Ceilândia climate — normals and trends
Ceilândia (Brazil) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 21.9 °C and it receives 1,415 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 (24.1 °C on average) and the coldest is June (20.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Ceilândia averages 0 frost days, 50 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 163 rainy days per year.
Ceilândia has warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.18 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.9 °C (on 15 October 1963) and the coldest 5.3 °C (on 10 June 1985).
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
CeilândiaFederal District
- coords
- -15.81°, -48.13°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
21.9°C
Average daily high
27.2°C
Average daily low
17.4°C
Annual rainfall
1,415mm
Sunshine / day
10.3h
Mean relative humidity
68%
Average peak wind
12.8km/h
Seasonal range
4.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
50 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
163 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
28.9 °C
Average feels-like low
17.9 °C
Average peak gust
31.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
22 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.5 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.49 · 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
37.9 °C
15 October 1963
Coldest day
5.3 °C
10 June 1985
Wettest day
138 mm
11 December 2017
Windiest day
31.3 km/h
13 January 1978
Strongest gust
65.5 km/h
2 January 1942
Hottest feels-like
39.2 °C
22 October 2015
Coldest feels-like
1.4 °C
10 June 1985
Sunniest day
12.8 h
16 January 1940
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 | 26.4 °C | 0.0 °C | 241 mm | +4 mm |
| Feb | 28.5 °C | +1.9 °C | 67 mm | -143 mm |
| Mar | 28.8 °C | +2.2 °C | 129 mm | -72 mm |
| Apr | 27.7 °C | +0.9 °C | 103 mm | +5 mm |
| May | 26.6 °C | +0.1 °C | 3 mm | -21 mm |
| Jun | 26.9 °C | +0.7 °C | 2 mm | -3 mm |
| Jul | 27.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Aug | 29.5 °C | +0.9 °C | 0 mm | -6 mm |
| Sep | 30.7 °C | +0.5 °C | 19 mm | -15 mm |
| Oct | 30.3 °C | +1.3 °C | 41 mm | -96 mm |
| Nov | 28.6 °C | +1.7 °C | 128 mm | -86 mm |
| Dec | 26.7 °C | +0.5 °C | 165 mm | -84 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ceilândia?
Ceilândia has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.9 °C and it receives 1,415 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ceilândia?
The hottest day measured in Ceilândia between 1940 and 2025 was 15 October 1963, reaching 37.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ceilândia?
The coldest day measured in Ceilândia between 1940 and 2025 was 10 June 1985, at 5.3 °C.
Does it snow in Ceilândia?
Almost never: Ceilândia sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Ceilândia warmed?
Yes: Ceilândia warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Ceilândia?
The wettest day measured in Ceilândia between 1940 and 2025 was 11 December 2017, with 138 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ceilândia?
The windiest day measured in Ceilândia between 1940 and 2025 was 13 January 1978, with winds reaching 31.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ceilândia?
The warmest month in Ceilândia is September (24.1 °C on average); the coldest is June (20.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Ceilândia?
Ceilândia receives on average 1,415 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 163 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ceilândia?
Ceilândia gets on average 10.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,760 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Ceilândia?
Yes: Ceilândia has on average 22 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ceilândia?
In Ceilândia, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.2 °C on 22 October 2015, and the lowest was 1.4 °C on 10 June 1985.
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