Climate averages 1991–2020
Palmas weather
in July.
A hot, very dry month: the 4th warmest and the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
July is a hot month in Palmas: daytime highs average 32.8°C and nights cool to about 21.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 4th warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical July (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 35 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Gurupi (192 km away). In July its highs average 32.4°C, about as warm as Palmas, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 448 cities listed in Brazil, Palmas ranks 6th of 448 for the warmest July highs and 25th of 448 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 448 cities is 24.7°C; Palmas is 8.0°C warmer than that mean.
From July to August, average highs rise by 1.6°C to 34.4°C, and monthly rainfall stays under 1 mm.
The annual picture
July in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Palmas climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29.8°C22.7°C | 22.7°C | 354 | 27.1 | 12.613 h |
| February | 29.9°C22.7°C | 22.7°C | 318 | 25.2 | 12.412 h |
| March | 29.9°C22.7°C | 22.7°C | 313 | 26.7 | 12.212 h |
| April | 30.4°C22.7°C | 22.7°C | 192 | 18.8 | 11.912 h |
| May | 31.6°C22.7°C | 22.7°C | 55 | 7.1 | 11.712 h |
| June | 32.4°C21.6°C | 21.6°C | 2.5 | 0.4 | 11.512 h |
| July, selected | 32.8°C21.1°C | 21.1°C | 0.5 | 0.1 | 11.612 h |
| August | 34.4°C22.2°C | 22.2°C | 0.9 | 0.3 | 11.812 h |
| September | 35.4°C24.1°C | 24.1°C | 25 | 3.5 | 12.012 h |
| October | 33.3°C24.0°C | 24.0°C | 129 | 15.5 | 12.312 h |
| November | 30.9°C23.2°C | 23.2°C | 248 | 21.6 | 12.613 h |
| December | 30.4°C23.0°C | 23.0°C | 297 | 25.0 | 12.713 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
July in nearby cities
- Gurupi in JulyBrazil · 192 kmHigh 32.4°C · Low 22.2°C · 0 mm rain
- Redenção in JulyBrazil · 303 kmHigh 33.1°C · Low 21.5°C · 2.5 mm rain
- Araguaína in JulyBrazil · 331 kmHigh 32.7°C · Low 21.0°C · 2.5 mm rain
- Luis Eduardo Magalhães in JulyBrazil · 350 kmHigh 28.0°C · Low 16.9°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Balsas in JulyBrazil · 386 kmHigh 32.4°C · Low 22.0°C · 1.3 mm rain
- Barreiras in JulyBrazil · 426 kmHigh 30.2°C · Low 19.0°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Parauapebas in JulyBrazil · 488 kmHigh 31.8°C · Low 22.8°C · 9.0 mm rain
- Imperatriz in JulyBrazil · 524 kmHigh 33.2°C · Low 23.1°C · 6.2 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Palmas) is explained once on the Palmas year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.