Santa Quitéria do Maranhão climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Santa Quitéria do Maranhão?

Santa Quitéria do Maranhão has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.8 °C and it receives 1,299 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Santa Quitéria do Maranhão?

The hottest day measured in Santa Quitéria do Maranhão between 1940 and 2025 was 24 October 2012, reaching 40.7 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Santa Quitéria do Maranhão?

The coldest day measured in Santa Quitéria do Maranhão between 1940 and 2025 was 3 August 2024, at 19.3 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Santa Quitéria do Maranhão?

Almost never: Santa Quitéria do Maranhão sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Santa Quitéria do Maranhão warmed?

Yes: Santa Quitéria do Maranhão warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Santa Quitéria do Maranhão?

The wettest day measured in Santa Quitéria do Maranhão between 1940 and 2025 was 6 March 1974, with 231 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Santa Quitéria do Maranhão?

The windiest day measured in Santa Quitéria do Maranhão between 1940 and 2025 was 14 November 1942, with winds reaching 28.1 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Santa Quitéria do Maranhão?

The warmest month in Santa Quitéria do Maranhão is October (29.4 °C on average); the coldest is March (26.3 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Santa Quitéria do Maranhão?

Santa Quitéria do Maranhão receives on average 1,299 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 137 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Santa Quitéria do Maranhão?

Santa Quitéria do Maranhão gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Santa Quitéria do Maranhão (Brazil) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.8 °C and it receives 1,299 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 (29.4 °C on average) and the coldest is March (26.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.

Santa Quitéria do Maranhão averages 0 frost days, 318 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 137 rainy days per year.

Santa Quitéria do Maranhão has warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.12 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 40.7 °C (on 24 October 2012) and the coldest 19.3 °C (on 3 August 2024).

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

Santa Quitéria do MaranhãoMaranhão

coords: -3.50°, -42.56°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AwTropical savannaWarmest monthOctoberColdest monthMarchWettest monthMarchDriest monthSeptember

Mean daily temperature

27.8°C

Average daily high

33.3°C

Average daily low

23.7°C

Annual rainfall

1,299mm

Sunshine / day

10.9h

Mean relative humidity

72%

Average peak wind

15.9km/h

Seasonal range

3.1°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

318 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

137 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

36.7 °C

Average feels-like low

27.2 °C

Average peak gust

34.5 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

364 d/yr

Solar radiation

20.2 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.0 °C

since 1940

+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.30 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

