April 2, with a greater than 42% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Paraisópolis is January, with an average of 22.5 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 6.5 months, from April 2 to October 18. The month with the fewest wet days in Paraisópolis is July, with an average of 3.4 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 Paraisópolis is January, with an average of 22.5 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 74% on December 21.

Daily Chance of Precipitation in Paraisópolis

Daily Chance of Precipitation in ParaisópoliswetwetdryJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Dec 2174%Dec 2174%Aug 310%Aug 310%Oct 1842%Oct 1842%Apr 242%Apr 242%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 22.5d19.3d17.1d9.3d6.5d4.2d3.4d4.2d8.2d13.0d16.8d22.1d

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. Paraisópolis experiences extreme seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

Rain falls throughout the year in Paraisópolis. The month with the most rain in Paraisópolis is January, with an average rainfall of 8.9 inches.

The month with the least rain in Paraisópolis is July, with an average rainfall of 1.0 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in Paraisópolis

Average Monthly Rainfall in ParaisópolisJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 in0 in5 in5 in10 in10 in15 in15 inJan 49.1 inJan 49.1 inAug 30.9 inAug 30.9 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 8.9″7.2″5.5″2.8″2.0″1.3″1.0″1.2″3.3″4.3″5.7″8.2″

The length of the day in Paraisópolis varies over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is June 20, with 10 hours, 45 minutes of daylight; the longest day is December 21, with 13 hours, 31 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in Paraisópolis

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in ParaisópolisJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hr12 hr, 6 minSep 2212 hr, 6 minSep 2213 hr, 31 minDec 2113 hr, 31 minDec 2112 hr, 8 minMar 2012 hr, 8 minMar 2010 hr, 45 minJun 2010 hr, 45 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 13.3h12.8h12.2h11.5h11.0h10.8h10.9h11.4h12.0h12.6h13.2h13.5h

The earliest sunrise is at 5:09 AM on November 27, and the latest sunrise is 1 hour, 34 minutes later at 6:43 AM on July 4. The earliest sunset is at 5:25 PM on June 6, and the latest sunset is 1 hour, 27 minutes later at 6:53 PM on January 15.

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

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in Paraisópolis

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in ParaisópolisJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMNov 275:09 AMNov 275:09 AM6:53 PMJan 156:53 PMJan 15Jun 65:25 PMJun 65:25 PM6:43 AMJul 46:43 AMJul 4daySolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunsetNowNow
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 Paraisópolis

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in ParaisópolisJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 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 AM00001010101020202020303030304040404050505060607070800000101010102020202030303030404040405050506060607070804490NowNow
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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 Paraisópolis

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.

Paraisópolis experiences significant seasonal variation in the perceived humidity.

The muggier period of the year lasts for 6.0 months, from October 25 to April 23, during which time the comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable at least 11% of the time. The month with the most muggy days in Paraisópolis is January, with 13.1 days that are muggy or worse.

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

Humidity Comfort Levels in Paraisópolis

Humidity Comfort Levels in ParaisópolismuggymuggyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Jul 230%Jul 230%Jan 2746%Jan 2746%Oct 2511%Oct 2511%Apr 2311%Apr 2311%NowNowmuggymuggyhumidhumidcomfortablecomfortabledrydryoppressiveoppressive
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 13.1d12.3d10.9d5.2d0.8d0.1d0.0d0.1d0.6d2.6d5.9d10.0d

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 Paraisópolis experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 5.7 months, from June 27 to December 16, with average wind speeds of more than 3.9 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Paraisópolis is September, with an average hourly wind speed of 4.5 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 6.3 months, from December 16 to June 27. The calmest month of the year in Paraisópolis is March, with an average hourly wind speed of 3.4 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in Paraisópolis

Average Wind Speed in ParaisópoliswindyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 mph0 mph1 mph1 mph2 mph2 mph3 mph3 mph4 mph4 mph5 mph5 mph6 mph6 mphSep 144.5 mphSep 144.5 mphMar 23.3 mphMar 23.3 mphJun 273.9 mphJun 273.9 mphDec 163.9 mphDec 163.9 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) 3.73.43.43.43.63.84.04.24.54.34.13.9

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

The wind is most often from the east for 1.0 months, from March 15 to April 16 and for 1.6 weeks, from October 27 to November 7, with a peak percentage of 34% on March 28. The wind is most often from the north for 6.4 months, from April 16 to October 27 and for 4.3 months, from November 7 to March 15, with a peak percentage of 50% on June 18.

Wind Direction in Paraisópolis

Wind Direction in ParaisópolisNENENJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%NowNoweastnorthsouthwest
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 Paraisópolis 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 Paraisópolis for general outdoor tourist activities are from early April to late May and from early August to late September, with a peak score in the last week of April.

Tourism Score in Paraisópolis

Tourism Score in Paraisópolisbest timebest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810106.96.94.24.26.76.75.95.9NowNowtemperaturetemperature 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 time of year to visit Paraisópolis for hot-weather activities is from late February to late April, with a peak score in the second week of April.

Beach/Pool Score in Paraisópolis

Beach/Pool Score in Paraisópolisbest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810104.84.82.42.4NowNowtemperaturetemperature 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).

Temperatures in Paraisópolis 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.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in Paraisópolis

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in ParaisópolisJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%100%Jan 1100%Jan 195%Jul 495%Jul 4Dec 29100%Dec 29100%NowNowcoldcoolcomfortablewarmhotvery 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 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.

Growing Degree Days in Paraisópolis

Growing Degree Days in ParaisópolisJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F1,000°F1,000°F2,000°F2,000°F3,000°F3,000°F4,000°F4,000°F5,000°F5,000°F6,000°F6,000°FJul 1090°FJul 1090°FSep 12900°FSep 12900°FNov 21,800°FNov 21,800°FJun 306,300°FJun 306,300°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 3.4 months, from September 26 to January 7, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 5.9 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Paraisópolis is November, with an average of 6.3 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 2.4 months, from May 11 to July 24, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 4.5 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Paraisópolis is June, with an average of 4.1 kWh.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in Paraisópolis

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in ParaisópolisbrightdarkJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWh9 kWh9 kWhNov 226.3 kWhNov 226.3 kWhJun 154.1 kWhJun 154.1 kWhSep 265.9 kWhSep 265.9 kWhJan 75.9 kWhJan 75.9 kWhJul 244.5 kWhJul 244.5 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) 5.85.75.45.14.44.14.35.25.76.16.36.1

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Paraisópolis are -22.554 deg latitude, -45.780 deg longitude, and 3,054 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Paraisópolis contains very significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 1,260 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 3,062 feet. Within 10 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (2,966 feet). Within 50 miles contains large variations in elevation (6,178 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Paraisópolis is covered by cropland (38%), shrubs (25%), trees (19%), and grassland (17%), within 10 miles by trees (34%) and cropland (31%), and within 50 miles by trees (39%) and cropland (29%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Paraisópolis, 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, Sao Jose Dos Campo, in our network suitable to be used as a proxy for the historical temperature and dew point records of Paraisópolis.

At a distance of 76 kilometers from Paraisópolis, 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 Paraisópolis 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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