Capão do Leão climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Capão do Leão?

Capão do Leão has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.2 °C and it receives 1,299 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Capão do Leão?

The hottest day measured in Capão do Leão between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 2006, reaching 40.0 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Capão do Leão?

The coldest day measured in Capão do Leão between 1940 and 2025 was 9 June 2012, at -1.9 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Capão do Leão?

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

Q: Has the climate of Capão do Leão warmed?

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

Q: What is the wettest day in Capão do Leão?

The wettest day measured in Capão do Leão between 1940 and 2025 was 2 April 1999, with 112 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Capão do Leão?

The windiest day measured in Capão do Leão between 1940 and 2025 was 22 November 1988, with winds reaching 52.1 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Capão do Leão?

The warmest month in Capão do Leão is January (23.5 °C on average); the coldest is July (12.9 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Capão do Leão?

Capão do Leão receives on average 1,299 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 124 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Capão do Leão?

Capão do Leão gets on average 8.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,175 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Capão do Leão (Brazil) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.2 °C and it receives 1,299 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 January (23.5 °C on average) and the coldest is July (12.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.

Capão do Leão averages 0 frost days, 29 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 124 rainy days per year.

Capão do Leão 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 10 January 2006) and the coldest -1.9 °C (on 9 June 2012).

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

Capão do LeãoRio Grande do Sul

coords: -31.76°, -52.48°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CfaHumid subtropicalWarmest monthJanuaryColdest monthJulyWettest monthSeptemberDriest monthDecember

Mean daily temperature

18.2°C

Average daily high

22.7°C

Average daily low

14.3°C

Annual rainfall

1,299mm

Sunshine / day

8.7h

Mean relative humidity

79%

Average peak wind

18.9km/h

Seasonal range

10.6°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

29 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

124 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

23.2 °C

Average feels-like low

13.6 °C

Average peak gust

36.5 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

48 d/yr

Solar radiation

15.7 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+0.8 °C

since 1940

+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.23 · 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

