Amargosa climate — normals and trends
Amargosa (Brazil) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 22.9 °C and it receives 744 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 (24.5 °C on average) and the coldest is July (20.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Amargosa averages 0 frost days, 64 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 203 rainy days per year.
Amargosa has warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.13 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.6 °C (on 3 January 2016) and the coldest 11.1 °C (on 2 September 2006).
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
AmargosaEstado de Bahia
- coords
- -13.03°, -39.60°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
22.9°C
Average daily high
27.3°C
Average daily low
19.7°C
Annual rainfall
744mm
Sunshine / day
9.9h
Mean relative humidity
83%
Average peak wind
14.8km/h
Seasonal range
4.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
64 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
203 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
30.0 °C
Average feels-like low
22.0 °C
Average peak gust
34.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
179 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.1 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.43 · 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
36.6 °C
3 January 2016
Coldest day
11.1 °C
2 September 2006
Wettest day
129 mm
29 January 1992
Windiest day
30.5 km/h
19 July 1985
Strongest gust
66.2 km/h
30 July 2007
Hottest feels-like
42.0 °C
20 March 2019
Coldest feels-like
10.2 °C
2 September 2006
Sunniest day
12.8 h
9 December 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 178 mm | +103 mm |
| Feb | 28.6 °C | -0.8 °C | 71 mm | +3 mm |
| Mar | 29.2 °C | 0.0 °C | 51 mm | -29 mm |
| Apr | 29.4 °C | +1.4 °C | 46 mm | -25 mm |
| May | 25.9 °C | -0.5 °C | 67 mm | +18 mm |
| Jun | 25.4 °C | +0.4 °C | 45 mm | -3 mm |
| Jul | 24.3 °C | +0.1 °C | 31 mm | -19 mm |
| Aug | 25.2 °C | +0.5 °C | 49 mm | +2 mm |
| Sep | 25.7 °C | -0.4 °C | 47 mm | +4 mm |
| Oct | 26.7 °C | -1.2 °C | 67 mm | +15 mm |
| Nov | 29.0 °C | +0.3 °C | 59 mm | -23 mm |
| Dec | 30.0 °C | +0.8 °C | 28 mm | -52 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Amargosa?
Amargosa has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.9 °C and it receives 744 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Amargosa?
The hottest day measured in Amargosa between 1940 and 2025 was 3 January 2016, reaching 36.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Amargosa?
The coldest day measured in Amargosa between 1940 and 2025 was 2 September 2006, at 11.1 °C.
Does it snow in Amargosa?
Almost never: Amargosa sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Amargosa warmed?
Yes: Amargosa warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Amargosa?
The wettest day measured in Amargosa between 1940 and 2025 was 29 January 1992, with 129 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Amargosa?
The windiest day measured in Amargosa between 1940 and 2025 was 19 July 1985, with winds reaching 30.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Amargosa?
The warmest month in Amargosa is January (24.5 °C on average); the coldest is July (20.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Amargosa?
Amargosa receives on average 744 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 203 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Amargosa?
Amargosa gets on average 9.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,614 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Amargosa?
Yes: Amargosa has on average 179 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Amargosa?
In Amargosa, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.0 °C on 20 March 2019, and the lowest was 10.2 °C on 2 September 2006.
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