Araucária climate
Araucária is warmest in February, with average highs of 25 °C, and coldest in July, when nights average 9.9 °C. January is the wettest month (223 mm) and August the driest (77 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
Across a full year Araucária averages 1,563 mm of rain, 94 days above 25 °C and 1 days below freezing.
Brazil · population 162,247 · 1991–2020 normals
Temperature below 0 °C to above 30 °C Rain band height is that month’s share of the wettest month
- Warmest month February 25 °C
- Coldest month July 9.9 °C
- Driest month August 77 mm
- Wettest month January 223 mm
- Least cloud August 59 % cloud
- Hottest on record October 33 °C
- Coldest on record July -2.6 °C
What to expectAraucária through the year
Araucária has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 18 °C in July to 25 °C in February, a swing of 7.3 °C in mean temperature across the year.
Counted across a normal year, 94 days a year reach 25 °C, 2 of them reach 30 °C, 1 nights drop below freezing. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 33 °C, in October.
Rain is strongly seasonal. January averages 223 mm against 77 mm in August — 2.9 times as much. Planning around the dry months matters more here than planning around temperature.
Month by month
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25.0 °C | 223 mm | 81 % |
| February | 25.0 °C | 190 mm | 80 % |
| March | 24.1 °C | 127 mm | 76 % |
| April | 22.5 °C | 77 mm | 71 % |
| May | 19.4 °C | 91 mm | 68 % |
| June | 18.4 °C | 105 mm | 64 % |
| July | 18.3 °C | 89 mm | 60 % |
| August | 19.9 °C | 77 mm | 59 % |
| September | 20.9 °C | 131 mm | 72 % |
| October | 22.2 °C | 145 mm | 82 % |
| November | 23.0 °C | 132 mm | 79 % |
| December | 24.6 °C | 177 mm | 79 % |
Temperature month by month
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Mean | Record high | Record low | Days above 25 °C | Days above 30 °C | Days below 0 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25.0 °C | 17.8 °C | 20.7 °C | 31.4 °C | 12.3 °C | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| February | 25.0 °C | 18.0 °C | 20.8 °C | 32.5 °C | 10.0 °C | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| March | 24.1 °C | 17.1 °C | 19.9 °C | 29.8 °C | 8.9 °C | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| April | 22.5 °C | 15.1 °C | 18.2 °C | 29.0 °C | 3.0 °C | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| May | 19.4 °C | 12.1 °C | 15.2 °C | 26.9 °C | 0.3 °C | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| June | 18.4 °C | 10.7 °C | 14.0 °C | 25.4 °C | -1.3 °C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| July | 18.3 °C | 9.9 °C | 13.5 °C | 26.2 °C | -2.6 °C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| August | 19.9 °C | 10.6 °C | 14.6 °C | 29.3 °C | -1.2 °C | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| September | 20.9 °C | 12.3 °C | 15.9 °C | 31.6 °C | 0.7 °C | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| October | 22.2 °C | 14.2 °C | 17.5 °C | 33.1 °C | 6.8 °C | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| November | 23.0 °C | 15.2 °C | 18.4 °C | 30.9 °C | 7.2 °C | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| December | 24.6 °C | 16.9 °C | 20.1 °C | 31.3 °C | 9.7 °C | 16 | 0 | 0 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 223 mm | 22 | 14 h/day | 81 % | 86 % | 16 km/h |
| February | 190 mm | 20 | 13 h/day | 80 % | 86 % | 15 km/h |
| March | 127 mm | 17 | 12 h/day | 76 % | 86 % | 15 km/h |
| April | 77 mm | 10 | 11 h/day | 71 % | 84 % | 15 km/h |
| May | 91 mm | 8 | 11 h/day | 68 % | 85 % | 15 km/h |
| June | 105 mm | 9 | 11 h/day | 64 % | 85 % | 15 km/h |
| July | 89 mm | 7 | 11 h/day | 60 % | 83 % | 15 km/h |
| August | 77 mm | 8 | 11 h/day | 59 % | 82 % | 15 km/h |
| September | 131 mm | 11 | 12 h/day | 72 % | 83 % | 17 km/h |
| October | 145 mm | 15 | 13 h/day | 82 % | 85 % | 17 km/h |
| November | 132 mm | 15 | 13 h/day | 79 % | 84 % | 17 km/h |
| December | 177 mm | 19 | 14 h/day | 79 % | 84 % | 16 km/h |
How Araucária compares
The same four figures for nearby destinations, so the numbers above have something to be read against. Summer high is the warmest month's average high; winter low is the coldest month's average low.
| Destination | Summer high | Winter low | Rain per year | Days above 25 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Araucária | 25 °C | 9.9 °C | 1,563 mm | 94 |
| São José dos Pinhais · Brazil | 25 °C | 9.9 °C | 1,543 mm | 84 |
| Curitiba · Brazil | 25 °C | 10 °C | 1,544 mm | 91 |
| Colombo · Brazil | 24 °C | 9.7 °C | 1,512 mm | 76 |
| Paranaguá · Brazil | 28 °C | 15 °C | 2,038 mm | 149 |
| Ponta Grossa · Brazil | 25 °C | 9.5 °C | 1,444 mm | 102 |
| Joinville · Brazil | 28 °C | 13 °C | 1,897 mm | 168 |
Where Araucária ranks
| Ranking | Position | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Places with the best weather in South America in April | 42ndof 50 | 87/100 |
Planning a trip? See the best time to visit Araucária.
QuestionsCommon questions about Araucária’s climate
When is the best time to visit Araucária?
That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. January, March, December sit closest to 20 °C on average, February is the warmest month and August the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.
How hot does Araucária get?
In February, the warmest month, daily highs average 25 °C. About 2 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 33 °C.
How cold does it get in winter?
Nights average 9.9 °C in July, the coldest month. A normal year has 1 nights below freezing.
Which month is wettest in Araucária?
January, averaging 223 mm over 22 days with rain. The driest month is August with 77 mm. The year as a whole averages 1,563 mm.
Are these figures a forecast?
No. They are 1991–2020 climate normals: the average of thirty years, which describes what a month is usually like in Araucária rather than what any particular week will bring. Individual years can differ substantially from the normal.
Data sources and method
- ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
- Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
- NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
- GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0
- Normal period
- 1991–2020
- Dataset version
- era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
- Last processed
Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: monthly rankings, daylight hours, beach and comfort scores. Full formulas are on the methodology page.
Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.