Barra do Choça climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Barra do Choça?

Barra do Choça has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.1 °C and it receives 1,073 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Barra do Choça?

The hottest day measured in Barra do Choça between 1940 and 2025 was 2 January 2016, reaching 36.9 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Barra do Choça?

The coldest day measured in Barra do Choça between 1940 and 2025 was 22 July 1967, at 8.0 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Barra do Choça?

Almost never: Barra do Choça sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Barra do Choça warmed?

Yes: Barra do Choça warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Barra do Choça?

The wettest day measured in Barra do Choça between 1940 and 2025 was 28 January 1992, with 153 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Barra do Choça?

The windiest day measured in Barra do Choça between 1940 and 2025 was 15 August 1991, with winds reaching 21.3 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Barra do Choça?

The warmest month in Barra do Choça is February (23.1 °C on average); the coldest is July (18.2 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Barra do Choça?

Barra do Choça receives on average 1,073 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 167 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Barra do Choça?

Barra do Choça gets on average 9.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,504 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Barra do Choça (Brazil) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 21.1 °C and it receives 1,073 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 (23.1 °C on average) and the coldest is July (18.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.

Barra do Choça averages 0 frost days, 36 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 167 rainy days per year.

Barra do Choça has warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.15 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 36.9 °C (on 2 January 2016) and the coldest 8.0 °C (on 22 July 1967).

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

Barra do ChoçaEstado de Bahia

coords: -14.88°, -40.58°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AwTropical savannaWarmest monthFebruaryColdest monthJulyWettest monthNovemberDriest monthSeptember

Mean daily temperature

21.1°C

Average daily high

26.1°C

Average daily low

17.2°C

Annual rainfall

1,073mm

Sunshine / day

9.6h

Mean relative humidity

81%

Average peak wind

11.5km/h

Seasonal range

4.9°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

36 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

167 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

28.4 °C

Average feels-like low

18.7 °C

Average peak gust

30.0 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

28 d/yr

Solar radiation

17.7 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.3 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.47 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

