Caruaru climate — normals and trends
Caruaru (Brazil) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.1 °C and it receives 496 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 (24.4 °C on average) and the coldest is July (21.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Caruaru averages 0 frost days, 86 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 142 rainy days per year.
Caruaru 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 34.2 °C (on 4 November 1955) and the coldest 11.8 °C (on 1 August 1986).
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
CaruaruPernambuco
- coords
- -8.28°, -35.98°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
23.1°C
Average daily high
28.0°C
Average daily low
19.7°C
Annual rainfall
496mm
Sunshine / day
10.5h
Mean relative humidity
78%
Average peak wind
16.6km/h
Seasonal range
3.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
86 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
142 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
29.8 °C
Average feels-like low
21.6 °C
Average peak gust
38.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
165 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.8 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.47 · 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
34.2 °C
4 November 1955
Coldest day
11.8 °C
1 August 1986
Wettest day
112 mm
16 March 1981
Windiest day
28.6 km/h
4 July 2017
Strongest gust
62.6 km/h
19 July 1985
Hottest feels-like
38.2 °C
6 March 2020
Coldest feels-like
11.7 °C
1 August 1986
Sunniest day
12.5 h
22 December 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30.1 °C | +0.3 °C | 76 mm | +31 mm |
| Feb | 28.8 °C | -0.7 °C | 42 mm | -15 mm |
| Mar | 29.1 °C | -0.2 °C | 56 mm | -26 mm |
| Apr | 29.9 °C | +1.4 °C | 42 mm | -29 mm |
| May | 27.7 °C | +0.5 °C | 59 mm | +7 mm |
| Jun | 25.8 °C | +0.1 °C | 55 mm | +9 mm |
| Jul | 24.9 °C | -0.1 °C | 32 mm | -6 mm |
| Aug | 25.5 °C | 0.0 °C | 49 mm | +22 mm |
| Sep | 26.0 °C | -1.0 °C | 35 mm | +13 mm |
| Oct | 27.8 °C | -1.1 °C | 19 mm | +3 mm |
| Nov | 30.4 °C | +0.5 °C | 8 mm | -8 mm |
| Dec | 30.5 °C | +0.5 °C | 14 mm | -10 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Caruaru?
Caruaru has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.1 °C and it receives 496 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Caruaru?
The hottest day measured in Caruaru between 1940 and 2025 was 4 November 1955, reaching 34.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Caruaru?
The coldest day measured in Caruaru between 1940 and 2025 was 1 August 1986, at 11.8 °C.
Does it snow in Caruaru?
Almost never: Caruaru sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Caruaru warmed?
Yes: Caruaru warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Caruaru?
The wettest day measured in Caruaru between 1940 and 2025 was 16 March 1981, with 112 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Caruaru?
The windiest day measured in Caruaru between 1940 and 2025 was 4 July 2017, with winds reaching 28.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Caruaru?
The warmest month in Caruaru is January (24.4 °C on average); the coldest is July (21.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Caruaru?
Caruaru receives on average 496 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 142 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Caruaru?
Caruaru gets on average 10.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,833 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Caruaru?
Yes: Caruaru has on average 165 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Caruaru?
In Caruaru, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.2 °C on 6 March 2020, and the lowest was 11.7 °C on 1 August 1986.
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