Fortaleza monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

The bar chart below shows the average monthly peak daytime temperatures at Fortaleza

Fortaleza average temperature chart (Celsius) Fortaleza average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Fortaleza (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 30.3 30 29.5 29.5 29 29.4 29.3 29.1 29.2 30.3 30.5 30.6
°F 86.5 86.1 85.1 85.2 84.1 84.9 84.8 84.4 84.6 86.5 86.9 87

Please note: these are the average peak daytime temperatures (usually around mid-afternoon) so do not show daytime / night highs and lows. To see the daily range of temperatures have a look at the temperature max / min chart below.

Average rainfall & rainy days

The graph below shows the average rainfall and number of rainy days per month.

Fortaleza monthly rainfall chart (mm) Fortaleza monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Fortaleza (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 118 195 311 330 219 127 71 23 19 12 13 37
inches 4.6 7.7 12.3 13 8.6 5 2.8 0.9 0.8 0.5 0.5 1.5
Rainy days 22 26 30 29 30 23 18 12 14 10 11 15

Average annual rainfall in Fortaleza: 1432.267mm (563.9 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Fortaleza

Fortaleza average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Fortaleza
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 7.4 6.5 5.1 5.4 7.1 8.2 8.9 6.1 9.8 9.9 9.8 8.7

Day / night temperatures

The graph below shows the daily range of temperatures for each month.

Fortaleza average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Fortaleza average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Fortaleza (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 24.4 23.2 23.8 23.3 23.3 22.1 21.7 22.6 23.3 24.2 24.2 24.5
Max °C 30.4 30.2 29.7 29.7 29.1 29.6 29.5 29.3 29.4 30.4 30.7 30.7
Min °F 75.9 73.8 74.8 73.9 73.9 71.7 71.1 72.6 73.9 75.6 75.5 76.1
Max °F 81.3 80.1 80.1 79.7 79.2 78.4 78.1 78.6 79.3 81.1 81.3 81.7

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Fortaleza average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Fortaleza average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Fortaleza in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 27.8 28.2 28.5 28.7 28.5 27.9 27.2 26.7 26.6 26.8 27.2 27.5
°F 82.1 82.7 83.3 83.7 83.2 82.3 80.9 80 79.9 80.3 81 81.5

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Fortaleza average winspeed by month (km/h) Fortaleza average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Fortaleza (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 11 9 8 7 8 9 11 14 16 15 14 14
mph 7 6 5 4 5 6 7 9 10 9 9 9

A monthly average windspeed of over 16km/h or 10mph suggests a location is fairly windy.

Relative humidity

The graph below shows the average relative humidity.

Fortaleza relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Fortaleza
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
78% 79% 84% 85% 82% 80% 80% 75% 74% 73% 74% 76%

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Fortaleza weather stats

Fortaleza weather statistics
Hottest month: December 30.6°C 87.1°F
Driest month: October 12mm 0.5ins
Sunniest month: October 9.9hrs
Coldest month: July 29.3°C 84.7°F
Wettest month: April 330mm 13ins
Warmest sea: April 28.7°C 83.7°F
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