Baixa Grande climate — normals and trends
Baixa Grande (Brazil) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.3 °C and it receives 603 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 (25.9 °C on average) and the coldest is July (21.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Baixa Grande averages 0 frost days, 153 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 143 rainy days per year.
Baixa Grande has warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.11 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.8 °C (on 23 October 1954) and the coldest 12.1 °C (on 21 August 1943).
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
Baixa GrandeEstado de Bahia
- coords
- -11.96°, -40.17°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
24.3°C
Average daily high
29.3°C
Average daily low
20.3°C
Annual rainfall
603mm
Sunshine / day
9.7h
Mean relative humidity
73%
Average peak wind
14.3km/h
Seasonal range
4.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
153 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
143 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
31.6 °C
Average feels-like low
22.6 °C
Average peak gust
30.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
227 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.0 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.21 · 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
23 October 1954
Coldest day
12.1 °C
21 August 1943
Wettest day
207 mm
5 January 2016
Windiest day
26.0 km/h
15 August 1991
Strongest gust
58.7 km/h
28 December 1967
Hottest feels-like
42.7 °C
19 December 1994
Coldest feels-like
11.8 °C
21 August 1943
Sunniest day
12.7 h
17 December 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 172 mm | +99 mm |
| Feb | 31.5 °C | +0.2 °C | 35 mm | -27 mm |
| Mar | 32.1 °C | +1.3 °C | 29 mm | -56 mm |
| Apr | 31.8 °C | +2.3 °C | 44 mm | -18 mm |
| May | 27.4 °C | -0.4 °C | 72 mm | +34 mm |
| Jun | 26.7 °C | +0.3 °C | 35 mm | +1 mm |
| Jul | 26.0 °C | +0.2 °C | 24 mm | -8 mm |
| Aug | 27.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 36 mm | +7 mm |
| Sep | 28.6 °C | -0.2 °C | 27 mm | +4 mm |
| Oct | 30.1 °C | -0.8 °C | 32 mm | +1 mm |
| Nov | 31.9 °C | +0.7 °C | 57 mm | -9 mm |
| Dec | 32.0 °C | +0.8 °C | 16 mm | -52 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Baixa Grande?
Baixa Grande has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.3 °C and it receives 603 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Baixa Grande?
The hottest day measured in Baixa Grande between 1940 and 2025 was 23 October 1954, reaching 39.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Baixa Grande?
The coldest day measured in Baixa Grande between 1940 and 2025 was 21 August 1943, at 12.1 °C.
Does it snow in Baixa Grande?
Almost never: Baixa Grande sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Baixa Grande warmed?
Yes: Baixa Grande warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Baixa Grande?
The wettest day measured in Baixa Grande between 1940 and 2025 was 5 January 2016, with 207 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Baixa Grande?
The windiest day measured in Baixa Grande between 1940 and 2025 was 15 August 1991, with winds reaching 26.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Baixa Grande?
The warmest month in Baixa Grande is January (25.9 °C on average); the coldest is July (21.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Baixa Grande?
Baixa Grande receives on average 603 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 143 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Baixa Grande?
Baixa Grande gets on average 9.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,540 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Baixa Grande?
Yes: Baixa Grande has on average 227 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Baixa Grande?
In Baixa Grande, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.7 °C on 19 December 1994, and the lowest was 11.8 °C on 21 August 1943.
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