Crato climate — normals and trends
Crato (Brazil) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.8 °C and it receives 735 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 (26.9 °C on average) and the coldest is July (23.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Crato averages 0 frost days, 166 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 99 rainy days per year.
Crato 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 37.0 °C (on 31 October 2023) and the coldest 14.4 °C (on 2 August 1988).
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
CratoCeará
- coords
- -7.23°, -39.41°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
24.8°C
Average daily high
29.8°C
Average daily low
20.3°C
Annual rainfall
735mm
Sunshine / day
10.6h
Mean relative humidity
64%
Average peak wind
15.1km/h
Seasonal range
3.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
166 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
99 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
31.4 °C
Average feels-like low
21.7 °C
Average peak gust
35.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
233 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.8 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.16 · 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
37.0 °C
31 October 2023
Coldest day
14.4 °C
2 August 1988
Wettest day
161 mm
23 April 2009
Windiest day
33.5 km/h
4 July 2017
Strongest gust
70.2 km/h
4 July 2017
Hottest feels-like
40.3 °C
31 October 2012
Coldest feels-like
12.7 °C
31 July 1981
Sunniest day
12.4 h
21 December 2025
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 | 29.8 °C | -0.3 °C | 174 mm | +60 mm |
| Feb | 30.8 °C | +1.8 °C | 17 mm | -128 mm |
| Mar | 30.4 °C | +2.0 °C | 43 mm | -158 mm |
| Apr | 31.2 °C | +2.9 °C | 25 mm | -107 mm |
| May | 30.0 °C | +1.7 °C | 17 mm | -29 mm |
| Jun | 29.2 °C | +1.2 °C | 10 mm | -3 mm |
| Jul | 29.4 °C | +1.3 °C | 1 mm | -5 mm |
| Aug | 30.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 4 mm | +1 mm |
| Sep | 31.3 °C | -0.1 °C | 1 mm | -2 mm |
| Oct | 33.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 13 mm | +4 mm |
| Nov | 33.6 °C | +1.4 °C | 3 mm | -17 mm |
| Dec | 32.0 °C | +0.5 °C | 29 mm | -14 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Crato?
Crato has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.8 °C and it receives 735 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Crato?
The hottest day measured in Crato between 1940 and 2025 was 31 October 2023, reaching 37.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Crato?
The coldest day measured in Crato between 1940 and 2025 was 2 August 1988, at 14.4 °C.
Does it snow in Crato?
Almost never: Crato sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Crato warmed?
Yes: Crato warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Crato?
The wettest day measured in Crato between 1940 and 2025 was 23 April 2009, with 161 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Crato?
The windiest day measured in Crato between 1940 and 2025 was 4 July 2017, with winds reaching 33.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Crato?
The warmest month in Crato is November (26.9 °C on average); the coldest is July (23.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Crato?
Crato receives on average 735 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 99 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Crato?
Crato gets on average 10.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,869 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Crato?
Yes: Crato has on average 233 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Crato?
In Crato, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.3 °C on 31 October 2012, and the lowest was 12.7 °C on 31 July 1981.
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