The climate of Manaus (Brazil)
Manaus is a large city located in the northern part of Brazil and is
the capital of the state of Amazonas. Manaus is situated near the
place where the rivers Rio Negro and Rio Solimões flow into each other
to continue as the Amazon River; this is also called the Encontro das
Águas. This is a unique natural phenomenon because the Rio Negro is
black and the Rio Solimões is clear. Because both the temperature of
the water and the speed in which they flow are different the water
doesn’t mix. The two rivers run side by side for 6 kilometers creating
a river with a dark side and a clear side. Manaus is one of the host
cities for the soccer world championship in 2014. Manaus has a
tropical rainforest climate without a dry period. There is much
rainfall all year round with a peak during the summer. The climate is
influenced by the rainforest. The combination of large amounts of
rainfall and high humidity figures may give rise to a muggy feel.
Because of the rainforest there are no extremes in the climate here.
The highest temperature on record is 37 degrees Celsius. The lowest
temperature on record is 13 degrees Celsius.
Climate information
The figures below are based on long term weather and climate records.
They are an average for Manaus:
average maximum
temperature (°C)
average
minimum
temperature (°C)
average
hours of sunshine
per day
average days with
precipitation
per month
average
mm precipitation
per month
average
sea
temperature (°C)
January
31
23
4
30
n/a
February
31
23
3
27
n/a
March
31
23
3
30
n/a
April
31
23
4
28
n/a
May
31
24
5
27
n/a
June
31
23
6
18
n/a
July
32
23
7
15
n/a
August
33
23
7
11
n/a
September
33
24
5
12
n/a
October
33
24
6
16
n/a
November
32
24
5
20
n/a
December
32
24
4
26
n/a
= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm = 0-0.2 inches ● = 0.2-1.2 inches ● = 1.2-2.4 inches ● = 2.5-4 inches ● = 4.1-8 inches ● = over 8 inches
More climate information
Climate figures are very useful but don’t present a general impression
of the climate and the eventual weather circumstances within a certain
period. The figures don’t always reflect the chance of wintry weather,
extreme heat or hurricanes. That is why we offer useful extra climate
information for each month of the year:
Disclaimer
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= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm
