Crateús climate — normals and trends
Crateús (Brazil) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.2 °C and it receives 536 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 November (29.0 °C on average) and the coldest is April (25.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Crateús averages 0 frost days, 301 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 85 rainy days per year.
Crateús has warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.10 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.5 °C (on 20 October 2018) and the coldest 16.7 °C (on 27 July 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
CrateúsCeará
- coords
- -5.18°, -40.67°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
27.2°C
Average daily high
32.5°C
Average daily low
22.5°C
Annual rainfall
536mm
Sunshine / day
10.8h
Mean relative humidity
61%
Average peak wind
19.2km/h
Seasonal range
3.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
301 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
85 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.0 °C
Average feels-like low
24.5 °C
Average peak gust
39.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
357 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.9 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.14 · 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
38.5 °C
20 October 2018
Coldest day
16.7 °C
27 July 1986
Wettest day
187 mm
8 March 1960
Windiest day
35.5 km/h
4 July 2017
Strongest gust
66.6 km/h
21 June 2020
Hottest feels-like
41.7 °C
8 April 2013
Coldest feels-like
16.0 °C
4 July 1974
Sunniest day
12.3 h
20 November 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 | 32.2 °C | -0.5 °C | 127 mm | +46 mm |
| Feb | 31.5 °C | -0.1 °C | 102 mm | +4 mm |
| Mar | 30.0 °C | -0.6 °C | 77 mm | -74 mm |
| Apr | 31.3 °C | +1.0 °C | 38 mm | -67 mm |
| May | 31.5 °C | +0.8 °C | 26 mm | -16 mm |
| Jun | 31.6 °C | +0.4 °C | 5 mm | -9 mm |
| Jul | 32.9 °C | +1.1 °C | 1 mm | -5 mm |
| Aug | 33.9 °C | +0.9 °C | 1 mm | -1 mm |
| Sep | 34.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Oct | 35.5 °C | +0.5 °C | 0 mm | -4 mm |
| Nov | 35.3 °C | +0.4 °C | 1 mm | -5 mm |
| Dec | 33.7 °C | -0.5 °C | 22 mm | -4 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Crateús?
Crateús has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.2 °C and it receives 536 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Crateús?
The hottest day measured in Crateús between 1940 and 2025 was 20 October 2018, reaching 38.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Crateús?
The coldest day measured in Crateús between 1940 and 2025 was 27 July 1986, at 16.7 °C.
Does it snow in Crateús?
Almost never: Crateús sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Crateús warmed?
Yes: Crateús warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Crateús?
The wettest day measured in Crateús between 1940 and 2025 was 8 March 1960, with 187 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Crateús?
The windiest day measured in Crateús between 1940 and 2025 was 4 July 2017, with winds reaching 35.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Crateús?
The warmest month in Crateús is November (29.0 °C on average); the coldest is April (25.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Crateús?
Crateús receives on average 536 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 85 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Crateús?
Crateús gets on average 10.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,942 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Crateús?
Yes: Crateús has on average 357 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Crateús?
In Crateús, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.7 °C on 8 April 2013, and the lowest was 16.0 °C on 4 July 1974.
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