Manaus in Winter

In winter (June, July and August), Manaus sees average daytime highs around 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 368 mm of rain over about 61 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the driest season of the year.

Over the season highs climb from about 30°C in early June to 32°C by late August. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Winter is Manaus's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. Manaus has little temperature swing across the year, so its calendar seasons blur — the season framing matters less here than for a place with four distinct seasons. For the whole year in context, see Manaus's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 31°C; 2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 23°C
Rainfall: 368 mm; 61 wet days
Avg wind: 5 km/h
Travel score: 3.4; best season of the year
Months: Jun · Jul · Aug

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Temperature in Manaus in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 30°C in early June to 32°C by late August.

A typical winter day in Manaus reaches about 31°C and drops to 23°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is August, the coolest June.

How winter really feels in Manaus

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 92 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Manaus weather by month

How the three winter months (June, July and August) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	30° / 24°	296	28	12.2	2.8
Feb	30° / 24°	292	25.3	12.1	2.8
Mar	30° / 24°	375	29.5	12	2.7
Apr	30° / 24°	363	28.8	11.9	2.6
May	30° / 24°	312	29.1	11.9	2.7
Jun	30° / 23°	164	23.6	11.8	3.2
Jul	31° / 23°	105	19.9	11.8	3.6
Aug	32° / 24°	99	17.4	11.9	3.3
Sep	33° / 24°	121	19.6	12	2.9
Oct	32° / 24°	159	21.6	12.1	2.7
Nov	32° / 24°	193	23.6	12.1	2.6
Dec	31° / 24°	289	28.2	12.2	2.6

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time across winter.

Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitation

Manaus gets around 368 mm of rain over 61 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Winter

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

Wind in Winter

Winds average 5 km/h across winter.

Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min in early June to 11 h 54 min by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 4.8 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in winter

Is winter a good time to visit Manaus?

Our two travel scores rate winter for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

3.4

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

5.0

Beach & pool

1st-best month of the year

winter is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Manaus.

What to pack for Manaus in Winter

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

In winter, Manaus sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 61 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Manaus in Winter

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Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Manaus peaks around March 13 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 12 at about 9 (very high).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	15	15	15	14	12	10	10	11	11	10	9	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	15	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	10	Extreme
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	10	Very high
Nov	9	Very high
Dec	12	Extreme

Air quality in Manaus in Winter

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Manaus is worst in October — around 29 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.5× the cleanest month (June, 12 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	15	16	16	15	12	12	12	20	28	29	24	18
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	15	Moderate
Feb	16	Moderate
Mar	16	Moderate
Apr	15	Moderate
May	12	Good
Jun	12	Good
Jul	12	Moderate
Aug	20	Moderate
Sep	28	Moderate
Oct	29	Moderate
Nov	24	Moderate
Dec	18	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Manaus?

Manaus sits at 3.1°S, 60.0°W, 20 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Careiro da Várzea, 24 km away.

Topography around Manaus

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Manaus has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 71 m around an average of 45 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 122 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 180 m.

The land around Manaus is covered by artificial surfaces (78%) within 3 km, trees (42%), water (27%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 16 km, and trees (79%) within 80 km.

3 km

71 m

artificial surfaces 78%

16 km

122 m

trees 42%

80 km

180 m

trees 79%

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Winter weather nearby: Careiro da Várzea 24 km · Iranduba 27 km · Rio Preto da Eva 57 km · Manaquiri 60 km · Manacapuru 70 km · Careiro 83 km · Autazes 113 km · Novo Airão 115 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

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 Manaus (-3.1019°, -60.025°, elevation 20 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.