Carolina climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Carolina?

Carolina has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.8 °C and it receives 1,507 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Carolina between 1940 and 2025 was 3 October 1958, reaching 40.4 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Carolina?

The coldest day measured in Carolina between 1940 and 2025 was 22 July 2024, at 14.8 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Carolina?

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

Q: Has the climate of Carolina warmed?

Yes: Carolina warmed by +0.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Carolina?

The wettest day measured in Carolina between 1940 and 2025 was 3 January 2022, with 240 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Carolina?

The windiest day measured in Carolina between 1940 and 2025 was 14 November 1985, with winds reaching 26.0 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Carolina?

The warmest month in Carolina is September (29.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (25.5 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Carolina?

Carolina receives on average 1,507 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 173 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Carolina?

Carolina gets on average 10.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,796 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Carolina (Brazil) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.8 °C and it receives 1,507 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 September (29.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (25.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.

Carolina averages 0 frost days, 270 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 173 rainy days per year.

Carolina has warmed by +0.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.07 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 40.4 °C (on 3 October 1958) and the coldest 14.8 °C (on 22 July 2024).

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

CarolinaMaranhão

coords: -7.34°, -47.46°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AwTropical savannaWarmest monthSeptemberColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthMarchDriest monthJuly

Mean daily temperature

26.8°C

Average daily high

31.9°C

Average daily low

22.5°C

Annual rainfall

1,507mm

Sunshine / day

10.4h

Mean relative humidity

70%

Average peak wind

11.1km/h

Seasonal range

3.5°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

270 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

173 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

36.1 °C

Average feels-like low

25.5 °C

Average peak gust

29.4 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

352 d/yr

Solar radiation

19.2 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+0.6 °C

since 1940

+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.09 · p = 0.005

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

40.4 °C

3 October 1958

Coldest day

14.8 °C

22 July 2024

Wettest day

240 mm

3 January 2022

Windiest day

26.0 km/h

14 November 1985

Strongest gust

53.6 km/h

30 December 1992

Hottest feels-like

44.8 °C

6 February 1998

Coldest feels-like

14.0 °C

22 July 2024

Sunniest day

12.4 h

11 January 1944

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	39.5 °C10 September 2025	17.0 °C18 July 2025	27.3 °C	1,246 mm	303
2024	39.4 °C17 September 2024	14.8 °C22 July 2024	27.7 °C	1,289 mm	327
2023	39.2 °C13 September 2023	16.9 °C21 July 2023	27.6 °C	945 mm	324
2022	38.4 °C5 September 2022	17.2 °C3 August 2022	27.3 °C	1,568 mm	308
2021	38.0 °C28 August 2021	16.5 °C29 June 2021	27.0 °C	1,391 mm	299
2020	37.7 °C17 September 2020	15.9 °C1 August 2020	27.2 °C	1,376 mm	309
2019	38.6 °C20 September 2019	19.2 °C1 August 2019	27.6 °C	1,193 mm	323
2018	37.7 °C22 September 2018	18.4 °C26 June 2018	27.5 °C	1,340 mm	312
2017	39.7 °C28 September 2017	17.9 °C15 July 2017	27.8 °C	1,417 mm	319
2016	38.2 °C1 September 2016	18.6 °C31 July 2016	27.9 °C	1,364 mm	328
2015	39.4 °C16 October 2015	18.9 °C2 August 2015	27.9 °C	1,014 mm	335
2014	37.4 °C26 August 2014	18.5 °C19 August 2014	27.2 °C	1,271 mm	302
2013	37.5 °C19 September 2013	18.1 °C4 August 2013	27.3 °C	1,526 mm	309
2012	37.7 °C8 October 2012	17.7 °C28 July 2012	27.1 °C	1,231 mm	301
2011	38.3 °C25 September 2011	17.7 °C3 July 2011	27.0 °C	1,609 mm	298
2010	38.1 °C24 September 2010	16.9 °C10 August 2010	27.6 °C	1,220 mm	316
2009	37.8 °C29 September 2009	18.6 °C2 August 2009	26.9 °C	1,720 mm	289
2008	37.7 °C15 October 2008	17.1 °C15 July 2008	26.9 °C	1,711 mm	289