36.9 °C

2 January 2016

Coldest day

8.0 °C

22 July 1967

Wettest day

153 mm

28 January 1992

Windiest day

21.3 km/h

15 August 1991

Strongest gust

65.5 km/h

3 December 2008

Hottest feels-like

40.7 °C

2 January 2016

Coldest feels-like

6.9 °C

22 July 1967

Sunniest day

12.9 h

8 December 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	33.0 °C19 October 2025	8.8 °C21 August 2025	21.4 °C	1,242 mm	51
2024	34.2 °C9 October 2024	10.3 °C24 July 2024	22.1 °C	1,378 mm	72
2023	35.4 °C25 October 2023	10.2 °C6 August 2023	22.1 °C	774 mm	104
2022	32.2 °C14 April 2022	8.7 °C29 June 2022	21.2 °C	1,421 mm	29
2021	34.6 °C6 March 2021	10.1 °C12 May 2021	21.6 °C	1,160 mm	60
2020	36.0 °C10 October 2020	9.1 °C4 August 2020	21.5 °C	1,304 mm	65
2019	35.2 °C6 December 2019	11.1 °C19 July 2019	22.4 °C	746 mm	93
2018	32.6 °C14 October 2018	11.3 °C11 July 2018	21.7 °C	1,049 mm	38
2017	32.7 °C5 December 2017	9.3 °C9 August 2017	21.2 °C	791 mm	41
2016	36.9 °C2 January 2016	10.6 °C1 August 2016	22.2 °C	925 mm	74
2015	35.0 °C4 December 2015	11.3 °C4 August 2015	22.3 °C	619 mm	101
2014	32.2 °C2 September 2014	11.1 °C7 September 2014	21.4 °C	829 mm	22
2013	33.1 °C11 March 2013	10.7 °C2 August 2013	21.7 °C	1,157 mm	48
2012	33.2 °C31 October 2012	10.0 °C26 July 2012	21.6 °C	672 mm	60
2011	32.7 °C9 March 2011	8.8 °C6 September 2011	21.2 °C	1,043 mm	33
2010	33.8 °C25 February 2010	10.5 °C5 September 2010	22.0 °C	918 mm	75
2009	33.3 °C13 December 2009	12.0 °C7 August 2009	22.2 °C	1,032 mm	57
2008	34.0 °C4 November 2008	8.8 °C26 July 2008	21.7 °C	959 mm	42
2007	33.5 °C2 November 2007	10.1 °C11 July 2007	21.3 °C	1,057 mm	44
2006	34.0 °C6 March 2006	8.4 °C2 September 2006	21.2 °C	1,158 mm	37
2005	32.5 °C29 October 2005	10.9 °C26 August 2005	21.5 °C	1,082 mm	33
2004	32.8 °C1 January 2004	9.3 °C4 September 2004	21.1 °C	1,369 mm	22
2003	32.6 °C9 December 2003	9.5 °C9 July 2003	21.6 °C	597 mm	49
2002	33.0 °C24 December 2002	11.0 °C4 August 2002	21.4 °C	1,058 mm	27
2001	33.0 °C7 February 2001	11.6 °C16 August 2001	21.3 °C	746 mm	30
2000	32.8 °C3 February 2000	9.7 °C16 August 2000	21.1 °C	1,138 mm	17
1999	31.8 °C30 January 1999	10.4 °C22 July 1999	20.8 °C	1,221 mm	15
1998	34.3 °C18 October 1998	11.8 °C7 June 1998	22.1 °C	1,048 mm	65
1997	33.2 °C2 October 1997	9.9 °C2 August 1997	21.2 °C	1,472 mm	39
1996	33.0 °C8 March 1996	10.6 °C27 August 1996	21.6 °C	815 mm	58
1995	33.8 °C21 January 1995	9.9 °C11 August 1995	21.6 °C	1,194 mm	70
1994	34.6 °C19 December 1994	9.1 °C14 September 1994	21.3 °C	881 mm	49
1993	34.2 °C9 April 1993	9.3 °C24 June 1993	21.5 °C	618 mm	51
1992	31.9 °C19 May 1992	9.8 °C30 July 1992	20.8 °C	1,637 mm	17
1991	32.2 °C12 February 1991	9.4 °C8 September 1991	21.1 °C	975 mm	28
1990	32.0 °C2 November 1990	12.2 °C26 June 1990	21.4 °C	725 mm	36
1989	32.2 °C3 February 1989	10.0 °C7 August 1989	21.2 °C	1,166 mm	43
1988	33.3 °C5 March 1988	9.3 °C28 July 1988	21.2 °C	887 mm	38
1987	33.2 °C30 October 1987	9.8 °C19 July 1987	21.8 °C	987 mm	51
1986	32.2 °C8 December 1986	10.0 °C11 July 1986	21.0 °C	772 mm	13
1985	30.9 °C25 February 1985	9.3 °C27 July 1985	20.8 °C	1,605 mm	14
1984	32.7 °C7 March 1984	12.5 °C21 August 1984	21.4 °C	915 mm	44
1983	31.8 °C22 November 1983	8.8 °C8 August 1983	21.2 °C	1,312 mm	20
1982	32.3 °C20 December 1982	11.0 °C26 September 1982	20.9 °C	880 mm	27
1981	31.0 °C9 March 1981	8.6 °C29 August 1981	20.5 °C	1,132 mm	9
1980	32.3 °C31 October 1980	9.1 °C18 July 1980	20.7 °C	1,372 mm	11
1979	31.2 °C25 March 1979	10.1 °C13 July 1979	20.6 °C	1,120 mm	15
1978	32.8 °C6 November 1978	12.1 °C28 August 1978	20.7 °C	1,625 mm	4
1977	31.6 °C1 April 1977	9.6 °C24 August 1977	20.8 °C	1,296 mm	24
1976	31.3 °C26 January 1976	10.3 °C2 September 1976	21.0 °C	773 mm	19
1975	32.1 °C16 March 1975	9.2 °C23 July 1975	20.8 °C	1,036 mm	22
1974	32.5 °C1 January 1974	10.4 °C18 July 1974	20.9 °C	1,310 mm	21
1973	34.8 °C11 February 1973	10.3 °C26 July 1973	21.9 °C	991 mm	76
1972	33.9 °C6 December 1972	11.4 °C23 August 1972	21.5 °C	1,049 mm	31
1971	32.3 °C9 March 1971	9.1 °C25 July 1971	20.9 °C	1,131 mm	15
1970	31.1 °C10 January 1970	10.3 °C14 August 1970	20.5 °C	1,337 mm	11
1969	32.3 °C14 October 1969	10.5 °C28 August 1969	20.8 °C	1,105 mm	14
1968	30.5 °C18 October 1968	9.9 °C19 June 1968	19.7 °C	1,445 mm	5
1967	32.1 °C16 January 1967	8.0 °C22 July 1967	20.7 °C	1,205 mm	23
1966	32.3 °C19 October 1966	10.6 °C21 August 1966	20.5 °C	1,107 mm	20
1965	32.3 °C5 January 1965	11.4 °C21 July 1965	20.8 °C	1,162 mm	18
1964	31.2 °C26 December 1964	9.7 °C1 June 1964	20.3 °C	1,452 mm	7
1963	35.4 °C29 October 1963	9.1 °C11 July 1963	20.8 °C	1,039 mm	45
1962	33.9 °C5 October 1962	10.6 °C30 July 1962	21.3 °C	980 mm	52
1961	34.7 °C30 November 1961	10.0 °C21 August 1961	21.5 °C	543 mm	71
1960	32.1 °C22 January 1960	10.7 °C14 August 1960	20.3 °C	1,288 mm	14
1959	33.8 °C24 December 1959	12.1 °C21 August 1959	21.5 °C	596 mm	53
1958	32.1 °C16 September 1958	11.1 °C11 August 1958	20.7 °C	1,064 mm	22
1957	33.5 °C15 December 1957	9.3 °C31 May 1957	20.8 °C	1,139 mm	34
1956	30.9 °C30 October 1956	11.0 °C11 August 1956	20.2 °C	1,306 mm	6
1955	32.0 °C13 October 1955	9.8 °C22 July 1955	20.4 °C	861 mm	16
1954	33.3 °C22 October 1954	10.8 °C3 August 1954	20.9 °C	1,068 mm	33
1953	33.4 °C4 November 1953	10.6 °C19 August 1953	20.9 °C	906 mm	29
1952	33.3 °C26 February 1952	10.8 °C5 August 1952	21.2 °C	1,178 mm	42
1951	34.2 °C16 March 1951	10.2 °C15 September 1951	20.5 °C	881 mm	43
1950	33.5 °C21 September 1950	10.5 °C27 August 1950	20.8 °C	897 mm	33
1949	32.2 °C31 January 1949	11.1 °C10 August 1949	20.6 °C	1,128 mm	30
1948	32.3 °C27 February 1948	10.7 °C3 September 1948	20.6 °C	1,209 mm	31
1947	34.5 °C25 February 1947	10.1 °C23 August 1947	20.9 °C	1,292 mm	60
1946	33.5 °C4 November 1946	10.7 °C14 August 1946	21.3 °C	620 mm	41
1945	33.0 °C30 November 1945	10.4 °C15 August 1945	20.8 °C	1,283 mm	22
1944	31.1 °C7 November 1944	10.9 °C24 August 1944	20.1 °C	1,146 mm	8
1943	32.6 °C24 October 1943	11.1 °C17 June 1943	19.8 °C	1,442 mm	5
1942	32.1 °C2 April 1942	9.4 °C24 June 1942	20.3 °C	984 mm	11
1941	33.4 °C22 October 1941	11.9 °C25 July 1941	21.1 °C	1,078 mm	35
1940	31.8 °C30 December 1940	10.5 °C25 August 1940	20.8 °C	1,401 mm	22

