Banabuiú climate — normals and trends
Banabuiú (Brazil) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.6 °C and it receives 623 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 November (28.7 °C on average) and the coldest is April (26.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Banabuiú averages 0 frost days, 320 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 104 rainy days per year.
Banabuiú has warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.11 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.7 °C (on 22 February 1998) and the coldest 17.5 °C (on 27 July 1984).
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
BanabuiúCeará
- coords
- -5.31°, -38.92°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
27.6°C
Average daily high
33.0°C
Average daily low
23.2°C
Annual rainfall
623mm
Sunshine / day
10.8h
Mean relative humidity
65%
Average peak wind
20.1km/h
Seasonal range
2.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
320 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
104 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.9 °C
Average feels-like low
25.7 °C
Average peak gust
37.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
363 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.9 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.19 · 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
38.7 °C
22 February 1998
Coldest day
17.5 °C
27 July 1984
Wettest day
177 mm
20 April 2013
Windiest day
31.9 km/h
10 November 1958
Strongest gust
56.9 km/h
28 September 1944
Hottest feels-like
41.9 °C
2 April 2009
Coldest feels-like
17.6 °C
4 July 1974
Sunniest day
12.3 h
9 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 | 33.1 °C | -0.5 °C | 136 mm | +61 mm |
| Feb | 32.4 °C | -0.1 °C | 166 mm | +65 mm |
| Mar | 31.2 °C | -0.1 °C | 99 mm | -58 mm |
| Apr | 32.4 °C | +1.5 °C | 42 mm | -89 mm |
| May | 32.6 °C | +1.5 °C | 37 mm | -42 mm |
| Jun | 32.4 °C | +0.9 °C | 27 mm | -4 mm |
| Jul | 33.2 °C | +1.0 °C | 5 mm | -10 mm |
| Aug | 33.9 °C | +0.4 °C | 4 mm | -0 mm |
| Sep | 34.8 °C | +0.2 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Oct | 35.5 °C | +0.2 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Nov | 35.4 °C | +0.2 °C | 2 mm | -3 mm |
| Dec | 34.8 °C | +0.1 °C | 9 mm | -14 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Banabuiú?
Banabuiú has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.6 °C and it receives 623 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Banabuiú?
The hottest day measured in Banabuiú between 1940 and 2025 was 22 February 1998, reaching 38.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Banabuiú?
The coldest day measured in Banabuiú between 1940 and 2025 was 27 July 1984, at 17.5 °C.
Does it snow in Banabuiú?
Almost never: Banabuiú sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Banabuiú warmed?
Yes: Banabuiú warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Banabuiú?
The wettest day measured in Banabuiú between 1940 and 2025 was 20 April 2013, with 177 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Banabuiú?
The windiest day measured in Banabuiú between 1940 and 2025 was 10 November 1958, with winds reaching 31.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Banabuiú?
The warmest month in Banabuiú is November (28.7 °C on average); the coldest is April (26.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Banabuiú?
Banabuiú receives on average 623 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 104 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Banabuiú?
Banabuiú gets on average 10.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,942 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Banabuiú?
Yes: Banabuiú has on average 363 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Banabuiú?
In Banabuiú, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.9 °C on 2 April 2009, and the lowest was 17.6 °C on 4 July 1974.
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