Cariacica climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Cariacica?

Cariacica has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.3 °C and it receives 1,520 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Cariacica?

The hottest day measured in Cariacica between 1940 and 2025 was 10 September 1997, reaching 37.1 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Cariacica?

The coldest day measured in Cariacica between 1940 and 2025 was 4 September 2011, at 9.7 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Cariacica?

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

Q: Has the climate of Cariacica warmed?

Yes: Cariacica warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Cariacica?

The wettest day measured in Cariacica between 1940 and 2025 was 25 March 1951, with 210 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Cariacica?

The windiest day measured in Cariacica between 1940 and 2025 was 24 October 1983, with winds reaching 31.1 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Cariacica?

The warmest month in Cariacica is February (25.0 °C on average); the coldest is July (19.4 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Cariacica?

Cariacica receives on average 1,520 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 171 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Cariacica?

Cariacica gets on average 10.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,650 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Cariacica (Brazil) has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 22.3 °C and it receives 1,520 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 February (25.0 °C on average) and the coldest is July (19.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.

Cariacica averages 0 frost days, 66 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 171 rainy days per year.

Cariacica has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.19 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 37.1 °C (on 10 September 1997) and the coldest 9.7 °C (on 4 September 2011).

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

CariacicaEspírito Santo

coords: -20.26°, -40.42°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AmTropical monsoonWarmest monthFebruaryColdest monthJulyWettest monthNovemberDriest monthJuly

Mean daily temperature

22.3°C

Average daily high

26.6°C

Average daily low

19.1°C

Annual rainfall

1,520mm

Sunshine / day

10.0h

Mean relative humidity

82%

Average peak wind

13.5km/h

Seasonal range

5.6°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

66 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

171 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

29.4 °C

Average feels-like low

20.8 °C

Average peak gust

33.8 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

152 d/yr

Solar radiation

17.7 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.6 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.56 · 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

