Maracás in Winter
In winter (June, July and August), Maracás sees average daytime highs around 25°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 50 mm of rain over about 18 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the driest season of the year.
Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 25°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels humid.
Winter is Maracás's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Maracás's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 25°C
- coldest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 16°C
- Rainfall
- 50 mm
- 18 wet days
- Avg wind
- 10 km/h
- Travel score
- 7.4
- best season of the year
- Months
- Jun · Jul · Aug
Temperature in Maracás in Winter
Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 25°C.
A typical winter day in Maracás reaches about 25°C and drops to 16°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is August, the coolest August.
Maracás 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 | 29° / 20° | 90 | 11.4 | 12.7 | 5.1 |
| Feb | 29° / 20° | 77 | 11.2 | 12.4 | 5.0 |
| Mar | 29° / 20° | 99 | 12.7 | 12.1 | 5.0 |
| Apr | 28° / 20° | 68 | 12.5 | 11.7 | 5.7 |
| May | 26° / 18° | 30 | 8.1 | 11.4 | 6.8 |
| Jun | 25° / 17° | 19 | 6.9 | 11.2 | 7.2 |
| Jul | 25° / 16° | 17 | 6.5 | 11.3 | 7.4 |
| Aug | 25° / 16° | 14 | 4.9 | 11.6 | 7.5 |
| Sep | 27° / 17° | 15 | 4.3 | 11.9 | 7.3 |
| Oct | 29° / 18° | 45 | 6.9 | 12.3 | 6.0 |
| Nov | 29° / 19° | 110 | 12.4 | 12.6 | 5.2 |
| Dec | 29° / 20° | 107 | 11.1 | 12.8 | 5.2 |
Cloud cover in Winter
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time across winter.
Chance of precipitation in Winter
Maracás gets around 50 mm of rain over 18 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Winter
Most of winter feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Winter
Winds average 10 km/h across winter.
Sunrise & sunset in Winter
Daylight runs from about 11 h 18 min in early June to 11 h 42 min by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Solar energy in Winter
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 3.6 kWh/m².
Hazard calendar for Maracás
None of Maracás's seasonal hazards peak in winter. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do.
Maracás's rainy season runs November–April, when most of the year's rain falls.
Is winter a good time to visit Maracás?
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.
winter is one of the better times to visit Maracás for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.
What to pack for Maracás in Winter
From winter's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In winter, Maracás sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 16°C. Worth packing: light clothes. About 18 days see rain.
UV index in Maracás in Winter
Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Maracás peaks around February 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 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) | 14 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
| Level | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Very high | Very high | Very high | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 14 | Extreme |
| Feb | 15 | Extreme |
| Mar | 15 | Extreme |
| Apr | 12 | Extreme |
| May | 9 | Very high |
| Jun | 9 | Very high |
| Jul | 9 | Very high |
| Aug | 10 | Extreme |
| Sep | 12 | Extreme |
| Oct | 13 | Extreme |
| Nov | 14 | Extreme |
| Dec | 13 | Extreme |
Where is Maracás?
Maracás sits at 13.4°S, 40.4°W, 963 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Jaguaquara, 51 km away.
Topography around Maracás
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Maracás.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Maracás has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 175 m around an average of 950 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 591 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,100 m.
The land around Maracás is covered by grassland (42%), shrubs (25%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, grassland (40%), trees (35%) and shrubs (24%) within 16 km, and grassland (43%) and trees (37%) within 80 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 Maracás (-13.4411°, -40.4308°, elevation 963 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.