2007	37.0 °C29 September 2007	18.1 °C22 July 2007	27.1 °C	1,240 mm	298
2006	37.1 °C29 August 2006	17.4 °C24 July 2006	26.9 °C	1,421 mm	290
2005	38.2 °C20 September 2005	17.4 °C23 July 2005	27.3 °C	1,531 mm	307
2004	36.3 °C19 August 2004	18.3 °C28 July 2004	27.0 °C	1,560 mm	295
2003	37.0 °C6 October 2003	19.3 °C7 July 2003	27.0 °C	1,194 mm	296
2002	37.2 °C1 September 2002	19.0 °C4 July 2002	26.9 °C	1,288 mm	301
2001	36.7 °C23 August 2001	17.8 °C6 August 2001	26.7 °C	1,508 mm	304
2000	37.9 °C29 August 2000	18.7 °C27 May 2000	26.6 °C	1,426 mm	278
1999	37.7 °C4 September 1999	18.4 °C5 July 1999	26.6 °C	1,795 mm	290
1998	37.8 °C14 September 1998	19.6 °C25 June 1998	27.8 °C	1,241 mm	324
1997	37.1 °C16 September 1997	17.7 °C26 June 1997	26.8 °C	1,616 mm	289
1996	37.3 °C12 September 1996	17.7 °C11 July 1996	26.7 °C	1,775 mm	286
1995	38.0 °C30 September 1995	17.8 °C14 July 1995	26.7 °C	1,771 mm	288
1994	37.1 °C17 September 1994	18.5 °C1 August 1994	26.6 °C	1,731 mm	280
1993	36.9 °C26 August 1993	19.2 °C21 July 1993	26.6 °C	1,404 mm	285
1992	36.4 °C24 August 1992	17.4 °C22 July 1992	26.5 °C	1,580 mm	275
1991	36.9 °C12 September 1991	18.7 °C21 July 1991	26.4 °C	1,573 mm	275
1990	36.9 °C17 August 1990	19.7 °C29 July 1990	27.0 °C	1,132 mm	302
1989	36.7 °C5 October 1989	19.2 °C10 August 1989	26.4 °C	1,770 mm	253
1988	37.5 °C24 September 1988	18.1 °C20 August 1988	26.7 °C	1,790 mm	280
1987	36.8 °C15 August 1987	20.3 °C27 July 1987	27.2 °C	1,570 mm	299
1986	35.7 °C13 September 1986	18.3 °C16 June 1986	26.3 °C	1,657 mm	255
1985	36.6 °C17 September 1985	18.4 °C28 June 1985	25.9 °C	2,421 mm	207
1984	36.2 °C5 August 1984	17.8 °C4 August 1984	26.3 °C	1,828 mm	261
1983	37.2 °C15 August 1983	19.4 °C12 August 1983	27.1 °C	1,484 mm	289
1982	36.0 °C30 August 1982	20.0 °C9 July 1982	26.6 °C	1,699 mm	280
1981	37.4 °C21 September 1981	17.4 °C26 July 1981	26.8 °C	1,337 mm	278
1980	36.1 °C26 August 1980	19.8 °C21 July 1980	26.6 °C	1,990 mm	271
1979	36.0 °C16 August 1979	18.8 °C27 July 1979	26.2 °C	2,034 mm	265
1978	36.2 °C6 October 1978	19.2 °C7 August 1978	26.2 °C	2,140 mm	257
1977	35.9 °C8 September 1977	18.1 °C24 July 1977	26.0 °C	2,222 mm	238
1976	35.9 °C2 September 1976	16.2 °C24 June 1976	26.0 °C	1,618 mm	246
1975	36.5 °C24 September 1975	17.8 °C6 August 1975	25.7 °C	1,764 mm	226
1974	35.6 °C24 September 1974	16.4 °C3 July 1974	25.7 °C	1,979 mm	223
1973	36.3 °C19 September 1973	18.4 °C4 August 1973	26.3 °C	1,797 mm	258
1972	35.9 °C8 September 1972	18.3 °C3 July 1972	26.5 °C	1,722 mm	264
1971	36.5 °C4 July 1971	18.3 °C7 July 1971	26.0 °C	2,052 mm	231
1970	36.6 °C24 August 1970	18.0 °C22 June 1970	26.5 °C	1,793 mm	274
1969	36.5 °C20 August 1969	18.5 °C3 August 1969	27.1 °C	1,106 mm	307
1968	36.5 °C10 September 1968	16.5 °C15 June 1968	26.1 °C	1,353 mm	229
1967	36.0 °C22 October 1967	16.6 °C23 July 1967	26.1 °C	1,457 mm	229
1966	37.7 °C2 September 1966	18.6 °C16 June 1966	26.3 °C	1,993 mm	215
1965	38.3 °C26 September 1965	18.8 °C29 July 1965	26.9 °C	1,167 mm	234
1964	37.9 °C23 September 1964	17.8 °C3 June 1964	26.2 °C	1,650 mm	202
1963	39.5 °C7 October 1963	17.9 °C13 July 1963	27.1 °C	1,289 mm	231
1962	39.1 °C18 October 1962	17.9 °C21 June 1962	26.9 °C	1,308 mm	221
1961	40.1 °C2 November 1961	16.9 °C15 August 1961	27.1 °C	1,210 mm	250
1960	39.2 °C10 October 1960	17.9 °C17 July 1960	27.4 °C	1,922 mm	249
1959	38.8 °C14 October 1959	17.9 °C8 July 1959	26.8 °C	1,665 mm	215
1958	40.4 °C3 October 1958	18.7 °C19 August 1958	28.1 °C	1,217 mm	291
1957	40.0 °C31 October 1957	18.7 °C14 June 1957	27.5 °C	1,650 mm	240
1956	37.0 °C13 September 1956	18.9 °C19 July 1956	26.0 °C	1,663 mm	178
1955	39.6 °C17 September 1955	17.3 °C28 July 1955	26.8 °C	1,534 mm	232
1954	38.4 °C18 October 1954	17.9 °C5 August 1954	26.6 °C	1,166 mm	265
1953	37.3 °C3 September 1953	19.3 °C17 July 1953	26.6 °C	1,399 mm	244
1952	38.1 °C9 October 1952	18.7 °C29 July 1952	26.7 °C	1,442 mm	230
1951	38.3 °C27 September 1951	17.4 °C22 July 1951	27.1 °C	907 mm	254
1950	38.5 °C21 September 1950	18.3 °C12 July 1950	27.4 °C	1,075 mm	265
1949	38.4 °C21 September 1949	18.3 °C3 August 1949	26.9 °C	1,134 mm	226
1948	38.0 °C5 September 1948	18.8 °C21 June 1948	26.7 °C	1,220 mm	243
1947	37.7 °C24 August 1947	19.0 °C13 August 1947	26.5 °C	1,767 mm	210
1946	38.5 °C17 September 1946	17.6 °C3 July 1946	26.8 °C	1,048 mm	256
1945	38.9 °C16 September 1945	18.9 °C16 July 1945	26.7 °C	1,417 mm	231
1944	39.5 °C29 September 1944	19.7 °C10 July 1944	27.0 °C	1,883 mm	235
1943	37.6 °C11 September 1943	18.2 °C19 June 1943	26.3 °C	1,862 mm	199
1942	38.5 °C27 November 1942	19.2 °C14 May 1942	27.5 °C	1,047 mm	286
1941	39.4 °C19 October 1941	19.3 °C24 July 1941	28.0 °C	892 mm	308
1940	37.2 °C8 December 1940	17.9 °C8 July 1940	26.9 °C	1,240 mm	242

