Alto Alegre do Maranhão climate — normals and trends

Alto Alegre do Maranhão (Brazil) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.4 °C and it receives 1,454 mm of precipitation per year.

These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.

The warmest month is October (29.5 °C on average) and the coldest is March (25.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.

Alto Alegre do Maranhão averages 0 frost days, 296 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 164 rainy days per year.

Alto Alegre do Maranhão has warmed by +0.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.09 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 40.3 °C (on 24 October 2012) and the coldest 19.0 °C (on 26 July 2024).

Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.

Climate normals · ERA5

Alto Alegre do MaranhãoMaranhão

coords
-4.21°, -44.45°
period
19402025 · 86 yrs
AwTropical savannaWarmest monthOctoberColdest monthMarchWettest monthMarchDriest monthAugust

Mean daily temperature

27.4°C

Average daily high

32.4°C

Average daily low

23.5°C

Annual rainfall

1,454mm

Sunshine / day

10.7h

Mean relative humidity

74%

Average peak wind

11.2km/h

Seasonal range

3.7°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

296 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

164 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

37.1 °C

Average feels-like low

27.3 °C

Average peak gust

30.7 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

364 d/yr

Solar radiation

19.1 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+0.7 °C

since 1940

+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.14 · p = < 0.001

1940Each stripe is one year, from 1940 (left) to 2025 (right). Blue = colder than the period average, red = warmer.2025

Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).

A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.

