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Monthly climate in Santa Cruz, Brazil

Last updated: July 31, 2025

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Santa Cruz features a hot semi-arid climate (BSh). Temperatures typically range between 24 °C (76 °F) and 27 °C (81 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 18 °C (65 °F) or can rise to as high as 37 °C (99 °F). The average annual precipitation amounts to about 425 mm (16.7 inches) and receives 77 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually. Santa Cruz enjoys an average of 3829 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 45 minutes to 12 hours 27 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Santa Cruz, Brazil

The warmest months in Santa Cruz are January, November and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 27 to 27 °C (81 - 81 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 24 to 25 °C (76 - 77 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Santa Cruz experiences 328 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 Santa Cruz. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Maximum37°C
(99°F)		35°C
(96°F)		35°C
(95°F)		35°C
(95°F)		34°C
(93°F)		33°C
(92°F)		33°C
(92°F)		33°C
(92°F)		34°C
(93°F)		35°C
(95°F)		35°C
(95°F)		35°C
(95°F)
Mean maximum35°C
(95°F)		34°C
(94°F)		34°C
(93°F)		33°C
(93°F)		33°C
(91°F)		31°C
(89°F)		32°C
(89°F)		32°C
(90°F)		33°C
(92°F)		34°C
(93°F)		34°C
(94°F)		34°C
(94°F)
Average high32°C
(91°F)		32°C
(90°F)		32°C
(89°F)		31°C
(88°F)		30°C
(87°F)		30°C
(86°F)		29°C
(85°F)		30°C
(87°F)		31°C
(89°F)		32°C
(91°F)		33°C
(92°F)		33°C
(91°F)
Daily mean27°C
(81°F)		27°C
(81°F)		27°C
(80°F)		26°C
(79°F)		26°C
(78°F)		25°C
(77°F)		24°C
(76°F)		25°C
(77°F)		25°C
(78°F)		26°C
(80°F)		27°C
(81°F)		27°C
(81°F)
Average low23°C
(74°F)		23°C
(74°F)		23°C
(74°F)		23°C
(73°F)		22°C
(72°F)		21°C
(70°F)		20°C
(69°F)		20°C
(69°F)		21°C
(70°F)		22°C
(72°F)		23°C
(73°F)		23°C
(74°F)
Mean minimum21°C
(71°F)		22°C
(71°F)		22°C
(71°F)		21°C
(71°F)		20°C
(69°F)		20°C
(68°F)		19°C
(66°F)		19°C
(66°F)		19°C
(66°F)		20°C
(68°F)		21°C
(70°F)		21°C
(71°F)
Minimum21°C
(70°F)		21°C
(70°F)		21°C
(71°F)		21°C
(69°F)		20°C
(68°F)		19°C
(66°F)		18°C
(65°F)		18°C
(65°F)		19°C
(66°F)		20°C
(67°F)		20°C
(68°F)		20°C
(69°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Santa Cruz, Brazil

Santa Cruz usually has the most precipitation in February, March and April, with an average of 15 rainy days and 77 mm (3.0 inches) of precipitation per month. The driest months in Santa Cruz are August, September and October. On average, 7 mm (0.3 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Santa Cruz. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average precipitation mm (inches)27 (1.1)67 (2.6)88 (3.5)77 (3.0)55 (2.2)27 (1.1)40 (1.6)7 (0.3)6 (0.2)7 (0.3)8 (0.3)15 (0.6)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm)612181694510114

Monthly sunshine hours in Santa Cruz, Brazil

The sunniest months in Santa Cruz are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 12 minutes a day. Least sunny months in Santa Cruz: January, February and April receive an average of 9 hours 45 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Santa Cruz. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean monthly sunshine hours273298328305316308308334324342342347
Mean daily daylight hours12h 25m12h 17m12h 6m11h 56m11h 48m11h 45m11h 47m11h 54m12h 3m12h 13m12h 23m12h 27m

Solar UV radiation in Santa Cruz, Brazil

Santa Cruz experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, March and April, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 14 - 15, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure. June, July and August 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 Santa Cruz UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Santa Cruz. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
UV Index (month maximum)151415141311111214131414