Getúlio Vargas climate — normals and trends
Getúlio Vargas (Brazil) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.7 °C and it receives 1,888 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 (22.1 °C on average) and the coldest is July (12.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Getúlio Vargas averages 3 frost days, 16 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 152 rainy days per year.
Getúlio Vargas 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 36.0 °C (on 26 November 1942) and the coldest -5.6 °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
Getúlio VargasRio Grande do Sul
- coords
- -27.89°, -52.23°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.7°C
Average daily high
22.9°C
Average daily low
13.4°C
Annual rainfall
1,888mm
Sunshine / day
9.0h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
17.4km/h
Seasonal range
9.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
3 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
16 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
152 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.3 cm
Average feels-like high
23.9 °C
Average feels-like low
12.4 °C
Average peak gust
35.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
11 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.9 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.24 · 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
36.0 °C
26 November 1942
Coldest day
-5.6 °C
18 July 1975
Wettest day
139 mm
16 November 2023
Windiest day
50.4 km/h
21 August 1941
Strongest gust
115.2 km/h
29 April 1992
Hottest feels-like
40.8 °C
24 January 2022
Coldest feels-like
-9.6 °C
18 July 1975
Snowiest day
13.2 cm
20 August 1965
Sunniest day
13.5 h
2 December 1952
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 | 27.7 °C | +0.6 °C | 175 mm | -19 mm |
| Feb | 28.9 °C | +2.2 °C | 171 mm | +10 mm |
| Mar | 27.7 °C | +1.9 °C | 85 mm | -61 mm |
| Apr | 22.5 °C | -0.7 °C | 76 mm | -51 mm |
| May | 20.7 °C | +0.8 °C | 127 mm | -18 mm |
| Jun | 15.5 °C | -2.5 °C | 368 mm | +224 mm |
| Jul | 17.6 °C | -0.5 °C | 67 mm | -64 mm |
| Aug | 18.5 °C | -1.2 °C | 153 mm | +18 mm |
| Sep | 20.8 °C | -0.4 °C | 173 mm | +0 mm |
| Oct | 22.2 °C | -1.0 °C | 244 mm | +32 mm |
| Nov | 25.7 °C | +0.4 °C | 127 mm | -34 mm |
| Dec | 27.9 °C | +1.1 °C | 252 mm | +93 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Getúlio Vargas?
Getúlio Vargas has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.7 °C and it receives 1,888 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Getúlio Vargas?
The hottest day measured in Getúlio Vargas between 1940 and 2025 was 26 November 1942, reaching 36.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Getúlio Vargas?
The coldest day measured in Getúlio Vargas between 1940 and 2025 was 18 July 1975, at -5.6 °C.
Does it snow in Getúlio Vargas?
Almost never: Getúlio Vargas sees virtually no snow, with about 3 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Getúlio Vargas warmed?
Yes: Getúlio Vargas warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Getúlio Vargas?
The wettest day measured in Getúlio Vargas between 1940 and 2025 was 16 November 2023, with 139 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Getúlio Vargas?
The windiest day measured in Getúlio Vargas between 1940 and 2025 was 21 August 1941, with winds reaching 50.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Getúlio Vargas?
The warmest month in Getúlio Vargas is January (22.1 °C on average); the coldest is July (12.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Getúlio Vargas?
Getúlio Vargas receives on average 1,888 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 152 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Getúlio Vargas?
Getúlio Vargas gets on average 9.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,285 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Getúlio Vargas?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Getúlio Vargas between 1940 and 2025 was 20 August 1965, with 13.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Getúlio Vargas?
Yes: Getúlio Vargas has on average 11 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Getúlio Vargas?
In Getúlio Vargas, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.8 °C on 24 January 2022, and the lowest was -9.6 °C on 18 July 1975.
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