40.7 °C

24 October 2012

Coldest day

19.3 °C

3 August 2024

Wettest day

231 mm

6 March 1974

Windiest day

28.1 km/h

14 November 1942

Strongest gust

57.6 km/h

14 December 1996

Hottest feels-like

43.5 °C

31 October 2012

Coldest feels-like

19.6 °C

4 July 1974

Sunniest day

12.0 h

14 November 2025

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	39.0 °C12 October 2025	21.6 °C4 July 2025	28.3 °C	1,015 mm	343
2024	38.0 °C27 December 2024	19.3 °C3 August 2024	28.1 °C	1,201 mm	347
2023	38.3 °C25 December 2023	20.5 °C21 July 2023	27.9 °C	1,067 mm	333
2022	38.0 °C29 October 2022	20.2 °C22 August 2022	27.6 °C	1,516 mm	340
2021	38.0 °C25 October 2021	20.3 °C3 August 2021	28.1 °C	1,103 mm	344
2020	38.5 °C21 October 2020	19.4 °C8 August 2020	28.1 °C	1,600 mm	344
2019	39.1 °C28 October 2019	21.4 °C11 August 2019	28.2 °C	1,440 mm	339
2018	39.2 °C21 November 2018	21.5 °C12 June 2018	28.0 °C	1,513 mm	334
2017	38.6 °C6 December 2017	21.2 °C16 July 2017	28.5 °C	1,506 mm	339
2016	39.9 °C16 October 2016	21.1 °C1 July 2016	28.9 °C	997 mm	352
2015	39.1 °C17 October 2015	21.4 °C14 August 2015	28.6 °C	835 mm	353
2014	39.3 °C21 December 2014	21.9 °C13 August 2014	28.4 °C	1,041 mm	347
2013	39.9 °C3 March 2013	22.6 °C20 May 2013	29.0 °C	968 mm	361
2012	40.7 °C24 October 2012	20.5 °C30 July 2012	29.2 °C	797 mm	358
2011	39.6 °C25 September 2011	22.0 °C22 October 2011	28.3 °C	1,367 mm	337
2010	40.1 °C8 November 2010	20.9 °C12 August 2010	29.1 °C	1,232 mm	361
2009	39.3 °C19 December 2009	21.1 °C26 July 2009	28.0 °C	2,205 mm	322
2008	39.5 °C31 October 2008	21.8 °C20 August 2008	28.2 °C	1,502 mm	329
2007	39.9 °C21 January 2007	21.5 °C22 June 2007	28.7 °C	1,422 mm	344
2006	39.6 °C24 November 2006	20.8 °C15 July 2006	28.3 °C	1,255 mm	333
2005	40.6 °C20 November 2005	21.7 °C19 August 2005	28.6 °C	947 mm	352
2004	39.4 °C14 November 2004	21.2 °C31 July 2004	28.0 °C	1,373 mm	331
2003	39.0 °C4 January 2003	20.5 °C18 July 2003	28.1 °C	1,041 mm	329
2002	38.7 °C26 November 2002	21.2 °C25 August 2002	28.0 °C	1,350 mm	331
2001	39.1 °C31 October 2001	20.7 °C5 August 2001	27.6 °C	1,394 mm	316
2000	38.4 °C18 November 2000	21.4 °C30 July 2000	27.5 °C	1,303 mm	317
1999	39.5 °C10 November 1999	21.2 °C2 July 1999	27.7 °C	1,674 mm	312
1998	39.0 °C7 October 1998	22.4 °C25 July 1998	28.6 °C	855 mm	350
1997	39.9 °C6 October 1997	21.0 °C19 July 1997	27.9 °C	1,063 mm	343
1996	38.6 °C30 October 1996	21.3 °C4 June 1996	27.7 °C	1,671 mm	323
1995	39.2 °C18 December 1995	21.0 °C5 March 1995	27.7 °C	1,489 mm	318
1994	38.6 °C21 November 1994	20.6 °C30 July 1994	27.6 °C	1,459 mm	325
1993	40.6 °C25 November 1993	20.6 °C18 July 1993	28.6 °C	798 mm	344
1992	38.7 °C3 December 1992	19.8 °C22 July 1992	28.3 °C	724 mm	347
1991	38.1 °C9 December 1991	20.4 °C15 August 1991	27.7 °C	1,378 mm	335
1990	38.6 °C30 November 1990	21.2 °C8 August 1990	28.1 °C	827 mm	349
1989	38.7 °C29 October 1989	21.5 °C25 July 1989	27.5 °C	1,558 mm	310
1988	38.8 °C24 November 1988	21.2 °C3 August 1988	27.8 °C	1,582 mm	325
1987	39.7 °C28 December 1987	22.5 °C21 June 1987	28.5 °C	880 mm	344
1986	37.9 °C7 November 1986	21.5 °C9 July 1986	27.4 °C	1,770 mm	297
