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Best time to visit Santa Maria

April is the best time to visit Santa Maria for general sightseeing, with average highs of 24 °C and about 10 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly March to November.

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 April comfort 86/100
The least cloud November 50 % average cloud cover
The least rain August 122 mm
Warmth January 29 °C
Cooler weather July 18 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days
1 April 86 24 °C 10
2 May 86 20 °C 9
3 September 84 21 °C 11
4 August 84 20 °C 10
5 October 83 24 °C 12
6 November 82 26 °C 10
7 June 79 19 °C 10
8 March 76 27 °C 11
9 July 76 18 °C 10
10 December 72 29 °C 12
11 February 69 28 °C 13
12 January 66 29 °C 14

When to think twice

January scores lowest with about 14 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 29.2 °C 158 mm 53 %
February 28.4 °C 143 mm 52 %
March 27.2 °C 127 mm 51 %
April 24.2 °C 147 mm 52 %
May 20.4 °C 124 mm 56 %
June 18.5 °C 137 mm 59 %
July 18.0 °C 152 mm 55 %
August 20.4 °C 122 mm 51 %
September 21.4 °C 161 mm 56 %
October 23.7 °C 207 mm 61 %
November 26.1 °C 138 mm 50 %
December 28.6 °C 158 mm 51 %

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.

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.