São Domingos do Maranhão in Fall

In fall (March, April and May), São Domingos do Maranhão sees average daytime highs around 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 533 mm of rain over about 64 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the 2nd-wettest season.

Across fall, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 31°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time across fall, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Fall is São Domingos do Maranhão's 2nd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see São Domingos do Maranhão's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
31°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
23°C
Rainfall
533 mm
64 wet days
Avg wind
5 km/h
Travel score
3.4
2nd-best season
Months
Mar · Apr · May

Temperature in São Domingos do Maranhão in Fall

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across fall, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 31°C.

A typical fall day in São Domingos do Maranhão reaches about 31°C and drops to 23°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is May, the coolest March.

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How fall really feels in São Domingos do Maranhão

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

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
92
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

São Domingos do Maranhão weather by month

How the three fall months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 23°24226.212.32.9
Feb30° / 23°22824.512.22.9
Mar30° / 23°26527.9122.8
Apr30° / 23°18523.211.93.2
May31° / 23°8312.611.74.1
Jun32° / 23°112.611.74.7
Jul33° / 22°70.911.74.5
Aug34° / 23°20.411.83.8
Sep35° / 23°121.8123.0
Oct35° / 24°305.212.13.0
Nov33° / 24°8411.712.33.2
Dec32° / 23°14018.112.33.1

Cloud cover in Fall

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time across fall.

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Chance of precipitation in Fall

Any precipitation

São Domingos do Maranhão gets around 533 mm of rain over 64 wet days across fall. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Fall

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Fall

Winds average 5 km/h across fall.

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Sunrise & sunset in Fall

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min in early March to 11 h 42 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Fall

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across fall, about 4.6 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in fall

Hazard calendar for São Domingos do Maranhão

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In fall, São Domingos do Maranhão overlaps its monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

São Domingos do Maranhão's monsoon runs December–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is fall a good time to visit São Domingos do Maranhão?

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

3.4
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

fall is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in São Domingos do Maranhão.

What to pack for São Domingos do Maranhão in Fall

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

In fall, São Domingos do Maranhão sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 64 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in São Domingos do Maranhão in Fall

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across fall averages around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in São Domingos do Maranhão peaks around March 11 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 24 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeExtremeMar 11UV 15Jul 24UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in São Domingos do Maranhão in Fall

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in São Domingos do Maranhão is worst in October — around 55 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 6.3× the cleanest month (June, 9 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModeratePoorModerateOct 1752 µg/m³Jun 199 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb14Moderate
Mar13Moderate
Apr12Good
May10Good
Jun9Good
Jul9Good
Aug18Moderate
Sep27Moderate
Oct55Unhealthy
Nov30Moderate
Dec22Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is São Domingos do Maranhão?

São Domingos do Maranhão sits at 5.6°S, 44.4°W, 179 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Fortuna, 31 km away.

Topography around São Domingos do Maranhão

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of São Domingos do Maranhão.

Within 3 km, the terrain around São Domingos do Maranhão has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 63 m around an average of 188 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 172 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 443 m.

The land around São Domingos do Maranhão is covered by grassland (49%) and trees (37%) within 3 km, grassland (49%) and trees (45%) within 16 km, and trees (65%) and grassland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
63 m
16 km
172 m
80 km
443 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
Fall weather nearby: Fortuna 31 km · Presidente Dutra 34 km · Tuntum 46 km · Colinas 52 km · Dom Pedro 60 km · Buriti Bravo 68 km · São João do Soter 82 km · Mirador 88 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 São Domingos do Maranhão (-5.5758°, -44.3853°, elevation 179 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.