Garanhuns climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Garanhuns?

Garanhuns has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.2 °C and it receives 587 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Garanhuns?

The hottest day measured in Garanhuns between 1940 and 2025 was 26 December 1959, reaching 35.0 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Garanhuns?

The coldest day measured in Garanhuns between 1940 and 2025 was 1 August 1986, at 12.2 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Garanhuns?

Almost never: Garanhuns sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Garanhuns warmed?

Yes: Garanhuns warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Garanhuns?

The wettest day measured in Garanhuns between 1940 and 2025 was 13 March 1969, with 133 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Garanhuns?

The windiest day measured in Garanhuns between 1940 and 2025 was 17 June 1967, with winds reaching 29.0 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Garanhuns?

The warmest month in Garanhuns is January (23.6 °C on average); the coldest is July (19.9 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Garanhuns?

Garanhuns receives on average 587 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 160 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Garanhuns?

Garanhuns gets on average 10.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,833 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Garanhuns (Brazil) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 22.2 °C and it receives 587 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 (23.6 °C on average) and the coldest is July (19.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.

Garanhuns averages 0 frost days, 50 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 160 rainy days per year.

Garanhuns 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 35.0 °C (on 26 December 1959) and the coldest 12.2 °C (on 1 August 1986).

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

GaranhunsPernambuco

coords: -8.88°, -36.50°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AwTropical savannaWarmest monthJanuaryColdest monthJulyWettest monthMarchDriest monthOctober

Mean daily temperature

22.2°C

Average daily high

26.9°C

Average daily low

18.8°C

Annual rainfall

587mm

Sunshine / day

10.5h

Mean relative humidity

80%

Average peak wind

17.4km/h

Seasonal range

3.7°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

50 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

160 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

28.6 °C

Average feels-like low

20.3 °C

Average peak gust

37.7 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

74 d/yr

Solar radiation

19.6 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+0.9 °C

since 1940

+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.44 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

