Currais Novos climate — normals and trends
Currais Novos (Brazil) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.3 °C and it receives 448 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 December (26.3 °C on average) and the coldest is July (23.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Currais Novos averages 0 frost days, 267 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 73 rainy days per year.
Currais Novos 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 37.2 °C (on 15 March 1998) and the coldest 15.7 °C (on 5 August 1974).
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
Currais NovosRio Grande do Norte
- coords
- -6.26°, -36.52°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.3°C
Average daily high
31.2°C
Average daily low
20.7°C
Annual rainfall
448mm
Sunshine / day
11.0h
Mean relative humidity
68%
Average peak wind
22.1km/h
Seasonal range
2.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
267 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
73 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.4 °C
Average feels-like low
22.0 °C
Average peak gust
43.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
263 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.9 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.33 · 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
37.2 °C
15 March 1998
Coldest day
15.7 °C
5 August 1974
Wettest day
185 mm
15 March 1969
Windiest day
35.5 km/h
30 September 1966
Strongest gust
65.9 km/h
6 September 2007
Hottest feels-like
39.4 °C
24 November 2019
Coldest feels-like
14.9 °C
19 September 1955
Sunniest day
12.4 h
3 January 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 | 32.1 °C | 0.0 °C | 76 mm | +31 mm |
| Feb | 31.6 °C | 0.0 °C | 77 mm | +5 mm |
| Mar | 31.1 °C | +0.2 °C | 86 mm | -34 mm |
| Apr | 32.4 °C | +2.0 °C | 50 mm | -54 mm |
| May | 30.9 °C | +0.6 °C | 65 mm | +20 mm |
| Jun | 29.6 °C | 0.0 °C | 24 mm | +3 mm |
| Jul | 29.4 °C | -0.1 °C | 12 mm | -3 mm |
| Aug | 30.3 °C | -0.2 °C | 8 mm | +3 mm |
| Sep | 31.1 °C | -0.6 °C | 3 mm | +1 mm |
| Oct | 32.2 °C | -0.4 °C | 1 mm | -1 mm |
| Nov | 33.2 °C | +0.4 °C | 1 mm | -3 mm |
| Dec | 32.8 °C | +0.2 °C | 2 mm | -12 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Currais Novos?
Currais Novos has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.3 °C and it receives 448 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Currais Novos?
The hottest day measured in Currais Novos between 1940 and 2025 was 15 March 1998, reaching 37.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Currais Novos?
The coldest day measured in Currais Novos between 1940 and 2025 was 5 August 1974, at 15.7 °C.
Does it snow in Currais Novos?
Almost never: Currais Novos sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Currais Novos warmed?
Yes: Currais Novos warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Currais Novos?
The wettest day measured in Currais Novos between 1940 and 2025 was 15 March 1969, with 185 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Currais Novos?
The windiest day measured in Currais Novos between 1940 and 2025 was 30 September 1966, with winds reaching 35.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Currais Novos?
The warmest month in Currais Novos is December (26.3 °C on average); the coldest is July (23.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Currais Novos?
Currais Novos receives on average 448 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 73 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Currais Novos?
Currais Novos gets on average 11.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,015 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Currais Novos?
Yes: Currais Novos has on average 263 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Currais Novos?
In Currais Novos, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.4 °C on 24 November 2019, and the lowest was 14.9 °C on 19 September 1955.
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