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
19402025 · 86 yrs
BShHot semi-aridWarmest monthNovemberColdest monthAprilWettest monthMarchDriest monthSeptember

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

1940Each stripe is one year, from 1940 (left) to 2025 (right). Blue = colder than the period average, red = warmer.2025

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

YearHottest dayColdest dayAnnual meanRainfallHot daysFrost days
202537.2 °C3 January 202520.6 °C6 July 202528.1 °C527 mm3510
202437.5 °C4 February 202420.0 °C16 July 202428.0 °C570 mm3470
202337.6 °C31 October 202321.5 °C23 April 202328.2 °C509 mm3480
202237.2 °C8 October 202219.1 °C7 August 202227.3 °C779 mm3340
202137.4 °C29 October 202120.3 °C27 May 202128.3 °C452 mm3500
202037.7 °C7 November 202019.9 °C22 July 202028.1 °C559 mm3550
201937.9 °C24 December 201920.8 °C19 July 201928.1 °C634 mm3460
201837.3 °C20 October 201820.6 °C11 June 201827.9 °C676 mm3370
201737.3 °C1 January 201719.5 °C27 July 201728.2 °C594 mm3430
201638.3 °C7 March 201621.1 °C30 June 201628.6 °C548 mm3540
201537.3 °C17 January 201520.8 °C14 July 201528.2 °C435 mm3520
201436.7 °C22 September 201421.1 °C27 May 201427.9 °C492 mm3540
201337.3 °C14 March 201320.9 °C5 July 201328.4 °C530 mm3470
201236.6 °C8 January 201221.0 °C29 July 201228.4 °C324 mm3570
201135.4 °C27 October 201119.5 °C27 July 201126.9 °C910 mm2980
201037.4 °C2 March 201020.1 °C25 June 201028.2 °C615 mm3540
200936.5 °C11 February 200920.0 °C31 August 200927.0 °C941 mm2990
200836.4 °C12 January 200818.7 °C22 June 200827.4 °C765 mm3040
200736.6 °C21 January 200720.8 °C21 June 200727.9 °C504 mm3390
200636.7 °C15 December 200620.5 °C14 July 200627.9 °C587 mm3340
200538.1 °C6 March 200521.3 °C24 July 200528.4 °C328 mm3520
200437.2 °C8 January 200420.5 °C21 July 200427.6 °C852 mm3130
200337.4 °C15 November 200321.2 °C10 July 200328.0 °C619 mm3420
200236.9 °C16 December 200220.4 °C19 June 200227.6 °C679 mm3310
200138.1 °C25 December 200121.4 °C23 July 200128.2 °C423 mm3470
200036.8 °C1 February 200019.4 °C11 August 200027.2 °C890 mm3130
199937.7 °C4 January 199919.9 °C10 July 199928.1 °C556 mm3380
199838.7 °C22 February 199821.6 °C21 July 199829.3 °C318 mm3610
199737.9 °C2 October 199720.5 °C15 June 199727.7 °C581 mm3290
199637.4 °C2 January 199620.1 °C6 June 199627.5 °C808 mm3180
199538.0 °C19 December 199519.9 °C11 July 199527.3 °C742 mm3000
199437.4 °C12 November 199420.1 °C12 July 199427.3 °C695 mm3080
199338.3 °C25 December 199321.6 °C13 October 199328.7 °C243 mm3560
199237.2 °C2 December 199220.3 °C15 June 199227.4 °C551 mm3350
199136.9 °C4 January 199118.7 °C20 July 199127.1 °C713 mm3180
199036.9 °C25 November 199020.6 °C13 July 199027.9 °C413 mm3530
198937.5 °C29 October 198919.1 °C30 July 198927.0 °C1,068 mm2810
198836.9 °C10 February 198819.4 °C2 August 198827.5 °C745 mm3270
198738.0 °C28 November 198720.9 °C1 July 198728.1 °C453 mm3510
198638.1 °C21 January 198618.8 °C16 June 198626.7 °C972 mm2780
198536.1 °C17 November 198519.0 °C29 June 198526.5 °C1,180 mm2500
198438.6 °C27 February 198417.5 °C27 July 198427.5 °C702 mm3190
198337.1 °C21 March 198321.0 °C3 July 198328.3 °C341 mm3560
198237.9 °C8 February 198220.8 °C29 June 198227.7 °C477 mm3490
198137.3 °C10 March 198120.0 °C24 July 198128.0 °C427 mm3360
198037.6 °C3 November 198020.8 °C8 July 198027.7 °C630 mm3410
197938.0 °C1 February 197920.6 °C7 July 197927.9 °C438 mm3500
197837.6 °C4 January 197819.8 °C1 August 197827.2 °C847 mm3280
197737.2 °C23 December 197719.3 °C14 July 197726.7 °C940 mm2890
197638.0 °C28 December 197620.1 °C3 June 197627.1 °C769 mm3350
197536.7 °C12 November 197517.6 °C25 July 197526.4 °C854 mm2520
197436.4 °C6 January 197418.1 °C4 July 197426.1 °C1,376 mm2340
197337.1 °C2 November 197320.2 °C7 July 197327.0 °C1,007 mm2970
197237.1 °C5 February 197221.1 °C23 July 197227.6 °C589 mm3400
197136.8 °C2 January 197119.2 °C10 July 197126.8 °C779 mm2910
197037.4 °C30 December 197021.1 °C14 August 197027.9 °C475 mm3450
196938.0 °C2 March 196920.0 °C27 July 196927.6 °C597 mm3450
196836.9 °C18 October 196819.5 °C18 July 196826.7 °C609 mm2830
196737.8 °C10 January 196719.2 °C20 July 196726.4 °C911 mm2570
196636.9 °C25 October 196621.6 °C10 February 196627.5 °C546 mm3240
196536.9 °C20 October 196519.8 °C6 July 196527.0 °C602 mm3110
196435.8 °C8 November 196420.0 °C13 July 196426.3 °C817 mm2290
196337.4 °C2 October 196320.9 °C16 June 196327.3 °C640 mm2960
196237.1 °C21 October 196221.7 °C31 October 196227.8 °C384 mm3530
196137.0 °C8 November 196120.9 °C13 August 196127.2 °C634 mm2750
196037.2 °C27 February 196020.2 °C2 August 196027.3 °C689 mm2830
195936.9 °C2 January 195920.5 °C24 June 195927.1 °C627 mm2930
195838.0 °C12 February 195821.0 °C2 November 195828.4 °C334 mm3600
195737.2 °C30 November 195719.9 °C6 June 195727.1 °C692 mm2750
195636.9 °C21 November 195620.7 °C24 May 195627.5 °C552 mm3120
195537.4 °C10 January 195520.6 °C19 May 195527.1 °C607 mm2860
195437.1 °C8 January 195420.6 °C8 April 195427.4 °C459 mm3290
195336.8 °C30 January 195321.7 °C1 December 195328.1 °C368 mm3480
195237.3 °C27 February 195221.6 °C8 September 195227.6 °C470 mm3270
195137.2 °C14 March 195121.2 °C3 May 195127.8 °C402 mm3290
195037.1 °C2 January 195021.3 °C29 March 195027.2 °C550 mm2880
194937.4 °C4 December 194921.5 °C18 May 194927.0 °C647 mm2780
194837.1 °C15 January 194821.1 °C2 April 194827.4 °C565 mm3270
194737.3 °C2 January 194721.2 °C25 March 194727.3 °C637 mm3120
194637.2 °C6 February 194621.3 °C6 May 194627.9 °C333 mm3570
194536.6 °C14 November 194519.3 °C4 July 194526.7 °C697 mm2570
194436.7 °C17 December 194419.7 °C25 June 194426.6 °C1,020 mm2200
194336.8 °C20 February 194321.0 °C12 March 194327.1 °C480 mm3070
194236.8 °C8 October 194221.0 °C8 July 194228.1 °C263 mm3610
194136.8 °C22 October 194120.7 °C18 July 194127.9 °C333 mm3410
194036.8 °C28 December 194020.6 °C4 March 194026.9 °C677 mm2700

