Floresta climate — normals and trends
Floresta (Brazil) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.9 °C and it receives 368 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 (29.2 °C on average) and the coldest is July (24.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Floresta averages 0 frost days, 278 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 56 rainy days per year.
Floresta has warmed by +0.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.08 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.9 °C (on 21 November 2015) and the coldest 15.9 °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
FlorestaPernambuco
- coords
- -8.60°, -38.57°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.9°C
Average daily high
32.4°C
Average daily low
22.2°C
Annual rainfall
368mm
Sunshine / day
10.8h
Mean relative humidity
60%
Average peak wind
20.8km/h
Seasonal range
5.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
278 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
56 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.6 °C
Average feels-like low
23.5 °C
Average peak gust
37.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
314 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.7 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.15 · 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
39.9 °C
21 November 2015
Coldest day
15.9 °C
2 August 1988
Wettest day
163 mm
14 February 1985
Windiest day
35.8 km/h
19 August 1947
Strongest gust
61.2 km/h
19 August 1947
Hottest feels-like
43.3 °C
8 December 2016
Coldest feels-like
15.8 °C
22 July 1967
Sunniest day
12.5 h
27 December 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33.4 °C | -0.7 °C | 97 mm | +47 mm |
| Feb | 33.1 °C | -0.3 °C | 41 mm | -24 mm |
| Mar | 34.6 °C | +1.8 °C | 3 mm | -92 mm |
| Apr | 34.4 °C | +2.5 °C | 45 mm | -19 mm |
| May | 31.1 °C | +0.4 °C | 31 mm | +8 mm |
| Jun | 29.4 °C | -0.1 °C | 32 mm | +19 mm |
| Jul | 28.8 °C | -0.2 °C | 6 mm | -2 mm |
| Aug | 30.0 °C | -0.2 °C | 10 mm | +6 mm |
| Sep | 30.8 °C | -1.7 °C | 7 mm | +5 mm |
| Oct | 34.0 °C | -0.6 °C | 3 mm | -2 mm |
| Nov | 36.3 °C | +1.1 °C | 4 mm | -8 mm |
| Dec | 36.0 °C | +1.1 °C | 5 mm | -20 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Floresta?
Floresta has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.9 °C and it receives 368 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Floresta?
The hottest day measured in Floresta between 1940 and 2025 was 21 November 2015, reaching 39.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Floresta?
The coldest day measured in Floresta between 1940 and 2025 was 2 August 1988, at 15.9 °C.
Does it snow in Floresta?
Almost never: Floresta sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Floresta warmed?
Yes: Floresta warmed by +0.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Floresta?
The wettest day measured in Floresta between 1940 and 2025 was 14 February 1985, with 163 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Floresta?
The windiest day measured in Floresta between 1940 and 2025 was 19 August 1947, with winds reaching 35.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Floresta?
The warmest month in Floresta is November (29.2 °C on average); the coldest is July (24.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Floresta?
Floresta receives on average 368 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 56 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Floresta?
Floresta gets on average 10.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,942 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Floresta?
Yes: Floresta has on average 314 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Floresta?
In Floresta, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.3 °C on 8 December 2016, and the lowest was 15.8 °C on 22 July 1967.
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