Capela climate — normals and trends
Capela (Brazil) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.3 °C and it receives 759 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 (26.9 °C on average) and the coldest is July (22.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Capela averages 0 frost days, 173 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 201 rainy days per year.
Capela 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 38.8 °C (on 27 December 1964) and the coldest 15.7 °C (on 11 July 1963).
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
CapelaSergipe
- coords
- -10.50°, -37.05°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.3°C
Average daily high
29.7°C
Average daily low
21.9°C
Annual rainfall
759mm
Sunshine / day
11.1h
Mean relative humidity
78%
Average peak wind
16.6km/h
Seasonal range
4.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
173 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
201 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.0 °C
Average feels-like low
25.1 °C
Average peak gust
37.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
316 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.2 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.52 · 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
38.8 °C
27 December 1964
Coldest day
15.7 °C
11 July 1963
Wettest day
109 mm
29 March 2020
Windiest day
27.3 km/h
23 June 1942
Strongest gust
58.3 km/h
23 June 1942
Hottest feels-like
44.0 °C
20 March 2019
Coldest feels-like
16.3 °C
15 September 1951
Sunniest day
12.6 h
29 December 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32.4 °C | +0.4 °C | 105 mm | +55 mm |
| Feb | 31.3 °C | -0.5 °C | 57 mm | +0 mm |
| Mar | 31.8 °C | +0.2 °C | 44 mm | -34 mm |
| Apr | 33.2 °C | +3.0 °C | 28 mm | -61 mm |
| May | 29.0 °C | +0.6 °C | 131 mm | +29 mm |
| Jun | 27.0 °C | 0.0 °C | 171 mm | +80 mm |
| Jul | 26.5 °C | +0.2 °C | 69 mm | -16 mm |
| Aug | 26.9 °C | +0.3 °C | 91 mm | +27 mm |
| Sep | 27.2 °C | -0.8 °C | 78 mm | +31 mm |
| Oct | 29.5 °C | -0.9 °C | 38 mm | +6 mm |
| Nov | 32.5 °C | +0.6 °C | 18 mm | -14 mm |
| Dec | 33.3 °C | +1.1 °C | 10 mm | -24 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Capela?
Capela has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.3 °C and it receives 759 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Capela?
The hottest day measured in Capela between 1940 and 2025 was 27 December 1964, reaching 38.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Capela?
The coldest day measured in Capela between 1940 and 2025 was 11 July 1963, at 15.7 °C.
Does it snow in Capela?
Almost never: Capela sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Capela warmed?
Yes: Capela warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Capela?
The wettest day measured in Capela between 1940 and 2025 was 29 March 2020, with 109 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Capela?
The windiest day measured in Capela between 1940 and 2025 was 23 June 1942, with winds reaching 27.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Capela?
The warmest month in Capela is January (26.9 °C on average); the coldest is July (22.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Capela?
Capela receives on average 759 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 201 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Capela?
Capela gets on average 11.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,052 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Capela?
Yes: Capela has on average 316 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Capela?
In Capela, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.0 °C on 20 March 2019, and the lowest was 16.3 °C on 15 September 1951.
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