Natal has a typical tropical climate, specifically a tropical wet and dry climate , with warm to hot temperatures and high relative humidity all throughout the year. However, these conditions are relieved by a near absence of extreme temperatures and pleasant trade winds blowing from the ocean. February is the warmest month, with mean maxima of 31 °C or 87.8 °F and minima of 24 °C or 75.2 °F, while July is the coolest with mean maxima of 28 °C or 82.4 °F and minima of 21 °C or 69.8 °F. Rainfall is heavy at around 1,720 millimetres (68 in) per year, but there is a dry season between about September and January that is more distinct than further south on the Atlantic coast. The greatest amount of rain falls between March and July.
Known as the “City of the Sun” and also as “The City of the Dunes”, Natal is located in the northeastern tip of Brazil. Lying about six degrees south of the equator the sun shines on for more than 3,000 hours every year. The average temperature in Natal is about 27 °C or 80.6 °F. During the summer season it normally reaches above 30 °C (86 °F) with the water at a soothing 26 °C (79 °F).