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

32.8 °C

+0.9 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

303 d/yr

+33

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1246 mm

-261 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	29.7 °C	0.0 °C	288 mm	+28 mm
Feb	30.2 °C	+0.5 °C	193 mm	-67 mm
Mar	30.8 °C	+1.1 °C	260 mm	-7 mm
Apr	31.6 °C	+1.3 °C	87 mm	-96 mm
May	33.2 °C	+1.6 °C	13 mm	-48 mm
Jun	34.0 °C	+1.1 °C	2 mm	-7 mm
Jul	34.8 °C	+1.1 °C	1 mm	-3 mm
Aug	35.7 °C	+0.7 °C	1 mm	-4 mm
Sep	36.5 °C	+1.4 °C	6 mm	-15 mm
Oct	35.0 °C	+1.6 °C	24 mm	-57 mm
Nov	31.9 °C	+0.5 °C	158 mm	+4 mm
Dec	30.1 °C	-0.2 °C	215 mm	+12 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

39.5 °C

10 Sep 2025

Coldest day

17.0 °C

18 Jul 2025

Wettest day

52.3 mm

21 Mar 2025

Windiest day

22.0 km/h

15 Jun 2025

Strongest gust

46.8 km/h

22 Oct 2025

Hottest feels-like

41.7 °C

6 Oct 2025

Coldest feels-like

16.4 °C

14 Jul 2025

Sunniest day

12.2 h

5 Feb 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Carolina?

Carolina has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.8 °C and it receives 1,507 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Carolina?

The hottest day measured in Carolina between 1940 and 2025 was 3 October 1958, reaching 40.4 °C.

What is the coldest day in Carolina?

The coldest day measured in Carolina between 1940 and 2025 was 22 July 2024, at 14.8 °C.

Does it snow in Carolina?

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

Has the climate of Carolina warmed?

Yes: Carolina warmed by +0.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Carolina?

The wettest day measured in Carolina between 1940 and 2025 was 3 January 2022, with 240 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Carolina?

The windiest day measured in Carolina between 1940 and 2025 was 14 November 1985, with winds reaching 26.0 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Carolina?

The warmest month in Carolina is September (29.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (25.5 °C).

How much does it rain in Carolina?

Carolina receives on average 1,507 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 173 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Carolina?

Carolina gets on average 10.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,796 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Carolina?

Yes: Carolina has on average 352 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Carolina?

In Carolina, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.8 °C on 6 February 1998, and the lowest was 14.0 °C on 22 July 2024.

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