1985	38.6 °C24 October 1985	20.7 °C25 June 1985	27.1 °C	2,110 mm	275
1984	39.2 °C1 November 1984	20.1 °C28 July 1984	27.7 °C	1,614 mm	317
1983	39.6 °C19 December 1983	21.8 °C30 July 1983	28.8 °C	665 mm	350
1982	38.3 °C18 November 1982	22.0 °C6 July 1982	27.8 °C	1,172 mm	335
1981	39.1 °C26 October 1981	20.8 °C11 July 1981	28.1 °C	946 mm	340
1980	38.8 °C7 December 1980	21.7 °C1 March 1980	27.8 °C	1,375 mm	332
1979	40.1 °C24 November 1979	20.1 °C23 June 1979	27.9 °C	1,242 mm	336
1978	37.4 °C22 November 1978	20.4 °C2 August 1978	27.5 °C	1,651 mm	324
1977	39.2 °C22 November 1977	20.3 °C13 July 1977	27.4 °C	1,602 mm	311
1976	37.5 °C23 September 1976	20.7 °C21 July 1976	27.4 °C	1,399 mm	330
1975	37.2 °C18 November 1975	19.7 °C27 July 1975	26.9 °C	1,635 mm	287
1974	37.4 °C26 October 1974	19.6 °C4 July 1974	26.6 °C	2,367 mm	258
1973	38.9 °C12 November 1973	21.0 °C7 July 1973	27.2 °C	1,936 mm	314
1972	39.0 °C16 November 1972	21.0 °C5 September 1972	27.5 °C	1,150 mm	342
1971	37.5 °C7 November 1971	20.2 °C22 August 1971	26.9 °C	1,858 mm	283
1970	38.4 °C25 November 1970	20.5 °C3 August 1970	27.7 °C	1,211 mm	337
1969	38.1 °C6 October 1969	21.1 °C29 July 1969	27.6 °C	1,072 mm	335
1968	38.1 °C3 December 1968	19.9 °C4 July 1968	27.2 °C	1,569 mm	285
1967	37.8 °C4 December 1967	20.6 °C28 June 1967	26.9 °C	1,981 mm	286
1966	39.3 °C25 October 1966	21.0 °C29 August 1966	27.5 °C	1,265 mm	290
1965	38.9 °C17 November 1965	21.1 °C7 July 1965	27.3 °C	929 mm	279
1964	38.7 °C8 November 1964	21.6 °C21 June 1964	27.1 °C	1,694 mm	236
1963	38.3 °C3 October 1963	21.5 °C17 June 1963	27.4 °C	1,361 mm	275
1962	38.7 °C18 October 1962	21.4 °C20 June 1962	27.4 °C	1,108 mm	294
1961	39.2 °C24 November 1961	20.6 °C13 August 1961	27.4 °C	1,550 mm	267
1960	38.8 °C20 October 1960	21.3 °C14 June 1960	27.5 °C	1,430 mm	282
1959	38.9 °C1 December 1959	21.5 °C2 April 1959	27.4 °C	1,534 mm	267
1958	39.7 °C14 October 1958	21.0 °C18 August 1958	28.5 °C	627 mm	359
1957	39.0 °C15 November 1957	20.9 °C7 June 1957	27.5 °C	1,417 mm	272
1956	38.8 °C26 October 1956	21.4 °C30 May 1956	27.7 °C	912 mm	312
1955	38.6 °C8 October 1955	21.3 °C8 August 1955	27.4 °C	1,333 mm	285
1954	38.7 °C18 October 1954	20.6 °C1 September 1954	27.5 °C	1,094 mm	302
1953	38.7 °C22 October 1953	21.3 °C17 March 1953	27.6 °C	1,215 mm	309
1952	38.7 °C20 October 1952	21.6 °C23 June 1952	27.4 °C	1,367 mm	288
1951	39.1 °C8 December 1951	21.5 °C21 July 1951	28.1 °C	698 mm	333
1950	39.0 °C8 November 1950	21.0 °C16 July 1950	27.5 °C	1,249 mm	265
1949	39.4 °C8 November 1949	21.5 °C13 February 1949	27.4 °C	1,462 mm	269
1948	39.0 °C10 November 1948	21.7 °C22 January 1948	27.7 °C	1,086 mm	304
1947	38.7 °C10 October 1947	20.9 °C17 August 1947	27.3 °C	1,454 mm	290
1946	39.4 °C12 December 1946	21.4 °C12 August 1946	28.0 °C	889 mm	332
1945	38.9 °C10 November 1945	20.9 °C14 July 1945	27.4 °C	1,058 mm	299
1944	38.8 °C6 November 1944	21.1 °C17 June 1944	27.5 °C	1,753 mm	270
1943	39.5 °C24 October 1943	21.2 °C8 February 1943	27.3 °C	1,153 mm	280
1942	39.9 °C21 November 1942	20.8 °C9 July 1942	28.2 °C	827 mm	349
1941	39.4 °C18 October 1941	21.3 °C23 July 1941	28.3 °C	591 mm	342
1940	38.4 °C11 December 1940	21.5 °C6 July 1940	27.3 °C	1,357 mm	253

