Maracaju climate — normals and trends
Maracaju (Brazil) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 22.9 °C and it receives 1,331 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 January (25.3 °C on average) and the coldest is July (19.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Maracaju averages 0 frost days, 129 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 156 rainy days per year.
Maracaju has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.17 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.0 °C (on 25 November 1942) and the coldest 0.2 °C (on 20 July 1981).
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
MaracajuMato Grosso do Sul
- coords
- -21.61°, -55.17°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
22.9°C
Average daily high
28.2°C
Average daily low
18.5°C
Annual rainfall
1,331mm
Sunshine / day
9.8h
Mean relative humidity
73%
Average peak wind
13.8km/h
Seasonal range
6.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
129 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
156 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
30.7 °C
Average feels-like low
19.5 °C
Average peak gust
32.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
166 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.4 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.39 · 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
41.0 °C
25 November 1942
Coldest day
0.2 °C
20 July 1981
Wettest day
154 mm
8 November 1980
Windiest day
43.8 km/h
15 September 1956
Strongest gust
98.6 km/h
7 July 1983
Hottest feels-like
43.4 °C
31 October 2019
Coldest feels-like
-4.1 °C
18 July 1975
Sunniest day
13.1 h
2 January 1942
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32.9 °C | +3.1 °C | 69 mm | -104 mm |
| Feb | 31.4 °C | +1.7 °C | 99 mm | -56 mm |
| Mar | 31.0 °C | +1.4 °C | 111 mm | -16 mm |
| Apr | 27.3 °C | -1.0 °C | 196 mm | +114 mm |
| May | 27.2 °C | +1.6 °C | 30 mm | -57 mm |
| Jun | 24.3 °C | -0.3 °C | 91 mm | +24 mm |
| Jul | 25.7 °C | +0.6 °C | 30 mm | -15 mm |
| Aug | 27.1 °C | -0.5 °C | 55 mm | +4 mm |
| Sep | 32.6 °C | +3.5 °C | 26 mm | -66 mm |
| Oct | 30.1 °C | +0.4 °C | 112 mm | -33 mm |
| Nov | 30.5 °C | +0.6 °C | 118 mm | -25 mm |
| Dec | 30.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 137 mm | -28 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Maracaju?
Maracaju has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.9 °C and it receives 1,331 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Maracaju?
The hottest day measured in Maracaju between 1940 and 2025 was 25 November 1942, reaching 41.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Maracaju?
The coldest day measured in Maracaju between 1940 and 2025 was 20 July 1981, at 0.2 °C.
Does it snow in Maracaju?
Almost never: Maracaju sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Maracaju warmed?
Yes: Maracaju warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Maracaju?
The wettest day measured in Maracaju between 1940 and 2025 was 8 November 1980, with 154 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Maracaju?
The windiest day measured in Maracaju between 1940 and 2025 was 15 September 1956, with winds reaching 43.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Maracaju?
The warmest month in Maracaju is January (25.3 °C on average); the coldest is July (19.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Maracaju?
Maracaju receives on average 1,331 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 156 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Maracaju?
Maracaju gets on average 9.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,577 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Maracaju?
Yes: Maracaju has on average 166 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Maracaju?
In Maracaju, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.4 °C on 31 October 2019, and the lowest was -4.1 °C on 18 July 1975.
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