Guararapes climate — normals and trends
Guararapes (Brazil) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.7 °C and it receives 1,328 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 (25.5 °C on average) and the coldest is June (20.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Guararapes averages 0 frost days, 145 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 147 rainy days per year.
Guararapes has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.24 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.9 °C (on 7 October 2020) and the coldest 0.7 °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
GuararapesSão Paulo
- coords
- -21.26°, -50.64°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
23.7°C
Average daily high
29.0°C
Average daily low
19.3°C
Annual rainfall
1,328mm
Sunshine / day
10.2h
Mean relative humidity
70%
Average peak wind
13.6km/h
Seasonal range
5.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
145 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
147 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
31.7 °C
Average feels-like low
20.3 °C
Average peak gust
30.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
187 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.65 · 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
41.9 °C
7 October 2020
Coldest day
0.7 °C
18 July 1975
Wettest day
174 mm
20 November 1996
Windiest day
38.9 km/h
15 September 1956
Strongest gust
83.9 km/h
22 September 2025
Hottest feels-like
44.4 °C
13 November 2015
Coldest feels-like
-3.3 °C
18 July 1975
Sunniest day
13.0 h
23 December 2022
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 | 33.0 °C | +3.1 °C | 157 mm | -75 mm |
| Feb | 31.8 °C | +1.9 °C | 143 mm | -55 mm |
| Mar | 33.0 °C | +3.2 °C | 59 mm | -94 mm |
| Apr | 29.0 °C | +0.2 °C | 118 mm | +48 mm |
| May | 28.0 °C | +1.4 °C | 18 mm | -33 mm |
| Jun | 26.4 °C | +0.5 °C | 35 mm | +2 mm |
| Jul | 26.8 °C | +0.3 °C | 1 mm | -23 mm |
| Aug | 29.2 °C | +0.1 °C | 0 mm | -24 mm |
| Sep | 33.3 °C | +2.6 °C | 10 mm | -45 mm |
| Oct | 30.8 °C | +0.1 °C | 70 mm | -50 mm |
| Nov | 31.5 °C | +1.2 °C | 76 mm | -80 mm |
| Dec | 32.0 °C | +2.1 °C | 155 mm | -58 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Guararapes?
Guararapes has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.7 °C and it receives 1,328 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Guararapes?
The hottest day measured in Guararapes between 1940 and 2025 was 7 October 2020, reaching 41.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Guararapes?
The coldest day measured in Guararapes between 1940 and 2025 was 18 July 1975, at 0.7 °C.
Does it snow in Guararapes?
Almost never: Guararapes sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Guararapes warmed?
Yes: Guararapes warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Guararapes?
The wettest day measured in Guararapes between 1940 and 2025 was 20 November 1996, with 174 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Guararapes?
The windiest day measured in Guararapes between 1940 and 2025 was 15 September 1956, with winds reaching 38.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Guararapes?
The warmest month in Guararapes is January (25.5 °C on average); the coldest is June (20.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Guararapes?
Guararapes receives on average 1,328 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 147 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Guararapes?
Guararapes gets on average 10.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,723 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Guararapes?
Yes: Guararapes has on average 187 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Guararapes?
In Guararapes, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.4 °C on 13 November 2015, and the lowest was -3.3 °C on 18 July 1975.
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