Carlos Barbosa climate — normals and trends
Carlos Barbosa (Brazil) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.5 °C and it receives 1,943 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 (22.1 °C on average) and the coldest is July (12.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Carlos Barbosa averages 3 frost days, 25 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 164 rainy days per year.
Carlos Barbosa has warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.10 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.5 °C (on 16 November 1985) and the coldest -5.1 °C (on 15 July 1991).
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
Carlos BarbosaRio Grande do Sul
- coords
- -29.30°, -51.50°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.5°C
Average daily high
22.8°C
Average daily low
13.2°C
Annual rainfall
1,943mm
Sunshine / day
8.8h
Mean relative humidity
82%
Average peak wind
12.8km/h
Seasonal range
9.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
3 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
25 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
164 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
24.3 °C
Average feels-like low
12.7 °C
Average peak gust
33.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
18 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.8 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.21 · 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
37.5 °C
16 November 1985
Coldest day
-5.1 °C
15 July 1991
Wettest day
141 mm
24 January 1980
Windiest day
42.3 km/h
16 September 1956
Strongest gust
116.3 km/h
2 July 1983
Hottest feels-like
42.3 °C
7 February 2010
Coldest feels-like
-8.7 °C
15 July 1991
Snowiest day
1.1 cm
24 August 1984
Sunniest day
13.6 h
7 December 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27.6 °C | +0.1 °C | 146 mm | -64 mm |
| Feb | 29.9 °C | +2.8 °C | 150 mm | -25 mm |
| Mar | 28.1 °C | +2.3 °C | 55 mm | -98 mm |
| Apr | 22.5 °C | -0.4 °C | 130 mm | -2 mm |
| May | 20.8 °C | +1.1 °C | 177 mm | +42 mm |
| Jun | 15.1 °C | -2.7 °C | 260 mm | +114 mm |
| Jul | 17.3 °C | -0.5 °C | 82 mm | -61 mm |
| Aug | 19.0 °C | -0.4 °C | 132 mm | -16 mm |
| Sep | 20.6 °C | -0.1 °C | 269 mm | +85 mm |
| Oct | 22.3 °C | -0.4 °C | 166 mm | -29 mm |
| Nov | 24.9 °C | +0.1 °C | 155 mm | -2 mm |
| Dec | 28.0 °C | +1.2 °C | 290 mm | +124 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Carlos Barbosa?
Carlos Barbosa has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.5 °C and it receives 1,943 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Carlos Barbosa?
The hottest day measured in Carlos Barbosa between 1940 and 2025 was 16 November 1985, reaching 37.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Carlos Barbosa?
The coldest day measured in Carlos Barbosa between 1940 and 2025 was 15 July 1991, at -5.1 °C.
Does it snow in Carlos Barbosa?
Almost never: Carlos Barbosa sees virtually no snow, with about 3 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Carlos Barbosa warmed?
Yes: Carlos Barbosa warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Carlos Barbosa?
The wettest day measured in Carlos Barbosa between 1940 and 2025 was 24 January 1980, with 141 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Carlos Barbosa?
The windiest day measured in Carlos Barbosa between 1940 and 2025 was 16 September 1956, with winds reaching 42.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Carlos Barbosa?
The warmest month in Carlos Barbosa is January (22.1 °C on average); the coldest is July (12.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Carlos Barbosa?
Carlos Barbosa receives on average 1,943 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 164 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Carlos Barbosa?
Carlos Barbosa gets on average 8.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,212 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Carlos Barbosa?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Carlos Barbosa between 1940 and 2025 was 24 August 1984, with 1.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Carlos Barbosa?
Yes: Carlos Barbosa has on average 18 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Carlos Barbosa?
In Carlos Barbosa, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.3 °C on 7 February 2010, and the lowest was -8.7 °C on 15 July 1991.
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