Maracaçumé climate — normals and trends
Maracaçumé (Brazil) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.1 °C and it receives 1,804 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 November (27.9 °C on average) and the coldest is March (25.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Maracaçumé averages 0 frost days, 217 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 227 rainy days per year.
Maracaçumé has warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.14 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.4 °C (on 4 November 1958) and the coldest 19.0 °C (on 24 July 1975).
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
MaracaçuméMaranhão
- coords
- -2.04°, -45.96°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.1°C
Average daily high
30.6°C
Average daily low
22.9°C
Annual rainfall
1,804mm
Sunshine / day
10.3h
Mean relative humidity
82%
Average peak wind
14.0km/h
Seasonal range
2.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
217 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
227 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.5 °C
Average feels-like low
26.9 °C
Average peak gust
33.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
364 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.2 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.47 · 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
37.4 °C
4 November 1958
Coldest day
19.0 °C
24 July 1975
Wettest day
202 mm
3 March 2006
Windiest day
26.9 km/h
4 November 1944
Strongest gust
61.9 km/h
7 October 2005
Hottest feels-like
41.4 °C
7 May 1998
Coldest feels-like
20.9 °C
4 July 1974
Sunniest day
12.0 h
6 September 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30.6 °C | +0.4 °C | 336 mm | +118 mm |
| Feb | 29.8 °C | +0.5 °C | 348 mm | +65 mm |
| Mar | 30.2 °C | +1.2 °C | 401 mm | +55 mm |
| Apr | 30.1 °C | +1.0 °C | 316 mm | +8 mm |
| May | 30.9 °C | +1.4 °C | 178 mm | -42 mm |
| Jun | 30.1 °C | +0.5 °C | 105 mm | -22 mm |
| Jul | 30.2 °C | +0.5 °C | 79 mm | -13 mm |
| Aug | 30.6 °C | -0.1 °C | 47 mm | +2 mm |
| Sep | 32.3 °C | +0.3 °C | 12 mm | -11 mm |
| Oct | 32.6 °C | -0.5 °C | 22 mm | +3 mm |
| Nov | 32.8 °C | -0.5 °C | 25 mm | -5 mm |
| Dec | 32.2 °C | +0.1 °C | 72 mm | -26 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Maracaçumé?
Maracaçumé has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.1 °C and it receives 1,804 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Maracaçumé?
The hottest day measured in Maracaçumé between 1940 and 2025 was 4 November 1958, reaching 37.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Maracaçumé?
The coldest day measured in Maracaçumé between 1940 and 2025 was 24 July 1975, at 19.0 °C.
Does it snow in Maracaçumé?
Almost never: Maracaçumé sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Maracaçumé warmed?
Yes: Maracaçumé warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Maracaçumé?
The wettest day measured in Maracaçumé between 1940 and 2025 was 3 March 2006, with 202 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Maracaçumé?
The windiest day measured in Maracaçumé between 1940 and 2025 was 4 November 1944, with winds reaching 26.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Maracaçumé?
The warmest month in Maracaçumé is November (27.9 °C on average); the coldest is March (25.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Maracaçumé?
Maracaçumé receives on average 1,804 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 227 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Maracaçumé?
Maracaçumé gets on average 10.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,760 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Maracaçumé?
Yes: Maracaçumé has on average 364 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Maracaçumé?
In Maracaçumé, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.4 °C on 7 May 1998, and the lowest was 20.9 °C on 4 July 1974.
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