Canguaretama climate — normals and trends
Canguaretama (Brazil) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.5 °C and it receives 746 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 (26.4 °C on average) and the coldest is July (24.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.
Canguaretama averages 0 frost days, 124 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 199 rainy days per year.
Canguaretama has warmed by +0.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.08 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.2 °C (on 20 March 1988) and the coldest 17.5 °C (on 1 August 1986).
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
CanguaretamaRio Grande do Norte
- coords
- -6.38°, -35.13°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.5°C
Average daily high
29.2°C
Average daily low
22.6°C
Annual rainfall
746mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
78%
Average peak wind
18.7km/h
Seasonal range
2.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
124 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
199 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.2 °C
Average feels-like low
25.5 °C
Average peak gust
41.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
361 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.7 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.38 · 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
35.2 °C
20 March 1988
Coldest day
17.5 °C
1 August 1986
Wettest day
122 mm
30 June 1995
Windiest day
31.2 km/h
19 August 1947
Strongest gust
63.4 km/h
19 August 1947
Hottest feels-like
40.9 °C
2 March 2024
Coldest feels-like
18.4 °C
1 August 1986
Sunniest day
12.4 h
3 January 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 | 30.6 °C | +0.2 °C | 82 mm | +23 mm |
| Feb | 29.8 °C | -0.5 °C | 81 mm | +4 mm |
| Mar | 29.8 °C | -0.3 °C | 100 mm | -15 mm |
| Apr | 30.4 °C | +0.9 °C | 71 mm | -47 mm |
| May | 29.2 °C | +0.4 °C | 94 mm | +2 mm |
| Jun | 28.0 °C | +0.2 °C | 102 mm | +23 mm |
| Jul | 27.0 °C | -0.3 °C | 61 mm | -7 mm |
| Aug | 27.6 °C | -0.2 °C | 67 mm | +33 mm |
| Sep | 28.2 °C | -0.4 °C | 35 mm | +8 mm |
| Oct | 28.9 °C | -0.6 °C | 24 mm | +1 mm |
| Nov | 29.7 °C | -0.4 °C | 16 mm | -6 mm |
| Dec | 30.0 °C | -0.3 °C | 20 mm | -15 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Canguaretama?
Canguaretama has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.5 °C and it receives 746 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Canguaretama?
The hottest day measured in Canguaretama between 1940 and 2025 was 20 March 1988, reaching 35.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Canguaretama?
The coldest day measured in Canguaretama between 1940 and 2025 was 1 August 1986, at 17.5 °C.
Does it snow in Canguaretama?
Almost never: Canguaretama sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Canguaretama warmed?
Yes: Canguaretama warmed by +0.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Canguaretama?
The wettest day measured in Canguaretama between 1940 and 2025 was 30 June 1995, with 122 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Canguaretama?
The windiest day measured in Canguaretama between 1940 and 2025 was 19 August 1947, with winds reaching 31.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Canguaretama?
The warmest month in Canguaretama is January (26.4 °C on average); the coldest is July (24.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Canguaretama?
Canguaretama receives on average 746 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 199 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Canguaretama?
Canguaretama gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Canguaretama?
Yes: Canguaretama has on average 361 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Canguaretama?
In Canguaretama, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.9 °C on 2 March 2024, and the lowest was 18.4 °C on 1 August 1986.
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