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Palmas weather by month: averages, rainfall & climate trends

Palmas is warm in every month of the year; the seasonal dip amounts to just 3.6°C. Rainfall leans toward the stretch from November to April. Palmas weather by month: average temperatures, rainfall, extremes and how the climate has changed since 1940.

Today vs average

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33° / 24°Today
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How it's changed

+0.5°Caverage temperature, 2016–2025 vs 1940–1949average temperature vs 1940–49306days above 30°C a year now (2016–2025) · 253 in the 1940sdays above 30°C · 253 in the 1940s+0.5°C vs the 1940s · see how it's changed →
Weather by montha typical year, averaged over the full recordJanuary, rain 341 mmhigh 30°low 22°February, rain 320 mmhigh 30°low 22°March, rain 330 mmhigh 30°low 22°April, rain 208 mmhigh 31°low 22°May, rain 55 mmhigh 32°low 22°June, rain 5 mmhigh 33°low 21°July, rain 2 mmhigh 33°low 20°August, rain 3 mmhigh 35°low 22°September, rain 29 mmhigh 35°low 23°October, rain 146 mmhigh 33°low 24°November, rain 247 mmhigh 31°low 23°December, rain 311 mmhigh 30°low 23°wettest month January, 341 mm · 1,998 mm a yearsee month by month →

Right now

What it's doing today vs the historical average for this date.
Fog

Right now

23.8°

29°feels like
96%humidity
23°dew point
2 km/hfrom N
UV index0.0
sunrise05:46sunset18:09day length12h 22m
TodayShowers33°24°
WedPartly cloudy37°24°
ThuClear38°23°
FriClear39°21°
SatPartly cloudy39°20°
SunPartly cloudy40°21°
MonOvercast35°26°

On this date: October 20

Today (forecast)
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Average for October 20
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High near average · 0.0°C

  • Highest since 1940: 40.5° · 1963
  • Lowest since 1940: 21.3° · 1980
  • One year ago: 31° / 23°

Every October 20 in history, coldest to hottest

▲ Daily highs▼ Daily lows

Dots show daily highs (top) and lows (bottom) for each October 20 on record (n = 87). Outlined dots are today's forecast.

Area we sample

Each city's history comes from one ERA5 grid cell, about 28 km across, shown by the dashed box. Near mountains or coasts, conditions can vary across the cell.

Location & data

Historical weather for Palmas is sampled from the ECMWF ERA5 reanalysis at 10.17°S, 48.33°W, with daily records since 1940.

Coordinates
10.17°S, 48.33°W
Time zone
America/Araguaina
Period
1940–2026
Data source
ERA5 (ECMWF)

Last 30 days

20 of the last 31 days were warmer than the historical average for that date. Average difference: +0.7°C.

Each bar is one day, from morning low to afternoon high. Warm-colored bars are days whose mean ran above average; cool bars ran below. The dot inside the bar is the daily mean. The shaded band is the typical 10–90% range expected for that date. Average = the day's mean temperature averaged across every year of record (1940–2026) for that calendar date.

This date over the years

One dot per year, showing the mean temperature on this calendar date. Dots are warmer or cooler than the long-term average (dashed line); the shaded band is the typical 10–90% range, and the highlighted dot is today's forecast. Based on ERA5 reanalysis: modelled estimates, not station readings.

Weather by month

Average temperatures and rainfall for each month: a typical year, from the full record.

Climate overview

The warmest month is September, with typical afternoon highs of 35.5°C and nights around 23.5°C. At the other extreme, February brings afternoon highs of about 30.0°C and typical overnight lows of 22.4°C.

The yearly total for Palmas comes to about 1,998 mm; monthly amounts range from 2 mm in July up to 341 mm in January.

Over the full record (since 1940), the annual mean temperature in Palmas has risen by 0.5°C between its first decade and its last. The last decade has also run drier, about 11% below the long-term precipitation average.

Climate graph (climograph)

September is the warmest month, February the coolest: a yearly swing of 4°C. Wettest month: January (~341 mm). Whole year averages ~1,998 mm of rain.

Bars = average monthly rainfall (right axis). Lines = average daily high and low (left axis). Average = each month's value averaged across every year of record (1940–2026).

Monthly wind

Average daily peak wind at 10 m, by month.

Monthly solar energy

Average daily incoming solar energy in megajoules per square metre: the record's own proxy for how sunny the month is.

Palmas month by month: what to expect

Typical conditions for each month, averaged across the full record (since 1940). Daylight is the time from sunrise to sunset. Highest and Lowest are the most extreme values in the ERA5 dataset (modelled since 1940), so they can differ from official weather-station readings.

