Caçapava do Sul climate — normals and trends
Caçapava do Sul (Brazil) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.1 °C and it receives 1,608 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 (23.7 °C on average) and the coldest is July (12.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.
Caçapava do Sul averages 1 frost days, 43 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 123 rainy days per year.
Caçapava do Sul has warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.10 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.3 °C (on 16 November 1985) and the coldest -4.2 °C (on 14 July 1991).
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
Caçapava do SulRio Grande do Sul
- coords
- -30.51°, -53.48°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
18.1°C
Average daily high
23.2°C
Average daily low
13.4°C
Annual rainfall
1,608mm
Sunshine / day
8.9h
Mean relative humidity
78%
Average peak wind
16.8km/h
Seasonal range
11.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
1 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
43 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
123 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
24.0 °C
Average feels-like low
12.7 °C
Average peak gust
34.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
34 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.8 °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
40.3 °C
16 November 1985
Coldest day
-4.2 °C
14 July 1991
Wettest day
147 mm
14 February 1959
Windiest day
47.0 km/h
5 June 1992
Strongest gust
108.0 km/h
5 June 1992
Hottest feels-like
43.8 °C
2 January 2019
Coldest feels-like
-8.0 °C
14 July 1991
Snowiest day
0.5 cm
8 July 1960
Sunniest day
13.8 h
24 December 1949
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 | 30.6 °C | +1.4 °C | 63 mm | -83 mm |
| Feb | 32.3 °C | +3.7 °C | 99 mm | -30 mm |
| Mar | 29.3 °C | +2.3 °C | 69 mm | -48 mm |
| Apr | 23.1 °C | -0.5 °C | 77 mm | -52 mm |
| May | 20.5 °C | +0.6 °C | 229 mm | +100 mm |
| Jun | 14.7 °C | -2.6 °C | 208 mm | +69 mm |
| Jul | 16.1 °C | -1.0 °C | 95 mm | -39 mm |
| Aug | 18.4 °C | -0.2 °C | 219 mm | +86 mm |
| Sep | 20.4 °C | +0.2 °C | 288 mm | +121 mm |
| Oct | 23.4 °C | +0.6 °C | 133 mm | -23 mm |
| Nov | 26.8 °C | +1.3 °C | 83 mm | -37 mm |
| Dec | 29.2 °C | +1.0 °C | 183 mm | +70 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Caçapava do Sul?
Caçapava do Sul has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.1 °C and it receives 1,608 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Caçapava do Sul?
The hottest day measured in Caçapava do Sul between 1940 and 2025 was 16 November 1985, reaching 40.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Caçapava do Sul?
The coldest day measured in Caçapava do Sul between 1940 and 2025 was 14 July 1991, at -4.2 °C.
Does it snow in Caçapava do Sul?
Almost never: Caçapava do Sul sees virtually no snow, with about 1 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Caçapava do Sul warmed?
Yes: Caçapava do Sul warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Caçapava do Sul?
The wettest day measured in Caçapava do Sul between 1940 and 2025 was 14 February 1959, with 147 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Caçapava do Sul?
The windiest day measured in Caçapava do Sul between 1940 and 2025 was 5 June 1992, with winds reaching 47.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Caçapava do Sul?
The warmest month in Caçapava do Sul is January (23.7 °C on average); the coldest is July (12.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Caçapava do Sul?
Caçapava do Sul receives on average 1,608 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 123 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Caçapava do Sul?
Caçapava do Sul gets on average 8.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,249 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Caçapava do Sul?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Caçapava do Sul between 1940 and 2025 was 8 July 1960, with 0.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Caçapava do Sul?
Yes: Caçapava do Sul has on average 34 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Caçapava do Sul?
In Caçapava do Sul, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.8 °C on 2 January 2019, and the lowest was -8.0 °C on 14 July 1991.
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