10 January 2006

Coldest day

-1.9 °C

9 June 2012

Wettest day

112 mm

2 April 1999

Windiest day

52.1 km/h

22 November 1988

Strongest gust

97.2 km/h

2 July 1983

Hottest feels-like

45.5 °C

10 January 2006

Coldest feels-like

-5.4 °C

9 June 2012

Sunniest day

14.0 h

22 December 1955

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	37.2 °C25 February 2025	1.1 °C1 July 2025	18.3 °C	1,482 mm	40	0
2024	34.5 °C17 November 2024	1.3 °C6 July 2024	18.6 °C	1,722 mm	26	0
2023	38.5 °C13 February 2023	1.4 °C28 August 2023	18.8 °C	1,625 mm	47	0
2022	39.0 °C14 January 2022	2.0 °C13 July 2022	18.0 °C	1,221 mm	40	0
2021	36.8 °C22 November 2021	1.4 °C12 August 2021	18.5 °C	1,091 mm	28	0
2020	36.6 °C14 March 2020	1.0 °C15 July 2020	18.5 °C	1,026 mm	39	0
2019	36.4 °C27 December 2019	1.1 °C7 July 2019	19.1 °C	1,435 mm	57	0
2018	36.3 °C5 January 2018	1.6 °C18 June 2018	18.7 °C	1,163 mm	41	0
2017	35.1 °C13 January 2017	2.2 °C20 June 2017	19.5 °C	1,269 mm	41	0
2016	34.9 °C18 December 2016	2.8 °C15 June 2016	18.2 °C	1,251 mm	44	0
2015	34.3 °C12 December 2015	1.5 °C5 July 2015	18.7 °C	1,867 mm	25	0
2014	37.9 °C24 January 2014	0.8 °C20 June 2014	19.0 °C	1,555 mm	49	0
2013	38.7 °C26 December 2013	-0.1 °C25 July 2013	18.1 °C	1,178 mm	34	1
2012	37.2 °C25 December 2012	-1.9 °C9 June 2012	19.0 °C	1,072 mm	46	2
2011	34.6 °C16 January 2011	0.3 °C5 August 2011	18.1 °C	1,136 mm	29	0
2010	36.5 °C3 February 2010	1.2 °C22 June 2010	18.4 °C	1,164 mm	41	0
2009	34.7 °C7 January 2009	0.3 °C29 July 2009	18.1 °C	1,246 mm	31	0
2008	35.1 °C7 February 2008	2.0 °C18 June 2008	18.1 °C	1,202 mm	26	0
2007	35.8 °C10 December 2007	-1.7 °C12 July 2007	18.2 °C	1,353 mm	42	2
2006	40.0 °C10 January 2006	1.3 °C6 September 2006	18.7 °C	1,176 mm	47	0
2005	37.0 °C23 November 2005	1.1 °C20 July 2005	18.8 °C	1,196 mm	48	0
2004	35.0 °C14 April 2004	2.0 °C14 June 2004	18.3 °C	1,089 mm	37	0
2003	37.1 °C31 January 2003	0.7 °C26 August 2003	18.1 °C	1,216 mm	28	0
2002	35.1 °C29 January 2002	1.4 °C12 July 2002	18.5 °C	1,915 mm	33	0
2001	35.2 °C10 February 2001	2.9 °C28 July 2001	18.9 °C	1,670 mm	34	0
2000	34.5 °C21 January 2000	-0.2 °C14 July 2000	17.9 °C	1,398 mm	32	1
1999	37.1 °C27 December 1999	2.4 °C6 June 1999	17.7 °C	1,241 mm	27	0
1998	35.2 °C21 January 1998	2.9 °C27 June 1998	17.8 °C	1,900 mm	18	0
1997	36.5 °C7 January 1997	0.5 °C28 June 1997	18.4 °C	1,587 mm	33	0
1996	35.4 °C29 December 1996	-1.7 °C30 June 1996	17.8 °C	1,194 mm	23	1
1995	39.8 °C18 December 1995	1.4 °C17 August 1995	18.1 °C	1,352 mm	41	0
1994	38.8 °C12 December 1994	0.6 °C28 June 1994	18.3 °C	1,535 mm	32	0
1993	34.0 °C12 January 1993	-0.2 °C16 July 1993	18.1 °C	1,326 mm	32	1
1992	35.1 °C20 February 1992	1.2 °C16 July 1992	17.9 °C	1,374 mm	28	0
1991	36.5 °C26 February 1991	-0.9 °C14 July 1991	18.4 °C	1,101 mm	39	2
1990	38.9 °C29 January 1990	0.4 °C29 August 1990	18.0 °C	1,308 mm	35	0
1989	35.2 °C18 January 1989	1.3 °C12 June 1989	18.2 °C	899 mm	35	0
1988	34.8 °C26 March 1988	-0.1 °C2 June 1988	17.5 °C	985 mm	36	1
1987	36.6 °C26 February 1987	1.3 °C27 May 1987	18.0 °C	1,719 mm	31	0
1986	36.5 °C12 January 1986	1.7 °C22 July 1986	18.8 °C	1,401 mm	32	0
1985	39.0 °C16 November 1985	2.6 °C11 July 1985	18.6 °C	1,359 mm	33	0
1984	35.5 °C7 January 1984	0.5 °C29 July 1984	17.9 °C	1,789 mm	38	0
1983	34.7 °C28 December 1983	0.9 °C8 June 1983	17.9 °C	1,335 mm	27	0
1982	34.9 °C29 December 1982	3.0 °C16 June 1982	18.4 °C	1,333 mm	26	0
1981	33.8 °C27 February 1981	1.7 °C3 July 1981	18.3 °C	1,168 mm	20	0
1980	38.4 °C23 January 1980	0.3 °C31 July 1980	18.4 °C	1,302 mm	33	0
1979	34.3 °C25 January 1979	2.7 °C6 June 1979	17.5 °C	1,253 mm	19	0
1978	36.6 °C19 January 1978	2.6 °C31 August 1978	18.1 °C	1,311 mm	25	0
1977	34.4 °C7 March 1977	2.6 °C19 August 1977	18.8 °C	1,947 mm	31	0
1976	35.2 °C1 January 1976	1.3 °C15 August 1976	17.6 °C	1,342 mm	24	0
1975	38.8 °C26 January 1975	1.0 °C19 July 1975	18.3 °C	1,033 mm	39	0
1974	35.6 °C19 January 1974	1.5 °C9 August 1974	17.9 °C	1,373 mm	24	0
1973	36.8 °C5 January 1973	4.8 °C19 July 1973	18.2 °C	1,410 mm	24	0
1972	34.3 °C6 March 1972	0.4 °C14 July 1972	18.2 °C	1,866 mm	18	0
1971	36.5 °C29 December 1971	0.3 °C18 June 1971	18.0 °C	1,079 mm	36	0
1970	36.0 °C3 March 1970	2.5 °C10 August 1970	18.4 °C	1,275 mm	37	0
1969	35.5 °C31 January 1969	-0.1 °C19 June 1969	18.2 °C	1,186 mm	26	1
1968	36.5 °C12 December 1968	1.7 °C3 September 1968	18.1 °C	1,152 mm	42	0
1967	33.8 °C17 December 1967	-0.5 °C14 June 1967	18.2 °C	1,502 mm	27	1
1966	32.9 °C5 February 1966	0.9 °C1 July 1966	17.3 °C	1,430 mm	12	0
1965	36.2 °C18 February 1965	0.5 °C12 July 1965	17.8 °C	1,214 mm	46	0
1964	36.2 °C26 January 1964	1.3 °C25 June 1964	17.1 °C	892 mm	23	0
1963	33.0 °C6 March 1963	1.4 °C23 July 1963	18.0 °C	1,570 mm	20	0
1962	35.7 °C29 December 1962	2.1 °C20 July 1962	17.3 °C	856 mm	23	0
1961	34.2 °C20 January 1961	1.9 °C15 June 1961	18.2 °C	1,567 mm	21	0
1960	34.9 °C12 February 1960	0.6 °C25 June 1960	17.5 °C	1,106 mm	31	0
1959	31.6 °C3 March 1959	2.8 °C13 June 1959	17.6 °C	1,628 mm	22	0
1958	34.6 °C7 January 1958	2.9 °C25 May 1958	17.9 °C	1,184 mm	8	0
1957	33.9 °C11 January 1957	-0.1 °C3 August 1957	17.8 °C	1,345 mm	22	1
1956	33.6 °C5 February 1956	2.6 °C21 July 1956	17.3 °C	956 mm	12	0
1955	33.9 °C17 January 1955	0.6 °C9 July 1955	17.3 °C	1,097 mm	24	0
1954	33.0 °C29 January 1954	3.5 °C23 July 1954	18.0 °C	1,340 mm	19	0
1953	38.1 °C5 January 1953	2.0 °C25 July 1953	18.4 °C	1,141 mm	25	0
1952	38.1 °C27 December 1952	4.4 °C19 August 1952	17.9 °C	1,018 mm	21	0
1951	32.7 °C4 February 1951	3.2 °C2 July 1951	17.9 °C	1,104 mm	11	0
1950	35.1 °C30 January 1950	1.5 °C12 July 1950	17.7 °C	1,223 mm	25	0
1949	37.4 °C20 December 1949	-0.7 °C18 July 1949	17.6 °C	901 mm	23	1
1948	32.6 °C12 December 1948	-0.9 °C9 August 1948	17.9 °C	1,219 mm	8	1
1947	33.1 °C3 February 1947	0.5 °C11 July 1947	17.8 °C	1,173 mm	9	0
1946	34.5 °C22 January 1946	2.6 °C16 August 1946	17.9 °C	1,177 mm	14	0
1945	37.4 °C15 January 1945	0.7 °C9 July 1945	18.4 °C	1,067 mm	14	0
1944	36.7 °C13 February 1944	3.9 °C8 September 1944	19.0 °C	1,081 mm	22	0
1943	36.8 °C22 January 1943	2.8 °C29 August 1943	18.7 °C	924 mm	36	0
1942	35.4 °C16 December 1942	1.4 °C20 June 1942	17.9 °C	980 mm	33	0
1941	32.6 °C16 February 1941	1.0 °C29 June 1941	17.8 °C	1,365 mm	16	0
1940	35.0 °C22 March 1940	2.3 °C3 August 1940	17.9 °C	1,491 mm	13	0