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

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Across the whole year

Average daily high
33.5 °C
+0.5 °C
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
351 d/yr
+31
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
0
Annual rainfall
527 mm
-96 mm

Month by month

Highvs. normalPrecipitationvs. normal
Jan33.1 °C-0.5 °C136 mm+61 mm
Feb32.4 °C-0.1 °C166 mm+65 mm
Mar31.2 °C-0.1 °C99 mm-58 mm
Apr32.4 °C+1.5 °C42 mm-89 mm
May32.6 °C+1.5 °C37 mm-42 mm
Jun32.4 °C+0.9 °C27 mm-4 mm
Jul33.2 °C+1.0 °C5 mm-10 mm
Aug33.9 °C+0.4 °C4 mm-0 mm
Sep34.8 °C+0.2 °C0 mm-1 mm
Oct35.5 °C+0.2 °C0 mm-3 mm
Nov35.4 °C+0.2 °C2 mm-3 mm
Dec34.8 °C+0.1 °C9 mm-14 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day
37.2 °C
3 Jan 2025
Coldest day
20.6 °C
6 Jul 2025
Wettest day
93.0 mm
28 Feb 2025
Windiest day
29.0 km/h
25 Oct 2025
Strongest gust
51.8 km/h
3 Sep 2025
Hottest feels-like
40.1 °C
29 Apr 2025
Coldest feels-like
21.5 °C
13 Jul 2025
Sunniest day
12.3 h
9 Dec 2025

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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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