Cantá climate — normals and trends
Cantá (Brazil) has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.1 °C and it receives 2,232 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 March (27.4 °C on average) and the coldest is July (24.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Cantá averages 0 frost days, 214 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 230 rainy days per year.
Cantá has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.7 °C (on 14 October 1997) and the coldest 18.1 °C (on 21 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
CantáRoraima
- coords
- 2.61°, -60.60°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.1°C
Average daily high
30.5°C
Average daily low
22.8°C
Annual rainfall
2,232mm
Sunshine / day
9.9h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
9.9km/h
Seasonal range
2.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
214 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
230 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.5 °C
Average feels-like low
26.4 °C
Average peak gust
31.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
364 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.56 · 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
38.7 °C
14 October 1997
Coldest day
18.1 °C
21 July 1975
Wettest day
181 mm
29 April 2016
Windiest day
21.5 km/h
14 March 2000
Strongest gust
56.9 km/h
16 January 2010
Hottest feels-like
44.5 °C
14 October 1997
Coldest feels-like
19.9 °C
25 January 1955
Sunniest day
12.0 h
9 April 1940
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 | 32.2 °C | +1.1 °C | 76 mm | +16 mm |
| Feb | 30.8 °C | -0.8 °C | 47 mm | -9 mm |
| Mar | 31.5 °C | -0.5 °C | 145 mm | +54 mm |
| Apr | 30.5 °C | 0.0 °C | 257 mm | +16 mm |
| May | 29.5 °C | +0.5 °C | 556 mm | +137 mm |
| Jun | 29.8 °C | +1.3 °C | 299 mm | -88 mm |
| Jul | 29.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 338 mm | +24 mm |
| Aug | 31.2 °C | +1.5 °C | 149 mm | -63 mm |
| Sep | 34.2 °C | +3.1 °C | 36 mm | -94 mm |
| Oct | 32.7 °C | +1.0 °C | 134 mm | +24 mm |
| Nov | 32.2 °C | +1.1 °C | 148 mm | +24 mm |
| Dec | 30.7 °C | 0.0 °C | 89 mm | -1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Cantá?
Cantá has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.1 °C and it receives 2,232 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Cantá?
The hottest day measured in Cantá between 1940 and 2025 was 14 October 1997, reaching 38.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Cantá?
The coldest day measured in Cantá between 1940 and 2025 was 21 July 1975, at 18.1 °C.
Does it snow in Cantá?
Almost never: Cantá sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Cantá warmed?
Yes: Cantá warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Cantá?
The wettest day measured in Cantá between 1940 and 2025 was 29 April 2016, with 181 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Cantá?
The windiest day measured in Cantá between 1940 and 2025 was 14 March 2000, with winds reaching 21.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Cantá?
The warmest month in Cantá is March (27.4 °C on average); the coldest is July (24.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Cantá?
Cantá receives on average 2,232 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 230 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Cantá?
Cantá gets on average 9.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,614 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Cantá?
Yes: Cantá has on average 364 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Cantá?
In Cantá, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.5 °C on 14 October 1997, and the lowest was 19.9 °C on 25 January 1955.
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