Records for the period

Hottest day

40.3 °C

24 October 2012

Coldest day

19.0 °C

26 July 2024

Wettest day

199 mm

27 March 1997

Windiest day

25.1 km/h

17 August 1991

Strongest gust

56.5 km/h

16 August 1991

Hottest feels-like

44.0 °C

21 October 2015

Coldest feels-like

17.9 °C

3 August 2001

Sunniest day

12.0 h

2 January 1940

YearHottest dayColdest dayAnnual meanRainfallHot daysFrost days
202538.8 °C25 November 202521.0 °C14 July 202528.1 °C1,336 mm3440
202437.4 °C13 October 202419.0 °C26 July 202428.3 °C1,108 mm3470
202337.8 °C29 September 202320.1 °C15 August 202327.9 °C1,234 mm3260
202237.2 °C31 October 202219.3 °C22 August 202227.3 °C1,532 mm3170
202136.4 °C22 September 202119.6 °C3 August 202127.5 °C1,404 mm3290
202038.0 °C21 October 202019.4 °C27 July 202027.8 °C1,743 mm3360
201937.5 °C28 October 201920.4 °C11 August 201928.0 °C1,453 mm3420
201837.7 °C20 November 201820.4 °C17 July 201827.7 °C1,501 mm3280
201739.0 °C5 December 201719.9 °C19 July 201728.3 °C1,428 mm3300
201638.6 °C4 November 201619.5 °C27 July 201628.7 °C1,153 mm3480
201539.5 °C2 December 201521.1 °C15 July 201528.5 °C1,131 mm3440
201437.9 °C19 October 201420.7 °C14 August 201427.9 °C1,407 mm3320
201338.0 °C4 October 201321.8 °C1 August 201328.3 °C1,417 mm3500
201240.3 °C24 October 201219.7 °C30 July 201228.4 °C1,287 mm3470
201138.8 °C25 September 201120.2 °C19 July 201127.8 °C1,699 mm3210
201038.5 °C9 October 201020.1 °C27 June 201028.5 °C1,310 mm3430
200937.7 °C28 November 200921.0 °C10 August 200927.7 °C2,002 mm3200
200837.8 °C31 October 200819.7 °C23 June 200827.8 °C1,583 mm3180
200738.6 °C8 November 200720.3 °C30 July 200728.2 °C1,306 mm3410
200637.9 °C8 October 200620.5 °C5 August 200627.8 °C1,466 mm3160
200539.7 °C18 November 200520.9 °C11 September 200528.1 °C1,343 mm3340
200437.8 °C18 November 200420.1 °C5 August 200427.7 °C1,558 mm3290
200337.0 °C4 October 200320.2 °C28 June 200327.5 °C1,569 mm3280
200237.8 °C22 October 200221.4 °C20 June 200227.5 °C1,621 mm3210
200136.9 °C31 October 200120.0 °C29 July 200127.1 °C1,495 mm3060
200037.6 °C7 November 200020.9 °C14 February 200027.0 °C1,649 mm2990
199937.5 °C10 November 199920.4 °C4 July 199927.1 °C1,896 mm3020
199838.2 °C30 October 199821.2 °C5 July 199828.1 °C1,154 mm3400
199737.6 °C11 October 199720.1 °C16 June 199727.5 °C1,517 mm3130
199636.9 °C11 November 199620.1 °C4 July 199627.2 °C1,779 mm3000
199537.7 °C15 October 199520.5 °C13 July 199527.1 °C1,770 mm3030
199436.9 °C18 December 199420.4 °C2 July 199427.1 °C1,823 mm2950
199337.7 °C9 December 199320.5 °C30 July 199327.8 °C1,394 mm3240
199238.8 °C13 January 199220.2 °C12 July 199227.9 °C976 mm3310
199137.0 °C24 September 199120.7 °C30 July 199127.5 °C1,293 mm3210
199036.3 °C16 October 199021.1 °C7 August 199027.4 °C1,078 mm3360
198935.6 °C15 September 198920.8 °C1 September 198926.8 °C1,891 mm2760
198836.1 °C24 September 198820.4 °C3 August 198827.1 °C1,703 mm3050
198738.1 °C28 November 198721.7 °C27 June 198727.8 °C1,180 mm3320
198635.5 °C15 September 198620.9 °C31 July 198626.6 °C1,931 mm2740
198537.0 °C24 October 198520.5 °C4 September 198526.4 °C2,393 mm2320
198436.5 °C17 December 198419.2 °C27 July 198426.8 °C1,667 mm2830
198337.1 °C8 October 198320.8 °C30 July 198327.9 °C993 mm3400
198238.1 °C20 December 198220.8 °C6 July 198227.3 °C1,323 mm3070
198139.3 °C12 December 198121.1 °C6 August 198127.8 °C957 mm3290
198037.0 °C5 December 198021.2 °C18 July 198027.3 °C1,424 mm3070
197936.7 °C2 November 197920.3 °C29 July 197926.9 °C1,597 mm3140
197835.8 °C26 November 197821.0 °C8 August 197826.7 °C2,026 mm2940
197737.4 °C22 November 197719.6 °C5 August 197726.7 °C2,190 mm2620
197635.9 °C23 September 197619.8 °C20 July 197626.5 °C1,614 mm2750
197535.2 °C18 September 197519.8 °C28 July 197526.4 °C1,587 mm2580
197435.8 °C25 October 197419.6 °C12 June 197426.0 °C2,114 mm2240
197335.6 °C16 November 197320.0 °C2 August 197326.5 °C2,173 mm2750
197237.4 °C21 November 197220.5 °C22 July 197226.9 °C1,577 mm3030
197135.9 °C26 September 197119.3 °C11 July 197126.3 °C1,864 mm2370
197035.8 °C22 August 197020.7 °C19 July 197027.0 °C1,324 mm2960
196936.4 °C6 October 196920.7 °C25 August 196927.3 °C1,013 mm3080
196836.1 °C18 October 196820.5 °C9 June 196826.5 °C1,562 mm2420
196736.0 °C10 December 196720.5 °C17 February 196726.7 °C1,666 mm2530
196638.6 °C25 October 196621.2 °C1 July 196627.2 °C1,771 mm2440
196538.9 °C15 November 196520.6 °C7 July 196527.5 °C1,051 mm2570
196437.7 °C9 November 196421.0 °C3 June 196427.0 °C1,417 mm2270
196339.2 °C16 October 196320.3 °C17 June 196327.5 °C1,321 mm2480
196238.9 °C3 October 196219.8 °C19 June 196227.2 °C1,333 mm2540
196139.4 °C2 November 196120.9 °C12 February 196127.3 °C1,343 mm2510
196039.1 °C20 October 196021.3 °C22 March 196027.6 °C1,624 mm2620
195938.5 °C16 October 195920.7 °C7 July 195927.3 °C1,563 mm2400
195839.4 °C18 October 195821.6 °C25 July 195828.3 °C1,107 mm3230
195739.3 °C5 November 195721.1 °C11 April 195727.6 °C1,301 mm2550
195638.6 °C6 November 195620.9 °C16 March 195627.1 °C1,241 mm2430
195539.0 °C9 October 195520.6 °C16 July 195527.1 °C1,294 mm2440
195438.4 °C18 October 195421.0 °C25 July 195427.2 °C1,071 mm2670
195338.9 °C3 November 195320.9 °C14 July 195327.3 °C1,147 mm2580
195238.2 °C9 October 195221.2 °C23 June 195227.2 °C1,760 mm2590
195138.3 °C7 October 195121.1 °C21 July 195127.8 °C954 mm3060
195039.2 °C10 December 195021.2 °C11 August 195027.7 °C1,188 mm2560
194939.2 °C10 October 194921.3 °C5 February 194927.3 °C1,286 mm2510
194838.8 °C5 November 194821.2 °C10 February 194827.6 °C1,178 mm2800
194738.8 °C10 October 194721.1 °C11 July 194727.1 °C1,522 mm2650
194639.4 °C12 December 194621.0 °C23 June 194627.9 °C828 mm3100
194538.7 °C10 November 194520.5 °C18 June 194527.3 °C1,250 mm2650
194439.2 °C3 November 194421.3 °C31 May 194427.6 °C1,666 mm2510
194338.6 °C24 October 194320.6 °C4 May 194326.7 °C1,563 mm2290
194239.6 °C20 November 194220.7 °C9 July 194228.1 °C943 mm3280
194139.9 °C18 October 194121.8 °C15 June 194128.5 °C818 mm3270
194037.6 °C15 November 194020.2 °C25 March 194027.1 °C1,279 mm2450

