Carira climate — normals and trends
Carira (Brazil) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.3 °C and it receives 419 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 (22.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Carira averages 0 frost days, 212 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 119 rainy days per year.
Carira has warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.10 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.3 °C (on 20 March 2019) and the coldest 14.7 °C (on 23 July 1941).
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
CariraSergipe
- coords
- -10.36°, -37.70°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.3°C
Average daily high
30.7°C
Average daily low
21.3°C
Annual rainfall
419mm
Sunshine / day
10.6h
Mean relative humidity
73%
Average peak wind
18.9km/h
Seasonal range
4.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
212 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
119 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.6 °C
Average feels-like low
23.7 °C
Average peak gust
37.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
286 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.9 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.32 · 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
39.3 °C
20 March 2019
Coldest day
14.7 °C
23 July 1941
Wettest day
162 mm
7 May 2024
Windiest day
29.7 km/h
23 June 1942
Strongest gust
58.0 km/h
13 November 1985
Hottest feels-like
42.5 °C
14 February 2019
Coldest feels-like
14.5 °C
23 July 1941
Sunniest day
12.6 h
30 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 | 33.6 °C | +0.6 °C | 60 mm | +25 mm |
| Feb | 32.8 °C | +0.1 °C | 37 mm | -5 mm |
| Mar | 34.0 °C | +1.6 °C | 15 mm | -44 mm |
| Apr | 34.1 °C | +3.0 °C | 26 mm | -25 mm |
| May | 29.2 °C | +0.1 °C | 74 mm | +27 mm |
| Jun | 27.1 °C | -0.5 °C | 95 mm | +56 mm |
| Jul | 26.8 °C | 0.0 °C | 24 mm | -11 mm |
| Aug | 27.4 °C | -0.2 °C | 37 mm | +10 mm |
| Sep | 28.2 °C | -1.3 °C | 29 mm | +9 mm |
| Oct | 30.5 °C | -1.5 °C | 26 mm | +9 mm |
| Nov | 33.4 °C | +0.3 °C | 36 mm | +12 mm |
| Dec | 34.2 °C | +1.0 °C | 4 mm | -21 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Carira?
Carira has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.3 °C and it receives 419 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Carira?
The hottest day measured in Carira between 1940 and 2025 was 20 March 2019, reaching 39.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Carira?
The coldest day measured in Carira between 1940 and 2025 was 23 July 1941, at 14.7 °C.
Does it snow in Carira?
Almost never: Carira sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Carira warmed?
Yes: Carira warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Carira?
The wettest day measured in Carira between 1940 and 2025 was 7 May 2024, with 162 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Carira?
The windiest day measured in Carira between 1940 and 2025 was 23 June 1942, with winds reaching 29.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Carira?
The warmest month in Carira is January (26.9 °C on average); the coldest is July (22.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Carira?
Carira receives on average 419 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 119 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Carira?
Carira gets on average 10.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,869 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Carira?
Yes: Carira has on average 286 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Carira?
In Carira, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.5 °C on 14 February 2019, and the lowest was 14.5 °C on 23 July 1941.
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