Sunshine Atlas

Paulo Afonso weather by month & the best time to visit

Brazil · regional city · semi-arid climate

Paulo Afonso, Brazil
Paulo Afonso — photo by Samory Pereira Santos, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

The best time to visit Paulo Afonso is September — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 91/100), with August and June close behind. Paulo Afonso averages about 2,877 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 32°C / 90°F and roughly 29 mm of rain in September.

When is the best time to visit Paulo Afonso?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Paulo Afonso is September, then August and June. The dullest month is December (54/100, 32 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Paulo Afonso?

Paulo Afonso gets a lot of sun: around 2,877 hours a year. September (91/100) is noticeably better than December (54). It ranks #24 of 131 destinations in Brazil for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,486 hours. The year's 626 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.

Sunshine Score by month

January: 60February: 70March: 67April: 76May: 80June: 81July: 81August: 87September: 9191October: 64November: 56December: 54JFMAMJJASOND
MonthScoreDay highNight lowRainUV
January60 35° / 95°F22° / 72°F 54 mm13
February70 34° / 93°F22° / 72°F 47 mm13
March67 34° / 93°F22° / 72°F 66 mm12
April76 33° / 91°F21° / 70°F 63 mm11
May80 31° / 88°F20° / 68°F 85 mm9
June81 29° / 84°F19° / 66°F 82 mm8
July81 28° / 82°F17° / 63°F 83 mm9
August87 30° / 86°F17° / 63°F 47 mm10
September91 32° / 90°F18° / 64°F 29 mm11
October64 35° / 95°F20° / 68°F 23 mm12
November56 36° / 97°F21° / 70°F 15 mm13
December54 36° / 97°F22° / 72°F 32 mm13

See Paulo Afonso on the map →

Nearest destinations

Paulo Afonso: questions and answers

What kind of destination is Paulo Afonso?

Paulo Afonso is a regional city in Brazil with a semi-arid climate.

How many hours of sunshine does Paulo Afonso get a year?

Paulo Afonso gets about 2,877 hours of sunshine a year, at its best around September.

When is the best time to visit Paulo Afonso?

The sunniest time to visit Paulo Afonso is September, when the Sunshine Score peaks at 91/100 (with August and June close behind). Expect daytime highs around 32°C / 90°F.

What is the least sunny month in Paulo Afonso?

December is the least sunny month in Paulo Afonso, scoring 54/100 with about 32 mm of rain.

How strong is the sun in Paulo Afonso?

The typical midday UV index in Paulo Afonso peaks around 13 (extreme) in January, easing to about 8 (very high) in June. Month-by-month midday UV values are in the UV column of the table on this page.

Put the Paulo Afonso sunshine badge on your site

A compact badge showing Paulo Afonso's sunshine at a glance — free to embed under CC BY 4.0. Paste this wherever you'd like it to appear:

Live preview — this is exactly what your readers see: