Barra do Corda climate — normals and trends
Barra do Corda (Brazil) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.6 °C and it receives 1,170 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 (28.6 °C on average) and the coldest is March (25.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Barra do Corda averages 0 frost days, 265 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 155 rainy days per year.
Barra do Corda has warmed by +0.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.07 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.3 °C (on 18 October 1958) and the coldest 16.8 °C (on 29 July 2020).
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 CordaMaranhão
- coords
- -5.51°, -45.24°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.6°C
Average daily high
31.7°C
Average daily low
22.5°C
Annual rainfall
1,170mm
Sunshine / day
10.4h
Mean relative humidity
74%
Average peak wind
11.7km/h
Seasonal range
3.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
265 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
155 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
36.1 °C
Average feels-like low
25.5 °C
Average peak gust
30.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
354 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.6 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.09 · p = 0.005
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
39.3 °C
18 October 1958
Coldest day
16.8 °C
29 July 2020
Wettest day
301 mm
21 December 1963
Windiest day
27.2 km/h
17 July 1988
Strongest gust
57.6 km/h
17 August 1991
Hottest feels-like
43.8 °C
8 September 2016
Coldest feels-like
16.4 °C
4 July 1996
Sunniest day
12.0 h
6 January 1956
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30.7 °C | +0.8 °C | 383 mm | +177 mm |
| Feb | 30.7 °C | +1.2 °C | 121 mm | -90 mm |
| Mar | 30.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 209 mm | -20 mm |
| Apr | 31.2 °C | +1.6 °C | 83 mm | -83 mm |
| May | 32.2 °C | +1.9 °C | 15 mm | -56 mm |
| Jun | 32.7 °C | +1.3 °C | 9 mm | -5 mm |
| Jul | 33.6 °C | +0.9 °C | 2 mm | -4 mm |
| Aug | 34.3 °C | +0.3 °C | 7 mm | +2 mm |
| Sep | 35.7 °C | +0.9 °C | 3 mm | -8 mm |
| Oct | 34.9 °C | +0.5 °C | 41 mm | +7 mm |
| Nov | 34.1 °C | +1.0 °C | 18 mm | -61 mm |
| Dec | 32.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 94 mm | -45 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Barra do Corda?
Barra do Corda has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.6 °C and it receives 1,170 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Barra do Corda?
The hottest day measured in Barra do Corda between 1940 and 2025 was 18 October 1958, reaching 39.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Barra do Corda?
The coldest day measured in Barra do Corda between 1940 and 2025 was 29 July 2020, at 16.8 °C.
Does it snow in Barra do Corda?
Almost never: Barra do Corda sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Barra do Corda warmed?
Yes: Barra do Corda warmed by +0.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Barra do Corda?
The wettest day measured in Barra do Corda between 1940 and 2025 was 21 December 1963, with 301 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Barra do Corda?
The windiest day measured in Barra do Corda between 1940 and 2025 was 17 July 1988, with winds reaching 27.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Barra do Corda?
The warmest month in Barra do Corda is October (28.6 °C on average); the coldest is March (25.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Barra do Corda?
Barra do Corda receives on average 1,170 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 155 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Barra do Corda?
Barra do Corda gets on average 10.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,796 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Barra do Corda?
Yes: Barra do Corda has on average 354 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Barra do Corda?
In Barra do Corda, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.8 °C on 8 September 2016, and the lowest was 16.4 °C on 4 July 1996.
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