Cruz weather by month & the best time to visit
🇧🇷 Brazil · beach resort · tropical — wet & dry seasons climate
The best time to visit Cruz is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 91/100), with June and August close behind. Cruz averages about 2,890 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 32°C / 90°F and roughly 26 mm of rain in July.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,890
- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 91/100
- Rain / year
- 1,013 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 12 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 30°C / 86°F
- Population
- 9k
- Elevation
- 26 m
When is the best time to visit Cruz?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Cruz is July, then June and August. The dullest month is October (67/100, 2 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Cruz?
Cruz gets a lot of sun: around 2,890 hours a year. July (91/100) is noticeably better than October (67). It ranks #18 of 131 destinations in Brazil for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,486 hours. Rain is strongly seasonal here: roughly 63% of the year's 1,013 mm falls in the three months around March.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 72 | 32° / 90°F | 24° / 75°F | 134 mm | 11 | 30° / 86°F |
| February | 69 | 31° / 88°F | 24° / 75°F | 186 mm | 11 | 29° / 84°F |
| March | 69 | 30° / 86°F | 24° / 75°F | 232 mm | 11 | 30° / 86°F |
| April | 69 | 29° / 84°F | 24° / 75°F | 225 mm | 10 | 30° / 86°F |
| May | 74 | 30° / 86°F | 24° / 75°F | 122 mm | 10 | 30° / 86°F |
| June | 87 | 30° / 86°F | 23° / 73°F | 51 mm | 10 | 29° / 84°F |
| July | 91 | 32° / 90°F | 22° / 72°F | 26 mm | 10 | 28° / 82°F |
| August | 85 | 33° / 91°F | 23° / 73°F | 6 mm | 11 | 27° / 81°F |
| September | 77 | 34° / 93°F | 23° / 73°F | 1 mm | 12 | 27° / 81°F |
| October | 67 | 35° / 95°F | 24° / 75°F | 2 mm | 12 | 28° / 82°F |
| November | 76 | 34° / 93°F | 24° / 75°F | 5 mm | 12 | 28° / 82°F |
| December | 83 | 33° / 91°F | 24° / 75°F | 23 mm | 11 | 29° / 84°F |
Sea temperature in Cruz by month
The sea off Cruz is warmest in January at around 30°C / 86°F, and coolest in August at 27°C / 81°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly all year round. Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Fortaleza Brazil · 224 km · best in Jul · 2,889 h sun/yr
- Teresina Brazil · 364 km · best in Jul · 2,986 h sun/yr
- São Luís Brazil · 432 km · best in Oct · 2,413 h sun/yr
- Juazeiro do Norte Brazil · 494 km · best in Jul · 2,989 h sun/yr
- Natal Brazil · 638 km · best in Sep · 2,889 h sun/yr
- Petrolina Brazil · 718 km · best in Aug · 3,026 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Sobral Brazil · 80 km · 2,726 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Parnaíba Brazil · 153 km · 2,984 h sun/yr · best in Jun
- Barreirinhas Brazil · 272 km · 2,779 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Mossoró Brazil · 419 km · 3,194 h sun/yr · best in Jun
Head-to-head
How Cruz compares month by month: Cruz vs Fortaleza · Cruz vs São Luís · Cruz vs Teresina · all comparisons
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