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Monthly climate in Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Santa Maria features a humid subtropical climate (Cfa).Temperatures typically range between 14 °C (57 °F) and 25 °C (77 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -2 °C (29 °F) or can rise to as high as 39 °C (102 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1498 mm (59.0 inches) and receives 118 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Santa Maria enjoys an average of 3243 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 15 minutes to 14 hours 0 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil §

The warmest months in Santa Maria are January, February and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 24 to 25 °C (75 - 77 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 14 to 15 °C (57 - 60 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Santa Maria experiences 182 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 Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, 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 38°C
(101°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(85°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 39°C
(102°F)
Mean maximum 37°C
(98°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 37°C
(100°F)
Average high 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 30°C
(87°F)
Daily mean 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 24°C
(76°F)
Average low 20°C
(69°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 18°C
(65°F)
Mean minimum 15°C
(59°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 6°C
(42°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 0°C
(33°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 13°C
(55°F)
Minimum 12°C
(54°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 6°C
(42°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 0°C
(33°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 0°C
(33°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 10°C
(50°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil §

Santa Maria usually has the most precipitation in May, September and October, with an average of 11 rainy days and 172 mm (6.8 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Santa Maria are April, August and December. On average, 85 mm (3.3 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, 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) 143 (5.6) 107 (4.2) 116 (4.6) 79 (3.1) 200 (7.9) 120 (4.7) 106 (4.2) 103 (4.1) 148 (5.8) 168 (6.6) 137 (5.4) 72 (2.8)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 12 10 10 9 11 9 8 9 12 11 9 8

Monthly sunshine hours in Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil §

The sunniest months in Santa Maria are February, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 2 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Santa Maria: May, June and September receive an average of 7 hours 12 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, 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 260 313 306 262 221 206 231 257 228 274 311 368
Mean daily daylight hours 13h 47m 13h 5m 12h 13m 11h 19m 10h 36m 10h 15m 10h 26m 11h 4m 11h 55m 12h 48m 13h 36m 14h 0m

Solar UV radiation in Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil §

Santa Maria experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, November and December, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 14 - 15, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.May, June and July are in the Moderate / High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 6. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Santa Maria UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, 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 13 12 9 6 5 5 7 9 12 14 14