Barra Mansa climate — normals and trends
Barra Mansa (Brazil) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 20.7 °C and it receives 1,632 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 (23.5 °C on average) and the coldest is July (17.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Barra Mansa averages 0 frost days, 49 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 173 rainy days per year.
Barra Mansa 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 37.0 °C (on 18 November 2023) and the coldest 3.9 °C (on 27 June 1994).
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 MansaRio de Janeiro
- coords
- -22.54°, -44.17°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
20.7°C
Average daily high
25.7°C
Average daily low
16.5°C
Annual rainfall
1,632mm
Sunshine / day
9.1h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
8.8km/h
Seasonal range
6.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
49 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
173 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
28.3 °C
Average feels-like low
17.8 °C
Average peak gust
24.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
47 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.59 · 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
37.0 °C
18 November 2023
Coldest day
3.9 °C
27 June 1994
Wettest day
134 mm
14 April 1989
Windiest day
23.5 km/h
22 September 2025
Strongest gust
66.2 km/h
17 October 1998
Hottest feels-like
42.0 °C
17 January 1995
Coldest feels-like
2.0 °C
27 June 1994
Sunniest day
13.4 h
26 December 1946
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 | 28.6 °C | +0.4 °C | 191 mm | -81 mm |
| Feb | 31.4 °C | +3.0 °C | 27 mm | -190 mm |
| Mar | 28.6 °C | +1.1 °C | 124 mm | -83 mm |
| Apr | 25.8 °C | 0.0 °C | 93 mm | -7 mm |
| May | 24.7 °C | +0.8 °C | 29 mm | -23 mm |
| Jun | 23.8 °C | +0.7 °C | 20 mm | -13 mm |
| Jul | 22.1 °C | -0.8 °C | 18 mm | -11 mm |
| Aug | 24.3 °C | -0.1 °C | 11 mm | -24 mm |
| Sep | 25.4 °C | 0.0 °C | 53 mm | -20 mm |
| Oct | 25.7 °C | -0.2 °C | 118 mm | -26 mm |
| Nov | 26.4 °C | +0.3 °C | 141 mm | -68 mm |
| Dec | 29.6 °C | +2.5 °C | 131 mm | -131 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Barra Mansa?
Barra Mansa has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.7 °C and it receives 1,632 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Barra Mansa?
The hottest day measured in Barra Mansa between 1940 and 2025 was 18 November 2023, reaching 37.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Barra Mansa?
The coldest day measured in Barra Mansa between 1940 and 2025 was 27 June 1994, at 3.9 °C.
Does it snow in Barra Mansa?
Almost never: Barra Mansa sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Barra Mansa warmed?
Yes: Barra Mansa warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Barra Mansa?
The wettest day measured in Barra Mansa between 1940 and 2025 was 14 April 1989, with 134 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Barra Mansa?
The windiest day measured in Barra Mansa between 1940 and 2025 was 22 September 2025, with winds reaching 23.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Barra Mansa?
The warmest month in Barra Mansa is February (23.5 °C on average); the coldest is July (17.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Barra Mansa?
Barra Mansa receives on average 1,632 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 173 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Barra Mansa?
Barra Mansa 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 Mansa?
Yes: Barra Mansa has on average 47 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Barra Mansa?
In Barra Mansa, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.0 °C on 17 January 1995, and the lowest was 2.0 °C on 27 June 1994.
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