The climate of Rio Grande do Norte: when to go

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The state of Rio Grande do Norte has a warm tropical climate, with significant differences in rainfall between the hot and humid coast and the hot and dry interior. Temperatures are fairly constant in every season of the year and vary between the hottest month and the coldest month by a few degrees.

The hottest months are from October to February, while the coldest months are from June to August. During the year along the coast the maximum average temperatures vary between 32 ° C and 29 ° C, while in the interior they vary between 35 ° C and 30 ° C, the average minimum temperatures vary throughout the state between 19 ° C and 24 ° C.

Rainfall is the main factor that differentiates the climate of the Rio Grande do Norte. Along the east coast the climate is humid tropical, here the rains are quite abundant with annual averages between 1,000 and 1,500 mm, here the rainiest months are between March and August, the dry months between September and January. But along the northern coast the climate becomes semi-arid, rainfall decreases with values around 700 mm and the rainy season is reduced to the months from February to May.

Inland the climate is semi-arid with long periods of drought and scarce rains, the annual average varies between 500 mm and 800 mm, the rainiest months are those from February to May.

The sea water temperature varies between 26 ° C in the winter and 28 ° C in the summer months.

WHEN TO GO IN THE RIO GRANDE DO NORTE

The best time to visit the north coast of Rio Grande do Norte are the driest months between June and January. While along the east coast the best months are between September and January. Inland the best months are the winter months between June and August.

Climate of Natal.

THE CLIMATE OF THE RIO GRANDE DO NORTE: CLIMATE TABLES

NATAL (30 meters)
Month	Average low (°C)	Average high (°C)	Precip. (mm)	Precip. days
January	24,0	30,2	54,6	6
February	23,8	30,5	87,3	9
March	23,3	30,3	195,8	14
April	22,8	29,8	264,7	16
May	22,3	29,1	239,6	14
June	21,5	28,2	202,2	16
July	20,8	27,7	196,9	17
August	20,7	27,9	112,6	13
September	21,7	28,6	59,1	8
October	22,7	29,5	17,1	4
November	23,1	29,7	14,7	4
December	23,6	30,2	20,8	5
YEAR	22,5	29,3	1465,4	126

MOSSORÓ (16 meters)
Month	Average low (°C)	Average high (°C)	Precip. (mm)	Precip. days
January	24	34	59
February	23	33	106
March	23	33	151
April	23	32	195
May	23	32	112
June	22	32	52
July	22	32	43
August	21	34	10
September	22	34	6
October	23	35	2
November	23	35	3
December	24	34	26
YEAR	–	–	765

CAICÓ (151 meters)
Month	Average low (°C)	Average high (°C)	Precip. (mm)	Precip. days
January	21	33	59
February	21	32	89
March	21	32	175
April	21	31	131
May	21	31	52
June	19	30	37
July	19	30	14
August	19	32	2
September	20	33	33
October	21	34	11
November	21	34	5
December	22	34	23
YEAR	–	–	631

PATU (248 meters)
Month	Average low (°C)	Average high (°C)	Precip. (mm)	Precip. days
January	23	34	66
February	22	32	113
March	22	32	210
April	22	32	169
May	22	32	90
June	21	32	40
July	20	31	31
August	20	33	8
September	22	35	25
October	21	35	6
November	22	35	9
December	23	35	25
YEAR	–	–	792