Candelária climate — normals and trends
Candelária (Brazil) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.8 °C and it receives 1,685 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 January (24.0 °C on average) and the coldest is July (13.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Candelária averages 1 frost days, 51 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 142 rainy days per year.
Candelária has warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.11 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.7 °C (on 16 November 1985) and the coldest -3.5 °C (on 14 July 1991).
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
CandeláriaRio Grande do Sul
- coords
- -29.67°, -52.79°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
18.8°C
Average daily high
23.9°C
Average daily low
14.3°C
Annual rainfall
1,685mm
Sunshine / day
8.7h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
13.6km/h
Seasonal range
10.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
1 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
51 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
142 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
25.6 °C
Average feels-like low
14.3 °C
Average peak gust
31.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
47 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.9 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.24 · 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
40.7 °C
16 November 1985
Coldest day
-3.5 °C
14 July 1991
Wettest day
124 mm
10 November 1977
Windiest day
41.6 km/h
2 July 1983
Strongest gust
105.1 km/h
2 July 1983
Hottest feels-like
44.9 °C
3 March 2025
Coldest feels-like
-6.9 °C
14 July 1991
Sunniest day
13.6 h
2 January 1945
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 | 31.3 °C | +2.0 °C | 58 mm | -105 mm |
| Feb | 33.1 °C | +4.3 °C | 100 mm | -39 mm |
| Mar | 30.8 °C | +3.4 °C | 58 mm | -67 mm |
| Apr | 23.7 °C | -0.5 °C | 118 mm | -6 mm |
| May | 22.0 °C | +1.2 °C | 202 mm | +75 mm |
| Jun | 15.4 °C | -3.1 °C | 217 mm | +77 mm |
| Jul | 17.1 °C | -1.3 °C | 78 mm | -52 mm |
| Aug | 19.2 °C | -0.7 °C | 116 mm | -15 mm |
| Sep | 21.5 °C | +0.2 °C | 290 mm | +121 mm |
| Oct | 24.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 119 mm | -52 mm |
| Nov | 27.3 °C | +1.2 °C | 94 mm | -39 mm |
| Dec | 29.7 °C | +1.2 °C | 292 mm | +156 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Candelária?
Candelária has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.8 °C and it receives 1,685 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Candelária?
The hottest day measured in Candelária between 1940 and 2025 was 16 November 1985, reaching 40.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Candelária?
The coldest day measured in Candelária between 1940 and 2025 was 14 July 1991, at -3.5 °C.
Does it snow in Candelária?
Almost never: Candelária sees virtually no snow, with about 1 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Candelária warmed?
Yes: Candelária warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Candelária?
The wettest day measured in Candelária between 1940 and 2025 was 10 November 1977, with 124 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Candelária?
The windiest day measured in Candelária between 1940 and 2025 was 2 July 1983, with winds reaching 41.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Candelária?
The warmest month in Candelária is January (24.0 °C on average); the coldest is July (13.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Candelária?
Candelária receives on average 1,685 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 142 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Candelária?
Candelária gets on average 8.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,175 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Candelária?
Yes: Candelária has on average 47 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Candelária?
In Candelária, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.9 °C on 3 March 2025, and the lowest was -6.9 °C on 14 July 1991.
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