Macapá weather in July

In July, Macapá sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 155 mm of rain across 25.8 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time in July, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of July to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Macapá's 4th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Macapá's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
6th warmest
Overnight low
24°
6th coldest
Rainfall
155 mm
25.8 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:30 AM – 6:30 PM
Cloud cover
48%
4th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.3
out of 10

Macapá is municipality of Amapá state, Brazil.

Density
80/km²
people per km²
Founded
1758

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical July day in Macapá reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and about 1°C cooler than August.

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How July really feels in Macapá

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 31 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in July is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Macapá weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 6th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 24°27429.2123.0
Feb29° / 24°32226.7123.0
Mar29° / 24°38729.2123.0
Apr29° / 24°38429.2122.9
May30° / 24°35729.6122.9
Jun30° / 24°20527.3123.0
Jul30° / 24°15525.8123.3
Aug31° / 25°7318123.8
Sep32° / 25°268.7124.4
Oct32° / 25°174.5124.5
Nov32° / 25°358.5124.1
Dec31° / 25°12822.8123.3

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 29% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 27%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16535
26535
36436
46436
56535
66535
76535
86634
96733
106733
116832
127030
137030
147129
157228
167327
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Macapá gets around 155 mm of rain over 25.8 wet days in July. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 83% and peaks near 89% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
189
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788
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987
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1583
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1982
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2181
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2876
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3074
3173

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of July feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, July lands in the oppressive band about 58% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
15743
25842
35941
45941
56040
66040
76139
86139
96139
106238
116238
126238
136139
146139
156139
166040
176040
185941
195842
205842
215743
225743
235644
245545
255446
265347
275347
285248
295149
305050
315050

Wind in July

Winds average 10 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 hours at the start of July to 12 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 6:28 AM to 6:30 AM, and sunset from 6:28 PM to 6:30 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:286:28
212.06:286:28
312.06:286:28
412.06:286:28
512.06:286:28
612.06:286:29
712.06:296:29
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Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.78 kWh/m² to a high of 6.3 kWh/m² in October across the year — July's 5 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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285.3Bright
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315.3Bright
Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Macapá

In seasonPeak

None of Macapá's seasonal hazards are active in July. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Macapá's monsoon runs January–June, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is July a good time to visit Macapá?

Our two travel scores rate July for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

3.3
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
4.6
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Macapá.

What to pack for Macapá in July

From July's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In July, Macapá sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 26 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Macapá in July

The nearest coast averages about 29°C in July — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 23 km away) is warmest in October at about 30°C and coldest in March near 28°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan29Tropical
Feb28Tropical
Mar28Tropical
Apr28Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep30Tropical
Oct30Tropical
Nov30Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Macapá in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Macapá peaks around March 14 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 10 at about 10 (extreme).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 14UV 15Aug 10UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Macapá in July

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where July falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Macapá is worst in February — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.0× the cleanest month (July, 7 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateFeb 2020 µg/m³Jul 177 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan17Moderate
Feb21Moderate
Mar20Moderate
Apr17Moderate
May10Good
Jun8Good
Jul7Good
Aug7Good
Sep9Good
Oct13Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Macapá?

Macapá sits at 0.0°N, 51.1°W, 17 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Santana, 15 km away.

Topography around Macapá

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Macapá.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Macapá has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 27 m around an average of 10 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 42 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 132 m.

The land around Macapá is covered by artificial surfaces (52%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, water (41%), trees (25%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (60%) and water (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
27 m
16 km
42 m
80 km
132 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
July weather nearby: Santana 15 km · Mazagão 30 km · Afuá 79 km · Porto Grande 84 km · Chaves 122 km · Anajás 169 km · Gurupá 173 km · Laranjal do Jari 187 km

Brazil travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / N
127 / 220 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 46% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$10,713
2025
Happiness
6.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
89%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
19.3
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
16
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 482
Religion
Roman Catholic 57%Evangelical 27%none 9%other 4%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Macapá (0.0389°, -51.0664°, elevation 17 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).