Climate averages 1991–2020
Salvador weather
by month.
See how the year changes. February (tied with March) has the highest average daily maximum; December has the lowest average monthly rainfall.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
Across the year Salvador averages a daytime high of 26.9°C and a nighttime low of 23.8°C, with about 1,130 mm of rain on roughly 200 days. February (tied with March) is the warmest month (average high 28.5°C) and August (tied with July) the coolest (24.8°C). May is the wettest month with 186 mm; December is the driest with 40 mm.
The annual picture
A year in Salvador
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
Salvador climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28.4°C24.8°C | 24.8°C | 59 | 12.4 | 12.813 h |
| February | 28.5°C25.0°C | 25.0°C | 62 | 14.5 | 12.513 h |
| March | 28.5°C25.0°C | 25.0°C | 91 | 17.8 | 12.212 h |
| April | 27.5°C24.5°C | 24.5°C | 158 | 22.3 | 11.812 h |
| May | 26.4°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 186 | 22.8 | 11.512 h |
| June | 25.4°C22.9°C | 22.9°C | 150 | 22.9 | 11.411 h |
| July | 24.8°C22.2°C | 22.2°C | 116 | 21.9 | 11.411 h |
| August | 24.8°C22.1°C | 22.1°C | 81 | 19.8 | 11.712 h |
| September | 25.7°C22.6°C | 22.6°C | 64 | 14.6 | 12.012 h |
| October | 26.9°C23.5°C | 23.5°C | 58 | 10.9 | 12.412 h |
| November | 27.8°C24.1°C | 24.1°C | 64 | 10.6 | 12.713 h |
| December | 28.4°C24.7°C | 24.7°C | 40 | 9.6 | 12.913 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
Nearby cities
- Lauro de FreitasBrazil · 20 kmHigh 27.3°C · Low 24.1°C · 903 mm rain a year
- Simões FilhoBrazil · 23 kmHigh 27.3°C · Low 23.8°C · 1,215 mm rain a year
- CandeiasBrazil · 35 kmHigh 27.8°C · Low 23.2°C · 1,215 mm rain a year
- Dias d'ÁvilaBrazil · 46 kmHigh 28.9°C · Low 22.4°C · 1,035 mm rain a year
- Valença (Bahia), BrazilBrazil · 77 kmHigh 27.6°C · Low 22.3°C · 1,305 mm rain a year
- Santo Antônio de JesusBrazil · 83 kmHigh 27.5°C · Low 20.6°C · 902 mm rain a year
- AlagoinhasBrazil · 94 kmHigh 29.3°C · Low 21.5°C · 710 mm rain a year
- Feira de SantanaBrazil · 94 kmHigh 28.9°C · Low 20.8°C · 599 mm rain a year
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 limitsWhat do the high and low temperatures mean?
We average the daily maximum and daily minimum for each calendar month over 1991–2020. They are not record extremes, a forecast range or temperatures at a fixed time of day.
How is a rain day counted?
A local calendar day (standard time, UTC-3, no daylight saving) with at least 1 mm of total precipitation counts as one rain day. We count these for each year and month, then average across 30 years. The average does not predict which days will be wet.
Where do the numbers come from?
ERA5-Land (temperature) and ERA5 (precipitation) reanalysis from the Copernicus Climate Change Service, read from the Open-Meteo open-data archive. Temperature comes from the 0.1° model cell at -13.00°, -38.60° (12 km from the city centre). Rain comes from the 0.25° cell at -13.00°, -38.50°. These are model estimates, not weather-station readings; coast, hills and city streets can differ.
Does this page show sunshine, humidity or sea temperature?
No. The data used here contain air temperature and precipitation only. Daylight hours are calculated from the city's latitude (sunrise to sunset), not measured sunshine.