Samambaia climate
Samambaia is warmest in September, with average highs of 29 °C, and coldest in July, when nights average 14 °C. December is the wettest month (243 mm) and July the driest (0.3 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
Across a full year Samambaia averages 1,383 mm of rain and 238 days above 25 °C.
Brazil · population 218,840 · 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 September 29 °C
- Coldest month July 14 °C
- Driest month July 0 mm
- Wettest month December 243 mm
- Least cloud August 27 % cloud
- Hottest on record October 36 °C
- Coldest on record June 8.3 °C
What to expectSamambaia through the year
Samambaia has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 25 °C in July to 29 °C in September, a swing of 3.6 °C in mean temperature across the year.
Counted across a normal year, 238 days a year reach 25 °C, 20 of them reach 30 °C. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 36 °C, in October.
Rain is strongly seasonal. December averages 243 mm against 0 mm in July — 791 times as much. Planning around the dry months matters more here than planning around temperature.
Month by month
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25.5 °C | 232 mm | 78 % |
| February | 25.7 °C | 191 mm | 75 % |
| March | 25.5 °C | 211 mm | 73 % |
| April | 25.4 °C | 94 mm | 56 % |
| May | 25.1 °C | 21 mm | 44 % |
| June | 24.7 °C | 5 mm | 34 % |
| July | 25.0 °C | under 1 mm | 27 % |
| August | 26.8 °C | 6 mm | 27 % |
| September | 28.6 °C | 34 mm | 41 % |
| October | 28.0 °C | 120 mm | 62 % |
| November | 25.6 °C | 225 mm | 79 % |
| December | 25.4 °C | 243 mm | 82 % |
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 | 25.5 °C | 17.9 °C | 21.3 °C | 31.5 °C | 14.4 °C | 19 | 1 | 0 |
| February | 25.7 °C | 17.8 °C | 21.3 °C | 31.9 °C | 15.1 °C | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| March | 25.5 °C | 17.7 °C | 21.1 °C | 29.9 °C | 14.9 °C | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| April | 25.4 °C | 17.1 °C | 20.8 °C | 29.4 °C | 12.5 °C | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| May | 25.1 °C | 15.7 °C | 20.1 °C | 29.3 °C | 10.5 °C | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| June | 24.7 °C | 14.5 °C | 19.3 °C | 29.4 °C | 8.3 °C | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| July | 25.0 °C | 14.2 °C | 19.4 °C | 28.7 °C | 8.9 °C | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| August | 26.8 °C | 15.6 °C | 21.0 °C | 31.3 °C | 10.4 °C | 25 | 1 | 0 |
| September | 28.6 °C | 17.8 °C | 23.0 °C | 33.8 °C | 12.5 °C | 28 | 9 | 0 |
| October | 28.0 °C | 18.5 °C | 22.9 °C | 36.1 °C | 13.4 °C | 27 | 8 | 0 |
| November | 25.6 °C | 17.8 °C | 21.2 °C | 32.3 °C | 14.9 °C | 18 | 1 | 0 |
| December | 25.4 °C | 17.9 °C | 21.2 °C | 31.8 °C | 14.5 °C | 18 | 0 | 0 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 232 mm | 22 | 13 h/day | 78 % | 79 % | 13 km/h |
| February | 191 mm | 20 | 13 h/day | 75 % | 79 % | 12 km/h |
| March | 211 mm | 22 | 12 h/day | 73 % | 80 % | 12 km/h |
| April | 94 mm | 13 | 12 h/day | 56 % | 76 % | 13 km/h |
| May | 21 mm | 3 | 11 h/day | 44 % | 67 % | 13 km/h |
| June | 5 mm | 1 | 11 h/day | 34 % | 59 % | 15 km/h |
| July | under 1 mm | 0 | 11 h/day | 27 % | 51 % | 16 km/h |
| August | 6 mm | 2 | 12 h/day | 27 % | 45 % | 16 km/h |
| September | 34 mm | 5 | 12 h/day | 41 % | 47 % | 16 km/h |
| October | 120 mm | 15 | 12 h/day | 62 % | 62 % | 14 km/h |
| November | 225 mm | 22 | 13 h/day | 79 % | 78 % | 13 km/h |
| December | 243 mm | 24 | 13 h/day | 82 % | 80 % | 13 km/h |
How Samambaia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samambaia | 29 °C | 14 °C | 1,383 mm | 238 |
| Ceilândia · Brazil | 29 °C | 14 °C | 1,360 mm | 230 |
| Brasília · Brazil | 29 °C | 14 °C | 1,383 mm | 262 |
| Águas Lindas de Goiás · Brazil | 30 °C | 15 °C | 1,344 mm | 291 |
| Luziânia · Brazil | 30 °C | 15 °C | 1,239 mm | 316 |
| Planaltina · Brazil | 30 °C | 15 °C | 1,191 mm | 303 |
| Anápolis · Brazil | 30 °C | 16 °C | 1,517 mm | 307 |
Where Samambaia ranks
| Ranking | Position | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Places with the best weather in South America in June | 2nd of 50 | 97/100 |
| Places with the best weather in the world in June | 7th of 50 | 97/100 |
| Places with the best weather in South America in July | 9th of 50 | 96/100 |
| Places with the best weather in South America in May | 9th of 50 | 94/100 |
| The driest places in South America in July | 17th of 50 | 0.3 mm |
| Places with the best weather in the world in July | 21st of 50 | 96/100 |
Planning a trip? See the best time to visit Samambaia.
QuestionsCommon questions about Samambaia’s climate
When is the best time to visit Samambaia?
That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. May, June, July sit closest to 20 °C on average, September is the warmest month and July the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.
How hot does Samambaia get?
In September, the warmest month, daily highs average 29 °C. About 20 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 36 °C.
How cold does it get in winter?
Nights average 14 °C in July, the coldest month. Freezing nights are not part of a normal year here.
Which month is wettest in Samambaia?
December, averaging 243 mm over 24 days with rain. The driest month is July with 0 mm. The year as a whole averages 1,383 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 Samambaia 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
- -15.882°, -48.104° (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.