Castelo climate — normals and trends
Castelo (Brazil) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 20.7 °C and it receives 1,294 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 February (23.5 °C on average) and the coldest is July (17.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Castelo averages 0 frost days, 33 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 154 rainy days per year.
Castelo has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.7 °C (on 13 November 2023) and the coldest 6.3 °C (on 1 June 1979).
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
CasteloEspírito Santo
- coords
- -20.60°, -41.18°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
20.7°C
Average daily high
25.4°C
Average daily low
16.8°C
Annual rainfall
1,294mm
Sunshine / day
9.5h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
9.9km/h
Seasonal range
6.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
33 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
154 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
27.7 °C
Average feels-like low
17.9 °C
Average peak gust
28.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
46 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.61 · 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
36.7 °C
13 November 2023
Coldest day
6.3 °C
1 June 1979
Wettest day
170 mm
26 November 1981
Windiest day
25.1 km/h
28 December 1941
Strongest gust
78.8 km/h
23 December 1986
Hottest feels-like
41.6 °C
13 November 2023
Coldest feels-like
4.4 °C
19 May 2022
Sunniest day
13.1 h
6 January 1948
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 | 28.4 °C | +0.4 °C | 234 mm | +61 mm |
| Feb | 32.0 °C | +3.6 °C | 14 mm | -109 mm |
| Mar | 29.0 °C | +1.6 °C | 137 mm | -21 mm |
| Apr | 25.7 °C | +0.2 °C | 111 mm | +15 mm |
| May | 24.2 °C | +0.4 °C | 34 mm | -13 mm |
| Jun | 24.7 °C | +1.6 °C | 17 mm | -11 mm |
| Jul | 23.3 °C | +0.6 °C | 15 mm | -13 mm |
| Aug | 25.3 °C | +1.6 °C | 35 mm | +4 mm |
| Sep | 24.7 °C | -0.1 °C | 54 mm | -6 mm |
| Oct | 25.5 °C | +0.1 °C | 128 mm | -7 mm |
| Nov | 26.8 °C | +1.3 °C | 70 mm | -132 mm |
| Dec | 29.3 °C | +2.6 °C | 122 mm | -92 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Castelo?
Castelo has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.7 °C and it receives 1,294 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Castelo?
The hottest day measured in Castelo between 1940 and 2025 was 13 November 2023, reaching 36.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Castelo?
The coldest day measured in Castelo between 1940 and 2025 was 1 June 1979, at 6.3 °C.
Does it snow in Castelo?
Almost never: Castelo sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Castelo warmed?
Yes: Castelo warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Castelo?
The wettest day measured in Castelo between 1940 and 2025 was 26 November 1981, with 170 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Castelo?
The windiest day measured in Castelo between 1940 and 2025 was 28 December 1941, with winds reaching 25.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Castelo?
The warmest month in Castelo is February (23.5 °C on average); the coldest is July (17.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Castelo?
Castelo receives on average 1,294 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 154 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Castelo?
Castelo gets on average 9.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,468 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Castelo?
Yes: Castelo has on average 46 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Castelo?
In Castelo, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.6 °C on 13 November 2023, and the lowest was 4.4 °C on 19 May 2022.
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