Canhotinho climate — normals and trends
Canhotinho (Brazil) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 22.3 °C and it receives 716 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 (23.7 °C on average) and the coldest is July (20.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Canhotinho averages 0 frost days, 37 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 195 rainy days per year.
Canhotinho has warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.09 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.0 °C (on 8 March 1962) and the coldest 12.6 °C (on 24 July 1981).
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
CanhotinhoPernambuco
- coords
- -8.88°, -36.19°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
22.3°C
Average daily high
26.7°C
Average daily low
19.1°C
Annual rainfall
716mm
Sunshine / day
10.5h
Mean relative humidity
83%
Average peak wind
15.8km/h
Seasonal range
3.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
37 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
195 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
28.9 °C
Average feels-like low
21.1 °C
Average peak gust
35.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
106 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.8 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.42 · 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
35.0 °C
8 March 1962
Coldest day
12.6 °C
24 July 1981
Wettest day
107 mm
28 April 1996
Windiest day
25.3 km/h
23 July 1975
Strongest gust
56.2 km/h
16 October 1941
Hottest feels-like
38.8 °C
6 March 2020
Coldest feels-like
12.5 °C
2 August 1986
Sunniest day
12.5 h
30 December 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29.4 °C | +0.6 °C | 66 mm | +21 mm |
| Feb | 27.9 °C | -0.8 °C | 52 mm | +1 mm |
| Mar | 28.5 °C | 0.0 °C | 43 mm | -34 mm |
| Apr | 29.4 °C | +2.0 °C | 25 mm | -53 mm |
| May | 26.5 °C | +0.6 °C | 99 mm | +18 mm |
| Jun | 24.4 °C | +0.1 °C | 112 mm | +23 mm |
| Jul | 23.7 °C | +0.2 °C | 69 mm | -18 mm |
| Aug | 23.9 °C | +0.1 °C | 109 mm | +40 mm |
| Sep | 24.4 °C | -0.6 °C | 100 mm | +48 mm |
| Oct | 26.0 °C | -1.0 °C | 48 mm | +16 mm |
| Nov | 28.8 °C | +0.3 °C | 7 mm | -19 mm |
| Dec | 29.2 °C | +0.3 °C | 12 mm | -19 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Canhotinho?
Canhotinho has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.3 °C and it receives 716 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Canhotinho?
The hottest day measured in Canhotinho between 1940 and 2025 was 8 March 1962, reaching 35.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Canhotinho?
The coldest day measured in Canhotinho between 1940 and 2025 was 24 July 1981, at 12.6 °C.
Does it snow in Canhotinho?
Almost never: Canhotinho sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Canhotinho warmed?
Yes: Canhotinho warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Canhotinho?
The wettest day measured in Canhotinho between 1940 and 2025 was 28 April 1996, with 107 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Canhotinho?
The windiest day measured in Canhotinho between 1940 and 2025 was 23 July 1975, with winds reaching 25.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Canhotinho?
The warmest month in Canhotinho is January (23.7 °C on average); the coldest is July (20.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Canhotinho?
Canhotinho receives on average 716 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 195 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Canhotinho?
Canhotinho gets on average 10.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,833 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Canhotinho?
Yes: Canhotinho has on average 106 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Canhotinho?
In Canhotinho, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.8 °C on 6 March 2020, and the lowest was 12.5 °C on 2 August 1986.
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