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Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Machado Brazil

In Machado, the wet season is humid and mostly cloudy, the dry season is mostly clear, and it is warm year round. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 52°F to 84°F and is rarely below 46°F or above 92°F.

Based on the tourism score, the best time of year to visit Machado for warm-weather activities is from early April to late September.

Climate in Machado

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Machado weather by month. Click on each chart for more information.

The warm season lasts for 3.0 months, from September 4 to December 4, with an average daily high temperature above 82°F. The hottest month of the year in Machado is January, with an average high of 81°F and low of 65°F.

The cool season lasts for 2.5 months, from May 9 to July 26, with an average daily high temperature below 75°F. The coldest month of the year in Machado is July, with an average low of 52°F and high of 74°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in Machado

Average High and Low Temperature in MachadowarmcoolJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F10°F10°F20°F20°F30°F30°F40°F40°F50°F50°F60°F60°F70°F70°F80°F80°F90°F90°F100°F100°FJul 2275°FJul 2275°FOct 1684°FOct 1684°F52°F52°F61°F61°FSep 482°FSep 482°FDec 482°FDec 482°FMay 975°FMay 975°F56°F56°F64°F64°F57°F57°FNowNow
The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.
AverageJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
High 81°F81°F80°F78°F75°F73°F74°F79°F83°F84°F83°F81°F
Temp. 73°F72°F71°F69°F64°F62°F62°F65°F69°F72°F72°F72°F
Low 65°F65°F64°F61°F56°F53°F52°F54°F58°F61°F63°F65°F

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the entire year of hourly average temperatures. The horizontal axis is the day of the year, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Average Hourly Temperature in Machado

Average Hourly Temperature in MachadoJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMNowNowcoldcoolcoolcomfortablewarmwarm
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

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In Machado, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences extreme seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year in Machado begins around April 4 and lasts for 6.3 months, ending around October 12.

The clearest month of the year in Machado is August, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 73% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around October 12 and lasts for 5.7 months, ending around April 4.

The cloudiest month of the year in Machado is January, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 77% of the time.

Cloud Cover Categories in Machado

Cloud Cover Categories in MachadoclearercloudiercloudierJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%Aug 2774%Aug 2774%Jan 1422%Jan 1422%Apr 448%Apr 448%Oct 1248%Oct 1248%NowNowclearmostly clearpartly cloudyovercastmostly cloudy
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.
FractionJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Cloudier 77%73%63%43%35%34%31%27%34%53%64%73%
Clearer 23%27%37%57%65%66%69%73%66%47%36%27%

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. The chance of wet days in Machado varies very significantly throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 5.4 months, from October 18 to March 31, with a greater than 40% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Machado is December, with an average of 21.4 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 6.6 months, from March 31 to October 18. The month with the fewest wet days in Machado is July, with an average of 2.6 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

Among wet days, we distinguish between those that experience rain alone, snow alone, or a mixture of the two. The month with the most days of rain alone in Machado is December, with an average of 21.4 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 72% on December 20.

Daily Chance of Precipitation in Machado

Daily Chance of Precipitation in MachadowetwetdryJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Dec 2072%Dec 2072%Jun 228%Jun 228%Oct 1840%Oct 1840%Mar 3140%Mar 3140%NowNowrain
The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).
Days ofJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Rain 21.2d18.1d15.6d8.6d5.9d3.3d2.6d3.5d7.8d12.6d16.4d21.4d

To show variation within the months and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Machado experiences extreme seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

Rain falls throughout the year in Machado. The month with the most rain in Machado is January, with an average rainfall of 9.2 inches.

The month with the least rain in Machado is July, with an average rainfall of 0.6 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in Machado

Average Monthly Rainfall in MachadoJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 in0 in5 in5 in10 in10 in15 in15 inJan 39.5 inJan 39.5 inJul 270.6 inJul 270.6 inNowNow
The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Rainfall 9.2″6.9″5.3″2.5″1.8″1.0″0.6″0.9″2.5″4.0″5.9″8.8″

The length of the day in Machado varies over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is June 20, with 10 hours, 49 minutes of daylight; the longest day is December 21, with 13 hours, 28 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in Machado

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in MachadoJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hr12 hr, 6 minSep 2212 hr, 6 minSep 2213 hr, 28 minDec 2113 hr, 28 minDec 2112 hr, 8 minMar 2012 hr, 8 minMar 2010 hr, 49 minJun 2010 hr, 49 minJun 20daydaynightNowNow
The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.
Hours ofJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight 13.3h12.8h12.2h11.6h11.1h10.8h11.0h11.4h12.0h12.6h13.2h13.4h

The earliest sunrise is at 5:11 AM on November 27, and the latest sunrise is 1 hour, 31 minutes later at 6:42 AM on July 5. The earliest sunset is at 5:28 PM on June 6, and the latest sunset is 1 hour, 24 minutes later at 6:52 PM on January 15.

Daylight saving time (DST) is not observed in Machado during 2024.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in Machado

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in MachadoJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMNov 275:11 AMNov 275:11 AM6:52 PMJan 156:52 PMJan 15Jun 65:28 PMJun 65:28 PM6:42 AMJul 56:42 AMJul 5daySolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunsetNowNow
The solar day over the course of the year 2024. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in Machado

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in MachadoJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AM000010101010202020203030303040404040505050606070708000001010101020202020303030304040404050505060606070708045NowNow
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Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of the year 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in Machado

The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

Machado experiences extreme seasonal variation in the perceived humidity.

The muggier period of the year lasts for 5.9 months, from October 25 to April 22, during which time the comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable at least 17% of the time. The month with the most muggy days in Machado is January, with 20.1 days that are muggy or worse.

