How extreme does Aracaju's weather get?

The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest days Aracaju has recorded — the outer limits of what its weather can do, and how far they sit beyond a normal day.

Based on 34 years of daily weather observations (1991–present), from the Santa Maria station 8 km away. Updated through August 2025 — an all-time extreme only changes when a more extreme day actually occurs, so some dates are old. That is normal, not stale data.

The four kinds of extreme

The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest single days Aracaju has recorded — each shown against what a normal day that time of year looks like.

🔥 Hottest day

102°F Jan 24, 1995

That is about 15°F hotter than a normal January afternoon in Aracaju (typical high near 87°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 102°F Jan 24, 1995

2 102°F Jul 27, 1995

3 99°F Mar 13, 1994

❄️ Coldest night

60°F Dec 3, 1996

About 17°F colder than a normal December night in Aracaju (typical low near 77°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 60°F Dec 3, 1996

2 64°F Jul 25, 1991

3 64°F Aug 10, 1993

🌧️ Most rain in one day

6.38 in May 30, 1996

The three most extreme on record

1 6.38 in May 30, 1996

2 5.31 in May 31, 1992

3 4.61 in Aug 9, 1996

How hot and cold it gets, month by month

The shaded band is the normal range of daily temperatures for each month. The dots show the most extreme it has ever been — so you can see how far beyond a normal day the records really sit.

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Aracaju's record heat sits well above even a hot day for the season — January's 102°F is about 15°F beyond a normal hot afternoon. Its record cold is just as far below a normal winter night — the dots mark how rare each extreme really is.

In plain terms

In a normal year, Aracaju's warmest days reach the high 80s°F and its coldest nights drop to the low 70s°F. But across the record it has gone as high as 102°F and as low as 60°F. A single day has delivered over 6 inches of rain. Those are the outer edges worth knowing if you are moving here, planning a trip, or thinking about a house.

Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from INMET, Brazil's national meteorological institute, measured at Aracaju, about 2 km from the city centre.

How we build these numbers →

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