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
19402025 · 86 yrs
AmTropical monsoonWarmest monthMarchColdest monthJulyWettest monthMayDriest monthFebruary

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

1940Each stripe is one year, from 1940 (left) to 2025 (right). Blue = colder than the period average, red = warmer.2025

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

YearHottest dayColdest dayAnnual meanRainfallHot daysFrost days
202536.0 °C23 September 202521.9 °C5 July 202527.5 °C1,717 mm2940
202438.3 °C27 March 202422.5 °C27 August 202428.8 °C1,425 mm3160
202338.7 °C2 October 202321.9 °C26 January 202328.3 °C1,044 mm3220
202235.2 °C11 February 202221.8 °C24 December 202227.1 °C2,160 mm2860
202135.4 °C16 October 202121.5 °C4 July 202127.3 °C2,068 mm2780
202036.4 °C12 March 202022.1 °C3 January 202027.9 °C1,608 mm3030
201937.0 °C2 April 201921.8 °C7 August 201928.0 °C2,004 mm2950
201836.8 °C24 March 201821.9 °C19 June 201827.8 °C1,790 mm2840
201737.2 °C18 November 201721.8 °C2 July 201727.7 °C1,895 mm2910
201637.2 °C4 March 201621.8 °C17 June 201628.0 °C1,852 mm2920
201537.5 °C7 April 201521.3 °C22 July 201528.2 °C1,030 mm3120
201436.9 °C11 March 201422.2 °C29 August 201427.8 °C1,272 mm3080
201335.8 °C8 April 201322.0 °C28 July 201327.3 °C1,699 mm2860
201236.3 °C10 November 201222.1 °C2 September 201227.1 °C1,639 mm2730
201134.6 °C18 September 201119.8 °C23 July 201126.9 °C2,107 mm2770
201035.9 °C12 February 201022.2 °C10 September 201027.3 °C2,432 mm2760
200937.0 °C26 October 200922.2 °C25 June 200927.9 °C1,155 mm3160
200835.8 °C8 April 200821.9 °C16 July 200826.9 °C1,934 mm2610
200736.3 °C23 March 200721.8 °C11 July 200727.3 °C1,851 mm2650
200636.8 °C10 April 200622.0 °C17 June 200627.2 °C1,821 mm2730
200537.3 °C15 March 200522.1 °C10 July 200527.5 °C1,947 mm2820
200436.7 °C18 November 200421.8 °C28 July 200427.7 °C1,546 mm2750
200337.7 °C20 March 200321.9 °C17 July 200327.5 °C1,713 mm2640
200237.1 °C8 March 200222.1 °C15 June 200227.7 °C1,592 mm2930
200136.5 °C21 April 200121.4 °C22 June 200127.4 °C1,339 mm2750
200034.8 °C7 March 200020.6 °C10 August 200026.7 °C1,771 mm2530
199935.1 °C14 February 199921.3 °C18 July 199926.7 °C1,905 mm2510
199838.6 °C10 February 199821.9 °C5 September 199828.0 °C1,921 mm2910
199739.2 °C14 October 199721.0 °C9 May 199728.1 °C1,264 mm3140
199635.9 °C16 April 199621.6 °C2 July 199627.2 °C1,808 mm2710
199535.3 °C9 April 199521.7 °C16 October 199527.2 °C1,778 mm2750
199434.9 °C15 April 199420.9 °C29 June 199426.9 °C1,546 mm2540
199335.1 °C5 April 199320.9 °C26 July 199326.8 °C1,773 mm2510
199236.3 °C3 November 199220.9 °C11 July 199227.4 °C1,232 mm2940
199135.9 °C25 November 199121.0 °C5 August 199127.1 °C1,605 mm2570
199034.3 °C15 October 199020.4 °C13 August 199026.8 °C1,778 mm2560
198933.9 °C14 September 198920.5 °C8 January 198926.4 °C1,595 mm2220
198835.9 °C31 March 198821.5 °C14 July 198827.0 °C1,644 mm2460
198735.6 °C9 March 198722.2 °C19 October 198727.2 °C1,447 mm2800
198634.8 °C24 April 198621.0 °C2 June 198626.7 °C1,549 mm2520
198535.3 °C4 April 198520.7 °C31 August 198526.5 °C1,644 mm2330
198436.1 °C9 April 198420.7 °C4 May 198426.5 °C1,838 mm2330
198335.8 °C16 February 198321.1 °C6 June 198327.3 °C1,437 mm3000
198234.7 °C24 November 198221.1 °C19 July 198226.7 °C1,625 mm2640
198134.8 °C20 January 198120.5 °C22 July 198126.3 °C1,908 mm2220
198035.4 °C23 March 198021.4 °C19 October 198026.6 °C1,568 mm2660
197935.0 °C17 February 197921.0 °C17 August 197926.6 °C2,034 mm2480
197836.1 °C14 March 197820.1 °C16 August 197826.5 °C1,894 mm2480
197735.0 °C7 February 197721.0 °C4 April 197726.7 °C1,860 mm2680
197634.9 °C13 October 197620.2 °C12 August 197626.1 °C1,840 mm2190
197534.9 °C9 March 197519.2 °C21 July 197526.2 °C1,931 mm2250
197434.4 °C21 February 197420.8 °C27 June 197425.9 °C1,662 mm2070
197336.3 °C7 March 197320.6 °C2 June 197326.7 °C2,038 mm2270
197234.8 °C14 October 197220.9 °C12 September 197226.5 °C1,740 mm2600
197134.7 °C13 March 197119.8 °C11 September 197126.3 °C1,487 mm2310
197036.6 °C3 March 197021.5 °C28 June 197026.5 °C1,727 mm2360
196935.1 °C12 February 196921.3 °C13 July 196926.6 °C1,873 mm2490
196835.8 °C22 February 196820.7 °C10 July 196826.6 °C1,765 mm2530
196736.6 °C6 March 196721.0 °C17 July 196726.9 °C1,485 mm2530
196637.5 °C16 March 196621.6 °C5 July 196627.3 °C1,268 mm2730
196536.4 °C6 April 196520.5 °C4 January 196527.2 °C1,229 mm2780
196438.3 °C31 March 196420.9 °C26 December 196427.5 °C1,452 mm2670
196336.6 °C24 March 196321.0 °C6 March 196327.2 °C1,521 mm2760
196235.4 °C18 March 196220.9 °C10 May 196226.6 °C1,827 mm2500
196137.3 °C17 March 196121.2 °C21 June 196126.8 °C1,402 mm2600
196036.6 °C24 March 196021.1 °C28 July 196026.5 °C1,765 mm2310
195935.9 °C1 March 195920.8 °C4 August 195926.7 °C1,629 mm2450
195836.1 °C17 January 195821.3 °C15 July 195826.9 °C1,574 mm2470
195735.9 °C16 April 195721.3 °C24 July 195727.3 °C1,354 mm2540
195633.6 °C8 March 195620.9 °C15 July 195625.3 °C2,023 mm1090
195534.0 °C16 February 195520.0 °C2 August 195525.6 °C1,814 mm1440
195436.2 °C23 March 195420.9 °C20 July 195426.1 °C1,701 mm1590
195335.6 °C20 February 195321.0 °C14 July 195326.9 °C1,534 mm2330
195237.0 °C8 March 195221.7 °C22 July 195226.8 °C1,386 mm2200
195134.4 °C20 October 195121.2 °C16 July 195126.2 °C1,491 mm1860
195034.9 °C18 April 195021.2 °C13 September 195026.0 °C1,690 mm1730
194931.7 °C14 April 194920.6 °C6 January 194925.2 °C1,761 mm730
194835.2 °C11 March 194820.9 °C4 August 194825.7 °C1,989 mm1460
194736.1 °C1 April 194721.1 °C18 December 194726.4 °C1,407 mm1960
194633.7 °C5 March 194620.8 °C15 August 194625.5 °C1,956 mm1220
194535.8 °C30 September 194520.7 °C18 July 194526.3 °C1,684 mm2130
194435.0 °C25 October 194421.2 °C12 July 194426.2 °C1,652 mm1960
194331.7 °C9 October 194319.6 °C27 January 194324.6 °C2,750 mm520
194235.2 °C15 March 194220.7 °C20 July 194225.6 °C2,021 mm1220
194137.5 °C12 April 194121.3 °C13 September 194127.0 °C1,279 mm2250
194037.2 °C2 March 194020.5 °C21 August 194027.0 °C1,193 mm2190

