Cantanhede climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Cantanhede?

Cantanhede has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.5 °C and it receives 1,628 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Cantanhede?

The hottest day measured in Cantanhede between 1940 and 2025 was 12 December 1946, reaching 40.0 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Cantanhede?

The coldest day measured in Cantanhede between 1940 and 2025 was 1 August 2020, at 18.5 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Cantanhede?

Almost never: Cantanhede sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Cantanhede warmed?

Yes: Cantanhede warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Cantanhede?

The wettest day measured in Cantanhede between 1940 and 2025 was 13 February 1993, with 220 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Cantanhede?

The windiest day measured in Cantanhede between 1940 and 2025 was 16 July 1988, with winds reaching 27.3 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Cantanhede?

The warmest month in Cantanhede is October (29.4 °C on average); the coldest is March (26.1 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Cantanhede?

Cantanhede receives on average 1,628 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 170 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Cantanhede?

Cantanhede gets on average 10.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,869 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Cantanhede (Brazil) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.5 °C and it receives 1,628 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 October (29.4 °C on average) and the coldest is March (26.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.

Cantanhede averages 0 frost days, 305 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 170 rainy days per year.

Cantanhede 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 40.0 °C (on 12 December 1946) and the coldest 18.5 °C (on 1 August 2020).

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

CantanhedeMaranhão

coords: -3.63°, -44.38°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AwTropical savannaWarmest monthOctoberColdest monthMarchWettest monthMarchDriest monthSeptember

Mean daily temperature

27.5°C

Average daily high

32.3°C

Average daily low

23.7°C

Annual rainfall

1,628mm

Sunshine / day

10.6h

Mean relative humidity

75%

Average peak wind

13.2km/h

Seasonal range

3.3°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

305 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

170 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

36.9 °C

Average feels-like low

27.7 °C

Average peak gust

32.0 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

364 d/yr

Solar radiation

19.2 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+0.8 °C

since 1940

+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.17 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

