Macapá climate — normals and trends
Macapá (Brazil) has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.5 °C and it receives 2,405 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 (28.1 °C on average) and the coldest is February (25.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.
Macapá averages 0 frost days, 162 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 271 rainy days per year.
Macapá has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.19 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.0 °C (on 1 November 2012) and the coldest 21.4 °C (on 3 June 1977).
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
MacapáAmapá
- coords
- 0.04°, -51.07°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.5°C
Average daily high
29.6°C
Average daily low
24.2°C
Annual rainfall
2,405mm
Sunshine / day
9.8h
Mean relative humidity
83%
Average peak wind
15.1km/h
Seasonal range
2.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
162 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
271 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.9 °C
Average feels-like low
28.1 °C
Average peak gust
33.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
364 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.71 · 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
35.0 °C
1 November 2012
Coldest day
21.4 °C
3 June 1977
Wettest day
307 mm
20 January 1959
Windiest day
27.9 km/h
21 February 1985
Strongest gust
57.2 km/h
1 December 2015
Hottest feels-like
41.5 °C
15 August 2013
Coldest feels-like
23.6 °C
26 February 1963
Sunniest day
11.9 h
22 October 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29.2 °C | +0.8 °C | 327 mm | +29 mm |
| Feb | 28.5 °C | +0.5 °C | 449 mm | +128 mm |
| Mar | 28.5 °C | +0.3 °C | 743 mm | +378 mm |
| Apr | 29.0 °C | +0.7 °C | 493 mm | +124 mm |
| May | 29.9 °C | +1.3 °C | 313 mm | -30 mm |
| Jun | 30.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 207 mm | -17 mm |
| Jul | 30.5 °C | +1.0 °C | 228 mm | +64 mm |
| Aug | 31.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 121 mm | +42 mm |
| Sep | 32.0 °C | +0.6 °C | 24 mm | -8 mm |
| Oct | 32.3 °C | +0.3 °C | 21 mm | +3 mm |
| Nov | 32.1 °C | +0.5 °C | 26 mm | -19 mm |
| Dec | 30.6 °C | +0.7 °C | 154 mm | +5 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Macapá?
Macapá has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.5 °C and it receives 2,405 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Macapá?
The hottest day measured in Macapá between 1940 and 2025 was 1 November 2012, reaching 35.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Macapá?
The coldest day measured in Macapá between 1940 and 2025 was 3 June 1977, at 21.4 °C.
Does it snow in Macapá?
Almost never: Macapá sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Macapá warmed?
Yes: Macapá warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Macapá?
The wettest day measured in Macapá between 1940 and 2025 was 20 January 1959, with 307 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Macapá?
The windiest day measured in Macapá between 1940 and 2025 was 21 February 1985, with winds reaching 27.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Macapá?
The warmest month in Macapá is October (28.1 °C on average); the coldest is February (25.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Macapá?
Macapá receives on average 2,405 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 271 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Macapá?
Macapá gets on average 9.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,577 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Macapá?
Yes: Macapá has on average 364 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Macapá?
In Macapá, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.5 °C on 15 August 2013, and the lowest was 23.6 °C on 26 February 1963.
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