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Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Pau Brasil Brazil

In Pau Brasil, the summers are long, hot, oppressive, and mostly cloudy and the winters are short, comfortable, humid, and mostly clear. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 61°F to 89°F and is rarely below 58°F or above 93°F.

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

Climate in Pau Brasil

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Pau Brasil weather by month. Click on each chart for more information.

The hot season lasts for 4.0 months, from December 3 to April 5, with an average daily high temperature above 87°F. The hottest month of the year in Pau Brasil is February, with an average high of 88°F and low of 70°F.

The cool season lasts for 2.5 months, from June 5 to August 23, with an average daily high temperature below 81°F. The coldest month of the year in Pau Brasil is July, with an average low of 62°F and high of 80°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in Pau Brasil

Average High and Low Temperature in Pau BrasilhothotcoolJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F10°F10°F20°F20°F30°F30°F40°F40°F50°F50°F60°F60°F70°F70°F80°F80°F90°F90°F100°F100°FAug 180°FAug 180°FJan 3189°FJan 3189°F61°F61°F70°F70°FDec 387°FDec 387°FApr 587°FApr 587°FJun 581°FJun 581°F70°F70°F69°F69°F64°F64°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 88°F88°F88°F86°F83°F81°F80°F81°F84°F86°F86°F87°F
Temp. 78°F78°F78°F76°F73°F71°F69°F70°F73°F75°F77°F78°F
Low 70°F70°F70°F68°F66°F63°F62°F62°F64°F67°F69°F70°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 Pau Brasil

Average Hourly Temperature in Pau BrasilJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 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 AMNowNowcoolcomfortablecomfortablewarmhothotcool
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.

San José de Las Matas, Dominican Republic (3,214 miles away) is the far-away foreign place with temperatures most similar to Pau Brasil (view comparison).

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In Pau Brasil, 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 Pau Brasil begins around April 5 and lasts for 6.5 months, ending around October 21.

The clearest month of the year in Pau Brasil is August, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 75% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around October 21 and lasts for 5.5 months, ending around April 5.

The cloudiest month of the year in Pau Brasil is December, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 69% of the time.

Cloud Cover Categories in Pau Brasil

Cloud Cover Categories in Pau BrasilclearercloudiercloudierJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%Sep 877%Sep 877%Dec 226%Dec 226%Apr 552%Apr 552%Oct 2152%Oct 2152%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 59%54%56%45%37%31%27%25%26%45%67%69%
Clearer 41%46%44%55%63%69%73%75%74%55%33%31%

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

The wetter season lasts 6.0 months, from October 24 to April 25, with a greater than 30% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Pau Brasil is November, with an average of 12.1 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 6.0 months, from April 25 to October 24. The month with the fewest wet days in Pau Brasil is September, with an average of 5.2 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 Pau Brasil is November, with an average of 12.1 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 43% on November 24.

Daily Chance of Precipitation in Pau Brasil

Daily Chance of Precipitation in Pau BrasilwetwetdryJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Nov 2443%Nov 2443%Sep 716%Sep 716%Oct 2430%Oct 2430%Apr 2530%Apr 2530%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 10.2d10.3d12.3d9.9d7.4d7.0d6.6d5.7d5.2d8.1d12.1d11.4d

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. Pau Brasil experiences significant seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

Rain falls throughout the year in Pau Brasil. The month with the most rain in Pau Brasil is November, with an average rainfall of 4.3 inches.

The month with the least rain in Pau Brasil is August, with an average rainfall of 1.0 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in Pau Brasil

Average Monthly Rainfall in Pau BrasilJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 in0 in2 in2 in4 in4 in6 in6 in8 in8 in10 in10 inNov 294.8 inNov 294.8 inAug 280.9 inAug 280.9 inMar 183.4 inMar 183.4 inFeb 12.7 inFeb 12.7 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 2.9″2.8″3.4″2.5″1.5″1.4″1.2″1.0″1.0″2.3″4.3″4.1″

The length of the day in Pau Brasil varies over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is June 20, with 11 hours, 13 minutes of daylight; the longest day is December 21, with 13 hours, 3 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in Pau Brasil

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in Pau BrasilJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hr12 hr, 6 minSep 2212 hr, 6 minSep 2213 hr, 3 minDec 2113 hr, 3 minDec 2112 hr, 7 minMar 2012 hr, 7 minMar 2011 hr, 13 minJun 2011 hr, 13 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 12.9h12.6h12.2h11.7h11.4h11.2h11.3h11.6h12.0h12.5h12.8h13.0h

The earliest sunrise is at 4:57 AM on November 22, and the latest sunrise is 1 hour, 9 minutes later at 6:06 AM on July 8. The earliest sunset is at 5:14 PM on June 2, and the latest sunset is 1 hour, 2 minutes later at 6:16 PM on January 21.

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

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in Pau Brasil

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in Pau BrasilJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PMNov 224:57 AMNov 224:57 AM6:16 PMJan 216:16 PMJan 21Jun 25:14 PMJun 25:14 PM6:06 AMJul 86:06 AMJul 8daySolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunsetNowNow
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 Pau Brasil

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in Pau BrasilJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 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 AM00001010101020202020303030304040404050505050606060707080000010101010202020203030303040404040505050506060607070808090NowNow
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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 Pau Brasil

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.

Pau Brasil experiences extreme seasonal variation in the perceived humidity.

