Capanema climate — normals and trends
Capanema (Brazil) has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.1 °C and it receives 2,090 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 November (27.6 °C on average) and the coldest is March (25.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Capanema averages 0 frost days, 238 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 243 rainy days per year.
Capanema has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.17 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.8 °C (on 17 October 1941) and the coldest 19.5 °C (on 24 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
CapanemaPará
- coords
- -1.20°, -47.18°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.1°C
Average daily high
30.8°C
Average daily low
22.9°C
Annual rainfall
2,090mm
Sunshine / day
10.1h
Mean relative humidity
83%
Average peak wind
14.0km/h
Seasonal range
2.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
238 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
243 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.7 °C
Average feels-like low
27.0 °C
Average peak gust
35.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
364 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.4 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.57 · 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
36.8 °C
17 October 1941
Coldest day
19.5 °C
24 July 1975
Wettest day
269 mm
28 December 1975
Windiest day
27.6 km/h
6 December 1981
Strongest gust
63.4 km/h
1 December 2015
Hottest feels-like
42.3 °C
7 May 1998
Coldest feels-like
21.9 °C
5 January 1960
Sunniest day
12.0 h
18 September 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30.6 °C | +0.6 °C | 283 mm | +35 mm |
| Feb | 29.7 °C | +0.4 °C | 595 mm | +279 mm |
| Mar | 29.7 °C | +0.6 °C | 544 mm | +160 mm |
| Apr | 30.2 °C | +1.0 °C | 404 mm | +49 mm |
| May | 31.3 °C | +1.5 °C | 202 mm | -59 mm |
| Jun | 30.9 °C | +0.7 °C | 136 mm | -14 mm |
| Jul | 31.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 111 mm | -4 mm |
| Aug | 31.0 °C | -0.2 °C | 115 mm | +57 mm |
| Sep | 31.9 °C | -0.2 °C | 30 mm | -3 mm |
| Oct | 32.2 °C | -0.8 °C | 37 mm | +15 mm |
| Nov | 32.4 °C | -0.6 °C | 45 mm | +10 mm |
| Dec | 32.0 °C | +0.2 °C | 74 mm | -37 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Capanema?
Capanema has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.1 °C and it receives 2,090 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Capanema?
The hottest day measured in Capanema between 1940 and 2025 was 17 October 1941, reaching 36.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Capanema?
The coldest day measured in Capanema between 1940 and 2025 was 24 July 1975, at 19.5 °C.
Does it snow in Capanema?
Almost never: Capanema sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Capanema warmed?
Yes: Capanema warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Capanema?
The wettest day measured in Capanema between 1940 and 2025 was 28 December 1975, with 269 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Capanema?
The windiest day measured in Capanema between 1940 and 2025 was 6 December 1981, with winds reaching 27.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Capanema?
The warmest month in Capanema is November (27.6 °C on average); the coldest is March (25.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Capanema?
Capanema receives on average 2,090 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 243 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Capanema?
Capanema gets on average 10.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,687 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Capanema?
Yes: Capanema has on average 364 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Capanema?
In Capanema, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.3 °C on 7 May 1998, and the lowest was 21.9 °C on 5 January 1960.
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