Águas Belas climate — normals and trends
Águas Belas (Brazil) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.7 °C and it receives 339 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 (26.6 °C on average) and the coldest is July (21.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Águas Belas averages 0 frost days, 201 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 78 rainy days per year.
Águas Belas has warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.09 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.8 °C (on 26 March 1998) and the coldest 14.1 °C (on 22 July 1967).
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
Águas BelasPernambuco
- coords
- -9.11°, -37.12°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
24.7°C
Average daily high
30.3°C
Average daily low
20.5°C
Annual rainfall
339mm
Sunshine / day
10.7h
Mean relative humidity
68%
Average peak wind
17.8km/h
Seasonal range
4.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
201 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
78 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
31.6 °C
Average feels-like low
22.3 °C
Average peak gust
36.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
237 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.8 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.28 · 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
37.8 °C
26 March 1998
Coldest day
14.1 °C
22 July 1967
Wettest day
109 mm
9 April 2010
Windiest day
30.4 km/h
17 June 1967
Strongest gust
59.0 km/h
11 August 1954
Hottest feels-like
40.9 °C
26 November 2015
Coldest feels-like
13.8 °C
22 July 1967
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 | 32.3 °C | -0.2 °C | 83 mm | +53 mm |
| Feb | 31.1 °C | -1.0 °C | 42 mm | +6 mm |
| Mar | 32.6 °C | +0.8 °C | 7 mm | -55 mm |
| Apr | 33.3 °C | +2.9 °C | 12 mm | -43 mm |
| May | 29.1 °C | +0.4 °C | 53 mm | +17 mm |
| Jun | 26.7 °C | -0.3 °C | 61 mm | +28 mm |
| Jul | 25.9 °C | -0.4 °C | 25 mm | -2 mm |
| Aug | 26.6 °C | -0.6 °C | 37 mm | +21 mm |
| Sep | 27.5 °C | -1.9 °C | 35 mm | +25 mm |
| Oct | 30.5 °C | -1.4 °C | 9 mm | +2 mm |
| Nov | 33.9 °C | +0.9 °C | 2 mm | -10 mm |
| Dec | 34.0 °C | +1.0 °C | 1 mm | -14 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Águas Belas?
Águas Belas has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.7 °C and it receives 339 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Águas Belas?
The hottest day measured in Águas Belas between 1940 and 2025 was 26 March 1998, reaching 37.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Águas Belas?
The coldest day measured in Águas Belas between 1940 and 2025 was 22 July 1967, at 14.1 °C.
Does it snow in Águas Belas?
Almost never: Águas Belas sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Águas Belas warmed?
Yes: Águas Belas warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Águas Belas?
The wettest day measured in Águas Belas between 1940 and 2025 was 9 April 2010, with 109 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Águas Belas?
The windiest day measured in Águas Belas between 1940 and 2025 was 17 June 1967, with winds reaching 30.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Águas Belas?
The warmest month in Águas Belas is December (26.6 °C on average); the coldest is July (21.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Águas Belas?
Águas Belas receives on average 339 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 78 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Águas Belas?
Águas Belas gets on average 10.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,905 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Águas Belas?
Yes: Águas Belas has on average 237 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Águas Belas?
In Águas Belas, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.9 °C on 26 November 2015, and the lowest was 13.8 °C on 22 July 1967.
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