Caririaçu climate — normals and trends
Caririaçu (Brazil) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.6 °C and it receives 701 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 (28.7 °C on average) and the coldest is July (25.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Caririaçu averages 0 frost days, 267 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 94 rainy days per year.
Caririaçu 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 38.3 °C (on 31 October 2023) and the coldest 16.5 °C (on 22 July 1967).
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
CaririaçuCeará
- coords
- -7.04°, -39.28°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.6°C
Average daily high
31.7°C
Average daily low
22.0°C
Annual rainfall
701mm
Sunshine / day
10.8h
Mean relative humidity
61%
Average peak wind
15.7km/h
Seasonal range
3.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
267 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
94 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.5 °C
Average feels-like low
23.8 °C
Average peak gust
34.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
330 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.9 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.16 · 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
38.3 °C
31 October 2023
Coldest day
16.5 °C
22 July 1967
Wettest day
178 mm
8 March 1960
Windiest day
35.9 km/h
4 July 2017
Strongest gust
70.2 km/h
4 July 2017
Hottest feels-like
41.5 °C
31 October 2012
Coldest feels-like
14.6 °C
31 July 1981
Sunniest day
12.4 h
15 December 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31.6 °C | -0.3 °C | 149 mm | +41 mm |
| Feb | 32.7 °C | +2.0 °C | 23 mm | -115 mm |
| Mar | 31.7 °C | +1.8 °C | 57 mm | -141 mm |
| Apr | 32.4 °C | +2.6 °C | 32 mm | -99 mm |
| May | 32.1 °C | +2.0 °C | 13 mm | -34 mm |
| Jun | 31.5 °C | +1.4 °C | 4 mm | -9 mm |
| Jul | 31.6 °C | +1.2 °C | 0 mm | -4 mm |
| Aug | 32.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 2 mm | 0 mm |
| Sep | 33.4 °C | +0.1 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Oct | 35.1 °C | +0.7 °C | 5 mm | -1 mm |
| Nov | 35.3 °C | +1.1 °C | 2 mm | -11 mm |
| Dec | 34.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 17 mm | -22 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Caririaçu?
Caririaçu has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.6 °C and it receives 701 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Caririaçu?
The hottest day measured in Caririaçu between 1940 and 2025 was 31 October 2023, reaching 38.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Caririaçu?
The coldest day measured in Caririaçu between 1940 and 2025 was 22 July 1967, at 16.5 °C.
Does it snow in Caririaçu?
Almost never: Caririaçu sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Caririaçu warmed?
Yes: Caririaçu warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Caririaçu?
The wettest day measured in Caririaçu between 1940 and 2025 was 8 March 1960, with 178 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Caririaçu?
The windiest day measured in Caririaçu between 1940 and 2025 was 4 July 2017, with winds reaching 35.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Caririaçu?
The warmest month in Caririaçu is November (28.7 °C on average); the coldest is July (25.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Caririaçu?
Caririaçu receives on average 701 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 94 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Caririaçu?
Caririaçu gets on average 10.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,942 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Caririaçu?
Yes: Caririaçu has on average 330 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Caririaçu?
In Caririaçu, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.5 °C on 31 October 2012, and the lowest was 14.6 °C on 31 July 1981.
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