37.1 °C

10 September 1997

Coldest day

9.7 °C

4 September 2011

Wettest day

210 mm

25 March 1951

Windiest day

31.1 km/h

24 October 1983

Strongest gust

77.8 km/h

20 December 1963

Hottest feels-like

43.4 °C

3 March 2008

Coldest feels-like

8.0 °C

1 June 1979

Sunniest day

13.0 h

30 November 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	35.0 °C17 February 2025	12.1 °C6 July 2025	22.4 °C	1,327 mm	88
2024	35.7 °C20 January 2024	13.2 °C14 August 2024	23.7 °C	1,625 mm	139
2023	36.7 °C12 November 2023	12.8 °C23 June 2023	23.2 °C	1,061 mm	125
2022	34.6 °C31 January 2022	10.4 °C19 May 2022	22.5 °C	1,541 mm	91
2021	34.0 °C21 September 2021	11.7 °C5 July 2021	22.1 °C	1,557 mm	75
2020	35.1 °C3 October 2020	11.7 °C23 June 2020	22.5 °C	1,400 mm	89
2019	36.5 °C5 November 2019	11.3 °C9 July 2019	23.3 °C	1,208 mm	134
2018	34.3 °C19 January 2018	12.5 °C7 July 2018	22.9 °C	1,535 mm	87
2017	36.3 °C6 March 2017	12.1 °C7 August 2017	22.7 °C	828 mm	108
2016	35.8 °C1 January 2016	10.0 °C15 June 2016	23.4 °C	997 mm	140
2015	36.6 °C30 January 2015	13.0 °C5 August 2015	23.7 °C	901 mm	145
2014	35.5 °C29 December 2014	11.6 °C8 August 2014	22.8 °C	911 mm	93
2013	34.8 °C11 March 2013	12.7 °C31 July 2013	22.5 °C	1,799 mm	73
2012	36.0 °C31 October 2012	10.8 °C1 September 2012	22.6 °C	1,015 mm	90
2011	33.9 °C23 February 2011	9.7 °C4 September 2011	22.1 °C	1,620 mm	57
2010	35.6 °C24 February 2010	11.8 °C15 June 2010	22.9 °C	1,162 mm	114
2009	36.4 °C13 December 2009	12.6 °C22 June 2009	23.3 °C	1,726 mm	123
2008	34.3 °C3 March 2008	12.8 °C17 July 2008	22.5 °C	1,861 mm	81
2007	34.8 °C20 March 2007	12.2 °C1 August 2007	22.9 °C	1,120 mm	99
2006	36.3 °C25 February 2006	12.3 °C18 July 2006	22.7 °C	1,657 mm	83
2005	34.7 °C27 February 2005	13.7 °C13 July 2005	22.9 °C	1,869 mm	87
2004	32.4 °C12 November 2004	12.2 °C11 August 2004	22.5 °C	1,618 mm	55
2003	34.5 °C4 March 2003	12.1 °C18 October 2003	22.9 °C	1,147 mm	104
2002	34.0 °C2 December 2002	14.2 °C31 July 2002	23.2 °C	1,291 mm	107
2001	35.3 °C3 February 2001	13.2 °C2 July 2001	22.8 °C	1,258 mm	81
2000	33.9 °C18 January 2000	12.0 °C6 August 2000	22.3 °C	1,306 mm	65
1999	36.8 °C11 February 1999	12.3 °C3 August 1999	22.2 °C	1,455 mm	83
1998	36.2 °C11 February 1998	12.5 °C8 June 1998	23.1 °C	1,261 mm	121
1997	37.1 °C10 September 1997	11.3 °C12 August 1997	22.8 °C	1,423 mm	85
1996	35.7 °C10 February 1996	12.0 °C25 July 1996	22.3 °C	1,614 mm	88
1995	34.9 °C17 January 1995	11.3 °C6 June 1995	22.9 °C	1,498 mm	88
1994	34.7 °C14 February 1994	12.7 °C28 June 1994	22.7 °C	1,201 mm	89
1993	35.1 °C9 March 1993	12.8 °C23 June 1993	22.9 °C	1,278 mm	104
1992	32.9 °C4 January 1992	10.7 °C28 July 1992	22.2 °C	1,699 mm	31
1991	34.1 °C27 December 1991	12.4 °C6 August 1991	22.3 °C	1,791 mm	54
1990	34.9 °C23 January 1990	12.2 °C20 May 1990	22.9 °C	1,168 mm	105
1989	34.1 °C26 February 1989	12.2 °C14 July 1989	22.4 °C	1,400 mm	72
1988	33.7 °C29 January 1988	12.0 °C28 June 1988	22.3 °C	1,384 mm	67
1987	33.9 °C17 January 1987	12.6 °C3 August 1987	22.9 °C	1,446 mm	67
1986	34.4 °C15 April 1986	12.5 °C13 July 1986	22.6 °C	981 mm	81
1985	34.6 °C4 February 1985	11.7 °C14 June 1985	22.1 °C	1,655 mm	44
1984	33.9 °C5 January 1984	11.8 °C1 August 1984	22.8 °C	1,423 mm	65
1983	33.3 °C11 March 1983	10.9 °C7 August 1983	22.8 °C	1,934 mm	50
1982	33.5 °C30 October 1982	11.7 °C2 May 1982	22.2 °C	1,385 mm	40
1981	34.5 °C24 December 1981	12.6 °C30 July 1981	22.0 °C	1,886 mm	34
1980	33.4 °C30 March 1980	13.7 °C30 June 1980	22.3 °C	1,654 mm	50
1979	34.1 °C16 December 1979	10.8 °C1 June 1979	21.8 °C	2,128 mm	29
1978	33.2 °C28 March 1978	12.6 °C29 August 1978	22.0 °C	1,787 mm	38
1977	33.5 °C7 December 1977	13.0 °C21 May 1977	22.4 °C	1,761 mm	53
1976	33.5 °C11 January 1976	13.5 °C5 August 1976	22.3 °C	1,408 mm	47
1975	33.1 °C14 February 1975	13.1 °C9 July 1975	22.0 °C	1,589 mm	50
1974	34.1 °C23 February 1974	11.0 °C12 July 1974	22.2 °C	1,144 mm	54
1973	34.9 °C8 January 1973	12.3 °C18 May 1973	22.7 °C	1,658 mm	59
1972	35.9 °C5 January 1972	12.1 °C30 July 1972	22.7 °C	1,212 mm	77
1971	34.7 °C25 February 1971	13.4 °C21 July 1971	22.1 °C	1,804 mm	59
1970	33.8 °C22 March 1970	11.9 °C16 August 1970	21.9 °C	1,464 mm	51
1969	35.3 °C9 January 1969	14.2 °C7 June 1969	22.3 °C	1,366 mm	68
1968	33.6 °C25 December 1968	12.0 °C15 August 1968	21.0 °C	1,449 mm	34
1967	36.1 °C16 January 1967	12.0 °C22 July 1967	22.1 °C	1,745 mm	41
1966	34.3 °C5 December 1966	12.9 °C21 June 1966	21.9 °C	1,267 mm	50
1965	32.6 °C3 March 1965	12.7 °C28 July 1965	21.9 °C	1,788 mm	31
1964	32.6 °C19 February 1964	12.7 °C29 July 1964	21.1 °C	2,190 mm	15
1963	35.7 °C30 September 1963	11.1 °C9 August 1963	22.2 °C	962 mm	77
1962	32.2 °C18 February 1962	12.1 °C4 July 1962	21.3 °C	2,002 mm	24
1961	34.6 °C29 September 1961	13.1 °C7 August 1961	22.2 °C	1,504 mm	56
1960	34.2 °C26 September 1960	12.2 °C15 July 1960	21.4 °C	1,663 mm	19
1959	34.1 °C11 February 1959	12.5 °C13 June 1959	22.1 °C	1,510 mm	53
1958	33.9 °C20 December 1958	13.7 °C4 September 1958	21.8 °C	1,245 mm	54
1957	34.1 °C11 February 1957	12.8 °C22 July 1957	21.8 °C	1,749 mm	44
1956	34.1 °C27 January 1956	12.4 °C6 June 1956	21.0 °C	1,635 mm	31
1955	34.3 °C17 December 1955	12.2 °C16 August 1955	21.4 °C	1,267 mm	38
1954	33.7 °C23 September 1954	13.2 °C13 August 1954	22.0 °C	1,606 mm	40
1953	34.9 °C1 February 1953	12.5 °C29 July 1953	21.9 °C	1,624 mm	35
1952	33.9 °C26 February 1952	13.8 °C14 August 1952	21.8 °C	2,407 mm	29
1951	34.9 °C16 November 1951	11.7 °C3 September 1951	21.3 °C	1,500 mm	50
1950	33.4 °C11 January 1950	12.7 °C14 July 1950	21.5 °C	1,859 mm	34
1949	32.8 °C7 December 1949	12.9 °C3 July 1949	21.4 °C	1,945 mm	32
1948	33.8 °C27 January 1948	13.1 °C19 August 1948	21.7 °C	1,492 mm	61
1947	34.8 °C10 January 1947	11.8 °C15 August 1947	21.6 °C	1,523 mm	69
1946	33.8 °C3 November 1946	12.6 °C29 July 1946	22.2 °C	1,396 mm	60
1945	35.3 °C29 November 1945	13.6 °C8 August 1945	22.2 °C	1,910 mm	47
1944	32.9 °C16 January 1944	11.6 °C22 August 1944	21.5 °C	1,599 mm	30
1943	30.5 °C19 January 1943	12.1 °C5 September 1943	20.6 °C	2,487 mm	3
1942	32.5 °C17 January 1942	11.3 °C11 August 1942	20.9 °C	1,697 mm	24
1941	32.5 °C13 January 1941	12.3 °C23 July 1941	22.0 °C	1,722 mm	40
1940	33.5 °C30 December 1940	13.6 °C10 July 1940	22.2 °C	1,760 mm	32

