Canela climate — normals and trends
Canela (Brazil) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.2 °C and it receives 1,857 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 (20.5 °C on average) and the coldest is July (11.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Canela averages 4 frost days, 6 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 171 rainy days per year.
Canela has warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.09 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 3 to 5 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.1 °C (on 16 November 1985) and the coldest -5.4 °C (on 25 July 2009).
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
CanelaRio Grande do Sul
- coords
- -29.36°, -50.81°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.2°C
Average daily high
21.2°C
Average daily low
12.1°C
Annual rainfall
1,857mm
Sunshine / day
8.8h
Mean relative humidity
82%
Average peak wind
14.4km/h
Seasonal range
8.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
4 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
6 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
171 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.3 cm
Average feels-like high
21.9 °C
Average feels-like low
11.1 °C
Average peak gust
35.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
3 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.8 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.20 · 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
35.1 °C
16 November 1985
Coldest day
-5.4 °C
25 July 2009
Wettest day
139 mm
24 January 1980
Windiest day
46.5 km/h
16 September 1956
Strongest gust
120.2 km/h
5 June 1992
Hottest feels-like
39.0 °C
6 February 2014
Coldest feels-like
-9.0 °C
25 July 2009
Snowiest day
3.6 cm
24 August 1984
Sunniest day
13.7 h
3 December 1941
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 | 25.4 °C | -0.1 °C | 171 mm | -27 mm |
| Feb | 27.7 °C | +2.4 °C | 127 mm | -39 mm |
| Mar | 25.8 °C | +1.7 °C | 64 mm | -84 mm |
| Apr | 20.9 °C | -0.5 °C | 128 mm | +8 mm |
| May | 19.3 °C | +1.0 °C | 161 mm | +32 mm |
| Jun | 14.3 °C | -2.3 °C | 274 mm | +139 mm |
| Jul | 16.4 °C | -0.3 °C | 92 mm | -43 mm |
| Aug | 17.9 °C | -0.4 °C | 127 mm | -17 mm |
| Sep | 19.3 °C | -0.2 °C | 263 mm | +82 mm |
| Oct | 20.6 °C | -0.6 °C | 170 mm | -19 mm |
| Nov | 22.8 °C | -0.2 °C | 155 mm | +2 mm |
| Dec | 26.1 °C | +1.3 °C | 233 mm | +74 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Canela?
Canela has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.2 °C and it receives 1,857 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Canela?
The hottest day measured in Canela between 1940 and 2025 was 16 November 1985, reaching 35.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Canela?
The coldest day measured in Canela between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 2009, at -5.4 °C.
Does it snow in Canela?
Almost never: Canela sees virtually no snow, with about 4 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Canela warmed?
Yes: Canela warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Canela?
The wettest day measured in Canela between 1940 and 2025 was 24 January 1980, with 139 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Canela?
The windiest day measured in Canela between 1940 and 2025 was 16 September 1956, with winds reaching 46.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Canela?
The warmest month in Canela is January (20.5 °C on average); the coldest is July (11.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Canela?
Canela receives on average 1,857 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 171 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Canela?
Canela gets on average 8.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,212 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Canela?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Canela between 1940 and 2025 was 24 August 1984, with 3.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Canela?
Yes: Canela has on average 3 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Canela?
In Canela, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.0 °C on 6 February 2014, and the lowest was -9.0 °C on 25 July 2009.
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