Cairu climate — normals and trends
Cairu (Brazil) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.6 °C and it receives 1,330 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 (26.1 °C on average) and the coldest is July (22.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Cairu averages 0 frost days, 16 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 262 rainy days per year.
Cairu has warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.13 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 33.4 °C (on 6 March 1973) and the coldest 17.4 °C (on 23 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
CairuEstado de Bahia
- coords
- -13.49°, -39.04°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
24.6°C
Average daily high
27.0°C
Average daily low
22.5°C
Annual rainfall
1,330mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
83%
Average peak wind
16.4km/h
Seasonal range
3.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
16 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
262 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
30.9 °C
Average feels-like low
25.5 °C
Average peak gust
31.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
346 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.1 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.54 · 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
33.4 °C
6 March 1973
Coldest day
17.4 °C
23 July 1967
Wettest day
144 mm
17 April 2022
Windiest day
35.4 km/h
14 July 1988
Strongest gust
61.2 km/h
14 July 1988
Hottest feels-like
40.5 °C
20 March 2019
Coldest feels-like
16.3 °C
1 June 1964
Sunniest day
12.8 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 | 29.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 180 mm | +96 mm |
| Feb | 28.3 °C | -0.3 °C | 112 mm | +26 mm |
| Mar | 28.7 °C | +0.1 °C | 101 mm | -15 mm |
| Apr | 28.7 °C | +1.0 °C | 109 mm | -40 mm |
| May | 26.5 °C | -0.1 °C | 276 mm | +125 mm |
| Jun | 26.0 °C | +0.5 °C | 162 mm | +18 mm |
| Jul | 25.0 °C | +0.2 °C | 118 mm | -18 mm |
| Aug | 25.4 °C | +0.5 °C | 113 mm | +9 mm |
| Sep | 25.8 °C | +0.1 °C | 80 mm | -4 mm |
| Oct | 26.3 °C | -0.6 °C | 186 mm | +101 mm |
| Nov | 27.7 °C | +0.1 °C | 144 mm | +40 mm |
| Dec | 28.3 °C | +0.1 °C | 51 mm | -37 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Cairu?
Cairu has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.6 °C and it receives 1,330 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Cairu?
The hottest day measured in Cairu between 1940 and 2025 was 6 March 1973, reaching 33.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Cairu?
The coldest day measured in Cairu between 1940 and 2025 was 23 July 1967, at 17.4 °C.
Does it snow in Cairu?
Almost never: Cairu sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Cairu warmed?
Yes: Cairu warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Cairu?
The wettest day measured in Cairu between 1940 and 2025 was 17 April 2022, with 144 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Cairu?
The windiest day measured in Cairu between 1940 and 2025 was 14 July 1988, with winds reaching 35.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Cairu?
The warmest month in Cairu is February (26.1 °C on average); the coldest is July (22.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Cairu?
Cairu receives on average 1,330 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 262 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Cairu?
Cairu gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Cairu?
Yes: Cairu has on average 346 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Cairu?
In Cairu, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.5 °C on 20 March 2019, and the lowest was 16.3 °C on 1 June 1964.
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