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

26.4 °C

+0.3 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

51 d/yr

+15

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1242 mm

+169 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	29.6 °C	+1.3 °C	244 mm	+135 mm
Feb	28.3 °C	0.0 °C	44 mm	-43 mm
Mar	29.1 °C	+1.1 °C	38 mm	-88 mm
Apr	28.4 °C	+1.9 °C	238 mm	+144 mm
May	24.3 °C	-0.5 °C	101 mm	+41 mm
Jun	23.9 °C	+0.5 °C	43 mm	-9 mm
Jul	22.7 °C	0.0 °C	54 mm	+2 mm
Aug	23.9 °C	+0.3 °C	34 mm	-8 mm
Sep	25.3 °C	-0.1 °C	32 mm	-9 mm
Oct	26.1 °C	-0.9 °C	70 mm	-19 mm
Nov	27.2 °C	0.0 °C	191 mm	+22 mm
Dec	28.8 °C	+1.0 °C	152 mm	+1 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

33.0 °C

19 Oct 2025

Coldest day

8.8 °C

21 Aug 2025

Wettest day

127.6 mm

30 Apr 2025

Windiest day

18.4 km/h

21 Oct 2025

Strongest gust

49.0 km/h

26 Sep 2025

Hottest feels-like

38.0 °C

30 Dec 2025

Coldest feels-like

8.0 °C

21 Aug 2025

Sunniest day

12.8 h

10 Dec 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Barra do Choça?

Barra do Choça has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.1 °C and it receives 1,073 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Barra do Choça?

The hottest day measured in Barra do Choça between 1940 and 2025 was 2 January 2016, reaching 36.9 °C.

What is the coldest day in Barra do Choça?

The coldest day measured in Barra do Choça between 1940 and 2025 was 22 July 1967, at 8.0 °C.

Does it snow in Barra do Choça?

Almost never: Barra do Choça sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Barra do Choça warmed?

Yes: Barra do Choça warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Barra do Choça?

The wettest day measured in Barra do Choça between 1940 and 2025 was 28 January 1992, with 153 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Barra do Choça?

The windiest day measured in Barra do Choça between 1940 and 2025 was 15 August 1991, with winds reaching 21.3 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Barra do Choça?

The warmest month in Barra do Choça is February (23.1 °C on average); the coldest is July (18.2 °C).

How much does it rain in Barra do Choça?

Barra do Choça receives on average 1,073 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 167 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Barra do Choça?

Barra do Choça gets on average 9.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,504 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Barra do Choça?

Yes: Barra do Choça has on average 28 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Barra do Choça?

In Barra do Choça, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.7 °C on 2 January 2016, and the lowest was 6.9 °C on 22 July 1967.

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