Maricá climate — normals and trends
Maricá (Brazil) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.4 °C and it receives 1,045 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 (26.1 °C on average) and the coldest is July (21.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Maricá averages 0 frost days, 14 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 141 rainy days per year.
Maricá has warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.15 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.6 °C (on 9 September 1997) and the coldest 15.0 °C (on 18 July 2000).
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
MaricáRio de Janeiro
- coords
- -22.92°, -42.82°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
23.4°C
Average daily high
25.3°C
Average daily low
21.8°C
Annual rainfall
1,045mm
Sunshine / day
9.9h
Mean relative humidity
83%
Average peak wind
18.9km/h
Seasonal range
5.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
14 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
141 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
28.6 °C
Average feels-like low
23.8 °C
Average peak gust
32.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
287 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.2 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.50 · 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
35.6 °C
9 September 1997
Coldest day
15.0 °C
18 July 2000
Wettest day
197 mm
4 January 1964
Windiest day
45.2 km/h
19 May 2022
Strongest gust
80.3 km/h
6 November 1976
Hottest feels-like
42.9 °C
3 January 2019
Coldest feels-like
9.9 °C
31 May 1979
Sunniest day
13.4 h
29 December 2007
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 69 mm | -60 mm |
| Feb | 29.1 °C | +1.1 °C | 4 mm | -93 mm |
| Mar | 27.8 °C | +0.4 °C | 58 mm | -65 mm |
| Apr | 26.1 °C | +0.1 °C | 140 mm | +43 mm |
| May | 25.1 °C | +0.7 °C | 25 mm | -46 mm |
| Jun | 24.1 °C | +0.5 °C | 36 mm | -14 mm |
| Jul | 22.2 °C | -0.9 °C | 47 mm | -2 mm |
| Aug | 22.7 °C | -0.6 °C | 18 mm | -26 mm |
| Sep | 23.7 °C | +0.1 °C | 31 mm | -32 mm |
| Oct | 23.7 °C | -0.6 °C | 82 mm | +1 mm |
| Nov | 24.8 °C | -0.3 °C | 64 mm | -48 mm |
| Dec | 27.7 °C | +1.2 °C | 66 mm | -64 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Maricá?
Maricá has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.4 °C and it receives 1,045 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Maricá?
The hottest day measured in Maricá between 1940 and 2025 was 9 September 1997, reaching 35.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Maricá?
The coldest day measured in Maricá between 1940 and 2025 was 18 July 2000, at 15.0 °C.
Does it snow in Maricá?
Almost never: Maricá sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Maricá warmed?
Yes: Maricá warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Maricá?
The wettest day measured in Maricá between 1940 and 2025 was 4 January 1964, with 197 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Maricá?
The windiest day measured in Maricá between 1940 and 2025 was 19 May 2022, with winds reaching 45.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Maricá?
The warmest month in Maricá is February (26.1 °C on average); the coldest is July (21.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Maricá?
Maricá receives on average 1,045 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 141 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Maricá?
Maricá gets on average 9.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,614 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Maricá?
Yes: Maricá has on average 287 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Maricá?
In Maricá, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.9 °C on 3 January 2019, and the lowest was 9.9 °C on 31 May 1979.
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