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

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Across the whole year

Average daily high
33.3 °C
+0.9 °C
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
344 d/yr
+48
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
0
Annual rainfall
1336 mm
-118 mm

Month by month

Highvs. normalPrecipitationvs. normal
Jan31.9 °C+0.9 °C344 mm+109 mm
Feb31.1 °C+0.6 °C285 mm+22 mm
Mar31.1 °C+1.1 °C321 mm-1 mm
Apr31.8 °C+1.7 °C161 mm-99 mm
May31.8 °C+1.3 °C91 mm-36 mm
Jun32.1 °C+0.7 °C19 mm-17 mm
Jul33.6 °C+0.9 °C10 mm-5 mm
Aug34.4 °C+0.1 °C3 mm-4 mm
Sep36.0 °C+0.8 °C2 mm-7 mm
Oct36.1 °C+0.7 °C8 mm-9 mm
Nov35.6 °C+0.9 °C8 mm-35 mm
Dec33.6 °C+0.4 °C84 mm-37 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day
38.8 °C
25 Nov 2025
Coldest day
21.0 °C
14 Jul 2025
Wettest day
82.1 mm
14 Feb 2025
Windiest day
20.4 km/h
19 May 2025
Strongest gust
47.2 km/h
14 Jun 2025
Hottest feels-like
41.8 °C
20 Oct 2025
Coldest feels-like
20.9 °C
14 Jul 2025
Sunniest day
12.0 h
1 Jan 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Alto Alegre do Maranhão?

Alto Alegre do Maranhão has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.4 °C and it receives 1,454 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Alto Alegre do Maranhão?

The hottest day measured in Alto Alegre do Maranhão between 1940 and 2025 was 24 October 2012, reaching 40.3 °C.

What is the coldest day in Alto Alegre do Maranhão?

The coldest day measured in Alto Alegre do Maranhão between 1940 and 2025 was 26 July 2024, at 19.0 °C.

Does it snow in Alto Alegre do Maranhão?

Almost never: Alto Alegre do Maranhão sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Alto Alegre do Maranhão warmed?

Yes: Alto Alegre do Maranhão warmed by +0.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Alto Alegre do Maranhão?

The wettest day measured in Alto Alegre do Maranhão between 1940 and 2025 was 27 March 1997, with 199 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Alto Alegre do Maranhão?

The windiest day measured in Alto Alegre do Maranhão between 1940 and 2025 was 17 August 1991, with winds reaching 25.1 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Alto Alegre do Maranhão?

The warmest month in Alto Alegre do Maranhão is October (29.5 °C on average); the coldest is March (25.8 °C).

How much does it rain in Alto Alegre do Maranhão?

Alto Alegre do Maranhão receives on average 1,454 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 164 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Alto Alegre do Maranhão?

Alto Alegre do Maranhão gets on average 10.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,905 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Alto Alegre do Maranhão?

Yes: Alto Alegre do Maranhão has on average 364 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Alto Alegre do Maranhão?

In Alto Alegre do Maranhão, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.0 °C on 21 October 2015, and the lowest was 17.9 °C on 3 August 2001.

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