Bonito climate — normals and trends
Bonito (Brazil) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 21.2 °C and it receives 711 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 (22.7 °C on average) and the coldest is July (18.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Bonito averages 0 frost days, 30 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 129 rainy days per year.
Bonito has warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.11 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.5 °C (on 23 October 1954) and the coldest 10.0 °C (on 22 July 1967).
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
BonitoEstado de Bahia
- coords
- -11.97°, -41.27°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
21.2°C
Average daily high
26.1°C
Average daily low
17.4°C
Annual rainfall
711mm
Sunshine / day
10.1h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
15.5km/h
Seasonal range
4.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
30 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
129 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
27.4 °C
Average feels-like low
18.1 °C
Average peak gust
35.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
14 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.9 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.22 · 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
35.5 °C
23 October 1954
Coldest day
10.0 °C
22 July 1967
Wettest day
100 mm
21 January 1944
Windiest day
28.5 km/h
10 May 1962
Strongest gust
65.5 km/h
13 November 1985
Hottest feels-like
39.1 °C
4 December 2015
Coldest feels-like
8.8 °C
24 June 1942
Sunniest day
12.7 h
30 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 | 29.3 °C | +1.6 °C | 116 mm | +22 mm |
| Feb | 28.5 °C | +0.8 °C | 30 mm | -43 mm |
| Mar | 29.5 °C | +2.0 °C | 17 mm | -86 mm |
| Apr | 29.0 °C | +2.6 °C | 45 mm | -18 mm |
| May | 24.9 °C | +0.1 °C | 57 mm | +26 mm |
| Jun | 24.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 28 mm | -0 mm |
| Jul | 23.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 19 mm | -8 mm |
| Aug | 24.7 °C | +1.0 °C | 24 mm | +2 mm |
| Sep | 26.1 °C | +0.3 °C | 19 mm | -0 mm |
| Oct | 27.2 °C | -0.6 °C | 33 mm | -6 mm |
| Nov | 28.6 °C | +1.0 °C | 145 mm | +37 mm |
| Dec | 28.6 °C | +1.0 °C | 44 mm | -61 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Bonito?
Bonito has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.2 °C and it receives 711 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Bonito?
The hottest day measured in Bonito between 1940 and 2025 was 23 October 1954, reaching 35.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Bonito?
The coldest day measured in Bonito between 1940 and 2025 was 22 July 1967, at 10.0 °C.
Does it snow in Bonito?
Almost never: Bonito sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Bonito warmed?
Yes: Bonito warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Bonito?
The wettest day measured in Bonito between 1940 and 2025 was 21 January 1944, with 100 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Bonito?
The windiest day measured in Bonito between 1940 and 2025 was 10 May 1962, with winds reaching 28.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Bonito?
The warmest month in Bonito is January (22.7 °C on average); the coldest is July (18.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Bonito?
Bonito receives on average 711 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 129 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Bonito?
Bonito gets on average 10.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,687 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Bonito?
Yes: Bonito has on average 14 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Bonito?
In Bonito, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.1 °C on 4 December 2015, and the lowest was 8.8 °C on 24 June 1942.
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