Is Foz do Iguaçu sunnier than Maringá?

Maringá is the sunnier: about 2,627 hours of sunshine a year versus 2,500 — a difference of 127 hours.

Which is warmer, Foz do Iguaçu or Maringá?

Year-round daytime highs are similar: Foz do Iguaçu averages 28°C (82°F), Maringá 28°C (82°F).

Which is better in winter (November–February), Foz do Iguaçu or Maringá?

They are close in the November–February window: Foz do Iguaçu averages 67/100 (about 32°C days), Maringá 67/100 (about 30°C).

Foz do Iguaçu vs Maringá: which is sunnier?

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Maringá is the sunnier overall: about 2,627 hours of sunshine a year to Foz do Iguaçu's 2,500. Maringá has the higher Sunshine Score in 4 of 12 months, Foz do Iguaçu in 1 (7 within 2 points).

Scores are the 0–100 Sunshine Score — sunshine, daytime warmth and dryness in one number, per month.

At a glance

	Foz do Iguaçu	Maringá
Sunshine hours / year	2,500	2,627
Sunniest month	August (81/100)	August (82/100)
Nov–Feb average score	67/100	67/100
Jun–Aug average score	78/100	80/100
Rain / year	1,613 mm	1,531 mm
Peak midday UV	12 (extreme)	11 (extreme)

Foz do Iguaçu vs Maringá month by month

Month	Sunshine Score		Day high °C		Rain mm
Month	Foz do Iguaçu	Maringá	Foz do Iguaçu	Maringá	Foz do Iguaçu	Maringá
January	67	67	32°	29°	147	207
February	70	67	32°	29°	129	169
March	72	71	31°	29°	117	126
April	71	79	29°	28°	124	83
May	66	72	24°	25°	163	120
June	74	79	22°	23°	108	85
July	78	80	21°	23°	85	79
August	81	82	24°	26°	70	67
September	71	76	27°	29°	121	98
October	66	67	29°	30°	211	166
November	66	67	30°	30°	159	148
December	66	67	32°	30°	179	183

The sunnier month by month: Jan even · Feb Foz do Iguaçu · Mar even · Apr Maringá · May Maringá · Jun Maringá · Jul even · Aug even · Sep Maringá · Oct even · Nov even · Dec even.

When to pick which

November–February: too close to call — Foz do Iguaçu averages 67/100, Maringá 67/100. Foz do Iguaçu is the warmer, around 32°C daytime highs vs 30°C.
March–May: Maringá (average score 74/100 vs 70). Daytime highs are similar (28°C vs 27°C).
June–August: too close to call — Foz do Iguaçu averages 78/100, Maringá 80/100. Maringá is the warmer, around 24°C daytime highs vs 22°C.
September–October: Maringá (average score 72/100 vs 69). Maringá is the warmer, around 30°C daytime highs vs 28°C.

Full month-by-month guides: Foz do Iguaçu weather by month · Maringá weather by month · Best time to visit Brazil.

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