Santa Quitéria do Maranhão in Spring
In spring (September, October and November), Santa Quitéria do Maranhão sees average daytime highs around 37°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 23 mm of rain over about 4 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the driest season of the year.
Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 37°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 59% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels muggy.
Spring is Santa Quitéria do Maranhão's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Santa Quitéria do Maranhão's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 37°C
- warmest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 24°C
- Rainfall
- 23 mm
- 4 wet days
- Avg wind
- 14 km/h
- Travel score
- 2.1
- weakest season of the year
- Months
- Sep · Oct · Nov
Temperature in Santa Quitéria do Maranhão in Spring
Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 37°C.
A typical spring day in Santa Quitéria do Maranhão reaches about 37°C and drops to 24°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is October, the coolest September.
How spring really feels in Santa Quitéria do Maranhão
Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 91 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.
The story in spring is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.
Santa Quitéria do Maranhão weather by month
How the three spring months (September, October and November) 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 | 33° / 24° | 168 | 18.6 | 12.2 | 2.7 |
| Feb | 32° / 24° | 223 | 21.5 | 12.1 | 2.7 |
| Mar | 31° / 24° | 279 | 26.5 | 12 | 2.6 |
| Apr | 31° / 24° | 296 | 24.8 | 11.9 | 2.8 |
| May | 32° / 24° | 167 | 17.6 | 11.8 | 3.5 |
| Jun | 32° / 24° | 41 | 7.7 | 11.8 | 4.3 |
| Jul | 33° / 23° | 18 | 3.2 | 11.8 | 4.2 |
| Aug | 35° / 23° | 3 | 0.6 | 11.9 | 3.4 |
| Sep | 36° / 24° | 2 | 0.5 | 12 | 2.4 |
| Oct | 37° / 25° | 7 | 1.1 | 12.1 | 1.9 |
| Nov | 37° / 25° | 15 | 2.5 | 12.2 | 2.0 |
| Dec | 36° / 25° | 57 | 7 | 12.2 | 2.3 |
Cloud cover in Spring
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 59% of the time across spring.
Chance of precipitation in Spring
Santa Quitéria do Maranhão gets around 23 mm of rain over 4 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Spring
Most of spring feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Spring
Winds average 14 km/h across spring.
Sunrise & sunset in Spring
Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min in early September to 12 h 12 min by late November. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Solar energy in Spring
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 6.6 kWh/m².
Hazard calendar for Santa Quitéria do Maranhão
None of Santa Quitéria do Maranhão's seasonal hazards peak in spring. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do.
Santa Quitéria do Maranhão's monsoon runs January–May, when most of the year's rain falls.
Is spring a good time to visit Santa Quitéria do Maranhão?
Our two travel scores rate spring for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.
spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Santa Quitéria do Maranhão.
What to pack for Santa Quitéria do Maranhão in Spring
From spring's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In spring, Santa Quitéria do Maranhão sees daytime highs around 37°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.
UV index in Santa Quitéria do Maranhão in Spring
Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages 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 Santa Quitéria do Maranhão peaks around March 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 14 at about 10 (extreme).
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) | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
| Level | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Very high | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 13 | Extreme |
| Feb | 14 | Extreme |
| Mar | 15 | Extreme |
| Apr | 14 | Extreme |
| May | 11 | Extreme |
| Jun | 10 | Extreme |
| Jul | 10 | Very high |
| Aug | 10 | Extreme |
| Sep | 12 | Extreme |
| Oct | 12 | Extreme |
| Nov | 11 | Extreme |
| Dec | 11 | Extreme |
Air quality in Santa Quitéria do Maranhão in Spring
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where spring falls, not just the annual average.
Air quality in Santa Quitéria do Maranhão is worst in November — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.4× the cleanest month (June, 9 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) | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 21 | 19 |
| Level | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Good | Good | Moderate | Good | Good | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 13 | Moderate |
| Feb | 15 | Moderate |
| Mar | 14 | Moderate |
| Apr | 12 | Moderate |
| May | 9 | Good |
| Jun | 9 | Good |
| Jul | 12 | Moderate |
| Aug | 10 | Good |
| Sep | 10 | Good |
| Oct | 15 | Moderate |
| Nov | 21 | Moderate |
| Dec | 19 | Moderate |
Where is Santa Quitéria do Maranhão?
Santa Quitéria do Maranhão sits at 3.5°S, 42.6°W, 21 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Luzilândia, 22 km away.
Topography around Santa Quitéria do Maranhão
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Santa Quitéria do Maranhão.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Santa Quitéria do Maranhão has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 67 m around an average of 36 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 104 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 180 m.
The land around Santa Quitéria do Maranhão is covered by grassland (51%) and trees (33%) within 3 km, trees (64%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and trees (64%) 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 Santa Quitéria do Maranhão (-3.4959°, -42.562°, elevation 21 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.