Girau do Ponciano climate — normals and trends
Girau do Ponciano (Brazil) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.4 °C and it receives 586 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 (27.0 °C on average) and the coldest is July (22.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Girau do Ponciano averages 0 frost days, 187 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 166 rainy days per year.
Girau do Ponciano has warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.12 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.5 °C (on 22 November 1952) and the coldest 15.8 °C (on 15 September 1968).
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
Girau do PoncianoAlagoas
- coords
- -9.88°, -36.83°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.4°C
Average daily high
30.0°C
Average daily low
22.0°C
Annual rainfall
586mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
16.7km/h
Seasonal range
4.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
187 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
166 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.9 °C
Average feels-like low
25.0 °C
Average peak gust
37.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
320 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.0 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.48 · 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
38.5 °C
22 November 1952
Coldest day
15.8 °C
15 September 1968
Wettest day
140 mm
7 March 1960
Windiest day
26.2 km/h
17 June 1967
Strongest gust
57.2 km/h
14 August 2007
Hottest feels-like
42.9 °C
4 January 2016
Coldest feels-like
16.1 °C
15 September 1968
Sunniest day
12.6 h
2 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 | 32.8 °C | +0.5 °C | 99 mm | +62 mm |
| Feb | 31.5 °C | -0.6 °C | 40 mm | -4 mm |
| Mar | 32.0 °C | +0.2 °C | 26 mm | -40 mm |
| Apr | 33.0 °C | +2.6 °C | 20 mm | -55 mm |
| May | 29.3 °C | +0.6 °C | 117 mm | +38 mm |
| Jun | 27.1 °C | -0.1 °C | 134 mm | +61 mm |
| Jul | 26.7 °C | +0.2 °C | 52 mm | -14 mm |
| Aug | 26.9 °C | 0.0 °C | 70 mm | +25 mm |
| Sep | 27.5 °C | -0.9 °C | 51 mm | +18 mm |
| Oct | 30.1 °C | -0.6 °C | 27 mm | +4 mm |
| Nov | 33.1 °C | +0.8 °C | 6 mm | -17 mm |
| Dec | 33.5 °C | +0.9 °C | 6 mm | -17 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Girau do Ponciano?
Girau do Ponciano has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.4 °C and it receives 586 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Girau do Ponciano?
The hottest day measured in Girau do Ponciano between 1940 and 2025 was 22 November 1952, reaching 38.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Girau do Ponciano?
The coldest day measured in Girau do Ponciano between 1940 and 2025 was 15 September 1968, at 15.8 °C.
Does it snow in Girau do Ponciano?
Almost never: Girau do Ponciano sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Girau do Ponciano warmed?
Yes: Girau do Ponciano warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Girau do Ponciano?
The wettest day measured in Girau do Ponciano between 1940 and 2025 was 7 March 1960, with 140 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Girau do Ponciano?
The windiest day measured in Girau do Ponciano between 1940 and 2025 was 17 June 1967, with winds reaching 26.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Girau do Ponciano?
The warmest month in Girau do Ponciano is January (27.0 °C on average); the coldest is July (22.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Girau do Ponciano?
Girau do Ponciano receives on average 586 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 166 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Girau do Ponciano?
Girau do Ponciano gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Girau do Ponciano?
Yes: Girau do Ponciano has on average 320 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Girau do Ponciano?
In Girau do Ponciano, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.9 °C on 4 January 2016, and the lowest was 16.1 °C on 15 September 1968.
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