40.0 °C

12 December 1946

Coldest day

18.5 °C

1 August 2020

Wettest day

220 mm

13 February 1993

Windiest day

27.3 km/h

16 July 1988

Strongest gust

56.5 km/h

28 December 2015

Hottest feels-like

43.6 °C

25 October 2019

Coldest feels-like

18.9 °C

22 August 2022

Sunniest day

12.0 h

2 January 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	37.3 °C25 November 2025	20.1 °C14 July 2025	28.1 °C	1,409 mm	347
2024	37.6 °C17 December 2024	19.1 °C3 August 2024	28.2 °C	1,154 mm	346
2023	36.8 °C24 November 2023	20.7 °C22 July 2023	27.9 °C	1,368 mm	336
2022	37.1 °C31 October 2022	18.5 °C22 August 2022	27.4 °C	1,680 mm	324
2021	36.1 °C22 December 2021	20.1 °C25 July 2021	27.6 °C	1,592 mm	337
2020	37.1 °C15 October 2020	18.5 °C1 August 2020	27.8 °C	2,153 mm	343
2019	36.7 °C27 October 2019	20.9 °C11 August 2019	28.0 °C	1,890 mm	350
2018	37.3 °C20 November 2018	20.6 °C21 July 2018	27.7 °C	1,838 mm	341
2017	38.7 °C4 December 2017	20.2 °C19 July 2017	28.3 °C	1,554 mm	345
2016	38.3 °C25 November 2016	20.1 °C27 July 2016	28.7 °C	1,181 mm	350
2015	38.8 °C2 December 2015	20.4 °C15 July 2015	28.4 °C	1,423 mm	352
2014	37.2 °C27 October 2014	21.5 °C19 August 2014	28.0 °C	1,481 mm	344
2013	37.7 °C9 November 2013	21.4 °C9 August 2013	28.4 °C	1,469 mm	358
2012	39.4 °C24 October 2012	20.8 °C21 August 2012	28.6 °C	1,328 mm	354
2011	38.2 °C17 December 2011	20.5 °C29 July 2011	27.8 °C	1,909 mm	331
2010	37.9 °C12 November 2010	19.6 °C27 June 2010	28.5 °C	1,521 mm	351
2009	37.3 °C29 November 2009	20.9 °C26 July 2009	27.8 °C	2,320 mm	330
2008	37.8 °C27 October 2008	20.1 °C7 August 2008	27.8 °C	1,751 mm	326
2007	38.6 °C26 January 2007	20.6 °C22 June 2007	28.2 °C	1,339 mm	346
2006	37.5 °C8 October 2006	19.9 °C7 August 2006	27.9 °C	1,653 mm	332
2005	38.7 °C18 November 2005	20.8 °C23 July 2005	28.2 °C	1,418 mm	344
2004	37.5 °C18 November 2004	21.1 °C24 July 2004	27.8 °C	1,479 mm	333
2003	36.7 °C4 January 2003	20.0 °C16 July 2003	27.6 °C	1,908 mm	334
2002	37.1 °C16 December 2002	21.1 °C4 July 2002	27.7 °C	1,698 mm	328
2001	38.3 °C21 December 2001	18.8 °C3 August 2001	27.3 °C	1,816 mm	323
2000	37.3 °C29 November 2000	20.8 °C31 July 2000	27.1 °C	1,646 mm	314
1999	38.2 °C10 November 1999	20.5 °C4 July 1999	27.2 °C	2,032 mm	322
1998	37.2 °C30 October 1998	21.7 °C25 July 1998	28.1 °C	1,482 mm	351
1997	37.1 °C27 September 1997	19.8 °C10 July 1997	27.5 °C	1,549 mm	324
1996	36.8 °C11 November 1996	20.1 °C3 July 1996	27.3 °C	1,981 mm	316
1995	36.7 °C15 October 1995	20.1 °C13 July 1995	27.3 °C	1,993 mm	314
1994	36.0 °C4 December 1994	20.9 °C1 July 1994	27.2 °C	2,087 mm	315
1993	39.6 °C9 December 1993	20.4 °C18 July 1993	27.9 °C	1,601 mm	338
1992	38.1 °C13 January 1992	20.0 °C22 July 1992	28.0 °C	1,193 mm	335
1991	36.6 °C23 December 1991	20.4 °C30 July 1991	27.5 °C	1,367 mm	329
1990	36.1 °C4 December 1990	20.0 °C8 August 1990	27.5 °C	1,092 mm	339
1989	36.0 °C6 December 1989	21.6 °C1 September 1989	26.9 °C	2,067 mm	297
1988	37.4 °C22 November 1988	19.4 °C3 August 1988	27.3 °C	1,853 mm	315
1987	38.0 °C18 December 1987	21.4 °C28 June 1987	27.9 °C	1,261 mm	336
1986	35.8 °C11 November 1986	20.9 °C17 June 1986	26.9 °C	2,201 mm	289
1985	36.4 °C24 October 1985	20.9 °C15 July 1985	26.6 °C	2,714 mm	259
1984	37.7 °C17 December 1984	19.0 °C27 July 1984	26.9 °C	2,024 mm	300
1983	36.7 °C17 November 1983	21.9 °C14 August 1983	28.1 °C	1,026 mm	348
1982	37.8 °C20 December 1982	21.6 °C10 March 1982	27.4 °C	1,449 mm	320
1981	39.4 °C12 December 1981	20.8 °C1 August 1981	27.8 °C	1,165 mm	334
1980	38.0 °C5 December 1980	21.5 °C16 January 1980	27.4 °C	1,878 mm	323
1979	36.7 °C2 November 1979	20.7 °C23 June 1979	27.1 °C	1,901 mm	326
1978	35.4 °C25 November 1978	21.0 °C2 August 1978	26.9 °C	1,931 mm	299
1977	37.2 °C22 November 1977	20.4 °C4 August 1977	26.9 °C	2,375 mm	286
1976	35.7 °C23 September 1976	19.4 °C20 July 1976	26.6 °C	1,730 mm	294
1975	35.1 °C11 November 1975	19.4 °C25 July 1975	26.5 °C	1,858 mm	270
1974	36.1 °C25 October 1974	19.7 °C12 June 1974	26.2 °C	2,448 mm	231
1973	35.5 °C16 November 1973	20.4 °C2 August 1973	26.7 °C	2,341 mm	301
1972	36.4 °C16 November 1972	20.9 °C22 July 1972	27.0 °C	1,767 mm	320
1971	35.5 °C26 September 1971	19.3 °C11 July 1971	26.5 °C	2,067 mm	253
1970	35.2 °C27 September 1970	20.5 °C19 July 1970	27.1 °C	1,533 mm	318
1969	35.9 °C6 October 1969	20.7 °C16 August 1969	27.3 °C	1,157 mm	320
1968	36.0 °C18 October 1968	20.1 °C15 June 1968	26.6 °C	1,641 mm	259
1967	36.2 °C4 December 1967	20.8 °C17 February 1967	26.8 °C	1,964 mm	260
1966	37.6 °C9 October 1966	21.4 °C10 June 1966	27.3 °C	1,744 mm	251
1965	38.7 °C15 November 1965	21.1 °C6 July 1965	27.5 °C	1,162 mm	263
1964	38.2 °C9 November 1964	21.1 °C3 June 1964	27.0 °C	1,577 mm	221
1963	38.0 °C16 October 1963	20.6 °C17 June 1963	27.3 °C	1,632 mm	251
1962	38.3 °C3 October 1962	19.9 °C20 June 1962	27.2 °C	1,580 mm	260
1961	38.7 °C16 October 1961	21.1 °C29 June 1961	27.2 °C	1,647 mm	247
1960	39.2 °C8 December 1960	21.5 °C11 March 1960	27.5 °C	1,638 mm	260
1959	38.4 °C1 December 1959	21.1 °C28 June 1959	27.3 °C	2,034 mm	252
1958	38.8 °C18 October 1958	21.6 °C4 March 1958	28.3 °C	1,051 mm	337
1957	38.6 °C31 October 1957	20.9 °C15 June 1957	27.5 °C	1,408 mm	251
1956	37.6 °C6 November 1956	21.2 °C16 March 1956	27.2 °C	1,475 mm	259
1955	38.0 °C9 October 1955	20.4 °C16 July 1955	27.1 °C	1,481 mm	253
1954	37.4 °C17 October 1954	21.5 °C9 July 1954	27.2 °C	1,259 mm	279
1953	38.5 °C3 November 1953	21.0 °C13 July 1953	27.3 °C	1,339 mm	279
1952	37.6 °C25 November 1952	20.6 °C30 June 1952	27.2 °C	1,788 mm	264
1951	37.8 °C4 December 1951	21.6 °C30 March 1951	27.8 °C	962 mm	314
1950	39.2 °C29 November 1950	21.0 °C15 July 1950	27.5 °C	1,483 mm	250
1949	38.5 °C21 October 1949	21.6 °C30 May 1949	27.2 °C	1,633 mm	240
1948	38.3 °C5 November 1948	21.6 °C22 January 1948	27.6 °C	1,464 mm	286
1947	38.4 °C7 October 1947	21.3 °C11 July 1947	27.2 °C	1,676 mm	269
1946	40.0 °C12 December 1946	21.5 °C13 May 1946	28.1 °C	967 mm	312
1945	38.7 °C10 November 1945	20.7 °C18 June 1945	27.4 °C	1,235 mm	271
1944	39.1 °C3 November 1944	21.1 °C26 June 1944	27.6 °C	1,830 mm	254
1943	37.8 °C24 October 1943	20.8 °C5 May 1943	26.8 °C	1,691 mm	232
1942	39.6 °C20 November 1942	21.6 °C14 May 1942	28.3 °C	1,096 mm	337
1941	39.5 °C18 October 1941	21.9 °C15 June 1941	28.4 °C	866 mm	331
1940	37.1 °C25 October 1940	20.5 °C5 July 1940	27.2 °C	1,565 mm	248

