Alvorada climate — normals and trends
Alvorada (Brazil) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 19.4 °C and it receives 1,463 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 January (24.4 °C on average) and the coldest is July (14.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.
Alvorada averages 0 frost days, 50 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 139 rainy days per year.
Alvorada 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 39.8 °C (on 8 January 2006) and the coldest -1.1 °C (on 15 July 1991).
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
AlvoradaRio Grande do Sul
- coords
- -30.00°, -51.08°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
19.4°C
Average daily high
24.2°C
Average daily low
15.4°C
Annual rainfall
1,463mm
Sunshine / day
9.0h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
16.4km/h
Seasonal range
10.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
50 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
139 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
25.8 °C
Average feels-like low
15.5 °C
Average peak gust
33.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
67 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.8 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.20 · 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
39.8 °C
8 January 2006
Coldest day
-1.1 °C
15 July 1991
Wettest day
118 mm
4 September 2023
Windiest day
47.7 km/h
1 July 2020
Strongest gust
98.6 km/h
20 November 2015
Hottest feels-like
45.4 °C
15 November 1990
Coldest feels-like
-4.9 °C
15 July 1991
Sunniest day
13.7 h
24 November 1941
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29.9 °C | +0.6 °C | 70 mm | -71 mm |
| Feb | 31.9 °C | +2.8 °C | 85 mm | -35 mm |
| Mar | 30.6 °C | +2.9 °C | 38 mm | -77 mm |
| Apr | 24.2 °C | -0.5 °C | 124 mm | +25 mm |
| May | 22.9 °C | +1.6 °C | 158 mm | +55 mm |
| Jun | 16.7 °C | -2.4 °C | 218 mm | +99 mm |
| Jul | 17.6 °C | -1.3 °C | 86 mm | -29 mm |
| Aug | 20.1 °C | -0.1 °C | 86 mm | -38 mm |
| Sep | 21.8 °C | +0.3 °C | 226 mm | +76 mm |
| Oct | 24.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 94 mm | -52 mm |
| Nov | 26.1 °C | +0.1 °C | 106 mm | -8 mm |
| Dec | 30.2 °C | +1.9 °C | 191 mm | +74 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Alvorada?
Alvorada has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.4 °C and it receives 1,463 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Alvorada?
The hottest day measured in Alvorada between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 2006, reaching 39.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Alvorada?
The coldest day measured in Alvorada between 1940 and 2025 was 15 July 1991, at -1.1 °C.
Does it snow in Alvorada?
Almost never: Alvorada sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Alvorada warmed?
Yes: Alvorada warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Alvorada?
The wettest day measured in Alvorada between 1940 and 2025 was 4 September 2023, with 118 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Alvorada?
The windiest day measured in Alvorada between 1940 and 2025 was 1 July 2020, with winds reaching 47.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Alvorada?
The warmest month in Alvorada is January (24.4 °C on average); the coldest is July (14.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Alvorada?
Alvorada receives on average 1,463 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 139 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Alvorada?
Alvorada gets on average 9.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,285 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Alvorada?
Yes: Alvorada has on average 67 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Alvorada?
In Alvorada, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.4 °C on 15 November 1990, and the lowest was -4.9 °C on 15 July 1991.
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