Gandu climate — normals and trends
Gandu (Brazil) has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 22.7 °C and it receives 1,029 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 February (24.4 °C on average) and the coldest is July (20.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Gandu averages 0 frost days, 35 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 240 rainy days per year.
Gandu has warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.13 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.8 °C (on 25 February 1962) and the coldest 11.3 °C (on 29 August 1981).
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
GanduEstado de Bahia
- coords
- -13.74°, -39.49°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
22.7°C
Average daily high
26.8°C
Average daily low
19.6°C
Annual rainfall
1,029mm
Sunshine / day
9.7h
Mean relative humidity
86%
Average peak wind
12.4km/h
Seasonal range
4.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
35 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
240 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
30.1 °C
Average feels-like low
22.2 °C
Average peak gust
30.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
177 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.1 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.45 · 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
35.8 °C
25 February 1962
Coldest day
11.3 °C
29 August 1981
Wettest day
95 mm
11 November 1962
Windiest day
25.7 km/h
3 May 1968
Strongest gust
56.5 km/h
30 July 2007
Hottest feels-like
41.0 °C
6 March 2018
Coldest feels-like
11.0 °C
29 August 1981
Sunniest day
12.8 h
19 December 2025
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 | 29.6 °C | +0.8 °C | 187 mm | +97 mm |
| Feb | 28.1 °C | -0.7 °C | 101 mm | +13 mm |
| Mar | 28.7 °C | 0.0 °C | 78 mm | -31 mm |
| Apr | 28.9 °C | +1.4 °C | 74 mm | -30 mm |
| May | 25.6 °C | -0.4 °C | 116 mm | +41 mm |
| Jun | 25.1 °C | +0.4 °C | 68 mm | -4 mm |
| Jul | 24.2 °C | +0.3 °C | 51 mm | -24 mm |
| Aug | 24.8 °C | +0.5 °C | 62 mm | -3 mm |
| Sep | 25.4 °C | -0.1 °C | 50 mm | -9 mm |
| Oct | 26.2 °C | -0.7 °C | 104 mm | +27 mm |
| Nov | 27.7 °C | +0.1 °C | 119 mm | +3 mm |
| Dec | 28.6 °C | +0.3 °C | 54 mm | -46 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Gandu?
Gandu has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.7 °C and it receives 1,029 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Gandu?
The hottest day measured in Gandu between 1940 and 2025 was 25 February 1962, reaching 35.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Gandu?
The coldest day measured in Gandu between 1940 and 2025 was 29 August 1981, at 11.3 °C.
Does it snow in Gandu?
Almost never: Gandu sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Gandu warmed?
Yes: Gandu warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Gandu?
The wettest day measured in Gandu between 1940 and 2025 was 11 November 1962, with 95 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Gandu?
The windiest day measured in Gandu between 1940 and 2025 was 3 May 1968, with winds reaching 25.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Gandu?
The warmest month in Gandu is February (24.4 °C on average); the coldest is July (20.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Gandu?
Gandu receives on average 1,029 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 240 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Gandu?
Gandu gets on average 9.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,540 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Gandu?
Yes: Gandu has on average 177 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Gandu?
In Gandu, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.0 °C on 6 March 2018, and the lowest was 11.0 °C on 29 August 1981.
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