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

33.8 °C

+0.5 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

343 d/yr

+25

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1015 mm

-284 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	32.2 °C	-0.2 °C	220 mm	+50 mm
Feb	31.4 °C	+0.2 °C	179 mm	-42 mm
Mar	31.2 °C	+0.6 °C	351 mm	+46 mm
Apr	31.6 °C	+1.0 °C	130 mm	-150 mm
May	31.6 °C	+0.6 °C	83 mm	-89 mm
Jun	32.2 °C	+0.5 °C	7 mm	-40 mm
Jul	33.6 °C	+0.6 °C	8 mm	-11 mm
Aug	35.0 °C	+0.3 °C	3 mm	-2 mm
Sep	36.6 °C	+0.6 °C	0 mm	-2 mm
Oct	37.5 °C	+0.8 °C	1 mm	-5 mm
Nov	37.0 °C	+0.6 °C	0 mm	-12 mm
Dec	35.3 °C	+0.3 °C	33 mm	-28 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

39.0 °C

12 Oct 2025

Coldest day

21.6 °C

4 Jul 2025

Wettest day

58.6 mm

6 Mar 2025

Windiest day

24.7 km/h

17 Nov 2025

Strongest gust

46.4 km/h

5 Sep 2025

Hottest feels-like

41.0 °C

20 Oct 2025

Coldest feels-like

23.0 °C

13 Jul 2025

Sunniest day

12.0 h

14 Nov 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Santa Quitéria do Maranhão?

Santa Quitéria do Maranhão has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.8 °C and it receives 1,299 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Santa Quitéria do Maranhão?

The hottest day measured in Santa Quitéria do Maranhão between 1940 and 2025 was 24 October 2012, reaching 40.7 °C.

What is the coldest day in Santa Quitéria do Maranhão?

The coldest day measured in Santa Quitéria do Maranhão between 1940 and 2025 was 3 August 2024, at 19.3 °C.

Does it snow in Santa Quitéria do Maranhão?

Almost never: Santa Quitéria do Maranhão sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Santa Quitéria do Maranhão warmed?

Yes: Santa Quitéria do Maranhão warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Santa Quitéria do Maranhão?

The wettest day measured in Santa Quitéria do Maranhão between 1940 and 2025 was 6 March 1974, with 231 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Santa Quitéria do Maranhão?

The windiest day measured in Santa Quitéria do Maranhão between 1940 and 2025 was 14 November 1942, with winds reaching 28.1 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Santa Quitéria do Maranhão?

The warmest month in Santa Quitéria do Maranhão is October (29.4 °C on average); the coldest is March (26.3 °C).

How much does it rain in Santa Quitéria do Maranhão?

Santa Quitéria do Maranhão receives on average 1,299 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 137 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Santa Quitéria do Maranhão?

Santa Quitéria do Maranhão gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Santa Quitéria do Maranhão?

Yes: Santa Quitéria do Maranhão has on average 364 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Santa Quitéria do Maranhão?

In Santa Quitéria do Maranhão, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.5 °C on 31 October 2012, and the lowest was 19.6 °C on 4 July 1974.

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