The muggier period of the year lasts for 9.8 months, from September 11 to July 6, during which time the comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable at least 52% of the time. The month with the most muggy days in Pau Brasil is March, with 30.8 days that are muggy or worse.

The month with the fewest muggy days in Pau Brasil is August, with 12.0 days that are muggy or worse.

Humidity Comfort Levels in Pau Brasil

Humidity Comfort Levels in Pau BrasilmuggymuggyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Aug 1036%Aug 1036%99%Feb 2899%Feb 28Sep 1152%Sep 1152%Jul 652%Jul 652%NowNowoppressiveoppressivemuggymuggyhumidhumidcomfortablecomfortablemiserablemiserable
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 30.4d28.7d30.8d28.7d26.0d19.8d14.4d12.0d16.9d24.3d27.5d30.2d

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 Pau Brasil does not vary significantly over the course of the year, remaining within 0.5 miles per hour of 4.0 miles per hour throughout.

Average Wind Speed in Pau Brasil

Average Wind Speed in Pau BrasilJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 mph0 mph1 mph1 mph2 mph2 mph3 mph3 mph4 mph4 mph5 mph5 mph6 mph6 mphOct 184.5 mphOct 184.5 mphApr 23.6 mphApr 23.6 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) 4.03.93.73.63.63.73.94.14.44.54.34.1

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

Wind Direction in Pau Brasil

Wind Direction in Pau BrasilJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%NowNowsoutheastnorth
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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).

Pau Brasil is located near a large body of water (e.g., ocean, sea, or large lake). This section reports on the wide-area average surface temperature of that water.

The average water temperature experiences some seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The time of year with warmer water lasts for 3.1 months, from January 30 to May 1, with an average temperature above 81°F. The month of the year in Pau Brasil with the warmest water is March, with an average temperature of 82°F.

The time of year with cooler water lasts for 3.2 months, from July 6 to October 12, with an average temperature below 78°F. The month of the year in Pau Brasil with the coolest water is August, with an average temperature of 77°F.

Average Water Temperature in Pau Brasil

The daily average water temperature (purple line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
WaterJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Temperature 81°F82°F82°F82°F80°F79°F78°F77°F77°F78°F79°F80°F

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Pau Brasil 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 Pau Brasil for general outdoor tourist activities is from late May to late September, with a peak score in the last week of July.

Tourism Score in Pau Brasil

Tourism Score in Pau Brasilbest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810107.77.73.83.84.14.1NowNowtemperaturetemperature 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 Pau Brasil for hot-weather activities are from early April to early June and from mid August to late October, with a peak score in the last week of September.

Beach/Pool Score in Pau Brasil

Beach/Pool Score in Pau Brasilbest timebest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810107.17.15.15.16.76.76.06.05.75.7NowNowtemperaturetemperature precipitationprecipitationbeach/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 Pau Brasil 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 Pau Brasil

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in Pau BrasilJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%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 1100%Jul 2100%Jul 2NowNowcoolcomfortablewarmhot
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 Pau Brasil

Growing Degree Days in Pau BrasilJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°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°F7,000°F7,000°F8,000°F8,000°F9,000°F9,000°FJul 690°FJul 690°FAug 16900°FAug 16900°FSep 271,800°FSep 271,800°FJun 308,899°FJun 308,899°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 3.1 months, from December 1 to March 5, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 6.5 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Pau Brasil is January, with an average of 6.9 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 2.6 months, from May 13 to August 1, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 5.1 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Pau Brasil is June, with an average of 4.6 kWh.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in Pau Brasil

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in Pau BrasilbrightbrightdarkJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWh9 kWh9 kWhFeb 17.0 kWhFeb 17.0 kWhJun 214.6 kWhJun 214.6 kWhDec 16.5 kWhDec 16.5 kWhMay 135.1 kWhMay 135.1 kWhAug 15.1 kWhAug 15.1 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) 6.96.96.35.75.04.64.85.46.36.76.56.7

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Pau Brasil are -15.464 deg latitude, -39.651 deg longitude, and 591 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Pau Brasil contains very significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 1,270 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 676 feet. Within 10 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (3,182 feet). Within 50 miles contains large variations in elevation (3,757 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Pau Brasil is covered by trees (63%) and cropland (25%), within 10 miles by trees (59%) and cropland (22%), and within 50 miles by trees (55%) and cropland (17%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Pau Brasil, 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 are 3 weather stations near enough to contribute to our estimation of the temperature and dew point in Pau Brasil.

For each station, the records are corrected for the elevation difference between that station and Pau Brasil according to the International Standard Atmosphere , and by the relative change present in the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis between the two locations.

The estimated value at Pau Brasil is computed as the weighted average of the individual contributions from each station, with weights proportional to the inverse of the distance between Pau Brasil and a given station.

The stations contributing to this reconstruction are:

To get a sense of how much these sources agree with each other, you can view a comparison of Pau Brasil and the stations that contribute to our estimates of its temperature history and climate. Please note that each source's contribution is adjusted for elevation and the relative change present in the MERRA-2 data.

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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We draw particular cautious attention to our reliance on the MERRA-2 model-based reconstructions for a number of important data series. While having the tremendous advantages of temporal and spatial completeness, these reconstructions: (1) are based on computer models that may have model-based errors, (2) are coarsely sampled on a 50 km grid and are therefore unable to reconstruct the local variations of many microclimates, and (3) have particular difficulty with the weather in some coastal areas, especially small islands.

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