Caetés climate — normals and trends
Caetés (Brazil) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 22.2 °C and it receives 430 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 December (23.6 °C on average) and the coldest is July (20.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Caetés averages 0 frost days, 64 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 123 rainy days per year.
Caetés has warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.10 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.6 °C (on 26 December 1959) and the coldest 12.1 °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
CaetésPernambuco
- coords
- -8.77°, -36.62°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
22.2°C
Average daily high
27.3°C
Average daily low
18.5°C
Annual rainfall
430mm
Sunshine / day
10.4h
Mean relative humidity
78%
Average peak wind
18.6km/h
Seasonal range
3.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
64 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
123 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
28.5 °C
Average feels-like low
19.8 °C
Average peak gust
38.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
54 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.9 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.45 · 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
34.6 °C
26 December 1959
Coldest day
12.1 °C
1 August 1986
Wettest day
139 mm
13 March 1969
Windiest day
33.0 km/h
17 June 1967
Strongest gust
62.3 km/h
11 August 1954
Hottest feels-like
37.5 °C
20 March 2019
Coldest feels-like
12.2 °C
31 July 1981
Sunniest day
12.5 h
28 December 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29.5 °C | +0.3 °C | 105 mm | +66 mm |
| Feb | 28.1 °C | -0.8 °C | 44 mm | -3 mm |
| Mar | 29.2 °C | +0.5 °C | 30 mm | -41 mm |
| Apr | 30.0 °C | +2.3 °C | 26 mm | -37 mm |
| May | 26.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 53 mm | +7 mm |
| Jun | 24.8 °C | +0.2 °C | 61 mm | +21 mm |
| Jul | 24.1 °C | +0.2 °C | 31 mm | -4 mm |
| Aug | 24.2 °C | -0.4 °C | 51 mm | +26 mm |
| Sep | 25.0 °C | -1.2 °C | 41 mm | +23 mm |
| Oct | 27.2 °C | -1.2 °C | 17 mm | +4 mm |
| Nov | 30.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 2 mm | -13 mm |
| Dec | 30.5 °C | +0.9 °C | 5 mm | -15 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Caetés?
Caetés has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.2 °C and it receives 430 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Caetés?
The hottest day measured in Caetés between 1940 and 2025 was 26 December 1959, reaching 34.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Caetés?
The coldest day measured in Caetés between 1940 and 2025 was 1 August 1986, at 12.1 °C.
Does it snow in Caetés?
Almost never: Caetés sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Caetés warmed?
Yes: Caetés warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Caetés?
The wettest day measured in Caetés between 1940 and 2025 was 13 March 1969, with 139 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Caetés?
The windiest day measured in Caetés between 1940 and 2025 was 17 June 1967, with winds reaching 33.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Caetés?
The warmest month in Caetés is December (23.6 °C on average); the coldest is July (20.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Caetés?
Caetés receives on average 430 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 123 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Caetés?
Caetés gets on average 10.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,796 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Caetés?
Yes: Caetés has on average 54 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Caetés?
In Caetés, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.5 °C on 20 March 2019, and the lowest was 12.2 °C on 31 July 1981.
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