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Across the whole year

Average daily high
31.9 °C
+0.8 °C
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
294 d/yr
+48
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
0
Annual rainfall
1717 mm
+31 mm

Month by month

Highvs. normalPrecipitationvs. normal
Jan33.3 °C+1.2 °C42 mm+2 mm
Feb32.3 °C-0.4 °C31 mm-6 mm
Mar32.4 °C-0.6 °C131 mm+62 mm
Apr31.1 °C-0.3 °C219 mm+23 mm
May29.7 °C+0.3 °C445 mm+111 mm
Jun30.0 °C+1.1 °C232 mm-73 mm
Jul29.7 °C+0.7 °C255 mm+15 mm
Aug31.7 °C+1.6 °C77 mm-72 mm
Sep34.4 °C+2.9 °C20 mm-68 mm
Oct33.1 °C+0.9 °C116 mm+39 mm
Nov33.0 °C+1.2 °C90 mm0 mm
Dec31.9 °C+0.3 °C60 mm-1 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day
36.0 °C
23 Sep 2025
Coldest day
21.9 °C
5 Jul 2025
Wettest day
59.0 mm
3 Jul 2025
Windiest day
23.4 km/h
14 Dec 2025
Strongest gust
50.4 km/h
14 Dec 2025
Hottest feels-like
42.1 °C
12 Sep 2025
Coldest feels-like
24.9 °C
14 Jan 2025
Sunniest day
12.0 h
11 Apr 2025

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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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