Macaé climate — normals and trends
Macaé (Brazil) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.3 °C and it receives 1,094 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 February (25.6 °C on average) and the coldest is July (21.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Macaé averages 0 frost days, 4 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 133 rainy days per year.
Macaé has warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.12 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 32.6 °C (on 14 March 2010) and the coldest 15.3 °C (on 14 July 1988).
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
MacaéRio de Janeiro
- coords
- -22.38°, -41.78°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
23.3°C
Average daily high
25.0°C
Average daily low
22.0°C
Annual rainfall
1,094mm
Sunshine / day
10.0h
Mean relative humidity
84%
Average peak wind
21.9km/h
Seasonal range
4.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
4 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
133 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
27.8 °C
Average feels-like low
23.5 °C
Average peak gust
33.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
301 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.0 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.44 · p = < 0.001
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
32.6 °C
14 March 2010
Coldest day
15.3 °C
14 July 1988
Wettest day
147 mm
29 November 1949
Windiest day
48.4 km/h
8 October 1985
Strongest gust
74.2 km/h
8 October 1985
Hottest feels-like
41.2 °C
24 February 2019
Coldest feels-like
10.8 °C
10 July 1994
Sunniest day
13.3 h
2 January 1977
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27.6 °C | +0.6 °C | 65 mm | -77 mm |
| Feb | 27.5 °C | +0.2 °C | 1 mm | -97 mm |
| Mar | 27.3 °C | +0.3 °C | 121 mm | +5 mm |
| Apr | 26.1 °C | +0.2 °C | 102 mm | +22 mm |
| May | 24.8 °C | +0.4 °C | 21 mm | -38 mm |
| Jun | 24.1 °C | +0.5 °C | 22 mm | -18 mm |
| Jul | 22.2 °C | -0.8 °C | 24 mm | -14 mm |
| Aug | 22.8 °C | -0.4 °C | 23 mm | -14 mm |
| Sep | 23.3 °C | -0.1 °C | 46 mm | -19 mm |
| Oct | 23.5 °C | -0.6 °C | 120 mm | +20 mm |
| Nov | 24.6 °C | -0.2 °C | 65 mm | -90 mm |
| Dec | 26.9 °C | +0.9 °C | 117 mm | -48 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Macaé?
Macaé has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.3 °C and it receives 1,094 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Macaé?
The hottest day measured in Macaé between 1940 and 2025 was 14 March 2010, reaching 32.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Macaé?
The coldest day measured in Macaé between 1940 and 2025 was 14 July 1988, at 15.3 °C.
Does it snow in Macaé?
Almost never: Macaé sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Macaé warmed?
Yes: Macaé warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Macaé?
The wettest day measured in Macaé between 1940 and 2025 was 29 November 1949, with 147 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Macaé?
The windiest day measured in Macaé between 1940 and 2025 was 8 October 1985, with winds reaching 48.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Macaé?
The warmest month in Macaé is February (25.6 °C on average); the coldest is July (21.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Macaé?
Macaé receives on average 1,094 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 133 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Macaé?
Macaé gets on average 10.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,650 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Macaé?
Yes: Macaé has on average 301 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Macaé?
In Macaé, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.2 °C on 24 February 2019, and the lowest was 10.8 °C on 10 July 1994.
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