Cafarnaum climate — normals and trends
Cafarnaum (Brazil) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 22.3 °C and it receives 489 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 February (23.6 °C on average) and the coldest is July (19.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Cafarnaum averages 0 frost days, 72 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 66 rainy days per year.
Cafarnaum 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 36.6 °C (on 22 September 2021) and the coldest 10.5 °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
CafarnaumEstado de Bahia
- coords
- -11.69°, -41.47°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
22.3°C
Average daily high
27.6°C
Average daily low
18.0°C
Annual rainfall
489mm
Sunshine / day
10.4h
Mean relative humidity
69%
Average peak wind
17.7km/h
Seasonal range
4.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
72 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
66 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
28.6 °C
Average feels-like low
18.3 °C
Average peak gust
37.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
37 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.8 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.16 · 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
36.6 °C
22 September 2021
Coldest day
10.5 °C
22 July 1967
Wettest day
161 mm
6 January 2016
Windiest day
36.0 km/h
10 May 1962
Strongest gust
66.2 km/h
13 November 1985
Hottest feels-like
38.9 °C
5 October 2015
Coldest feels-like
9.1 °C
8 August 1989
Sunniest day
12.7 h
3 December 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29.8 °C | +1.1 °C | 91 mm | +12 mm |
| Feb | 30.1 °C | +1.3 °C | 11 mm | -46 mm |
| Mar | 31.3 °C | +2.7 °C | 6 mm | -75 mm |
| Apr | 30.8 °C | +3.0 °C | 21 mm | -18 mm |
| May | 26.8 °C | +0.2 °C | 27 mm | +14 mm |
| Jun | 26.3 °C | +1.0 °C | 8 mm | +1 mm |
| Jul | 25.5 °C | +0.8 °C | 6 mm | -1 mm |
| Aug | 26.6 °C | +0.9 °C | 7 mm | +2 mm |
| Sep | 28.0 °C | +0.3 °C | 5 mm | -1 mm |
| Oct | 28.9 °C | -0.5 °C | 16 mm | -11 mm |
| Nov | 29.5 °C | +0.7 °C | 114 mm | +32 mm |
| Dec | 29.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 35 mm | -49 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Cafarnaum?
Cafarnaum has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.3 °C and it receives 489 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Cafarnaum?
The hottest day measured in Cafarnaum between 1940 and 2025 was 22 September 2021, reaching 36.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Cafarnaum?
The coldest day measured in Cafarnaum between 1940 and 2025 was 22 July 1967, at 10.5 °C.
Does it snow in Cafarnaum?
Almost never: Cafarnaum sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Cafarnaum warmed?
Yes: Cafarnaum warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Cafarnaum?
The wettest day measured in Cafarnaum between 1940 and 2025 was 6 January 2016, with 161 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Cafarnaum?
The windiest day measured in Cafarnaum between 1940 and 2025 was 10 May 1962, with winds reaching 36.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Cafarnaum?
The warmest month in Cafarnaum is February (23.6 °C on average); the coldest is July (19.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Cafarnaum?
Cafarnaum receives on average 489 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 66 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Cafarnaum?
Cafarnaum gets on average 10.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,796 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Cafarnaum?
Yes: Cafarnaum has on average 37 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Cafarnaum?
In Cafarnaum, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.9 °C on 5 October 2015, and the lowest was 9.1 °C on 8 August 1989.
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