Frederico Westphalen climate — normals and trends
Frederico Westphalen (Brazil) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 20.0 °C and it receives 1,857 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 (24.7 °C on average) and the coldest is July (14.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Frederico Westphalen averages 1 frost days, 71 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 145 rainy days per year.
Frederico Westphalen has warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.11 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.2 °C (on 26 November 1942) and the coldest -3.5 °C (on 18 July 1975).
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
Frederico WestphalenRio Grande do Sul
- coords
- -27.36°, -53.39°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
20.0°C
Average daily high
25.4°C
Average daily low
15.4°C
Annual rainfall
1,857mm
Sunshine / day
9.2h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
12.8km/h
Seasonal range
9.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
1 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
71 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
145 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.1 cm
Average feels-like high
27.6 °C
Average feels-like low
15.7 °C
Average peak gust
29.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
69 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.0 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.24 · 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
39.2 °C
26 November 1942
Coldest day
-3.5 °C
18 July 1975
Wettest day
147 mm
7 December 2024
Windiest day
47.3 km/h
23 November 1951
Strongest gust
103.3 km/h
5 June 1992
Hottest feels-like
43.7 °C
8 January 1984
Coldest feels-like
-7.3 °C
18 July 1975
Snowiest day
6.0 cm
20 August 1965
Sunniest day
13.4 h
20 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 | 31.0 °C | +1.1 °C | 78 mm | -97 mm |
| Feb | 32.4 °C | +3.0 °C | 89 mm | -58 mm |
| Mar | 31.3 °C | +2.9 °C | 61 mm | -70 mm |
| Apr | 25.0 °C | -0.5 °C | 58 mm | -75 mm |
| May | 23.3 °C | +1.3 °C | 156 mm | +2 mm |
| Jun | 17.7 °C | -2.5 °C | 367 mm | +214 mm |
| Jul | 20.4 °C | 0.0 °C | 54 mm | -74 mm |
| Aug | 21.3 °C | -1.0 °C | 148 mm | +18 mm |
| Sep | 24.0 °C | +0.1 °C | 180 mm | +12 mm |
| Oct | 24.8 °C | -1.0 °C | 270 mm | +56 mm |
| Nov | 28.2 °C | +0.5 °C | 102 mm | -59 mm |
| Dec | 29.4 °C | 0.0 °C | 264 mm | +101 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Frederico Westphalen?
Frederico Westphalen has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.0 °C and it receives 1,857 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Frederico Westphalen?
The hottest day measured in Frederico Westphalen between 1940 and 2025 was 26 November 1942, reaching 39.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Frederico Westphalen?
The coldest day measured in Frederico Westphalen between 1940 and 2025 was 18 July 1975, at -3.5 °C.
Does it snow in Frederico Westphalen?
Almost never: Frederico Westphalen sees virtually no snow, with about 1 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Frederico Westphalen warmed?
Yes: Frederico Westphalen warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Frederico Westphalen?
The wettest day measured in Frederico Westphalen between 1940 and 2025 was 7 December 2024, with 147 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Frederico Westphalen?
The windiest day measured in Frederico Westphalen between 1940 and 2025 was 23 November 1951, with winds reaching 47.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Frederico Westphalen?
The warmest month in Frederico Westphalen is January (24.7 °C on average); the coldest is July (14.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Frederico Westphalen?
Frederico Westphalen receives on average 1,857 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 145 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Frederico Westphalen?
Frederico Westphalen gets on average 9.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,358 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Frederico Westphalen?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Frederico Westphalen between 1940 and 2025 was 20 August 1965, with 6.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Frederico Westphalen?
Yes: Frederico Westphalen has on average 69 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Frederico Westphalen?
In Frederico Westphalen, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.7 °C on 8 January 1984, and the lowest was -7.3 °C on 18 July 1975.
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