Formosa climate — normals and trends
Formosa (Brazil) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 22.7 °C and it receives 1,302 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 September (24.5 °C on average) and the coldest is July (20.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Formosa averages 0 frost days, 78 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 135 rainy days per year.
Formosa has warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.17 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.3 °C (on 15 October 1963) and the coldest 6.8 °C (on 19 May 2022).
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
FormosaGoiás
- coords
- -15.54°, -47.33°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
22.7°C
Average daily high
28.0°C
Average daily low
18.2°C
Annual rainfall
1,302mm
Sunshine / day
10.4h
Mean relative humidity
67%
Average peak wind
11.5km/h
Seasonal range
4.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
78 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
135 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
29.9 °C
Average feels-like low
19.0 °C
Average peak gust
30.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
67 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.5 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.43 · 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
39.3 °C
15 October 1963
Coldest day
6.8 °C
19 May 2022
Wettest day
142 mm
4 February 2018
Windiest day
27.6 km/h
21 January 1977
Strongest gust
64.8 km/h
28 December 1958
Hottest feels-like
40.5 °C
5 January 1998
Coldest feels-like
3.1 °C
19 May 2022
Sunniest day
12.7 h
27 January 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27.7 °C | -0.1 °C | 274 mm | +62 mm |
| Feb | 29.4 °C | +1.6 °C | 48 mm | -122 mm |
| Mar | 30.1 °C | +2.3 °C | 40 mm | -133 mm |
| Apr | 28.9 °C | +1.3 °C | 69 mm | -8 mm |
| May | 26.9 °C | -0.1 °C | 2 mm | -18 mm |
| Jun | 27.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 1 mm | -4 mm |
| Jul | 27.2 °C | +0.6 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Aug | 29.6 °C | +0.8 °C | 0 mm | -4 mm |
| Sep | 31.1 °C | +0.4 °C | 9 mm | -17 mm |
| Oct | 30.9 °C | +0.9 °C | 39 mm | -89 mm |
| Nov | 29.6 °C | +1.5 °C | 139 mm | -88 mm |
| Dec | 28.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 155 mm | -104 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Formosa?
Formosa has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.7 °C and it receives 1,302 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Formosa?
The hottest day measured in Formosa between 1940 and 2025 was 15 October 1963, reaching 39.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Formosa?
The coldest day measured in Formosa between 1940 and 2025 was 19 May 2022, at 6.8 °C.
Does it snow in Formosa?
Almost never: Formosa sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Formosa warmed?
Yes: Formosa warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Formosa?
The wettest day measured in Formosa between 1940 and 2025 was 4 February 2018, with 142 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Formosa?
The windiest day measured in Formosa between 1940 and 2025 was 21 January 1977, with winds reaching 27.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Formosa?
The warmest month in Formosa is September (24.5 °C on average); the coldest is July (20.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Formosa?
Formosa receives on average 1,302 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 135 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Formosa?
Formosa gets on average 10.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,796 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Formosa?
Yes: Formosa has on average 67 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Formosa?
In Formosa, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.5 °C on 5 January 1998, and the lowest was 3.1 °C on 19 May 2022.
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