Petrolina weather by month & the best time to visit
🇧🇷 Brazil · regional city · semi-arid climate
The best time to visit Petrolina is August — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 96/100), with June and July close behind. Petrolina averages about 3,026 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 32°C / 90°F and roughly 5 mm of rain in August.
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- Sun hours / year
- 3,026
- Sunniest month
- August
- Peak score
- 96/100
- Rain / year
- 431 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 13 (extreme)
- Population
- 387k
- Elevation
- 382 m
When is the best time to visit Petrolina?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Petrolina is August, then June and July. The dullest month is November (55/100, 30 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Petrolina?
Petrolina is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,026 hours of sunshine a year. August (96/100) is noticeably better than November (55). It ranks #7 of 131 destinations in Brazil for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,486 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around February, carries about 54% of the annual 431 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 65 | 34° / 93°F | 22° / 72°F | 85 mm | 13 |
| February | 75 | 33° / 91°F | 22° / 72°F | 76 mm | 13 |
| March | 67 | 34° / 93°F | 22° / 72°F | 71 mm | 13 |
| April | 78 | 33° / 91°F | 21° / 70°F | 54 mm | 12 |
| May | 84 | 33° / 91°F | 21° / 70°F | 18 mm | 10 |
| June | 95 | 32° / 90°F | 19° / 66°F | 12 mm | 10 |
| July | 95 | 31° / 88°F | 18° / 64°F | 9 mm | 10 |
| August | 96 | 32° / 90°F | 18° / 64°F | 5 mm | 12 |
| September | 76 | 34° / 93°F | 19° / 66°F | 8 mm | 13 |
| October | 56 | 36° / 97°F | 21° / 70°F | 17 mm | 13 |
| November | 55 | 36° / 97°F | 22° / 72°F | 30 mm | 13 |
| December | 62 | 35° / 95°F | 23° / 73°F | 46 mm | 13 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Juazeiro do Norte Brazil · 278 km · best in Jul · 2,989 h sun/yr
- Aracaju Brazil · 423 km · best in Dec · 2,754 h sun/yr
- Salvador Brazil · 464 km · best in Dec · 2,519 h sun/yr
- Maceió Brazil · 524 km · best in Nov · 3,066 h sun/yr
- Teresina Brazil · 539 km · best in Jul · 2,986 h sun/yr
- Vitória da Conquista Brazil · 618 km · best in Sep · 2,650 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Paulo Afonso Brazil · 254 km · 2,877 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Serra Talhada Brazil · 286 km · 3,022 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Cajazeiras Brazil · 350 km · 3,193 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Lençóis Brazil · 355 km · 2,659 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Feira de Santana Brazil · 364 km · 2,519 h sun/yr · best in Oct
Head-to-head
How Petrolina compares month by month: Petrolina vs Salvador · Petrolina vs Aracaju · Petrolina vs Juazeiro do Norte · all comparisons
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