MonthAvg highAvg lowRainDaylightHighestLowest
January30.0°22.4°341 mm12.5 h35.8° (2006)20.0° (1946)
February30.0°22.4°320 mm12.3 h37.3° (2016)19.8° (1969)
March30.0°22.4°330 mm12.1 h36.9° (2016)18.4° (1970)
April30.6°22.4°208 mm11.8 h36.2° (2016)18.8° (2000)
May31.9°21.9°55 mm11.5 h36.7° (2016)15.4° (2022)
June32.6°20.9°5 mm11.4 h36.5° (2016)15.8° (2021)
July33.1°20.5°2 mm11.5 h37.8° (2016)15.2° (2024)
August34.8°21.6°3 mm11.7 h38.7° (2016)15.2° (2024)
September35.5°23.5°29 mm11.9 h40.1° (1957)17.2° (1967)
October33.4°23.7°146 mm12.2 h41.3° (1963)19.6° (2000)
November31.3°23.0°247 mm12.5 h39.8° (1958)20.4° (1971)
December30.5°22.7°311 mm12.6 h38.8° (2015)20.0° (1967)

How it's changed

Year-by-year signals from 1940 to today.

Climate stripes

Annual mean shifted from 1940–1949 to 2016–2025 by +0.5°C.

Each vertical stripe is one year. Color encodes how much that year's annual mean differed from the long-term average. Average = each year's annual mean compared to the average of all years (1940–2026). cooler ← → warmer

Annual mean temperature

Long-term trend: +0.06°C per decade.

One point per year, showing the temperature averaged across the whole year. The dashed line is the least-squares long-term trend. Based on ERA5 reanalysis: modelled estimates, not station readings.

Seasonal warming

Mar–May is warming fastest: +0.21°C per decade.

Each faint line is one three-month period's average per year; the bold dashed line is its long-term trend. Different parts of the year often warm at different rates. Based on ERA5 reanalysis: modelled estimates, not station readings.

Hot days vs frost days

Days ≥ 30°C per year: 253.0 early in the record → 306.4 recently. Frost days: 0 → 0.

Thin lines are raw yearly counts; thick lines are the smoothed trend that removes year-to-year noise. The hot-day threshold is auto-picked per city so the line actually moves. Average = a centered 5-year rolling average to smooth weather noise.

Yearly hot & cold extremes

Hottest day since 1940 in 1963, coldest in 2024: 41.3°C / 15.2°C.

One point per year: the single hottest and coldest day recorded that year.

Annual rainfall

~1,998 mm/year on average. Last decade: −11% vs that average. Long-term trend: −8 mm per decade.

One bar per year of total rainfall. Dashed line is the long-term average. Average = the average annual rainfall across every year of record (1940–2026).

Day-by-day grid

Each tiny square is one calendar day across the full record, about 30,000 days per city. Use the mode switch above the chart: Anomaly colors each day by how far it ran from the historical average for that date (red = warmer, blue = cooler), Daily mean temp shows the absolute mean temperature for the day (useful to see seasons and heatwaves), and Precipitation shows daily rainfall (useful to spot wet/dry seasons and droughts). Average = the long-term average for that calendar date (1940–2026).

Frequently asked questions about Palmas

Which is the warmest month in Palmas?
On long-term average, the warmest month in Palmas is September (mean daily temperature of about 29.3°C) and the coolest is February (about 25.7°C).
How does today's temperature in Palmas compare to the historical average?
On October 20, 2026, Palmas is forecast to reach a high of 33.2°C and a low of 23.8°C. The long-term average for this date (the full record since 1940) is a high of 33.2°C and a low of 23.6°C, so today's high is about equal to that average.
How much has Palmas warmed since 1940?
Comparing the first decade of the record (1940–1949) with the most recent (2016–2025), the annual mean temperature in Palmas is about 0.5°C warmer.
How much does it rain in Palmas?
Palmas receives about 1,998 mm of precipitation per year on long-term average, with January typically the wettest month.
What is the average temperature in Palmas?
Over the full record (since 1940), the annual mean temperature in Palmas is about 26.8°C. The warmest month is September and the coolest is February.
What are the average temperatures in Palmas by month?
Average daily highs and lows for each month in Palmas (°C, full record since 1940): January 30°/22°, February 30°/22°, March 30°/22°, April 31°/22°, May 32°/22°, June 33°/21°, July 33°/20°, August 35°/22°, September 35°/23°, October 33°/24°, November 31°/23°, December 30°/23°.

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