Forquilhinha climate — normals and trends
Forquilhinha (Brazil) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 19.2 °C and it receives 1,874 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 (23.4 °C on average) and the coldest is July (14.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Forquilhinha averages 0 frost days, 32 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 185 rainy days per year.
Forquilhinha 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 39.0 °C (on 25 December 2012) and the coldest -0.8 °C (on 3 August 1991).
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
ForquilhinhaSanta Catarina
- coords
- -28.75°, -49.47°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
19.2°C
Average daily high
23.8°C
Average daily low
15.3°C
Annual rainfall
1,874mm
Sunshine / day
9.2h
Mean relative humidity
82%
Average peak wind
12.5km/h
Seasonal range
8.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
32 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
185 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
25.9 °C
Average feels-like low
15.7 °C
Average peak gust
30.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
50 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.9 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.27 · 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
39.0 °C
25 December 2012
Coldest day
-0.8 °C
3 August 1991
Wettest day
156 mm
29 January 2007
Windiest day
45.8 km/h
1 July 2020
Strongest gust
101.9 km/h
1 July 2020
Hottest feels-like
46.3 °C
4 February 2010
Coldest feels-like
-4.1 °C
3 August 1991
Sunniest day
13.7 h
13 December 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 | 225 mm | -22 mm |
| Feb | 30.6 °C | +3.0 °C | 177 mm | -50 mm |
| Mar | 29.3 °C | +2.6 °C | 86 mm | -99 mm |
| Apr | 23.7 °C | -0.8 °C | 204 mm | +85 mm |
| May | 23.1 °C | +1.2 °C | 86 mm | -30 mm |
| Jun | 18.8 °C | -1.3 °C | 153 mm | +53 mm |
| Jul | 18.8 °C | -1.0 °C | 57 mm | -41 mm |
| Aug | 19.8 °C | -1.1 °C | 145 mm | +32 mm |
| Sep | 21.6 °C | -0.1 °C | 155 mm | +6 mm |
| Oct | 22.6 °C | -0.6 °C | 200 mm | +28 mm |
| Nov | 24.2 °C | -0.7 °C | 162 mm | -4 mm |
| Dec | 28.2 °C | +1.5 °C | 298 mm | +115 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Forquilhinha?
Forquilhinha has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.2 °C and it receives 1,874 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Forquilhinha?
The hottest day measured in Forquilhinha between 1940 and 2025 was 25 December 2012, reaching 39.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Forquilhinha?
The coldest day measured in Forquilhinha between 1940 and 2025 was 3 August 1991, at -0.8 °C.
Does it snow in Forquilhinha?
Almost never: Forquilhinha sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Forquilhinha warmed?
Yes: Forquilhinha warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Forquilhinha?
The wettest day measured in Forquilhinha between 1940 and 2025 was 29 January 2007, with 156 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Forquilhinha?
The windiest day measured in Forquilhinha between 1940 and 2025 was 1 July 2020, with winds reaching 45.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Forquilhinha?
The warmest month in Forquilhinha is January (23.4 °C on average); the coldest is July (14.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Forquilhinha?
Forquilhinha receives on average 1,874 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 185 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Forquilhinha?
Forquilhinha gets on average 9.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,358 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Forquilhinha?
Yes: Forquilhinha has on average 50 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Forquilhinha?
In Forquilhinha, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.3 °C on 4 February 2010, and the lowest was -4.1 °C on 3 August 1991.
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