Maceió weather by month & the best time to visit
🇧🇷 Brazil · coastal city break · tropical — wet & dry seasons climate
The best time to visit Maceió is November — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 93/100), with December and October close behind. Maceió averages about 3,066 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 29°C / 84°F and roughly 25 mm of rain in November.
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- Sun hours / year
- 3,066
- Sunniest month
- November
- Peak score
- 93/100
- Rain / year
- 1,158 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 13 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 30°C / 86°F
- Population
- 1.2M
- Elevation
- 114 m
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When is the best time to visit Maceió?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Maceió is November, then December and October. The dullest month is May (70/100, 176 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Maceió?
Maceió is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,066 hours of sunshine a year. November (93/100) is noticeably better than May (70). It ranks #6 of 131 destinations in Brazil for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,486 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around June, carries about 47% of the annual 1,158 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 84 | 29° / 84°F | 24° / 75°F | 72 mm | 13 | 29° / 84°F |
| February | 85 | 29° / 84°F | 24° / 75°F | 68 mm | 13 | 29° / 84°F |
| March | 81 | 30° / 86°F | 25° / 77°F | 87 mm | 13 | 30° / 86°F |
| April | 75 | 29° / 84°F | 25° / 77°F | 123 mm | 11 | 30° / 86°F |
| May | 70 | 28° / 82°F | 24° / 75°F | 176 mm | 10 | 29° / 84°F |
| June | 70 | 27° / 81°F | 23° / 73°F | 204 mm | 9 | 28° / 82°F |
| July | 70 | 26° / 79°F | 22° / 72°F | 164 mm | 9 | 27° / 81°F |
| August | 78 | 26° / 79°F | 22° / 72°F | 105 mm | 10 | 27° / 81°F |
| September | 86 | 27° / 81°F | 22° / 72°F | 60 mm | 11 | 27° / 81°F |
| October | 89 | 28° / 82°F | 23° / 73°F | 45 mm | 12 | 28° / 82°F |
| November | 93 | 29° / 84°F | 23° / 73°F | 25 mm | 13 | 28° / 82°F |
| December | 92 | 29° / 84°F | 24° / 75°F | 29 mm | 13 | 28° / 82°F |
Sea temperature in Maceió by month
The sea off Maceió is warmest in March at around 30°C / 86°F, and coolest in July 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
- Recife Brazil · 181 km · best in Nov · 3,161 h sun/yr
- Aracaju Brazil · 215 km · best in Dec · 2,754 h sun/yr
- João Pessoa Brazil · 279 km · best in Nov · 2,971 h sun/yr
- Natal Brazil · 419 km · best in Sep · 2,889 h sun/yr
- Juazeiro do Norte Brazil · 460 km · best in Jul · 2,989 h sun/yr
- Salvador Brazil · 468 km · best in Dec · 2,519 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Caruaru Brazil · 139 km · 2,884 h sun/yr · best in Nov
- Campina Grande Brazil · 250 km · 2,641 h sun/yr · best in Nov
- Paulo Afonso Brazil · 270 km · 2,877 h sun/yr · best in Sep
Head-to-head
How Maceió compares month by month: Maceió vs Recife · Maceió vs João Pessoa · Maceió vs Aracaju · Maceió vs Juazeiro do Norte · all comparisons
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