Cândido Mendes climate — normals and trends
Cândido Mendes (Brazil) has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.0 °C and it receives 2,618 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 November (27.2 °C on average) and the coldest is March (25.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Cândido Mendes averages 0 frost days, 182 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 252 rainy days per year.
Cândido Mendes has warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.15 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.6 °C (on 22 October 1955) and the coldest 19.8 °C (on 24 July 1975).
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
Cândido MendesMaranhão
- coords
- -1.45°, -45.73°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.0°C
Average daily high
29.9°C
Average daily low
23.4°C
Annual rainfall
2,618mm
Sunshine / day
10.5h
Mean relative humidity
85%
Average peak wind
13.9km/h
Seasonal range
2.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
182 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
252 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.9 °C
Average feels-like low
27.4 °C
Average peak gust
37.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
364 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.2 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.53 · 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
34.6 °C
22 October 1955
Coldest day
19.8 °C
24 July 1975
Wettest day
269 mm
8 March 1987
Windiest day
27.6 km/h
11 October 1960
Strongest gust
66.2 km/h
1 December 2015
Hottest feels-like
41.0 °C
7 May 1998
Coldest feels-like
21.6 °C
5 January 1960
Sunniest day
12.0 h
23 April 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29.5 °C | +0.2 °C | 473 mm | +175 mm |
| Feb | 28.8 °C | +0.1 °C | 508 mm | +111 mm |
| Mar | 29.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 547 mm | +44 mm |
| Apr | 29.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 458 mm | -20 mm |
| May | 30.6 °C | +1.5 °C | 269 mm | -86 mm |
| Jun | 30.0 °C | +0.7 °C | 128 mm | -72 mm |
| Jul | 29.9 °C | +0.5 °C | 130 mm | -6 mm |
| Aug | 30.2 °C | 0.0 °C | 72 mm | +13 mm |
| Sep | 31.4 °C | +0.3 °C | 19 mm | -7 mm |
| Oct | 31.4 °C | -0.4 °C | 33 mm | +13 mm |
| Nov | 31.3 °C | -0.5 °C | 42 mm | +11 mm |
| Dec | 30.9 °C | +0.1 °C | 81 mm | -35 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Cândido Mendes?
Cândido Mendes has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.0 °C and it receives 2,618 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Cândido Mendes?
The hottest day measured in Cândido Mendes between 1940 and 2025 was 22 October 1955, reaching 34.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Cândido Mendes?
The coldest day measured in Cândido Mendes between 1940 and 2025 was 24 July 1975, at 19.8 °C.
Does it snow in Cândido Mendes?
Almost never: Cândido Mendes sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Cândido Mendes warmed?
Yes: Cândido Mendes warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Cândido Mendes?
The wettest day measured in Cândido Mendes between 1940 and 2025 was 8 March 1987, with 269 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Cândido Mendes?
The windiest day measured in Cândido Mendes between 1940 and 2025 was 11 October 1960, with winds reaching 27.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Cândido Mendes?
The warmest month in Cândido Mendes is November (27.2 °C on average); the coldest is March (25.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Cândido Mendes?
Cândido Mendes receives on average 2,618 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 252 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Cândido Mendes?
Cândido Mendes gets on average 10.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,833 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Cândido Mendes?
Yes: Cândido Mendes has on average 364 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Cândido Mendes?
In Cândido Mendes, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.0 °C on 7 May 1998, and the lowest was 21.6 °C on 5 January 1960.
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