Araripe climate — normals and trends
Araripe (Brazil) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.5 °C and it receives 719 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 October (26.6 °C on average) and the coldest is July (22.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Araripe averages 0 frost days, 152 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 92 rainy days per year.
Araripe has warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.10 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.1 °C (on 19 October 2025) and the coldest 13.9 °C (on 2 August 1988).
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
AraripeCeará
- coords
- -7.21°, -40.14°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
24.5°C
Average daily high
29.5°C
Average daily low
20.0°C
Annual rainfall
719mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
64%
Average peak wind
18.2km/h
Seasonal range
3.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
152 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
92 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
30.9 °C
Average feels-like low
20.5 °C
Average peak gust
38.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
194 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.9 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.18 · 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
37.1 °C
19 October 2025
Coldest day
13.9 °C
2 August 1988
Wettest day
185 mm
13 March 1999
Windiest day
40.6 km/h
4 July 2017
Strongest gust
77.4 km/h
4 July 2017
Hottest feels-like
40.5 °C
31 October 2012
Coldest feels-like
11.2 °C
2 August 1988
Sunniest day
12.4 h
15 December 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29.1 °C | -0.4 °C | 172 mm | +56 mm |
| Feb | 30.1 °C | +1.6 °C | 15 mm | -133 mm |
| Mar | 30.0 °C | +2.1 °C | 29 mm | -172 mm |
| Apr | 31.4 °C | +3.4 °C | 18 mm | -110 mm |
| May | 29.8 °C | +1.7 °C | 9 mm | -27 mm |
| Jun | 29.2 °C | +1.3 °C | 3 mm | -5 mm |
| Jul | 29.6 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | -4 mm |
| Aug | 30.5 °C | +1.0 °C | 1 mm | -1 mm |
| Sep | 31.7 °C | +0.4 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Oct | 33.0 °C | +0.6 °C | 11 mm | +3 mm |
| Nov | 33.4 °C | +1.5 °C | 4 mm | -16 mm |
| Dec | 31.1 °C | +0.1 °C | 34 mm | -10 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Araripe?
Araripe has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.5 °C and it receives 719 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Araripe?
The hottest day measured in Araripe between 1940 and 2025 was 19 October 2025, reaching 37.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Araripe?
The coldest day measured in Araripe between 1940 and 2025 was 2 August 1988, at 13.9 °C.
Does it snow in Araripe?
Almost never: Araripe sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Araripe warmed?
Yes: Araripe warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Araripe?
The wettest day measured in Araripe between 1940 and 2025 was 13 March 1999, with 185 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Araripe?
The windiest day measured in Araripe between 1940 and 2025 was 4 July 2017, with winds reaching 40.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Araripe?
The warmest month in Araripe is October (26.6 °C on average); the coldest is July (22.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Araripe?
Araripe receives on average 719 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 92 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Araripe?
Araripe gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Araripe?
Yes: Araripe has on average 194 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Araripe?
In Araripe, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.5 °C on 31 October 2012, and the lowest was 11.2 °C on 2 August 1988.
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