Colônia Leopoldina climate — normals and trends
Colônia Leopoldina (Brazil) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.0 °C and it receives 994 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 (25.4 °C on average) and the coldest is August (21.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Colônia Leopoldina averages 0 frost days, 87 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 242 rainy days per year.
Colônia Leopoldina has warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.12 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.8 °C (on 8 March 1962) and the coldest 14.5 °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
Colônia LeopoldinaPernambuco
- coords
- -8.91°, -35.73°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
24.0°C
Average daily high
28.1°C
Average daily low
20.8°C
Annual rainfall
994mm
Sunshine / day
10.7h
Mean relative humidity
82%
Average peak wind
14.3km/h
Seasonal range
3.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
87 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
242 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
31.5 °C
Average feels-like low
24.0 °C
Average peak gust
33.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
267 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.0 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.57 · 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
35.8 °C
8 March 1962
Coldest day
14.5 °C
1 August 1986
Wettest day
136 mm
29 April 2011
Windiest day
24.4 km/h
23 July 1975
Strongest gust
51.8 km/h
30 December 1942
Hottest feels-like
41.3 °C
20 March 2019
Coldest feels-like
15.2 °C
1 August 1986
Sunniest day
12.5 h
26 December 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 67 mm | +7 mm |
| Feb | 29.4 °C | -0.6 °C | 72 mm | +1 mm |
| Mar | 30.1 °C | +0.3 °C | 64 mm | -38 mm |
| Apr | 30.5 °C | +1.6 °C | 48 mm | -59 mm |
| May | 28.1 °C | +0.7 °C | 135 mm | +19 mm |
| Jun | 26.0 °C | 0.0 °C | 156 mm | +26 mm |
| Jul | 25.5 °C | +0.1 °C | 125 mm | -1 mm |
| Aug | 25.8 °C | +0.2 °C | 151 mm | +58 mm |
| Sep | 26.3 °C | -0.3 °C | 98 mm | +30 mm |
| Oct | 27.7 °C | -0.5 °C | 58 mm | +11 mm |
| Nov | 30.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 15 mm | -18 mm |
| Dec | 30.3 °C | +0.2 °C | 30 mm | -10 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Colônia Leopoldina?
Colônia Leopoldina has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.0 °C and it receives 994 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Colônia Leopoldina?
The hottest day measured in Colônia Leopoldina between 1940 and 2025 was 8 March 1962, reaching 35.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Colônia Leopoldina?
The coldest day measured in Colônia Leopoldina between 1940 and 2025 was 1 August 1986, at 14.5 °C.
Does it snow in Colônia Leopoldina?
Almost never: Colônia Leopoldina sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Colônia Leopoldina warmed?
Yes: Colônia Leopoldina warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Colônia Leopoldina?
The wettest day measured in Colônia Leopoldina between 1940 and 2025 was 29 April 2011, with 136 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Colônia Leopoldina?
The windiest day measured in Colônia Leopoldina between 1940 and 2025 was 23 July 1975, with winds reaching 24.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Colônia Leopoldina?
The warmest month in Colônia Leopoldina is February (25.4 °C on average); the coldest is August (21.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Colônia Leopoldina?
Colônia Leopoldina receives on average 994 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 242 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Colônia Leopoldina?
Colônia Leopoldina gets on average 10.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,905 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Colônia Leopoldina?
Yes: Colônia Leopoldina has on average 267 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Colônia Leopoldina?
In Colônia Leopoldina, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.3 °C on 20 March 2019, and the lowest was 15.2 °C on 1 August 1986.
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