Biritinga climate — normals and trends
Biritinga (Brazil) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.0 °C and it receives 466 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 January (26.6 °C on average) and the coldest is July (22.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Biritinga averages 0 frost days, 199 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 127 rainy days per year.
Biritinga has warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.15 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.4 °C (on 26 November 2015) and the coldest 13.2 °C (on 2 September 2006).
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
BiritingaEstado de Bahia
- coords
- -11.62°, -38.80°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.0°C
Average daily high
30.4°C
Average daily low
20.9°C
Annual rainfall
466mm
Sunshine / day
10.4h
Mean relative humidity
73%
Average peak wind
17.8km/h
Seasonal range
4.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
199 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
127 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.2 °C
Average feels-like low
23.2 °C
Average peak gust
36.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
263 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.2 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.38 · 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
39.4 °C
26 November 2015
Coldest day
13.2 °C
2 September 2006
Wettest day
89 mm
18 January 2004
Windiest day
31.3 km/h
29 August 1954
Strongest gust
62.3 km/h
15 August 1991
Hottest feels-like
43.0 °C
25 November 2015
Coldest feels-like
12.4 °C
2 September 2006
Sunniest day
12.7 h
5 January 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32.9 °C | +0.4 °C | 124 mm | +76 mm |
| Feb | 33.1 °C | +0.7 °C | 28 mm | -14 mm |
| Mar | 33.9 °C | +1.8 °C | 22 mm | -36 mm |
| Apr | 33.8 °C | +3.1 °C | 26 mm | -28 mm |
| May | 27.7 °C | -1.1 °C | 145 mm | +97 mm |
| Jun | 27.2 °C | -0.2 °C | 56 mm | +19 mm |
| Jul | 26.7 °C | -0.2 °C | 35 mm | +3 mm |
| Aug | 28.1 °C | +0.5 °C | 29 mm | +3 mm |
| Sep | 28.7 °C | -0.9 °C | 27 mm | +7 mm |
| Oct | 30.0 °C | -1.6 °C | 43 mm | +20 mm |
| Nov | 32.5 °C | +0.2 °C | 47 mm | +8 mm |
| Dec | 33.6 °C | +1.1 °C | 6 mm | -33 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Biritinga?
Biritinga has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.0 °C and it receives 466 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Biritinga?
The hottest day measured in Biritinga between 1940 and 2025 was 26 November 2015, reaching 39.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Biritinga?
The coldest day measured in Biritinga between 1940 and 2025 was 2 September 2006, at 13.2 °C.
Does it snow in Biritinga?
Almost never: Biritinga sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Biritinga warmed?
Yes: Biritinga warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Biritinga?
The wettest day measured in Biritinga between 1940 and 2025 was 18 January 2004, with 89 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Biritinga?
The windiest day measured in Biritinga between 1940 and 2025 was 29 August 1954, with winds reaching 31.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Biritinga?
The warmest month in Biritinga is January (26.6 °C on average); the coldest is July (22.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Biritinga?
Biritinga receives on average 466 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 127 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Biritinga?
Biritinga gets on average 10.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,796 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Biritinga?
Yes: Biritinga has on average 263 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Biritinga?
In Biritinga, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.0 °C on 25 November 2015, and the lowest was 12.4 °C on 2 September 2006.
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