Independência climate — normals and trends
Independência (Brazil) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.6 °C and it receives 673 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 October (28.2 °C on average) and the coldest is April (25.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Independência averages 0 frost days, 271 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 93 rainy days per year.
Independência has warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.10 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.4 °C (on 31 October 2023) and the coldest 16.5 °C (on 4 July 1974).
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
IndependênciaCeará
- coords
- -5.40°, -40.31°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.6°C
Average daily high
31.8°C
Average daily low
22.0°C
Annual rainfall
673mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
63%
Average peak wind
19.8km/h
Seasonal range
3.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
271 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
93 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.2 °C
Average feels-like low
23.6 °C
Average peak gust
38.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
352 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.8 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.15 · 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
38.4 °C
31 October 2023
Coldest day
16.5 °C
4 July 1974
Wettest day
235 mm
14 March 1981
Windiest day
37.6 km/h
4 July 2017
Strongest gust
65.5 km/h
4 July 2017
Hottest feels-like
40.7 °C
3 January 2016
Coldest feels-like
14.9 °C
4 July 1974
Sunniest day
12.3 h
9 December 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31.7 °C | -0.4 °C | 199 mm | +104 mm |
| Feb | 31.0 °C | +0.1 °C | 92 mm | -26 mm |
| Mar | 29.6 °C | -0.4 °C | 108 mm | -77 mm |
| Apr | 30.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 40 mm | -98 mm |
| May | 30.8 °C | +1.0 °C | 43 mm | -21 mm |
| Jun | 31.0 °C | +0.8 °C | 5 mm | -15 mm |
| Jul | 32.4 °C | +1.5 °C | 1 mm | -8 mm |
| Aug | 33.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 1 mm | -2 mm |
| Sep | 34.1 °C | +0.7 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Oct | 34.9 °C | +0.7 °C | 1 mm | -5 mm |
| Nov | 34.8 °C | +0.7 °C | 1 mm | -6 mm |
| Dec | 33.1 °C | -0.5 °C | 24 mm | -5 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Independência?
Independência has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.6 °C and it receives 673 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Independência?
The hottest day measured in Independência between 1940 and 2025 was 31 October 2023, reaching 38.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Independência?
The coldest day measured in Independência between 1940 and 2025 was 4 July 1974, at 16.5 °C.
Does it snow in Independência?
Almost never: Independência sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Independência warmed?
Yes: Independência warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Independência?
The wettest day measured in Independência between 1940 and 2025 was 14 March 1981, with 235 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Independência?
The windiest day measured in Independência between 1940 and 2025 was 4 July 2017, with winds reaching 37.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Independência?
The warmest month in Independência is October (28.2 °C on average); the coldest is April (25.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Independência?
Independência receives on average 673 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 93 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Independência?
Independência gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Independência?
Yes: Independência has on average 352 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Independência?
In Independência, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.7 °C on 3 January 2016, and the lowest was 14.9 °C on 4 July 1974.
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