The month with the fewest muggy days in Machado is July, with 0.0 days that are muggy or worse.

Humidity Comfort Levels in Machado

Humidity Comfort Levels in MachadomuggymuggyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Jul 130%Jul 130%Feb 267%Feb 267%Oct 2517%Oct 2517%Apr 2217%Apr 2217%NowNowmuggymuggyhumidhumidcomfortablecomfortabledrydryoppressiveoppressive
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Muggy days 20.1d18.8d16.4d7.4d1.1d0.1d0.0d0.0d0.8d3.8d8.9d16.3d

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Machado experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 4.9 months, from August 1 to December 30, with average wind speeds of more than 5.6 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Machado is September, with an average hourly wind speed of 6.3 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 7.1 months, from December 30 to August 1. The calmest month of the year in Machado is April, with an average hourly wind speed of 4.9 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in Machado

Average Wind Speed in MachadowindyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 mph0 mph1 mph1 mph2 mph2 mph3 mph3 mph4 mph4 mph5 mph5 mph6 mph6 mph7 mph7 mph8 mph8 mph9 mph9 mph10 mph10 mphSep 186.4 mphSep 186.4 mphApr 84.8 mphApr 84.8 mphAug 15.6 mphAug 15.6 mphDec 305.6 mphDec 305.6 mphNowNow
The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Wind Speed (mph) 5.45.14.94.95.05.15.45.96.36.25.95.7

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Machado varies throughout the year.

The wind is most often from the east for 9.3 months, from February 25 to December 4, with a peak percentage of 48% on April 9. The wind is most often from the north for 2.8 months, from December 4 to February 25, with a peak percentage of 43% on January 1.

Wind Direction in Machado

Wind Direction in MachadoNENJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%NowNowwesteastnorthsouth
northeastsouthwest
The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Machado throughout the year, we compute two travel scores.

The tourism score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 65°F and 80°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Machado for general outdoor tourist activities is from early April to late September, with a peak score in the last week of April.

Tourism Score in Machado

Tourism Score in Machadobest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810107.37.34.34.37.27.2NowNowtemperaturetemperature cloudscloudsprecipitationprecipitationtourism score
The tourism score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 75°F and 90°F. Based on this score, the best times of year to visit Machado for hot-weather activities are from mid March to late April and from mid August to mid November, with a peak score in the second week of September.

Beach/Pool Score in Machado

Beach/Pool Score in Machadobest timebest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810105.45.43.13.15.25.24.14.1NowNowtemperaturetemperature cloudscloudsprecipitationprecipitationbeach/pool score
The beach/pool score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

Methodology

For each hour between 8:00 AM and 9:00 PM of each day in the analysis period (1980 to 2016), independent scores are computed for perceived temperature, cloud cover, and total precipitation. Those scores are combined into a single hourly composite score, which is then aggregated into days, averaged over all the years in the analysis period, and smoothed.

Our cloud cover score is 10 for fully clear skies, falling linearly to 9 for mostly clear skies, and to 1 for fully overcast skies.

Our precipitation score, which is based on the three-hour precipitation centered on the hour in question, is 10 for no precipitation, falling linearly to 9 for trace precipitation, and to 0 for 0.04 inches of precipitation or more.

Our tourism temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 50°F, rising linearly to 9 for 65°F, to 10 for 75°F, falling linearly to 9 for 80°F, and to 1 for 90°F or hotter.

Our beach/pool temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 65°F, rising linearly to 9 for 75°F, to 10 for 82°F, falling linearly to 9 for 90°F, and to 1 for 100°F or hotter.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

Temperatures in Machado are sufficiently warm year round that it is not entirely meaningful to discuss the growing season in these terms. We nevertheless include the chart below as an illustration of the distribution of temperatures experienced throughout the year.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in Machado

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in MachadoJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%100%Jan 1100%Jan 198%Jul 1098%Jul 10NowNowcoldcoolcomfortablewarmhot
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

Growing Degree Days in Machado

Growing Degree Days in MachadoJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F1,000°F1,000°F2,000°F2,000°F3,000°F3,000°F4,000°F4,000°F5,000°F5,000°F6,000°F6,000°F7,000°F7,000°FJul 990°FJul 990°FSep 4900°FSep 4900°FOct 201,800°FOct 201,800°FJun 306,746°FJun 306,746°FNowNow
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of the year, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy experiences some seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 4.0 months, from September 10 to January 11, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 5.9 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Machado is November, with an average of 6.3 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 2.3 months, from May 11 to July 22, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 4.6 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Machado is June, with an average of 4.3 kWh.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in Machado

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in MachadobrightdarkJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWh9 kWh9 kWhNov 66.3 kWhNov 66.3 kWhJun 144.2 kWhJun 144.2 kWhSep 105.9 kWhSep 105.9 kWhJan 115.9 kWhJan 115.9 kWhJul 224.6 kWhJul 224.6 kWhNowNow
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Solar Energy (kWh) 5.95.85.55.24.64.34.55.45.96.26.36.0

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Machado are -21.675 deg latitude, -45.920 deg longitude, and 2,674 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Machado contains very significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 906 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 2,776 feet. Within 10 miles also contains very significant variations in elevation (1,785 feet). Within 50 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (3,484 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Machado is covered by cropland (33%), trees (27%), shrubs (23%), and grassland (17%), within 10 miles by cropland (40%) and trees (30%), and within 50 miles by cropland (35%) and trees (26%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Machado, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Machado is further than 200 kilometers from the nearest reliable weather station, so the weather-related data on this page were taken entirely from NASA's MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

The temperature and dew point estimates are corrected for the difference between the reference elevation of the MERRA-2 grid cell and the elevation of Machado, according to the International Standard Atmosphere .

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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