Carnaubal climate — normals and trends
Carnaubal (Brazil) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.9 °C and it receives 1,024 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 (26.4 °C on average) and the coldest is April (23.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Carnaubal averages 0 frost days, 194 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 115 rainy days per year.
Carnaubal 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 36.0 °C (on 15 March 2013) and the coldest 15.7 °C (on 4 July 1974).
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
CarnaubalCeará
- coords
- -4.17°, -40.94°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
24.9°C
Average daily high
30.1°C
Average daily low
20.4°C
Annual rainfall
1,024mm
Sunshine / day
11.0h
Mean relative humidity
68%
Average peak wind
19.3km/h
Seasonal range
2.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
194 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
115 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
31.6 °C
Average feels-like low
22.1 °C
Average peak gust
41.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
259 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.9 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.21 · 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
36.0 °C
15 March 2013
Coldest day
15.7 °C
4 July 1974
Wettest day
194 mm
1 April 1971
Windiest day
34.4 km/h
16 July 1988
Strongest gust
66.2 km/h
28 July 1985
Hottest feels-like
38.1 °C
31 October 2012
Coldest feels-like
14.5 °C
4 July 1974
Sunniest day
12.2 h
2 December 2019
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 | 29.8 °C | -0.4 °C | 170 mm | +43 mm |
| Feb | 29.2 °C | +0.1 °C | 117 mm | -59 mm |
| Mar | 28.4 °C | 0.0 °C | 189 mm | -86 mm |
| Apr | 28.8 °C | +0.7 °C | 117 mm | -126 mm |
| May | 28.6 °C | +0.3 °C | 40 mm | -66 mm |
| Jun | 28.5 °C | -0.2 °C | 11 mm | -15 mm |
| Jul | 30.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 1 mm | -9 mm |
| Aug | 31.3 °C | +0.6 °C | 2 mm | -1 mm |
| Sep | 32.4 °C | +0.6 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Oct | 33.0 °C | +0.5 °C | 0 mm | -6 mm |
| Nov | 32.6 °C | +0.2 °C | 1 mm | -9 mm |
| Dec | 31.3 °C | -0.3 °C | 22 mm | -17 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Carnaubal?
Carnaubal has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.9 °C and it receives 1,024 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Carnaubal?
The hottest day measured in Carnaubal between 1940 and 2025 was 15 March 2013, reaching 36.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Carnaubal?
The coldest day measured in Carnaubal between 1940 and 2025 was 4 July 1974, at 15.7 °C.
Does it snow in Carnaubal?
Almost never: Carnaubal sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Carnaubal warmed?
Yes: Carnaubal warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Carnaubal?
The wettest day measured in Carnaubal between 1940 and 2025 was 1 April 1971, with 194 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Carnaubal?
The windiest day measured in Carnaubal between 1940 and 2025 was 16 July 1988, with winds reaching 34.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Carnaubal?
The warmest month in Carnaubal is November (26.4 °C on average); the coldest is April (23.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Carnaubal?
Carnaubal receives on average 1,024 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 115 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Carnaubal?
Carnaubal gets on average 11.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,015 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Carnaubal?
Yes: Carnaubal has on average 259 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Carnaubal?
In Carnaubal, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.1 °C on 31 October 2012, and the lowest was 14.5 °C on 4 July 1974.
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