Macapá weather by month & the best time to visit
🇧🇷 Brazil · coastal city break · tropical monsoon climate
The best time to visit Macapá is August — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 78/100), with September and October close behind. Macapá averages about 2,203 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 30°C / 86°F and roughly 72 mm of rain in August.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,203
- Sunniest month
- August
- Peak score
- 78/100
- Rain / year
- 1,986 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 11 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 31°C / 88°F
- Population
- 513k
- Elevation
- 17 m
When is the best time to visit Macapá?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Macapá is August, then September and October. The dullest month is November (58/100, 45 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Macapá?
Macapá gets a moderate 2,203 hours of sunshine a year. August (78/100) is noticeably better than November (58). It ranks #106 of 131 destinations in Brazil for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,486 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around March, carries about 44% of the annual 1,986 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 64 | 30° / 86°F | 23° / 73°F | 201 mm | 9 | 30° / 86°F |
| February | 64 | 29° / 84°F | 22° / 72°F | 286 mm | 9 | 30° / 86°F |
| March | 64 | 29° / 84°F | 23° / 73°F | 283 mm | 9 | 30° / 86°F |
| April | 64 | 29° / 84°F | 23° / 73°F | 299 mm | 9 | 30° / 86°F |
| May | 64 | 29° / 84°F | 23° / 73°F | 251 mm | 9 | 30° / 86°F |
| June | 64 | 29° / 84°F | 23° / 73°F | 187 mm | 9 | 30° / 86°F |
| July | 64 | 29° / 84°F | 22° / 72°F | 151 mm | 10 | 30° / 86°F |
| August | 78 | 30° / 86°F | 22° / 72°F | 72 mm | 11 | 31° / 88°F |
| September | 76 | 33° / 91°F | 22° / 72°F | 38 mm | 11 | 30° / 86°F |
| October | 68 | 34° / 93°F | 23° / 73°F | 38 mm | 11 | 30° / 86°F |
| November | 58 | 35° / 95°F | 23° / 73°F | 45 mm | 10 | 30° / 86°F |
| December | 67 | 32° / 90°F | 23° / 73°F | 135 mm | 9 | 30° / 86°F |
Sea temperature in Macapá by month
The sea off Macapá is warmest in August at around 31°C / 88°F, and coolest in January at 30°C / 86°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
- Belém Brazil · 330 km · best in Aug · 2,385 h sun/yr
- Santarém Brazil · 497 km · best in Sep · 2,281 h sun/yr
- Cayenne French Guiana · 549 km · best in Sep · 2,049 h sun/yr
- Marabá Brazil · 640 km · best in Jul · 2,273 h sun/yr
- São Luís Brazil · 815 km · best in Oct · 2,413 h sun/yr
- Manaus Brazil · 1,055 km · best in Aug · 1,928 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Breves Brazil · 200 km · 2,304 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Almeirim Brazil · 239 km · 2,362 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Altamira Brazil · 390 km · 2,103 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Salinópolis Brazil · 424 km · 2,474 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Tucuruí Brazil · 452 km · 2,329 h sun/yr · best in Aug
Head-to-head
How Macapá compares month by month: Macapá vs Belém · Macapá vs Santarém · Macapá vs Cayenne · all comparisons
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