Cachoeirinha climate — normals and trends
Cachoeirinha (Brazil) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 22.8 °C and it receives 327 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 (24.1 °C on average) and the coldest is July (20.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Cachoeirinha averages 0 frost days, 94 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 100 rainy days per year.
Cachoeirinha has warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.09 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.8 °C (on 13 March 1984) and the coldest 12.3 °C (on 1 August 1986).
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
CachoeirinhaPernambuco
- coords
- -8.49°, -36.23°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
22.8°C
Average daily high
28.0°C
Average daily low
19.1°C
Annual rainfall
327mm
Sunshine / day
10.5h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
16.8km/h
Seasonal range
3.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
94 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
100 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
29.5 °C
Average feels-like low
20.9 °C
Average peak gust
38.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
108 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.8 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.42 · 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
34.8 °C
13 March 1984
Coldest day
12.3 °C
1 August 1986
Wettest day
85 mm
15 December 1951
Windiest day
28.9 km/h
17 June 1967
Strongest gust
61.6 km/h
19 July 1985
Hottest feels-like
38.3 °C
20 March 2019
Coldest feels-like
12.3 °C
1 August 1986
Sunniest day
12.5 h
4 January 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30.0 °C | +0.1 °C | 76 mm | +45 mm |
| Feb | 28.7 °C | -1.0 °C | 31 mm | -4 mm |
| Mar | 29.8 °C | +0.4 °C | 24 mm | -30 mm |
| Apr | 30.3 °C | +1.9 °C | 26 mm | -20 mm |
| May | 27.4 °C | +0.3 °C | 45 mm | +10 mm |
| Jun | 25.5 °C | 0.0 °C | 36 mm | +6 mm |
| Jul | 24.8 °C | +0.1 °C | 20 mm | -5 mm |
| Aug | 25.1 °C | -0.3 °C | 37 mm | +19 mm |
| Sep | 25.8 °C | -1.1 °C | 26 mm | +13 mm |
| Oct | 27.8 °C | -1.2 °C | 12 mm | +2 mm |
| Nov | 30.6 °C | +0.5 °C | 4 mm | -8 mm |
| Dec | 30.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 5 mm | -13 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Cachoeirinha?
Cachoeirinha has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.8 °C and it receives 327 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Cachoeirinha?
The hottest day measured in Cachoeirinha between 1940 and 2025 was 13 March 1984, reaching 34.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Cachoeirinha?
The coldest day measured in Cachoeirinha between 1940 and 2025 was 1 August 1986, at 12.3 °C.
Does it snow in Cachoeirinha?
Almost never: Cachoeirinha sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Cachoeirinha warmed?
Yes: Cachoeirinha warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Cachoeirinha?
The wettest day measured in Cachoeirinha between 1940 and 2025 was 15 December 1951, with 85 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Cachoeirinha?
The windiest day measured in Cachoeirinha between 1940 and 2025 was 17 June 1967, with winds reaching 28.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Cachoeirinha?
The warmest month in Cachoeirinha is January (24.1 °C on average); the coldest is July (20.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Cachoeirinha?
Cachoeirinha receives on average 327 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 100 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Cachoeirinha?
Cachoeirinha gets on average 10.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,833 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Cachoeirinha?
Yes: Cachoeirinha has on average 108 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Cachoeirinha?
In Cachoeirinha, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.3 °C on 20 March 2019, and the lowest was 12.3 °C on 1 August 1986.
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