Cariacica climate
Cariacica is warmest in February, with average highs of 29 °C, and coldest in July, when nights average 18 °C. November is the wettest month (235 mm) and June the driest (40 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
Across a full year Cariacica averages 1,395 mm of rain and 247 days above 25 °C.
Brazil · population 376,200 · 1991–2020 normals
Temperature below 0 °C to above 30 °C Rain band height is that month’s share of the wettest month
- Warmest month February 29 °C
- Coldest month July 18 °C
- Driest month June 40 mm
- Wettest month November 235 mm
- Least cloud July 46 % cloud
- Hottest on record February 38 °C
- Coldest on record September 13 °C
What to expectCariacica through the year
Cariacica has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 24 °C in July to 29 °C in February, a swing of 5.1 °C in mean temperature across the year.
Counted across a normal year, 247 days a year reach 25 °C, 54 of them reach 30 °C. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 38 °C, in February.
Rain is strongly seasonal. November averages 235 mm against 40 mm in June — 5.8 times as much. Planning around the dry months matters more here than planning around temperature.
Month by month
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29.1 °C | 156 mm | 66 % |
| February | 29.4 °C | 108 mm | 60 % |
| March | 28.7 °C | 169 mm | 64 % |
| April | 27.1 °C | 112 mm | 57 % |
| May | 25.5 °C | 65 mm | 52 % |
| June | 24.7 °C | 40 mm | 47 % |
| July | 24.1 °C | 46 mm | 46 % |
| August | 24.4 °C | 50 mm | 47 % |
| September | 25.5 °C | 68 mm | 57 % |
| October | 26.5 °C | 122 mm | 69 % |
| November | 26.7 °C | 235 mm | 78 % |
| December | 28.1 °C | 224 mm | 74 % |
Temperature month by month
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Mean | Record high | Record low | Days above 25 °C | Days above 30 °C | Days below 0 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29.1 °C | 22.8 °C | 25.4 °C | 36.8 °C | 18.5 °C | 29 | 11 | 0 |
| February | 29.4 °C | 23.0 °C | 25.7 °C | 38.3 °C | 20.0 °C | 28 | 11 | 0 |
| March | 28.7 °C | 22.7 °C | 25.2 °C | 38.1 °C | 18.1 °C | 30 | 9 | 0 |
| April | 27.1 °C | 21.6 °C | 23.9 °C | 35.5 °C | 16.4 °C | 25 | 3 | 0 |
| May | 25.5 °C | 19.6 °C | 22.1 °C | 33.1 °C | 14.4 °C | 16 | 1 | 0 |
| June | 24.7 °C | 18.5 °C | 21.1 °C | 32.5 °C | 13.8 °C | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| July | 24.1 °C | 17.9 °C | 20.5 °C | 33.8 °C | 13.3 °C | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| August | 24.4 °C | 17.9 °C | 20.7 °C | 31.7 °C | 13.2 °C | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| September | 25.5 °C | 19.1 °C | 21.7 °C | 35.5 °C | 12.7 °C | 16 | 2 | 0 |
| October | 26.5 °C | 20.3 °C | 22.8 °C | 35.6 °C | 13.2 °C | 20 | 4 | 0 |
| November | 26.7 °C | 21.2 °C | 23.5 °C | 37.5 °C | 16.2 °C | 20 | 4 | 0 |
| December | 28.1 °C | 22.3 °C | 24.7 °C | 35.7 °C | 17.3 °C | 27 | 7 | 0 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 156 mm | 15 | 13 h/day | 66 % | 80 % | 15 km/h |
| February | 108 mm | 13 | 13 h/day | 60 % | 80 % | 14 km/h |
| March | 169 mm | 17 | 12 h/day | 64 % | 81 % | 13 km/h |
| April | 112 mm | 15 | 12 h/day | 57 % | 82 % | 12 km/h |
| May | 65 mm | 10 | 11 h/day | 52 % | 81 % | 12 km/h |
| June | 40 mm | 8 | 11 h/day | 47 % | 81 % | 12 km/h |
| July | 46 mm | 9 | 11 h/day | 46 % | 81 % | 13 km/h |
| August | 50 mm | 9 | 11 h/day | 47 % | 79 % | 14 km/h |
| September | 68 mm | 11 | 12 h/day | 57 % | 78 % | 16 km/h |
| October | 122 mm | 13 | 13 h/day | 69 % | 79 % | 16 km/h |
| November | 235 mm | 18 | 13 h/day | 78 % | 82 % | 15 km/h |
| December | 224 mm | 18 | 13 h/day | 74 % | 82 % | 15 km/h |
How Cariacica compares
The same four figures for nearby destinations, so the numbers above have something to be read against. Summer high is the warmest month's average high; winter low is the coldest month's average low.
| Destination | Summer high | Winter low | Rain per year | Days above 25 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cariacica | 29 °C | 18 °C | 1,395 mm | 247 |
| Vila Velha · Brazil | 29 °C | 19 °C | 1,049 mm | 254 |
| Serra · Brazil | 29 °C | 18 °C | 1,095 mm | 252 |
| Cachoeiro de Itapemirim · Brazil | 31 °C | 16 °C | 1,322 mm | 286 |
| Linhares · Brazil | 31 °C | 18 °C | 1,072 mm | 299 |
| Campos dos Goytacazes · Brazil | 31 °C | 18 °C | 1,087 mm | 289 |
Planning a trip? See the best time to visit Cariacica.
QuestionsCommon questions about Cariacica’s climate
When is the best time to visit Cariacica?
That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. June, July, August sit closest to 20 °C on average, February is the warmest month and June the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.
How hot does Cariacica get?
In February, the warmest month, daily highs average 29 °C. About 54 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 38 °C.
How cold does it get in winter?
Nights average 18 °C in July, the coldest month. Freezing nights are not part of a normal year here.
Which month is wettest in Cariacica?
November, averaging 235 mm over 18 days with rain. The driest month is June with 40 mm. The year as a whole averages 1,395 mm.
Are these figures a forecast?
No. They are 1991–2020 climate normals: the average of thirty years, which describes what a month is usually like in Cariacica rather than what any particular week will bring. Individual years can differ substantially from the normal.
Data sources and method
- ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
- Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
- NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
- GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0
- Normal period
- 1991–2020
- Data point
- -20.264°, -40.420° (the coordinates the reanalysis values are taken for)
- Dataset version
- era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
- Last processed
Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: monthly rankings, daylight hours, beach and comfort scores. Full formulas are on the methodology page.
Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.