Água Branca climate — normals and trends
Água Branca (Brazil) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.9 °C and it receives 386 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is December (27.9 °C on average) and the coldest is July (22.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Água Branca averages 0 frost days, 234 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 87 rainy days per year.
Água Branca has warmed by +0.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.08 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.7 °C (on 26 November 2015) and the coldest 14.3 °C (on 11 July 1963).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
Água BrancaAlagoas
- coords
- -9.26°, -37.94°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.9°C
Average daily high
31.4°C
Average daily low
21.3°C
Annual rainfall
386mm
Sunshine / day
10.5h
Mean relative humidity
67%
Average peak wind
20.7km/h
Seasonal range
5.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
234 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
87 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.6 °C
Average feels-like low
23.3 °C
Average peak gust
40.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
285 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.7 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.21 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
39.7 °C
26 November 2015
Coldest day
14.3 °C
11 July 1963
Wettest day
168 mm
5 April 1975
Windiest day
34.5 km/h
23 June 1942
Strongest gust
62.6 km/h
15 August 1991
Hottest feels-like
43.2 °C
26 November 2015
Coldest feels-like
14.5 °C
11 July 1963
Sunniest day
12.5 h
30 December 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33.4 °C | -0.2 °C | 96 mm | +57 mm |
| Feb | 32.0 °C | -1.2 °C | 78 mm | +29 mm |
| Mar | 34.1 °C | +1.4 °C | 5 mm | -67 mm |
| Apr | 34.2 °C | +2.8 °C | 16 mm | -37 mm |
| May | 29.4 °C | -0.1 °C | 109 mm | +71 mm |
| Jun | 27.2 °C | -0.7 °C | 59 mm | +28 mm |
| Jul | 26.8 °C | -0.5 °C | 26 mm | -2 mm |
| Aug | 27.8 °C | -0.6 °C | 38 mm | +19 mm |
| Sep | 29.0 °C | -1.8 °C | 28 mm | +17 mm |
| Oct | 31.9 °C | -1.3 °C | 15 mm | +7 mm |
| Nov | 34.6 °C | +0.4 °C | 37 mm | +22 mm |
| Dec | 35.2 °C | +1.2 °C | 1 mm | -23 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Água Branca?
Água Branca has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.9 °C and it receives 386 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Água Branca?
The hottest day measured in Água Branca between 1940 and 2025 was 26 November 2015, reaching 39.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Água Branca?
The coldest day measured in Água Branca between 1940 and 2025 was 11 July 1963, at 14.3 °C.
Does it snow in Água Branca?
Almost never: Água Branca sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Água Branca warmed?
Yes: Água Branca warmed by +0.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Água Branca?
The wettest day measured in Água Branca between 1940 and 2025 was 5 April 1975, with 168 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Água Branca?
The windiest day measured in Água Branca between 1940 and 2025 was 23 June 1942, with winds reaching 34.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Água Branca?
The warmest month in Água Branca is December (27.9 °C on average); the coldest is July (22.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Água Branca?
Água Branca receives on average 386 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 87 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Água Branca?
Água Branca gets on average 10.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,833 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Água Branca?
Yes: Água Branca has on average 285 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Água Branca?
In Água Branca, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.2 °C on 26 November 2015, and the lowest was 14.5 °C on 11 July 1963.
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