Canudos climate — normals and trends
Canudos (Brazil) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.1 °C and it receives 267 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 December (26.7 °C on average) and the coldest is July (22.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Canudos averages 0 frost days, 219 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 52 rainy days per year.
Canudos has warmed by +0.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.09 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.7 °C (on 26 October 2023) and the coldest 13.6 °C (on 8 August 1989).
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
CanudosEstado de Bahia
- coords
- -9.90°, -39.03°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.1°C
Average daily high
30.8°C
Average daily low
20.5°C
Annual rainfall
267mm
Sunshine / day
10.4h
Mean relative humidity
66%
Average peak wind
20.0km/h
Seasonal range
4.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
219 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
52 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
31.7 °C
Average feels-like low
21.7 °C
Average peak gust
38.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
236 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.7 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.20 · 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
26 October 2023
Coldest day
13.6 °C
8 August 1989
Wettest day
117 mm
20 March 1981
Windiest day
35.8 km/h
23 June 1942
Strongest gust
63.7 km/h
23 June 1942
Hottest feels-like
41.0 °C
18 March 2019
Coldest feels-like
13.0 °C
8 August 1989
Sunniest day
12.6 h
2 January 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32.4 °C | -0.1 °C | 84 mm | +47 mm |
| Feb | 32.7 °C | +0.3 °C | 15 mm | -23 mm |
| Mar | 34.2 °C | +2.2 °C | 9 mm | -45 mm |
| Apr | 34.3 °C | +3.2 °C | 14 mm | -17 mm |
| May | 28.6 °C | -0.7 °C | 48 mm | +29 mm |
| Jun | 27.8 °C | -0.1 °C | 20 mm | +8 mm |
| Jul | 27.3 °C | 0.0 °C | 11 mm | +2 mm |
| Aug | 28.3 °C | 0.0 °C | 9 mm | +2 mm |
| Sep | 29.2 °C | -1.1 °C | 8 mm | +3 mm |
| Oct | 31.0 °C | -1.4 °C | 9 mm | +1 mm |
| Nov | 33.2 °C | +0.4 °C | 26 mm | +5 mm |
| Dec | 34.0 °C | +1.3 °C | 1 mm | -26 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Canudos?
Canudos has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.1 °C and it receives 267 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Canudos?
The hottest day measured in Canudos between 1940 and 2025 was 26 October 2023, reaching 38.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Canudos?
The coldest day measured in Canudos between 1940 and 2025 was 8 August 1989, at 13.6 °C.
Does it snow in Canudos?
Almost never: Canudos sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Canudos warmed?
Yes: Canudos warmed by +0.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Canudos?
The wettest day measured in Canudos between 1940 and 2025 was 20 March 1981, with 117 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Canudos?
The windiest day measured in Canudos between 1940 and 2025 was 23 June 1942, with winds reaching 35.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Canudos?
The warmest month in Canudos is December (26.7 °C on average); the coldest is July (22.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Canudos?
Canudos receives on average 267 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 52 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Canudos?
Canudos gets on average 10.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,796 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Canudos?
Yes: Canudos has on average 236 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Canudos?
In Canudos, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.0 °C on 18 March 2019, and the lowest was 13.0 °C on 8 August 1989.
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