Botucatu climate — normals and trends
Botucatu (Brazil) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 20.0 °C and it receives 1,665 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 (16.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Botucatu averages 0 frost days, 38 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 162 rainy days per year.
Botucatu has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.4 °C (on 6 October 2020) and the coldest 0.2 °C (on 1 June 1979).
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
BotucatuSão Paulo
- coords
- -22.89°, -48.45°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
20.0°C
Average daily high
25.4°C
Average daily low
15.7°C
Annual rainfall
1,665mm
Sunshine / day
9.6h
Mean relative humidity
78%
Average peak wind
14.6km/h
Seasonal range
6.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
38 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
162 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
27.1 °C
Average feels-like low
15.9 °C
Average peak gust
33.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
31 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.62 · 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
38.4 °C
6 October 2020
Coldest day
0.2 °C
1 June 1979
Wettest day
111 mm
11 November 2007
Windiest day
37.7 km/h
28 November 1950
Strongest gust
90.4 km/h
22 September 2025
Hottest feels-like
40.6 °C
29 October 2007
Coldest feels-like
-3.4 °C
18 July 1975
Sunniest day
13.4 h
16 December 2014
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29.0 °C | +1.6 °C | 244 mm | -38 mm |
| Feb | 29.9 °C | +2.4 °C | 179 mm | -57 mm |
| Mar | 29.3 °C | +2.3 °C | 85 mm | -95 mm |
| Apr | 25.6 °C | +0.1 °C | 124 mm | +44 mm |
| May | 24.3 °C | +1.3 °C | 17 mm | -58 mm |
| Jun | 22.1 °C | +0.1 °C | 56 mm | -3 mm |
| Jul | 21.6 °C | -0.5 °C | 5 mm | -43 mm |
| Aug | 24.6 °C | +0.3 °C | 4 mm | -40 mm |
| Sep | 27.6 °C | +1.8 °C | 16 mm | -72 mm |
| Oct | 26.1 °C | -0.1 °C | 126 mm | -28 mm |
| Nov | 26.4 °C | -0.2 °C | 139 mm | -34 mm |
| Dec | 28.8 °C | +1.9 °C | 223 mm | -24 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Botucatu?
Botucatu has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.0 °C and it receives 1,665 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Botucatu?
The hottest day measured in Botucatu between 1940 and 2025 was 6 October 2020, reaching 38.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Botucatu?
The coldest day measured in Botucatu between 1940 and 2025 was 1 June 1979, at 0.2 °C.
Does it snow in Botucatu?
Almost never: Botucatu sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Botucatu warmed?
Yes: Botucatu warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Botucatu?
The wettest day measured in Botucatu between 1940 and 2025 was 11 November 2007, with 111 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Botucatu?
The windiest day measured in Botucatu between 1940 and 2025 was 28 November 1950, with winds reaching 37.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Botucatu?
The warmest month in Botucatu is January (22.7 °C on average); the coldest is July (16.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Botucatu?
Botucatu receives on average 1,665 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 162 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Botucatu?
Botucatu gets on average 9.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,504 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Botucatu?
Yes: Botucatu has on average 31 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Botucatu?
In Botucatu, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.6 °C on 29 October 2007, and the lowest was -3.4 °C on 18 July 1975.
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