Barra do Piraí climate — normals and trends
Barra do Piraí (Brazil) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 21.4 °C and it receives 1,618 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 (24.3 °C on average) and the coldest is July (18.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Barra do Piraí averages 0 frost days, 68 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 174 rainy days per year.
Barra do Piraí has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.6 °C (on 28 September 1961) and the coldest 5.1 °C (on 1 June 1979).
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 PiraíRio de Janeiro
- coords
- -22.47°, -43.83°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
21.4°C
Average daily high
26.2°C
Average daily low
17.7°C
Annual rainfall
1,618mm
Sunshine / day
9.1h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
11.9km/h
Seasonal range
6.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
68 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
174 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
28.7 °C
Average feels-like low
19.2 °C
Average peak gust
30.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
102 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.56 · 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
38.6 °C
28 September 1961
Coldest day
5.1 °C
1 June 1979
Wettest day
218 mm
11 March 1954
Windiest day
28.9 km/h
17 December 1989
Strongest gust
71.6 km/h
17 October 1998
Hottest feels-like
43.3 °C
17 February 1994
Coldest feels-like
3.0 °C
1 June 1979
Sunniest day
13.4 h
22 December 1944
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29.1 °C | +0.2 °C | 236 mm | -41 mm |
| Feb | 32.2 °C | +3.0 °C | 29 mm | -186 mm |
| Mar | 28.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 123 mm | -80 mm |
| Apr | 26.1 °C | -0.2 °C | 118 mm | +18 mm |
| May | 25.1 °C | +0.7 °C | 19 mm | -37 mm |
| Jun | 24.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 25 mm | -8 mm |
| Jul | 22.5 °C | -0.9 °C | 11 mm | -20 mm |
| Aug | 24.6 °C | -0.1 °C | 12 mm | -24 mm |
| Sep | 25.7 °C | +0.1 °C | 42 mm | -30 mm |
| Oct | 26.2 °C | 0.0 °C | 90 mm | -45 mm |
| Nov | 26.7 °C | +0.3 °C | 116 mm | -86 mm |
| Dec | 30.2 °C | +2.7 °C | 135 mm | -123 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Barra do Piraí?
Barra do Piraí has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.4 °C and it receives 1,618 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Barra do Piraí?
The hottest day measured in Barra do Piraí between 1940 and 2025 was 28 September 1961, reaching 38.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Barra do Piraí?
The coldest day measured in Barra do Piraí between 1940 and 2025 was 1 June 1979, at 5.1 °C.
Does it snow in Barra do Piraí?
Almost never: Barra do Piraí sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Barra do Piraí warmed?
Yes: Barra do Piraí warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Barra do Piraí?
The wettest day measured in Barra do Piraí between 1940 and 2025 was 11 March 1954, with 218 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Barra do Piraí?
The windiest day measured in Barra do Piraí between 1940 and 2025 was 17 December 1989, with winds reaching 28.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Barra do Piraí?
The warmest month in Barra do Piraí is February (24.3 °C on average); the coldest is July (18.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Barra do Piraí?
Barra do Piraí receives on average 1,618 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 174 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Barra do Piraí?
Barra do Piraí gets on average 9.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,322 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Barra do Piraí?
Yes: Barra do Piraí has on average 102 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Barra do Piraí?
In Barra do Piraí, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.3 °C on 17 February 1994, and the lowest was 3.0 °C on 1 June 1979.
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