Serra climate
Serra is warmest in February, with average highs of 29 °C, and coldest in July, when nights average 18 °C. November is the wettest month (189 mm) and June the driest (32 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
Across a full year Serra averages 1,095 mm of rain and 252 days above 25 °C.
Brazil · population 520,653 · 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 29 °C
- Coldest month July 18 °C
- Driest month June 32 mm
- Wettest month November 189 mm
- Least cloud July 46 % cloud
- Hottest on record February 38 °C
- Coldest on record July 13 °C
- Warmest sea March 27 °C
What to expectSerra through the year
Serra has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 24 °C in July to 29 °C in February, a swing of 5.0 °C in mean temperature across the year.
Counted across a normal year, 252 days a year reach 25 °C, 56 of them reach 30 °C. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 38 °C, in February.
Rain is strongly seasonal. November averages 189 mm against 32 mm in June — 6.0 times as much. Planning around the dry months matters more here than planning around temperature.
The sea off Serra is warmest in March at 27 °C and coldest in August at 23 °C. Sea temperature lags the air by a month or two, which is why late summer swims warmer than early summer at the same air temperature.
Month by month
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29.1 °C | 121 mm | 66 % |
| February | 29.4 °C | 82 mm | 60 % |
| March | 28.8 °C | 137 mm | 63 % |
| April | 27.3 °C | 90 mm | 55 % |
| May | 25.6 °C | 52 mm | 50 % |
| June | 24.8 °C | 32 mm | 47 % |
| July | 24.3 °C | 37 mm | 46 % |
| August | 24.6 °C | 38 mm | 48 % |
| September | 25.7 °C | 50 mm | 57 % |
| October | 26.6 °C | 92 mm | 68 % |
| November | 26.9 °C | 189 mm | 77 % |
| December | 28.3 °C | 176 mm | 74 % |
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 | 29.1 °C | 22.9 °C | 25.4 °C | 35.8 °C | 18.8 °C | 29 | 11 | 0 |
| February | 29.4 °C | 23.0 °C | 25.7 °C | 37.8 °C | 19.8 °C | 28 | 11 | 0 |
| March | 28.8 °C | 22.8 °C | 25.3 °C | 37.3 °C | 17.6 °C | 30 | 9 | 0 |
| April | 27.3 °C | 21.7 °C | 24.1 °C | 35.5 °C | 17.4 °C | 26 | 3 | 0 |
| May | 25.6 °C | 19.8 °C | 22.3 °C | 32.2 °C | 13.7 °C | 17 | 1 | 0 |
| June | 24.8 °C | 18.6 °C | 21.3 °C | 33.2 °C | 13.4 °C | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| July | 24.3 °C | 18.0 °C | 20.7 °C | 33.6 °C | 12.5 °C | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| August | 24.6 °C | 18.1 °C | 20.9 °C | 32.1 °C | 12.6 °C | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| September | 25.7 °C | 19.2 °C | 21.9 °C | 35.3 °C | 12.6 °C | 17 | 2 | 0 |
| October | 26.6 °C | 20.5 °C | 23.0 °C | 35.4 °C | 13.9 °C | 20 | 4 | 0 |
| November | 26.9 °C | 21.4 °C | 23.6 °C | 36.9 °C | 16.4 °C | 21 | 5 | 0 |
| December | 28.3 °C | 22.4 °C | 24.8 °C | 34.0 °C | 16.9 °C | 28 | 8 | 0 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind | Sea temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 121 mm | 14 | 13 h/day | 66 % | 81 % | 16 km/h | 25.8 °C |
| February | 82 mm | 13 | 13 h/day | 60 % | 81 % | 15 km/h | 26.6 °C |
| March | 137 mm | 16 | 12 h/day | 63 % | 83 % | 15 km/h | 26.8 °C |
| April | 90 mm | 14 | 12 h/day | 55 % | 83 % | 14 km/h | 26.5 °C |
| May | 52 mm | 9 | 11 h/day | 50 % | 82 % | 14 km/h | 25.2 °C |
| June | 32 mm | 7 | 11 h/day | 47 % | 82 % | 13 km/h | 24.0 °C |
| July | 37 mm | 8 | 11 h/day | 46 % | 82 % | 14 km/h | 23.3 °C |
| August | 38 mm | 8 | 11 h/day | 48 % | 80 % | 16 km/h | 23.0 °C |
| September | 50 mm | 9 | 12 h/day | 57 % | 79 % | 18 km/h | 23.1 °C |
| October | 92 mm | 11 | 13 h/day | 68 % | 79 % | 18 km/h | 23.8 °C |
| November | 189 mm | 16 | 13 h/day | 77 % | 82 % | 17 km/h | 24.5 °C |
| December | 176 mm | 17 | 13 h/day | 74 % | 82 % | 16 km/h | 25.2 °C |
How Serra 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serra | 29 °C | 18 °C | 1,095 mm | 252 |
| Cariacica · Brazil | 29 °C | 18 °C | 1,395 mm | 247 |
| Vila Velha · Brazil | 29 °C | 19 °C | 1,049 mm | 254 |
| Linhares · Brazil | 31 °C | 18 °C | 1,072 mm | 299 |
| Cachoeiro de Itapemirim · Brazil | 31 °C | 16 °C | 1,322 mm | 286 |
| Campos dos Goytacazes · Brazil | 31 °C | 18 °C | 1,087 mm | 289 |
| Governador Valadares · Brazil | 32 °C | 18 °C | 1,009 mm | 333 |
Planning a trip? See the best time to visit Serra.
QuestionsCommon questions about Serra’s climate
When is the best time to visit Serra?
That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. June, July, August sit closest to 20 °C on average, February is the warmest month and June the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.
How hot does Serra get?
In February, the warmest month, daily highs average 29 °C. About 56 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 38 °C.
How cold does it get in winter?
Nights average 18 °C in July, the coldest month. Freezing nights are not part of a normal year here.
Which month is wettest in Serra?
November, averaging 189 mm over 16 days with rain. The driest month is June with 32 mm. The year as a whole averages 1,095 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 Serra 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
- Data point
- -20.129°, -40.308° (the coordinates the reanalysis values are taken for)
- 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.