Guarapuava climate — normals and trends
Guarapuava (Brazil) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.7 °C and it receives 1,758 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 (20.1 °C on average) and the coldest is July (12.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Guarapuava averages 3 frost days, 2 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 174 rainy days per year.
Guarapuava has warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.13 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 2 to 4 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 33.9 °C (on 17 November 1985) and the coldest -5.9 °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
GuarapuavaParaná
- coords
- -25.39°, -51.47°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.7°C
Average daily high
21.9°C
Average daily low
12.7°C
Annual rainfall
1,758mm
Sunshine / day
9.2h
Mean relative humidity
82%
Average peak wind
15.5km/h
Seasonal range
7.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
3 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
2 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
174 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.2 cm
Average feels-like high
22.7 °C
Average feels-like low
11.8 °C
Average peak gust
35.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.1 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.37 · 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
33.9 °C
17 November 1985
Coldest day
-5.9 °C
18 July 1975
Wettest day
106 mm
31 March 1998
Windiest day
50.0 km/h
15 September 1956
Strongest gust
98.3 km/h
5 June 1992
Hottest feels-like
37.5 °C
8 January 1984
Coldest feels-like
-10.7 °C
18 July 1975
Snowiest day
6.0 cm
21 August 1965
Sunniest day
13.4 h
1 December 1945
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 25.4 °C | +0.4 °C | 163 mm | -43 mm |
| Feb | 26.3 °C | +1.6 °C | 181 mm | +4 mm |
| Mar | 25.7 °C | +1.6 °C | 122 mm | -18 mm |
| Apr | 21.4 °C | -0.6 °C | 95 mm | -12 mm |
| May | 20.3 °C | +1.2 °C | 79 mm | -42 mm |
| Jun | 16.7 °C | -1.1 °C | 234 mm | +114 mm |
| Jul | 17.8 °C | -0.2 °C | 46 mm | -57 mm |
| Aug | 19.3 °C | -0.6 °C | 134 mm | +27 mm |
| Sep | 21.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 108 mm | -48 mm |
| Oct | 21.0 °C | -1.3 °C | 229 mm | +33 mm |
| Nov | 23.7 °C | 0.0 °C | 203 mm | +51 mm |
| Dec | 25.6 °C | +1.1 °C | 187 mm | +12 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Guarapuava?
Guarapuava has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.7 °C and it receives 1,758 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Guarapuava?
The hottest day measured in Guarapuava between 1940 and 2025 was 17 November 1985, reaching 33.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Guarapuava?
The coldest day measured in Guarapuava between 1940 and 2025 was 18 July 1975, at -5.9 °C.
Does it snow in Guarapuava?
Almost never: Guarapuava sees virtually no snow, with about 3 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Guarapuava warmed?
Yes: Guarapuava warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Guarapuava?
The wettest day measured in Guarapuava between 1940 and 2025 was 31 March 1998, with 106 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Guarapuava?
The windiest day measured in Guarapuava between 1940 and 2025 was 15 September 1956, with winds reaching 50.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Guarapuava?
The warmest month in Guarapuava is January (20.1 °C on average); the coldest is July (12.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Guarapuava?
Guarapuava receives on average 1,758 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 174 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Guarapuava?
Guarapuava 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 Guarapuava?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Guarapuava between 1940 and 2025 was 21 August 1965, with 6.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Guarapuava?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Guarapuava.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Guarapuava?
In Guarapuava, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.5 °C on 8 January 1984, and the lowest was -10.7 °C on 18 July 1975.
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