Boa Vista climate — normals and trends
Boa Vista (Brazil) has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.9 °C and it receives 1,686 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 March (28.4 °C on average) and the coldest is July (25.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Boa Vista averages 0 frost days, 246 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 201 rainy days per year.
Boa Vista has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.2 °C (on 14 October 1997) and the coldest 19.2 °C (on 21 July 1975).
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
Boa VistaRoraima
- coords
- 2.82°, -60.67°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.9°C
Average daily high
31.1°C
Average daily low
23.6°C
Annual rainfall
1,686mm
Sunshine / day
10.3h
Mean relative humidity
78%
Average peak wind
11.6km/h
Seasonal range
3.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
246 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
201 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.9 °C
Average feels-like low
27.3 °C
Average peak gust
31.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
364 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.53 · 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
39.2 °C
14 October 1997
Coldest day
19.2 °C
21 July 1975
Wettest day
182 mm
5 April 1958
Windiest day
25.7 km/h
20 January 2003
Strongest gust
59.4 km/h
16 January 2010
Hottest feels-like
44.7 °C
14 October 1997
Coldest feels-like
20.7 °C
6 March 1963
Sunniest day
12.0 h
9 April 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33.3 °C | +1.2 °C | 42 mm | +2 mm |
| Feb | 32.3 °C | -0.4 °C | 31 mm | -6 mm |
| Mar | 32.4 °C | -0.6 °C | 131 mm | +62 mm |
| Apr | 31.1 °C | -0.3 °C | 219 mm | +23 mm |
| May | 29.7 °C | +0.3 °C | 445 mm | +111 mm |
| Jun | 30.0 °C | +1.1 °C | 232 mm | -73 mm |
| Jul | 29.7 °C | +0.7 °C | 255 mm | +15 mm |
| Aug | 31.7 °C | +1.6 °C | 77 mm | -72 mm |
| Sep | 34.4 °C | +2.9 °C | 20 mm | -68 mm |
| Oct | 33.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 116 mm | +39 mm |
| Nov | 33.0 °C | +1.2 °C | 90 mm | 0 mm |
| Dec | 31.9 °C | +0.3 °C | 60 mm | -1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Boa Vista?
Boa Vista has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.9 °C and it receives 1,686 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Boa Vista?
The hottest day measured in Boa Vista between 1940 and 2025 was 14 October 1997, reaching 39.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Boa Vista?
The coldest day measured in Boa Vista between 1940 and 2025 was 21 July 1975, at 19.2 °C.
Does it snow in Boa Vista?
Almost never: Boa Vista sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Boa Vista warmed?
Yes: Boa Vista warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Boa Vista?
The wettest day measured in Boa Vista between 1940 and 2025 was 5 April 1958, with 182 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Boa Vista?
The windiest day measured in Boa Vista between 1940 and 2025 was 20 January 2003, with winds reaching 25.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Boa Vista?
The warmest month in Boa Vista is March (28.4 °C on average); the coldest is July (25.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Boa Vista?
Boa Vista receives on average 1,686 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 201 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Boa Vista?
Boa Vista gets on average 10.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,760 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Boa Vista?
Yes: Boa Vista has on average 364 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Boa Vista?
In Boa Vista, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.7 °C on 14 October 1997, and the lowest was 20.7 °C on 6 March 1963.
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