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Monthly climate in Nilopolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Nilopolis features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 20 °C (68 °F) and 27 °C (81 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 9 °C (48 °F) or can rise to as high as 39 °C (103 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1289 mm (50.7 inches) and receives 155 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Nilopolis enjoys an average of 3346 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 44 minutes to 13 hours 29 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Nilopolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil §

The warmest months in Nilopolis are January, February and March, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 26 to 27 °C (79 - 81 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 20 to 21 °C (68 - 70 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Nilopolis experiences 259 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Nilopolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 37°C
(99°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 36°C
(97°F)
Mean maximum 37°C
(98°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 35°C
(95°F)
Average high 32°C
(90°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 28°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 30°C
(85°F)
Daily mean 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(78°F)
Average low 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 22°C
(71°F)
Mean minimum 21°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 18°C
(65°F)
Minimum 18°C
(64°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 16°C
(61°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Nilopolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil §

Nilopolis usually has the most precipitation in February, November and December, with an average of 18 rainy days and 187 mm (7.4 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Nilopolis are June, July and August. On average, 37 mm (1.4 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Nilopolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 162 (6.4) 202 (7.9) 162 (6.4) 76 (3.0) 61 (2.4) 33 (1.3) 26 (1.0) 50 (2.0) 53 (2.1) 103 (4.0) 175 (6.9) 185 (7.3)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 16 18 18 13 9 8 5 9 7 15 17 20

Monthly sunshine hours in Nilopolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil §

The sunniest months in Nilopolis are March, April and December, when the sun shines an average of 9 hours 41 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Nilopolis: January, February and August receive an average of 8 hours 39 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Nilopolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 258 263 298 289 279 271 287 265 287 269 273 304
Mean daily daylight hours 13h 20m 12h 49m 12h 11m 11h 31m 11h 0m 10h 44m 10h 52m 11h 20m 11h 57m 12h 37m 13h 11m 13h 29m

Solar UV radiation in Nilopolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil §

Nilopolis experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, February and December, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 14 - 15, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.May, June and July are in the High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 7. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Nilopolis UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Nilopolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 15 14 12 10 7 6 7 9 11 12 13 15