Best time to visit Maceió

November is the best time to visit Maceió for general sightseeing, with average highs of 28 °C and about 11 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly May to February.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking November comfort 63/100
A beach holiday November sea 27 °C
The least cloud October 47 % average cloud cover
The least rain December 35 mm
Warmth March 29 °C
Cooler weather August 26 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 November 63 28 °C 11 81
2 August 61 26 °C 23 73
3 October 61 27 °C 16 75
4 July 61 26 °C 26 73
5 September 61 26 °C 19 74
6 December 61 29 °C 12 80
7 June 58 26 °C 25 74
8 January 56 29 °C 15 72
9 February 54 29 °C 16 71
10 May 54 28 °C 23 72
11 March 52 29 °C 18 70
12 April 51 29 °C 20 70

For a beach holiday

November scores highest, with a sea temperature of 27 °C and air temperatures around 28 °C. The sea never reaches 20 °C here.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 28 °C 29 °C 55 % 72
February 28 °C 29 °C 57 % 71
March 28 °C 29 °C 54 % 70
April 29 °C 29 °C 56 % 70
May 28 °C 28 °C 58 % 72
June 27 °C 26 °C 56 % 74
July 26 °C 26 °C 57 % 73
August 26 °C 26 °C 53 % 73
September 26 °C 26 °C 47 % 74
October 27 °C 27 °C 47 % 75
November 27 °C 28 °C 51 % 81
December 27 °C 29 °C 53 % 80

When to think twice

April scores lowest with about 20 wet days and highs near 29 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 28.9 °C 57 mm 55 %
February 29.0 °C 61 mm 57 %
March 29.1 °C 72 mm 54 %
April 28.6 °C 108 mm 56 %
May 27.5 °C 153 mm 58 %
June 26.4 °C 172 mm 56 %
July 25.7 °C 159 mm 57 %
August 25.7 °C 102 mm 53 %
September 26.4 °C 68 mm 47 %
October 27.4 °C 52 mm 47 %
November 28.4 °C 37 mm 51 %
December 28.9 °C 35 mm 53 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

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