The climate of Paraíba: when to go to Paraíba

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Paraíba has a hot humid tropical climate with abundant rains along the coast, which becomes drier in the interior of the state becoming semi-arid in the western region of Sertão Paraíbano.

Along the coast, the rains exceed 2,000 mm per year, the rainy season lasts from February to August, while the driest months are from September to December. The average maximum temperatures vary between 28 ° C in winter and 32 ° C in summer, the average minimum temperatures vary between 19 ° C and 23 ° C.

The rains drop dramatically in the interior of the state. Already in the area of the highlands the annual average is around 800 mm, the rains fall mainly between March and July, while from August to February there is the dry season. The average maximum temperatures vary between 24 ° C in winter and 30 ° C in summer, the average minimum temperatures vary between 18 ° C and 20 ° C.

In the Sertão Paraíbano region, rainfall decreases to values of 600/700 mm per year and the rainy season is reduced to a few months between February and April. The maximum average temperatures vary between 28 ° C in winter and 33 ° C in summer, the average minimum temperatures vary between 17 ° C and 20 ° C.

The sea water temperature varies from 26 ° C in the winter months to 28 ° C in the summer months.

WHEN TO GO TO PARAÍBA

Along the coast, the best time for a visit are the driest months between September and December. In the highlands, the period between August and February is excellent. While in Sertão of the Paraíba the months with the best climate are those between May and August.

THE CLIMATE OF PARAÍBA: CLIMATE TABLES

JOÃO PESSOA (40 meters)
Month	Average low (°C)	Average high (°C)	Precip. (mm)	Precip. days
January	23,7	30,2	75,8	8
February	23,5	30,5	108,4	9
March	23,2	30,0	252,2	15
April	22,8	29,8	349,8	17
May	22,2	29,6	307,3	17
June	21,4	28,3	346,1	18
July	20,9	27,5	346,2	21
August	20,5	27,8	183,5	16
September	21,5	28,3	87,2	11
October	23,0	29,3	35,4	7
November	23,7	29,7	24,9	5
December	23,9	30,0	28,5	5
YEAR	22,5	29,3	2145,4	149

CAMPINA GRANDE (560 meters)
Month	Average low (°C)	Average high (°C)	Precip. (mm)	Precip. days
January	20,0	29,9	55,3	6
February	20,0	29,8	47,7	6
March	20,4	28,4	91,8	10
April	20,2	28,2	141,8	11
May	19,3	26,7	104,7	14
June	18,1	25,5	112,7	14
July	17,9	24,8	154,0	15
August	17,8	25,5	58,8	9
September	18,3	27,1	48,7	7
October	18,9	28,8	17,4	4
November	19,5	29,5	13,2	3
December	20,2	29,6	29,3	4
YEAR	19,2	27,8	875,4	103

PATOS (242 meters)
Month	Average low (°C)	Average high (°C)	Precip. (mm)	Precip. days
January	20	32	64
February	20	30	83
March	20	30	188
April	20	30	129
May	20	29	64
June	18	28	58
July	17	28	22
August	17	30	8
September	18	31	33
October	19	32	10
November	20	33	12
December	20	33	28
YEAR			699

CAJAZEIRAS (298 meters)
Month	Average low (°C)	Average high (°C)	Precip. (mm)	Precip. days
January	21	32	102
February	20	30	113
March	20	30	244
April	21	29	172
May	20	29	74
June	19	28	43
July	18	28	28
August	18	31	12
September	19	32	21
October	20	33	15
November	21	33	23
December	21	33	51
YEAR			898