Frecheirinha climate — normals and trends
Frecheirinha (Brazil) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.5 °C and it receives 660 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 (27.8 °C on average) and the coldest is March (25.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Frecheirinha averages 0 frost days, 271 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 111 rainy days per year.
Frecheirinha has warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.11 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.5 °C (on 25 December 1998) and the coldest 18.0 °C (on 4 July 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
FrecheirinhaCeará
- coords
- -3.76°, -40.82°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.5°C
Average daily high
31.7°C
Average daily low
22.3°C
Annual rainfall
660mm
Sunshine / day
10.8h
Mean relative humidity
69%
Average peak wind
16.2km/h
Seasonal range
2.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
271 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
111 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.1 °C
Average feels-like low
25.5 °C
Average peak gust
40.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
360 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.9 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.23 · 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
37.5 °C
25 December 1998
Coldest day
18.0 °C
4 July 1974
Wettest day
175 mm
15 April 1974
Windiest day
29.5 km/h
16 July 1988
Strongest gust
63.7 km/h
29 June 1942
Hottest feels-like
40.0 °C
13 March 2013
Coldest feels-like
17.6 °C
4 July 1974
Sunniest day
12.2 h
30 November 1954
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31.0 °C | -0.6 °C | 213 mm | +126 mm |
| Feb | 30.2 °C | -0.2 °C | 111 mm | -10 mm |
| Mar | 29.7 °C | 0.0 °C | 167 mm | -7 mm |
| Apr | 30.0 °C | +0.5 °C | 80 mm | -69 mm |
| May | 30.1 °C | +0.2 °C | 21 mm | -42 mm |
| Jun | 30.1 °C | -0.4 °C | 17 mm | +3 mm |
| Jul | 31.6 °C | +0.2 °C | 2 mm | -4 mm |
| Aug | 33.1 °C | +0.5 °C | 2 mm | -1 mm |
| Sep | 34.1 °C | +0.5 °C | 1 mm | -2 mm |
| Oct | 34.6 °C | +0.4 °C | 1 mm | -4 mm |
| Nov | 33.9 °C | -0.1 °C | 2 mm | -3 mm |
| Dec | 32.8 °C | -0.3 °C | 18 mm | -11 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Frecheirinha?
Frecheirinha has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.5 °C and it receives 660 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Frecheirinha?
The hottest day measured in Frecheirinha between 1940 and 2025 was 25 December 1998, reaching 37.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Frecheirinha?
The coldest day measured in Frecheirinha between 1940 and 2025 was 4 July 1974, at 18.0 °C.
Does it snow in Frecheirinha?
Almost never: Frecheirinha sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Frecheirinha warmed?
Yes: Frecheirinha warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Frecheirinha?
The wettest day measured in Frecheirinha between 1940 and 2025 was 15 April 1974, with 175 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Frecheirinha?
The windiest day measured in Frecheirinha between 1940 and 2025 was 16 July 1988, with winds reaching 29.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Frecheirinha?
The warmest month in Frecheirinha is November (27.8 °C on average); the coldest is March (25.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Frecheirinha?
Frecheirinha receives on average 660 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 111 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Frecheirinha?
Frecheirinha gets on average 10.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,942 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Frecheirinha?
Yes: Frecheirinha has on average 360 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Frecheirinha?
In Frecheirinha, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.0 °C on 13 March 2013, and the lowest was 17.6 °C on 4 July 1974.
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