Sobral
Elevation 70 m3.69° S, 40.34° W
When to go?
Mean 28 °C, 18 rain days in the month (108 mm).
Against
- Hothighs of 33 °C
- Often rainyrain on 6 days in 10
Mean 27 °C, 21 rain days in the month (148 mm).
Against
- Hothighs of 32 °C
- Often rainyrain on 7 days in 10
Mean 27 °C, 27 rain days in the month (220 mm).
Against
- Hothighs of 31 °C
- Often rainyrain on 9 days in 10
Mean 27 °C, 25 rain days in the month (213 mm).
Against
- Hothighs of 31 °C
- Often rainyrain on 8 days in 10
Mean 27 °C, 17 rain days in the month (105 mm).
Against
- Hothighs of 31 °C
- Often rainyrain on 5 days in 10
Mean 27 °C, 9 rain days in the month (38 mm).
Against
- Hothighs of 32 °C
Mean 27 °C, 5 rain days in the month (15 mm).
Against
- Hothighs of 33 °C
Mean 28 °C, 1 rain day in the month (5 mm).
Against
- Hothighs of 34 °C
Mean 29 °C, 1 rain day in the month (2 mm).
Against
- Hothighs of 35 °C
Mean 29 °C, 1 rain day in the month (4 mm).
Against
- Hothighs of 35 °C
Mean 29 °C, 2 rain days in the month (6 mm).
Against
- Hothighs of 35 °C
Mean 29 °C, 7 rain days in the month (22 mm).
Against
- Hothighs of 34 °C
No ideal month: the best month is August, the least hot. Avoid September–July (hot, at times often rainy).
What is the climate like?
Temperature and rain
Monthly min and max temperature (°C)
Monthly min and max temperature (°C)
How much it rains
Rain days and how much water
Rain days and how much water
Bars: length = rain days, thickness = mm on a rain day, area = the month's rain. 3 mm a day7 mm a day15 mm a day
Colour = the month's rain: 103060100160250400mm
Daylight hours
Daylight and sky: sunrise, sunset and cloud cover
daylight under a clear sky (average share)daylight under cloud
daylight under a clear sky (average share)daylight under cloud
Times on the 15th of each month, in local time: daylight saving where and when it applies, standard time in the other months.
Effect of climate change
Today's climate (1996–2025) compared with 1961–1990:
In short
Year by year
Temperature of each year
Against 1961–1990 the mean temperature of today (1996–2025) has changed by +0.7 °C; in the last ten years by +0.8 °C. Warmest year: 1998 (+1.6 °C), coldest: 1974 (−0.7 °C).
February and December warmed the most (+0.9 and +0.9 °C), August the least (+0.4 °C).
Warming stripes: after an idea by Ed Hawkins (University of Reading), showyourstripes.info, CC BY 4.0.
Rain of each year (% against 1961–1990)
more rain than in 1961–1990less rain
Rain in a year: no clear trend, dry and wet years alternate as before.