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Monthly climate in Araripe, Brazil

Last updated: July 31, 2025

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Araripe features a hot semi-arid climate (BSh). Temperatures typically range between 23 °C (74 °F) and 28 °C (82 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 16 °C (60 °F) or can rise to as high as 36 °C (97 °F). The average annual precipitation amounts to about 651 mm (25.6 inches) and receives 87 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually. Araripe enjoys an average of 3775 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 41 minutes to 12 hours 31 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Araripe, Brazil

The warmest months in Araripe are October, November and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 26 to 28 °C (79 - 82 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in May, June and July, when daily mean temperatures range from 23 to 24 °C (74 - 75 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Araripe experiences 326 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Araripe. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Maximum34°C
(94°F)		33°C
(91°F)		31°C
(88°F)		32°C
(89°F)		33°C
(91°F)		32°C
(90°F)		33°C
(91°F)		33°C
(92°F)		35°C
(95°F)		36°C
(96°F)		36°C
(97°F)		36°C
(96°F)
Mean maximum32°C
(91°F)		32°C
(89°F)		31°C
(88°F)		31°C
(87°F)		31°C
(88°F)		30°C
(86°F)		31°C
(89°F)		33°C
(91°F)		34°C
(94°F)		35°C
(95°F)		35°C
(95°F)		34°C
(93°F)
Average high30°C
(86°F)		29°C
(84°F)		28°C
(84°F)		29°C
(84°F)		29°C
(84°F)		29°C
(84°F)		29°C
(84°F)		30°C
(87°F)		32°C
(90°F)		33°C
(93°F)		32°C
(90°F)		31°C
(88°F)
Daily mean25°C
(77°F)		24°C
(76°F)		24°C
(76°F)		24°C
(76°F)		24°C
(75°F)		24°C
(75°F)		23°C
(74°F)		24°C
(76°F)		26°C
(79°F)		28°C
(82°F)		27°C
(81°F)		26°C
(79°F)
Average low21°C
(71°F)		21°C
(70°F)		21°C
(70°F)		21°C
(70°F)		20°C
(69°F)		19°C
(67°F)		18°C
(66°F)		19°C
(66°F)		20°C
(68°F)		22°C
(72°F)		22°C
(72°F)		22°C
(71°F)
Mean minimum20°C
(68°F)		20°C
(68°F)		20°C
(68°F)		20°C
(68°F)		19°C
(66°F)		18°C
(64°F)		16°C
(62°F)		17°C
(62°F)		18°C
(64°F)		20°C
(69°F)		21°C
(70°F)		20°C
(68°F)
Minimum19°C
(66°F)		20°C
(68°F)		19°C
(67°F)		19°C
(66°F)		18°C
(64°F)		16°C
(61°F)		16°C
(60°F)		16°C
(60°F)		16°C
(62°F)		19°C
(67°F)		20°C
(68°F)		18°C
(65°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Araripe, Brazil

Araripe usually has the most precipitation in February, March and April, with an average of 18 rainy days and 151 mm (6.0 inches) of precipitation per month. The driest months in Araripe are August, September and October. On average, 2 mm (0.1 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Araripe. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average precipitation mm (inches)90 (3.5)146 (5.8)195 (7.7)113 (4.4)25 (1.0)6 (0.2)6 (0.2)1 (0.0)1 (0.0)5 (0.2)23 (0.9)41 (1.6)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm)1220211461100156

Monthly sunshine hours in Araripe, Brazil

The sunniest months in Araripe are August, September and October, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 21 minutes a day. Least sunny months in Araripe: January, February and April receive an average of 9 hours 3 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Araripe. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean monthly sunshine hours250264300299319313321342344356331328
Mean daily daylight hours12h 28m12h 19m12h 7m11h 55m11h 46m11h 41m11h 44m11h 52m12h 3m12h 15m12h 25m12h 31m

Solar UV radiation in Araripe, Brazil

Araripe experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in March, April and December, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 15 - 16, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure. May, June and July are in the Extreme exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 12. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Araripe UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Araripe. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
UV Index (month maximum)151516151211111314141515