35.0 °C

26 December 1959

Coldest day

12.2 °C

1 August 1986

Wettest day

133 mm

13 March 1969

Windiest day

29.0 km/h

17 June 1967

Strongest gust

62.3 km/h

29 December 1942

Hottest feels-like

38.0 °C

20 March 2019

Coldest feels-like

12.2 °C

1 August 1986

Sunniest day

12.5 h

30 December 2025

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	32.5 °C29 December 2025	14.8 °C23 August 2025	22.4 °C	619 mm	74
2024	32.9 °C23 November 2024	13.7 °C10 August 2024	22.9 °C	696 mm	75
2023	32.5 °C25 October 2023	15.1 °C5 August 2023	22.6 °C	596 mm	51
2022	32.0 °C18 February 2022	14.4 °C20 August 2022	22.3 °C	1,004 mm	37
2021	32.2 °C4 November 2021	15.3 °C2 August 2021	22.5 °C	579 mm	72
2020	33.1 °C6 March 2020	14.2 °C27 August 2020	22.6 °C	788 mm	69
2019	33.8 °C24 November 2019	13.7 °C17 July 2019	22.7 °C	570 mm	49
2018	32.6 °C8 December 2018	15.2 °C17 July 2018	22.5 °C	509 mm	40
2017	32.3 °C29 March 2017	14.9 °C15 August 2017	22.5 °C	677 mm	47
2016	33.0 °C3 January 2016	14.0 °C22 July 2016	22.8 °C	374 mm	44
2015	33.5 °C26 November 2015	14.7 °C4 August 2015	22.6 °C	372 mm	52
2014	31.9 °C16 November 2014	14.7 °C12 August 2014	22.1 °C	638 mm	21
2013	33.6 °C15 April 2013	14.3 °C31 July 2013	22.6 °C	509 mm	73
2012	32.5 °C1 November 2012	14.1 °C3 September 2012	22.2 °C	296 mm	48
2011	32.0 °C17 March 2011	13.8 °C11 August 2011	22.1 °C	765 mm	30
2010	32.5 °C8 March 2010	13.9 °C20 July 2010	22.5 °C	817 mm	44
2009	32.7 °C30 March 2009	14.5 °C28 July 2009	22.8 °C	676 mm	80
2008	32.9 °C6 March 2008	13.9 °C22 June 2008	22.2 °C	661 mm	56
2007	32.7 °C13 February 2007	14.7 °C19 July 2007	21.9 °C	660 mm	52
2006	32.1 °C7 November 2006	15.3 °C30 July 2006	22.3 °C	519 mm	53
2005	32.4 °C27 January 2005	14.2 °C26 July 2005	22.3 °C	598 mm	60
2004	32.9 °C19 November 2004	14.4 °C12 July 2004	22.4 °C	777 mm	31
2003	33.4 °C7 January 2003	15.3 °C5 July 2003	22.6 °C	439 mm	47
2002	33.1 °C7 December 2002	14.3 °C7 July 2002	22.1 °C	542 mm	26
2001	31.3 °C7 February 2001	15.7 °C8 August 2001	22.2 °C	458 mm	15
2000	31.2 °C2 February 2000	15.0 °C17 August 2000	22.0 °C	786 mm	14
1999	30.8 °C20 January 1999	13.2 °C16 August 1999	22.1 °C	428 mm	22
1998	33.1 °C26 March 1998	15.6 °C22 September 1998	22.9 °C	314 mm	81
1997	32.3 °C3 October 1997	14.2 °C26 June 1997	22.3 °C	551 mm	37
1996	32.3 °C20 February 1996	14.7 °C2 September 1996	22.3 °C	763 mm	31
1995	33.2 °C15 February 1995	14.9 °C16 August 1995	22.4 °C	543 mm	55
1994	33.4 °C13 March 1994	14.7 °C23 August 1994	22.5 °C	476 mm	36
1993	32.2 °C28 November 1993	14.7 °C26 July 1993	22.5 °C	344 mm	39
1992	31.6 °C9 January 1992	14.3 °C23 August 1992	22.0 °C	555 mm	16
1991	32.3 °C17 January 1991	14.7 °C25 July 1991	22.1 °C	538 mm	48
1990	31.6 °C14 March 1990	15.3 °C25 July 1990	22.4 °C	353 mm	43
1989	32.5 °C22 February 1989	14.4 °C28 July 1989	22.4 °C	687 mm	35
1988	34.2 °C1 January 1988	14.4 °C4 August 1988	22.3 °C	889 mm	42
1987	32.1 °C4 November 1987	14.0 °C31 July 1987	22.7 °C	441 mm	54
1986	33.4 °C18 February 1986	12.2 °C1 August 1986	22.0 °C	683 mm	25
1985	32.6 °C5 February 1985	14.2 °C21 August 1985	22.3 °C	957 mm	46
1984	33.8 °C8 March 1984	14.6 °C14 June 1984	22.5 °C	525 mm	78
1983	33.0 °C9 January 1983	13.9 °C31 August 1983	22.5 °C	374 mm	50
1982	32.3 °C20 March 1982	13.3 °C13 July 1982	22.0 °C	483 mm	30
1981	32.7 °C10 March 1981	13.0 °C24 July 1981	21.7 °C	718 mm	21
1980	31.6 °C16 December 1980	14.2 °C14 September 1980	22.1 °C	526 mm	28
1979	32.3 °C26 March 1979	14.3 °C26 July 1979	22.2 °C	397 mm	52
1978	32.1 °C17 December 1978	14.6 °C15 August 1978	22.1 °C	738 mm	25
1977	31.9 °C24 December 1977	15.6 °C8 August 1977	22.2 °C	773 mm	22
1976	31.9 °C9 December 1976	14.2 °C15 June 1976	22.0 °C	532 mm	23
1975	31.6 °C1 April 1975	14.7 °C16 July 1975	22.1 °C	722 mm	54
1974	33.4 °C2 January 1974	13.0 °C5 August 1974	22.0 °C	994 mm	30
1973	32.5 °C18 February 1973	14.8 °C8 August 1973	23.0 °C	642 mm	87
1972	33.9 °C14 December 1972	15.1 °C23 July 1972	22.7 °C	544 mm	68
1971	32.1 °C24 November 1971	15.1 °C3 August 1971	22.1 °C	699 mm	46
1970	32.9 °C1 December 1970	13.9 °C28 June 1970	21.9 °C	591 mm	42
1969	32.2 °C15 December 1969	14.4 °C11 August 1969	22.1 °C	887 mm	18
1968	32.4 °C9 December 1968	13.1 °C15 September 1968	21.3 °C	644 mm	12
1967	33.8 °C18 January 1967	13.5 °C22 July 1967	21.7 °C	780 mm	40
1966	33.1 °C13 January 1966	14.4 °C22 September 1966	21.7 °C	647 mm	48
1965	33.5 °C23 November 1965	13.4 °C21 July 1965	22.1 °C	430 mm	72
1964	33.7 °C29 December 1964	15.0 °C16 June 1964	21.7 °C	810 mm	50
1963	33.9 °C16 November 1963	13.9 °C1 September 1963	22.1 °C	546 mm	96
1962	34.4 °C8 March 1962	14.2 °C17 August 1962	22.5 °C	378 mm	124
1961	33.0 °C11 January 1961	14.7 °C12 September 1961	21.9 °C	484 mm	50
1960	34.1 °C24 January 1960	14.1 °C17 July 1960	21.7 °C	729 mm	71
1959	35.0 °C26 December 1959	14.2 °C15 August 1959	22.1 °C	405 mm	74
1958	33.7 °C9 February 1958	15.2 °C16 October 1958	22.2 °C	403 mm	76
1957	33.6 °C27 November 1957	14.5 °C18 August 1957	21.8 °C	668 mm	52
1956	32.2 °C3 December 1956	14.5 °C25 July 1956	21.9 °C	449 mm	55
1955	34.2 °C4 November 1955	13.7 °C31 July 1955	21.5 °C	472 mm	50
1954	33.2 °C23 October 1954	14.7 °C11 September 1954	21.5 °C	529 mm	68
1953	34.2 °C15 December 1953	15.4 °C23 August 1953	22.1 °C	417 mm	88
1952	34.1 °C22 November 1952	13.9 °C20 June 1952	22.1 °C	416 mm	81
1951	33.9 °C16 March 1951	13.7 °C15 September 1951	21.5 °C	625 mm	41
1950	33.1 °C19 November 1950	14.6 °C28 May 1950	21.9 °C	456 mm	75
1949	32.1 °C24 December 1949	14.3 °C1 August 1949	21.8 °C	573 mm	45
1948	33.8 °C28 December 1948	14.5 °C12 September 1948	21.8 °C	717 mm	47
1947	32.5 °C18 March 1947	14.7 °C14 August 1947	21.9 °C	682 mm	49
1946	33.9 °C11 November 1946	14.4 °C16 September 1946	22.2 °C	316 mm	84
1945	33.5 °C19 December 1945	14.4 °C27 July 1945	21.7 °C	574 mm	47
1944	31.6 °C28 December 1944	13.9 °C30 September 1944	21.4 °C	790 mm	22
1943	32.9 °C27 January 1943	14.2 °C16 August 1943	21.2 °C	457 mm	30
1942	33.2 °C30 November 1942	14.2 °C17 August 1942	21.7 °C	419 mm	57
1941	34.7 °C3 December 1941	14.1 °C8 September 1941	22.1 °C	443 mm	87
1940	32.8 °C16 November 1940	14.3 °C10 August 1940	21.8 °C	647 mm	56

