Cruz do Espírito Santo climate — normals and trends
Cruz do Espírito Santo (Brazil) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.5 °C and it receives 833 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 January (26.5 °C on average) and the coldest is July (23.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.
Cruz do Espírito Santo averages 0 frost days, 88 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 220 rainy days per year.
Cruz do Espírito Santo has warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.12 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 33.8 °C (on 22 March 1991) and the coldest 18.9 °C (on 18 August 1976).
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
Cruz do Espírito SantoParaíba
- coords
- -7.14°, -35.09°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.5°C
Average daily high
28.8°C
Average daily low
23.0°C
Annual rainfall
833mm
Sunshine / day
11.1h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
17.8km/h
Seasonal range
2.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
88 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
220 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.2 °C
Average feels-like low
26.1 °C
Average peak gust
37.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
363 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.1 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.63 · 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
33.8 °C
22 March 1991
Coldest day
18.9 °C
18 August 1976
Wettest day
133 mm
5 July 2011
Windiest day
30.1 km/h
23 July 1975
Strongest gust
60.1 km/h
4 July 2017
Hottest feels-like
40.7 °C
2 April 2024
Coldest feels-like
19.0 °C
31 July 1981
Sunniest day
12.4 h
5 January 2023
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30.4 °C | +0.5 °C | 80 mm | +20 mm |
| Feb | 29.8 °C | -0.1 °C | 81 mm | +2 mm |
| Mar | 30.0 °C | +0.2 °C | 107 mm | -7 mm |
| Apr | 30.4 °C | +1.1 °C | 70 mm | -49 mm |
| May | 29.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 106 mm | +1 mm |
| Jun | 27.7 °C | +0.3 °C | 106 mm | +12 mm |
| Jul | 26.6 °C | -0.3 °C | 75 mm | -10 mm |
| Aug | 27.2 °C | +0.1 °C | 120 mm | +71 mm |
| Sep | 28.0 °C | +0.1 °C | 43 mm | +6 mm |
| Oct | 28.8 °C | -0.2 °C | 30 mm | +1 mm |
| Nov | 29.8 °C | +0.2 °C | 17 mm | -9 mm |
| Dec | 30.3 °C | +0.4 °C | 23 mm | -13 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Cruz do Espírito Santo?
Cruz do Espírito Santo has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.5 °C and it receives 833 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Cruz do Espírito Santo?
The hottest day measured in Cruz do Espírito Santo between 1940 and 2025 was 22 March 1991, reaching 33.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Cruz do Espírito Santo?
The coldest day measured in Cruz do Espírito Santo between 1940 and 2025 was 18 August 1976, at 18.9 °C.
Does it snow in Cruz do Espírito Santo?
Almost never: Cruz do Espírito Santo sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Cruz do Espírito Santo warmed?
Yes: Cruz do Espírito Santo warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Cruz do Espírito Santo?
The wettest day measured in Cruz do Espírito Santo between 1940 and 2025 was 5 July 2011, with 133 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Cruz do Espírito Santo?
The windiest day measured in Cruz do Espírito Santo between 1940 and 2025 was 23 July 1975, with winds reaching 30.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Cruz do Espírito Santo?
The warmest month in Cruz do Espírito Santo is January (26.5 °C on average); the coldest is July (23.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Cruz do Espírito Santo?
Cruz do Espírito Santo receives on average 833 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 220 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Cruz do Espírito Santo?
Cruz do Espírito Santo gets on average 11.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,052 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Cruz do Espírito Santo?
Yes: Cruz do Espírito Santo has on average 363 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Cruz do Espírito Santo?
In Cruz do Espírito Santo, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.7 °C on 2 April 2024, and the lowest was 19.0 °C on 31 July 1981.
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