Campos dos Goytacazes climate — normals and trends
Campos dos Goytacazes (Brazil) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.1 °C and it receives 1,162 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 (26.8 °C on average) and the coldest is July (21.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Campos dos Goytacazes averages 0 frost days, 126 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 141 rainy days per year.
Campos dos Goytacazes has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.24 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.4 °C (on 12 November 2023) and the coldest 10.4 °C (on 16 June 2016).
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
Campos dos GoytacazesRio de Janeiro
- coords
- -21.75°, -41.33°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
24.1°C
Average daily high
28.6°C
Average daily low
20.7°C
Annual rainfall
1,162mm
Sunshine / day
10.0h
Mean relative humidity
78%
Average peak wind
16.5km/h
Seasonal range
5.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
126 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
141 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
31.6 °C
Average feels-like low
23.0 °C
Average peak gust
34.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
223 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.65 · 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
41.4 °C
12 November 2023
Coldest day
10.4 °C
16 June 2016
Wettest day
142 mm
22 March 1991
Windiest day
39.7 km/h
12 September 1995
Strongest gust
77.0 km/h
12 September 1995
Hottest feels-like
46.3 °C
2 January 2015
Coldest feels-like
9.0 °C
19 May 2022
Sunniest day
13.2 h
8 January 1950
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 | 32.2 °C | +1.3 °C | 150 mm | -12 mm |
| Feb | 35.8 °C | +4.3 °C | 6 mm | -106 mm |
| Mar | 33.0 °C | +2.3 °C | 88 mm | -57 mm |
| Apr | 29.8 °C | +0.8 °C | 103 mm | +17 mm |
| May | 28.9 °C | +1.7 °C | 21 mm | -29 mm |
| Jun | 29.1 °C | +2.6 °C | 15 mm | -15 mm |
| Jul | 27.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 9 mm | -18 mm |
| Aug | 27.8 °C | +1.0 °C | 25 mm | -4 mm |
| Sep | 27.8 °C | +0.3 °C | 32 mm | -20 mm |
| Oct | 28.5 °C | +0.3 °C | 92 mm | -12 mm |
| Nov | 30.5 °C | +2.0 °C | 68 mm | -104 mm |
| Dec | 32.3 °C | +2.6 °C | 155 mm | -39 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Campos dos Goytacazes?
Campos dos Goytacazes has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.1 °C and it receives 1,162 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Campos dos Goytacazes?
The hottest day measured in Campos dos Goytacazes between 1940 and 2025 was 12 November 2023, reaching 41.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Campos dos Goytacazes?
The coldest day measured in Campos dos Goytacazes between 1940 and 2025 was 16 June 2016, at 10.4 °C.
Does it snow in Campos dos Goytacazes?
Almost never: Campos dos Goytacazes sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Campos dos Goytacazes warmed?
Yes: Campos dos Goytacazes warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Campos dos Goytacazes?
The wettest day measured in Campos dos Goytacazes between 1940 and 2025 was 22 March 1991, with 142 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Campos dos Goytacazes?
The windiest day measured in Campos dos Goytacazes between 1940 and 2025 was 12 September 1995, with winds reaching 39.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Campos dos Goytacazes?
The warmest month in Campos dos Goytacazes is February (26.8 °C on average); the coldest is July (21.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Campos dos Goytacazes?
Campos dos Goytacazes receives on average 1,162 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 141 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Campos dos Goytacazes?
Campos dos Goytacazes gets on average 10.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,650 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Campos dos Goytacazes?
Yes: Campos dos Goytacazes has on average 223 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Campos dos Goytacazes?
In Campos dos Goytacazes, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.3 °C on 2 January 2015, and the lowest was 9.0 °C on 19 May 2022.
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