Aracruz climate — normals and trends
Aracruz (Brazil) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.5 °C and it receives 1,183 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 February (25.9 °C on average) and the coldest is July (20.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Aracruz averages 0 frost days, 101 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 160 rainy days per year.
Aracruz has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.4 °C (on 18 December 1994) and the coldest 11.7 °C (on 20 May 2022).
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
AracruzEspírito Santo
- coords
- -19.82°, -40.27°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
23.5°C
Average daily high
27.9°C
Average daily low
20.3°C
Annual rainfall
1,183mm
Sunshine / day
9.9h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
13.3km/h
Seasonal range
5.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
101 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
160 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
31.2 °C
Average feels-like low
22.6 °C
Average peak gust
33.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
212 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.61 · 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
37.4 °C
18 December 1994
Coldest day
11.7 °C
20 May 2022
Wettest day
142 mm
26 March 1951
Windiest day
33.2 km/h
29 December 1990
Strongest gust
72.4 km/h
29 December 1990
Hottest feels-like
44.0 °C
13 December 1991
Coldest feels-like
9.2 °C
19 May 2022
Sunniest day
13.0 h
1 December 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30.6 °C | +0.4 °C | 332 mm | +187 mm |
| Feb | 32.0 °C | +1.4 °C | 32 mm | -68 mm |
| Mar | 30.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 116 mm | -30 mm |
| Apr | 29.0 °C | +0.7 °C | 151 mm | +61 mm |
| May | 26.9 °C | +0.1 °C | 64 mm | +15 mm |
| Jun | 26.7 °C | +0.8 °C | 23 mm | -10 mm |
| Jul | 25.4 °C | +0.2 °C | 24 mm | -12 mm |
| Aug | 26.1 °C | +0.2 °C | 25 mm | -10 mm |
| Sep | 26.5 °C | -0.3 °C | 80 mm | +31 mm |
| Oct | 26.7 °C | -1.0 °C | 102 mm | -13 mm |
| Nov | 28.5 °C | +0.5 °C | 128 mm | -69 mm |
| Dec | 30.7 °C | +1.5 °C | 107 mm | -78 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Aracruz?
Aracruz has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.5 °C and it receives 1,183 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Aracruz?
The hottest day measured in Aracruz between 1940 and 2025 was 18 December 1994, reaching 37.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Aracruz?
The coldest day measured in Aracruz between 1940 and 2025 was 20 May 2022, at 11.7 °C.
Does it snow in Aracruz?
Almost never: Aracruz sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Aracruz warmed?
Yes: Aracruz warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Aracruz?
The wettest day measured in Aracruz between 1940 and 2025 was 26 March 1951, with 142 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Aracruz?
The windiest day measured in Aracruz between 1940 and 2025 was 29 December 1990, with winds reaching 33.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Aracruz?
The warmest month in Aracruz is February (25.9 °C on average); the coldest is July (20.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Aracruz?
Aracruz receives on average 1,183 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 160 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Aracruz?
Aracruz gets on average 9.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,614 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Aracruz?
Yes: Aracruz has on average 212 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Aracruz?
In Aracruz, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.0 °C on 13 December 1991, and the lowest was 9.2 °C on 19 May 2022.
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