Maracanã climate — normals and trends
Maracanã (Brazil) has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.3 °C and it receives 2,180 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 (27.3 °C on average) and the coldest is February (25.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Maracanã averages 0 frost days, 117 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 256 rainy days per year.
Maracanã has warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.17 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 33.6 °C (on 14 May 2010) and the coldest 21.5 °C (on 7 April 1972).
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
MaracanãPará
- coords
- -0.77°, -47.45°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.3°C
Average daily high
29.1°C
Average daily low
24.3°C
Annual rainfall
2,180mm
Sunshine / day
10.4h
Mean relative humidity
85%
Average peak wind
15.6km/h
Seasonal range
1.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
117 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
256 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.2 °C
Average feels-like low
28.5 °C
Average peak gust
34.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
364 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.5 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.69 · 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
33.6 °C
14 May 2010
Coldest day
21.5 °C
7 April 1972
Wettest day
196 mm
2 April 2016
Windiest day
30.0 km/h
6 December 1981
Strongest gust
59.4 km/h
7 November 2007
Hottest feels-like
41.3 °C
14 May 2010
Coldest feels-like
23.6 °C
9 March 1977
Sunniest day
12.0 h
21 September 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 311 mm | +39 mm |
| Feb | 28.8 °C | +0.8 °C | 487 mm | +150 mm |
| Mar | 28.6 °C | +0.7 °C | 540 mm | +121 mm |
| Apr | 29.0 °C | +0.8 °C | 347 mm | -30 mm |
| May | 30.1 °C | +1.3 °C | 211 mm | -66 mm |
| Jun | 29.8 °C | +0.7 °C | 93 mm | -54 mm |
| Jul | 30.0 °C | +0.8 °C | 104 mm | -6 mm |
| Aug | 29.8 °C | +0.2 °C | 79 mm | +29 mm |
| Sep | 30.2 °C | +0.3 °C | 25 mm | -0 mm |
| Oct | 30.3 °C | 0.0 °C | 34 mm | +17 mm |
| Nov | 30.4 °C | 0.0 °C | 36 mm | +4 mm |
| Dec | 30.0 °C | +0.4 °C | 86 mm | -30 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Maracanã?
Maracanã has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.3 °C and it receives 2,180 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Maracanã?
The hottest day measured in Maracanã between 1940 and 2025 was 14 May 2010, reaching 33.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Maracanã?
The coldest day measured in Maracanã between 1940 and 2025 was 7 April 1972, at 21.5 °C.
Does it snow in Maracanã?
Almost never: Maracanã sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Maracanã warmed?
Yes: Maracanã warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Maracanã?
The wettest day measured in Maracanã between 1940 and 2025 was 2 April 2016, with 196 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Maracanã?
The windiest day measured in Maracanã between 1940 and 2025 was 6 December 1981, with winds reaching 30.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Maracanã?
The warmest month in Maracanã is November (27.3 °C on average); the coldest is February (25.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Maracanã?
Maracanã receives on average 2,180 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 256 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Maracanã?
Maracanã gets on average 10.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,796 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Maracanã?
Yes: Maracanã has on average 364 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Maracanã?
In Maracanã, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.3 °C on 14 May 2010, and the lowest was 23.6 °C on 9 March 1977.
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