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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 |
SEA WATER TEMPERATURE
JOÃO PESSOA | |
Month | Sea water temperature °C |
January | 28 |
February | 28 |
March | 28 |
April | 28 |
May | 28 |
June | 27 |
July | 26 |
August | 26 |
September | 26 |
October | 27 |
November | 27 |
December | 27 |
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