Bom Jesus da Lapa climate — normals and trends
Bom Jesus da Lapa (Brazil) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.6 °C and it receives 740 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 October (28.7 °C on average) and the coldest is July (24.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Bom Jesus da Lapa averages 0 frost days, 291 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 83 rainy days per year.
Bom Jesus da Lapa has warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.12 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.9 °C (on 5 October 2015) and the coldest 13.8 °C (on 8 June 2022).
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
Bom Jesus da LapaEstado de Bahia
- coords
- -13.26°, -43.42°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.6°C
Average daily high
32.2°C
Average daily low
21.6°C
Annual rainfall
740mm
Sunshine / day
10.8h
Mean relative humidity
57%
Average peak wind
11.8km/h
Seasonal range
4.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
291 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
83 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.8 °C
Average feels-like low
23.1 °C
Average peak gust
26.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
289 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.1 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.16 · 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
41.9 °C
5 October 2015
Coldest day
13.8 °C
8 June 2022
Wettest day
185 mm
18 January 1979
Windiest day
25.4 km/h
8 September 1973
Strongest gust
57.6 km/h
18 December 2000
Hottest feels-like
45.1 °C
5 October 2015
Coldest feels-like
12.1 °C
20 May 2022
Sunniest day
12.7 h
21 November 1940
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 | 32.1 °C | +0.3 °C | 120 mm | -2 mm |
| Feb | 34.7 °C | +2.8 °C | 5 mm | -91 mm |
| Mar | 36.0 °C | +4.4 °C | 12 mm | -97 mm |
| Apr | 34.8 °C | +3.2 °C | 40 mm | -14 mm |
| May | 33.4 °C | +1.9 °C | 4 mm | -7 mm |
| Jun | 33.3 °C | +2.3 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Jul | 32.5 °C | +1.7 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Aug | 34.0 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Sep | 35.9 °C | +1.4 °C | 0 mm | -6 mm |
| Oct | 36.1 °C | +1.4 °C | 11 mm | -41 mm |
| Nov | 33.7 °C | +1.3 °C | 126 mm | -20 mm |
| Dec | 32.8 °C | +1.0 °C | 126 mm | -16 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Bom Jesus da Lapa?
Bom Jesus da Lapa has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.6 °C and it receives 740 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Bom Jesus da Lapa?
The hottest day measured in Bom Jesus da Lapa between 1940 and 2025 was 5 October 2015, reaching 41.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Bom Jesus da Lapa?
The coldest day measured in Bom Jesus da Lapa between 1940 and 2025 was 8 June 2022, at 13.8 °C.
Does it snow in Bom Jesus da Lapa?
Almost never: Bom Jesus da Lapa sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Bom Jesus da Lapa warmed?
Yes: Bom Jesus da Lapa warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Bom Jesus da Lapa?
The wettest day measured in Bom Jesus da Lapa between 1940 and 2025 was 18 January 1979, with 185 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Bom Jesus da Lapa?
The windiest day measured in Bom Jesus da Lapa between 1940 and 2025 was 8 September 1973, with winds reaching 25.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Bom Jesus da Lapa?
The warmest month in Bom Jesus da Lapa is October (28.7 °C on average); the coldest is July (24.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Bom Jesus da Lapa?
Bom Jesus da Lapa receives on average 740 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 83 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Bom Jesus da Lapa?
Bom Jesus da Lapa gets on average 10.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,942 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Bom Jesus da Lapa?
Yes: Bom Jesus da Lapa has on average 289 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Bom Jesus da Lapa?
In Bom Jesus da Lapa, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.1 °C on 5 October 2015, and the lowest was 12.1 °C on 20 May 2022.
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