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Salvador, the capital of Bahia state and Brazil's first capital, sits on a peninsula on the northeastern Atlantic coast, between the ocean and the vast Bay of All Saints, at approximately 12.97°S, 38.51°W. It has a tropical climate (Köppen Af/Am) — hot and humid year-round, cooled by constant sea breezes — with rain in every month but a distinct wetter season in autumn and early winter, and no real dry season.
There is no summer in the temperate sense: temperatures stay warm and steady, with daytime highs around 30–31°C and warm, humid nights, tempered by reliable ocean breezes. The drier, sunnier and most popular stretch runs from around September to February — the local summer — when the coast is bright and warm and the famous Carnival takes place, though brief showers can occur at any time.
Nor is there a true winter, but the wettest months fall from around April to July — the local autumn and early winter — when moist onshore winds bring frequent, heavier rain, more cloud and higher humidity. Temperatures barely fall, staying warm year-round, but this stretch is greyer and wetter than the sunny second half of the year.
Salvador is quite wet, receiving on the order of 1,600–2,100 mm of rain a year, with rain in every month but a clear maximum from April to July; even the drier months see some rain, so there is no true dry season. The rain often comes as short, heavy showers between sunny spells. Live rainfall, humidity, and pressure readings for the city are shown in the panels above.
Salvador's weather is defined by warmth, humidity and the constant Atlantic breeze that keeps its year-round heat comfortable, with rain distributed through every month and concentrated in the mid-year wet season typical of Brazil's northeastern coast. Its peninsular setting between the ocean and the Bay of All Saints gives it a breezy, maritime character and reliably warm sea temperatures year-round.
To follow any single measurement in Salvador more closely, use our live instruments: the online barometer for atmospheric pressure, the thermometer for temperature, the hygrometer for humidity, the anemometer for wind speed, the wind vane for wind direction, and the rain gauge for rainfall.