Canto do Buriti climate — normals and trends
Canto do Buriti (Brazil) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.0 °C and it receives 802 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 (29.6 °C on average) and the coldest is March (25.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Canto do Buriti averages 0 frost days, 274 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 100 rainy days per year.
Canto do Buriti has warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.14 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.9 °C (on 29 October 2016) and the coldest 16.9 °C (on 11 August 2022).
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
Canto do BuritiPiauí
- coords
- -8.11°, -42.94°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
27.0°C
Average daily high
32.0°C
Average daily low
22.6°C
Annual rainfall
802mm
Sunshine / day
10.8h
Mean relative humidity
59%
Average peak wind
16.3km/h
Seasonal range
4.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
274 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
100 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.4 °C
Average feels-like low
23.9 °C
Average peak gust
37.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
355 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.2 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.18 · 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
40.9 °C
29 October 2016
Coldest day
16.9 °C
11 August 2022
Wettest day
207 mm
2 January 2002
Windiest day
32.4 km/h
17 July 1970
Strongest gust
64.8 km/h
26 June 2016
Hottest feels-like
44.2 °C
14 October 2018
Coldest feels-like
15.4 °C
10 August 2022
Sunniest day
12.4 h
25 November 1958
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30.3 °C | -0.3 °C | 188 mm | +24 mm |
| Feb | 32.3 °C | +2.3 °C | 14 mm | -135 mm |
| Mar | 32.6 °C | +2.9 °C | 17 mm | -147 mm |
| Apr | 33.6 °C | +3.4 °C | 8 mm | -83 mm |
| May | 33.4 °C | +2.1 °C | 1 mm | -20 mm |
| Jun | 34.1 °C | +2.4 °C | 1 mm | -2 mm |
| Jul | 34.2 °C | +2.2 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Aug | 34.8 °C | +1.4 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Sep | 36.0 °C | +1.0 °C | 0 mm | -4 mm |
| Oct | 36.6 °C | +1.4 °C | 9 mm | -17 mm |
| Nov | 34.9 °C | +1.4 °C | 55 mm | -21 mm |
| Dec | 31.5 °C | -0.4 °C | 43 mm | -61 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Canto do Buriti?
Canto do Buriti has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.0 °C and it receives 802 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Canto do Buriti?
The hottest day measured in Canto do Buriti between 1940 and 2025 was 29 October 2016, reaching 40.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Canto do Buriti?
The coldest day measured in Canto do Buriti between 1940 and 2025 was 11 August 2022, at 16.9 °C.
Does it snow in Canto do Buriti?
Almost never: Canto do Buriti sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Canto do Buriti warmed?
Yes: Canto do Buriti warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Canto do Buriti?
The wettest day measured in Canto do Buriti between 1940 and 2025 was 2 January 2002, with 207 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Canto do Buriti?
The windiest day measured in Canto do Buriti between 1940 and 2025 was 17 July 1970, with winds reaching 32.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Canto do Buriti?
The warmest month in Canto do Buriti is October (29.6 °C on average); the coldest is March (25.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Canto do Buriti?
Canto do Buriti receives on average 802 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 100 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Canto do Buriti?
Canto do Buriti gets on average 10.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,942 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Canto do Buriti?
Yes: Canto do Buriti has on average 355 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Canto do Buriti?
In Canto do Buriti, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.2 °C on 14 October 2018, and the lowest was 15.4 °C on 10 August 2022.
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