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

27.1 °C

+0.2 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

74 d/yr

+24

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

619 mm

+32 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	29.5 °C	+0.5 °C	102 mm	+57 mm
Feb	27.9 °C	-0.8 °C	53 mm	0 mm
Mar	28.8 °C	+0.3 °C	33 mm	-49 mm
Apr	29.7 °C	+2.3 °C	27 mm	-50 mm
May	26.5 °C	+0.6 °C	74 mm	+10 mm
Jun	24.4 °C	+0.1 °C	89 mm	+26 mm
Jul	23.7 °C	+0.2 °C	53 mm	-9 mm
Aug	23.8 °C	-0.2 °C	80 mm	+35 mm
Sep	24.5 °C	-1.0 °C	73 mm	+41 mm
Oct	26.6 °C	-1.2 °C	28 mm	+8 mm
Nov	29.8 °C	+0.7 °C	4 mm	-17 mm
Dec	30.1 °C	+0.8 °C	6 mm	-19 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

32.5 °C

29 Dec 2025

Coldest day

14.8 °C

23 Aug 2025

Wettest day

24.9 mm

14 Jan 2025

Windiest day

23.0 km/h

26 Oct 2025

Strongest gust

51.5 km/h

2 Sep 2025

Hottest feels-like

36.7 °C

11 Apr 2025

Coldest feels-like

15.4 °C

23 Aug 2025

Sunniest day

12.5 h

30 Dec 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Garanhuns?

Garanhuns has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.2 °C and it receives 587 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Garanhuns?

The hottest day measured in Garanhuns between 1940 and 2025 was 26 December 1959, reaching 35.0 °C.

What is the coldest day in Garanhuns?

The coldest day measured in Garanhuns between 1940 and 2025 was 1 August 1986, at 12.2 °C.

Does it snow in Garanhuns?

Almost never: Garanhuns sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Garanhuns warmed?

Yes: Garanhuns warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Garanhuns?

The wettest day measured in Garanhuns between 1940 and 2025 was 13 March 1969, with 133 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Garanhuns?

The windiest day measured in Garanhuns between 1940 and 2025 was 17 June 1967, with winds reaching 29.0 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Garanhuns?

The warmest month in Garanhuns is January (23.6 °C on average); the coldest is July (19.9 °C).

How much does it rain in Garanhuns?

Garanhuns receives on average 587 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 160 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Garanhuns?

Garanhuns gets on average 10.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,833 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Garanhuns?

Yes: Garanhuns has on average 74 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Garanhuns?

In Garanhuns, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.0 °C on 20 March 2019, and the lowest was 12.2 °C on 1 August 1986.

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