Cubatão climate — normals and trends
Cubatão (Brazil) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 21.7 °C and it receives 2,165 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 (25.0 °C on average) and the coldest is July (18.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Cubatão averages 0 frost days, 45 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 210 rainy days per year.
Cubatão has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.19 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.8 °C (on 6 October 1942) and the coldest 5.6 °C (on 29 July 1990).
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
CubatãoSão Paulo
- coords
- -23.89°, -46.43°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
21.7°C
Average daily high
25.4°C
Average daily low
18.7°C
Annual rainfall
2,165mm
Sunshine / day
9.3h
Mean relative humidity
84%
Average peak wind
12.4km/h
Seasonal range
6.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
45 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
210 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
28.7 °C
Average feels-like low
20.4 °C
Average peak gust
31.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
137 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.54 · 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
39.8 °C
6 October 1942
Coldest day
5.6 °C
29 July 1990
Wettest day
321 mm
8 February 1951
Windiest day
46.2 km/h
17 December 1947
Strongest gust
86.4 km/h
28 November 1950
Hottest feels-like
45.7 °C
17 February 1994
Coldest feels-like
2.4 °C
21 July 1981
Sunniest day
13.5 h
12 December 1941
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29.1 °C | +0.8 °C | 274 mm | -45 mm |
| Feb | 31.3 °C | +2.8 °C | 290 mm | -19 mm |
| Mar | 28.1 °C | +0.5 °C | 126 mm | -161 mm |
| Apr | 25.9 °C | -0.1 °C | 260 mm | +105 mm |
| May | 25.2 °C | +1.1 °C | 55 mm | -59 mm |
| Jun | 23.4 °C | +0.1 °C | 92 mm | +6 mm |
| Jul | 21.1 °C | -1.7 °C | 38 mm | -44 mm |
| Aug | 22.3 °C | -1.0 °C | 110 mm | +31 mm |
| Sep | 23.8 °C | +0.2 °C | 55 mm | -71 mm |
| Oct | 24.0 °C | -0.5 °C | 138 mm | -31 mm |
| Nov | 25.5 °C | 0.0 °C | 121 mm | -63 mm |
| Dec | 30.0 °C | +3.0 °C | 134 mm | -122 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Cubatão?
Cubatão has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.7 °C and it receives 2,165 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Cubatão?
The hottest day measured in Cubatão between 1940 and 2025 was 6 October 1942, reaching 39.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Cubatão?
The coldest day measured in Cubatão between 1940 and 2025 was 29 July 1990, at 5.6 °C.
Does it snow in Cubatão?
Almost never: Cubatão sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Cubatão warmed?
Yes: Cubatão warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Cubatão?
The wettest day measured in Cubatão between 1940 and 2025 was 8 February 1951, with 321 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Cubatão?
The windiest day measured in Cubatão between 1940 and 2025 was 17 December 1947, with winds reaching 46.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Cubatão?
The warmest month in Cubatão is February (25.0 °C on average); the coldest is July (18.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Cubatão?
Cubatão receives on average 2,165 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 210 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Cubatão?
Cubatão gets on average 9.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,395 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Cubatão?
Yes: Cubatão has on average 137 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Cubatão?
In Cubatão, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.7 °C on 17 February 1994, and the lowest was 2.4 °C on 21 July 1981.
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