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

33.0 °C

+0.7 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

347 d/yr

+42

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1409 mm

-219 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	32.3 °C	+0.9 °C	273 mm	+23 mm
Feb	31.2 °C	+0.5 °C	339 mm	+53 mm
Mar	31.3 °C	+0.9 °C	389 mm	+33 mm
Apr	31.7 °C	+1.3 °C	195 mm	-112 mm
May	31.5 °C	+0.9 °C	67 mm	-99 mm
Jun	31.5 °C	+0.5 °C	38 mm	-16 mm
Jul	32.7 °C	+0.7 °C	18 mm	-8 mm
Aug	33.7 °C	+0.2 °C	6 mm	-4 mm
Sep	35.1 °C	+0.5 °C	2 mm	-8 mm
Oct	35.4 °C	+0.3 °C	7 mm	-9 mm
Nov	35.2 °C	+0.4 °C	7 mm	-32 mm
Dec	33.7 °C	+0.2 °C	70 mm	-41 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

37.3 °C

25 Nov 2025

Coldest day

20.1 °C

14 Jul 2025

Wettest day

46.2 mm

14 Feb 2025

Windiest day

22.9 km/h

19 May 2025

Strongest gust

49.3 km/h

29 Nov 2025

Hottest feels-like

41.2 °C

11 Sep 2025

Coldest feels-like

21.5 °C

14 Jul 2025

Sunniest day

12.0 h

1 Jan 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Cantanhede?

Cantanhede has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.5 °C and it receives 1,628 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Cantanhede?

The hottest day measured in Cantanhede between 1940 and 2025 was 12 December 1946, reaching 40.0 °C.

What is the coldest day in Cantanhede?

The coldest day measured in Cantanhede between 1940 and 2025 was 1 August 2020, at 18.5 °C.

Does it snow in Cantanhede?

Almost never: Cantanhede sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Cantanhede warmed?

Yes: Cantanhede warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Cantanhede?

The wettest day measured in Cantanhede between 1940 and 2025 was 13 February 1993, with 220 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Cantanhede?

The windiest day measured in Cantanhede between 1940 and 2025 was 16 July 1988, with winds reaching 27.3 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Cantanhede?

The warmest month in Cantanhede is October (29.4 °C on average); the coldest is March (26.1 °C).

How much does it rain in Cantanhede?

Cantanhede receives on average 1,628 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 170 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Cantanhede?

Cantanhede gets on average 10.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,869 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Cantanhede?

Yes: Cantanhede has on average 364 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Cantanhede?

In Cantanhede, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.6 °C on 25 October 2019, and the lowest was 18.9 °C on 22 August 2022.

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