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

27.1 °C

+0.5 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

88 d/yr

+22

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1327 mm

-193 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	29.9 °C	+0.6 °C	296 mm	+119 mm
Feb	32.2 °C	+2.6 °C	18 mm	-111 mm
Mar	29.9 °C	+1.1 °C	143 mm	-35 mm
Apr	27.5 °C	+0.5 °C	239 mm	+110 mm
May	25.2 °C	-0.2 °C	68 mm	-1 mm
Jun	25.4 °C	+0.8 °C	31 mm	-14 mm
Jul	24.0 °C	+0.1 °C	20 mm	-25 mm
Aug	24.9 °C	+0.3 °C	28 mm	-20 mm
Sep	24.6 °C	-0.8 °C	146 mm	+69 mm
Oct	24.9 °C	-1.4 °C	125 mm	-29 mm
Nov	27.1 °C	+0.4 °C	127 mm	-114 mm
Dec	29.7 °C	+1.6 °C	85 mm	-142 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

35.0 °C

17 Feb 2025

Coldest day

12.1 °C

6 Jul 2025

Wettest day

91.3 mm

8 Jan 2025

Windiest day

25.7 km/h

19 Oct 2025

Strongest gust

64.1 km/h

8 Nov 2025

Hottest feels-like

41.7 °C

21 Jan 2025

Coldest feels-like

10.9 °C

29 Sep 2025

Sunniest day

13.0 h

20 Nov 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Cariacica?

Cariacica has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.3 °C and it receives 1,520 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Cariacica?

The hottest day measured in Cariacica between 1940 and 2025 was 10 September 1997, reaching 37.1 °C.

What is the coldest day in Cariacica?

The coldest day measured in Cariacica between 1940 and 2025 was 4 September 2011, at 9.7 °C.

Does it snow in Cariacica?

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

Has the climate of Cariacica warmed?

Yes: Cariacica warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Cariacica?

The wettest day measured in Cariacica between 1940 and 2025 was 25 March 1951, with 210 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Cariacica?

The windiest day measured in Cariacica between 1940 and 2025 was 24 October 1983, with winds reaching 31.1 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Cariacica?

The warmest month in Cariacica is February (25.0 °C on average); the coldest is July (19.4 °C).

How much does it rain in Cariacica?

Cariacica receives on average 1,520 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 171 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Cariacica?

Cariacica gets on average 10.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,650 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Cariacica?

Yes: Cariacica has on average 152 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Cariacica?

In Cariacica, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.4 °C on 3 March 2008, and the lowest was 8.0 °C on 1 June 1979.

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