Campos Sales climate — normals and trends
Campos Sales (Brazil) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.8 °C and it receives 613 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 October (28.0 °C on average) and the coldest is March (24.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Campos Sales averages 0 frost days, 234 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 84 rainy days per year.
Campos Sales 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 37.7 °C (on 27 January 2006) and the coldest 15.3 °C (on 2 August 1988).
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 SalesCeará
- coords
- -7.07°, -40.38°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.8°C
Average daily high
31.0°C
Average daily low
21.1°C
Annual rainfall
613mm
Sunshine / day
11.0h
Mean relative humidity
61%
Average peak wind
19.1km/h
Seasonal range
3.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
234 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
84 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.4 °C
Average feels-like low
21.8 °C
Average peak gust
37.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
290 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.9 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.15 · 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
37.7 °C
27 January 2006
Coldest day
15.3 °C
2 August 1988
Wettest day
110 mm
8 March 1946
Windiest day
39.5 km/h
4 July 2017
Strongest gust
69.5 km/h
4 July 2017
Hottest feels-like
41.0 °C
31 October 2012
Coldest feels-like
13.1 °C
2 August 1988
Sunniest day
12.4 h
9 December 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30.1 °C | -0.6 °C | 153 mm | +55 mm |
| Feb | 31.5 °C | +1.9 °C | 16 mm | -114 mm |
| Mar | 30.9 °C | +2.0 °C | 42 mm | -129 mm |
| Apr | 32.3 °C | +3.2 °C | 22 mm | -90 mm |
| May | 31.6 °C | +1.9 °C | 6 mm | -27 mm |
| Jun | 31.2 °C | +1.4 °C | 2 mm | -5 mm |
| Jul | 31.6 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Aug | 32.4 °C | +1.1 °C | 1 mm | -0 mm |
| Sep | 33.4 °C | +0.5 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Oct | 34.6 °C | +0.8 °C | 2 mm | -3 mm |
| Nov | 34.6 °C | +1.3 °C | 5 mm | -8 mm |
| Dec | 32.1 °C | -0.2 °C | 41 mm | +2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Campos Sales?
Campos Sales has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.8 °C and it receives 613 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Campos Sales?
The hottest day measured in Campos Sales between 1940 and 2025 was 27 January 2006, reaching 37.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Campos Sales?
The coldest day measured in Campos Sales between 1940 and 2025 was 2 August 1988, at 15.3 °C.
Does it snow in Campos Sales?
Almost never: Campos Sales sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Campos Sales warmed?
Yes: Campos Sales warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Campos Sales?
The wettest day measured in Campos Sales between 1940 and 2025 was 8 March 1946, with 110 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Campos Sales?
The windiest day measured in Campos Sales between 1940 and 2025 was 4 July 2017, with winds reaching 39.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Campos Sales?
The warmest month in Campos Sales is October (28.0 °C on average); the coldest is March (24.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Campos Sales?
Campos Sales receives on average 613 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 84 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Campos Sales?
Campos Sales gets on average 11.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,015 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Campos Sales?
Yes: Campos Sales has on average 290 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Campos Sales?
In Campos Sales, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.0 °C on 31 October 2012, and the lowest was 13.1 °C on 2 August 1988.
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