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

23.0 °C

+0.3 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

40 d/yr

+11

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1482 mm

+183 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	27.9 °C	-0.3 °C	126 mm	+8 mm
Feb	29.8 °C	+2.0 °C	79 mm	-32 mm
Mar	28.1 °C	+1.7 °C	75 mm	-28 mm
Apr	22.6 °C	-0.9 °C	98 mm	-1 mm
May	21.2 °C	+1.0 °C	169 mm	+67 mm
Jun	15.7 °C	-1.9 °C	122 mm	+20 mm
Jul	16.0 °C	-1.3 °C	132 mm	+22 mm
Aug	18.1 °C	-0.3 °C	171 mm	+60 mm
Sep	20.2 °C	+0.6 °C	142 mm	+9 mm
Oct	23.3 °C	+1.4 °C	77 mm	-44 mm
Nov	25.1 °C	+0.7 °C	72 mm	-22 mm
Dec	28.7 °C	+1.8 °C	219 mm	+125 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

37.2 °C

25 Feb 2025

Coldest day

1.1 °C

1 Jul 2025

Wettest day

83.6 mm

9 May 2025

Windiest day

41.6 km/h

23 Jun 2025

Strongest gust

81.4 km/h

22 Aug 2025

Hottest feels-like

42.5 °C

25 Feb 2025

Coldest feels-like

-4.1 °C

1 Jul 2025

Sunniest day

13.9 h

17 Dec 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Capão do Leão?

Capão do Leão has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.2 °C and it receives 1,299 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Capão do Leão?

The hottest day measured in Capão do Leão between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 2006, reaching 40.0 °C.

What is the coldest day in Capão do Leão?

The coldest day measured in Capão do Leão between 1940 and 2025 was 9 June 2012, at -1.9 °C.

Does it snow in Capão do Leão?

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

Has the climate of Capão do Leão warmed?

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

What is the wettest day in Capão do Leão?

The wettest day measured in Capão do Leão between 1940 and 2025 was 2 April 1999, with 112 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Capão do Leão?

The windiest day measured in Capão do Leão between 1940 and 2025 was 22 November 1988, with winds reaching 52.1 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Capão do Leão?

The warmest month in Capão do Leão is January (23.5 °C on average); the coldest is July (12.9 °C).

How much does it rain in Capão do Leão?

Capão do Leão receives on average 1,299 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 124 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Capão do Leão?

Capão do Leão gets on average 8.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,175 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Capão do Leão?

Yes: Capão do Leão has on average 48 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Capão do Leão?

In Capão do Leão, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.5 °C on 10 January 2006, and the lowest was -5.4 °C on 9 June 2012.

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