Macaíba is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Norte in the Northeast region of Brazil.

Climate

Macaíba has a rather dry tropical savanna climate (Köppen As) with like most of the Nordeste coast a strong dry season from September to January. Although the area is substantially drier than Natal, in accordance with its location in the transition to the agreste further west, the climate is hot year round and humidity is generally high particularly in the rainy season.

Climate data for Macaíba
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °C (°F)35.3 (95.5)34.9 (94.8)35.5 (95.9)35.0 (95.0)33.7 (92.7)32.9 (91.2)33.0 (91.4)33.7 (92.7)34.3 (93.7)33.8 (92.8)34.3 (93.7)34.2 (93.6)35.5 (95.9)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)31.6 (88.9)31.7 (89.1)31.4 (88.5)31.0 (87.8)30.5 (86.9)29.7 (85.5)29.2 (84.6)29.6 (85.3)30.2 (86.4)30.8 (87.4)31.0 (87.8)31.2 (88.2)30.7 (87.3)
Daily mean °C (°F)26.7 (80.1)26.9 (80.4)26.7 (80.1)26.1 (79.0)25.4 (77.7)24.3 (75.7)23.7 (74.7)23.9 (75.0)24.6 (76.3)25.3 (77.5)26.0 (78.8)26.4 (79.5)25.5 (77.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)22.4 (72.3)22.5 (72.5)22.5 (72.5)22.2 (72.0)21.7 (71.1)21.1 (70.0)20.4 (68.7)20.2 (68.4)20.7 (69.3)21.3 (70.3)21.5 (70.7)21.9 (71.4)21.5 (70.7)
Record low °C (°F)15.8 (60.4)17.8 (64.0)18.6 (65.5)17.0 (62.6)17.0 (62.6)18.6 (65.5)15.7 (60.3)15.0 (59.0)14.6 (58.3)15.4 (59.7)15.8 (60.4)14.9 (58.8)14.6 (58.3)
Average rainfall mm (inches)48.7 (1.92)88.2 (3.47)150.5 (5.93)176.4 (6.94)160.7 (6.33)158.0 (6.22)117.3 (4.62)67.3 (2.65)28.1 (1.11)12.7 (0.50)16.0 (0.63)24.1 (0.95)1,048 (41.27)
Average relative humidity (%)69.270.274.078.079.081.479.676.372.267.867.368.473.6
Source 1: Universidade Federal de Campina Grande
Source 2: INMET

See also

5°51′28″S 35°21′14″W/5.85778°S 35.3539°W/ -5.85778; -35.3539