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Monthly climate in Balsas, Maranhão, Brazil

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Balsas features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 26 °C (80 °F) and 30 °C (86 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 17 °C (62 °F) or can rise to as high as 39 °C (103 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 992 mm (39.0 inches) and receives 128 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Balsas enjoys an average of 3685 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 40 minutes to 12 hours 32 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Balsas, Maranhão, Brazil §

The warmest months in Balsas are August, September and October, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 28 to 30 °C (83 - 86 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and March, when daily mean temperatures range from 26 to 26 °C (80 - 80 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Balsas experiences 329 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 Balsas, Maranhão, Brazil.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 35°C
(96°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 33°C
(93°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 36°C
(98°F)
Mean maximum 35°C
(95°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 35°C
(94°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 35°C
(96°F)
Average high 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(89°F)
Daily mean 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(81°F)
Average low 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)
Mean minimum 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(71°F)
Minimum 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(70°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Balsas, Maranhão, Brazil §

Balsas usually has the most precipitation in February, March and April, with an average of 21 rainy days and 181 mm (7.1 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Balsas are June, August and September. On average, 1 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Balsas, Maranhão, Brazil.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 133 (5.2) 204 (8.0) 193 (7.6) 147 (5.8) 21 (0.8) 1 (0.0) 3 (0.1) 1 (0.0) 1 (0.1) 42 (1.7) 114 (4.5) 131 (5.2)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 19 24 25 16 4 0 0 0 0 7 15 18

Monthly sunshine hours in Balsas, Maranhão, Brazil §

The sunniest months in Balsas are July, August and September, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 9 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Balsas: January, February and March receive an average of 8 hours 36 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Balsas, Maranhão, Brazil.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 253 242 287 297 329 327 342 346 338 335 291 294
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 29m 12h 19m 12h 7m 11h 55m 11h 45m 11h 40m 11h 43m 11h 51m 12h 3m 12h 15m 12h 26m 12h 32m

Solar UV radiation in Balsas, Maranhão, Brazil §

Balsas experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, February and March, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 15 - 15, 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 Balsas UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Balsas, Maranhão, Brazil.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 15 15 15 14 12 11 11 12 13 14 14 14