Ipanema climate — normals and trends
Ipanema (Brazil) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 21.9 °C and it receives 1,316 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 February (24.2 °C on average) and the coldest is July (18.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Ipanema averages 0 frost days, 57 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 128 rainy days per year.
Ipanema has warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.26 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.6 °C (on 5 November 2015) and the coldest 6.8 °C (on 24 June 1942).
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
IpanemaMinas Gerais
- coords
- -19.80°, -41.71°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
21.9°C
Average daily high
26.7°C
Average daily low
17.7°C
Annual rainfall
1,316mm
Sunshine / day
9.4h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
9.5km/h
Seasonal range
5.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
57 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
128 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
29.3 °C
Average feels-like low
19.4 °C
Average peak gust
25.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
87 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.69 · 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
37.6 °C
5 November 2015
Coldest day
6.8 °C
24 June 1942
Wettest day
146 mm
16 December 1942
Windiest day
21.6 km/h
29 December 1990
Strongest gust
69.8 km/h
23 December 1994
Hottest feels-like
43.4 °C
11 February 1998
Coldest feels-like
4.5 °C
1 June 1979
Sunniest day
13.1 h
12 January 1954
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 381 mm | +172 mm |
| Feb | 31.6 °C | +2.5 °C | 6 mm | -125 mm |
| Mar | 31.0 °C | +2.4 °C | 63 mm | -85 mm |
| Apr | 28.5 °C | +1.3 °C | 82 mm | +5 mm |
| May | 26.4 °C | +0.9 °C | 34 mm | -4 mm |
| Jun | 25.8 °C | +1.5 °C | 7 mm | -12 mm |
| Jul | 25.5 °C | +1.5 °C | 5 mm | -10 mm |
| Aug | 26.3 °C | +1.2 °C | 9 mm | -9 mm |
| Sep | 27.8 °C | +1.4 °C | 18 mm | -29 mm |
| Oct | 28.2 °C | +1.1 °C | 65 mm | -67 mm |
| Nov | 28.8 °C | +1.8 °C | 72 mm | -151 mm |
| Dec | 30.1 °C | +2.3 °C | 184 mm | -77 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ipanema?
Ipanema has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.9 °C and it receives 1,316 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ipanema?
The hottest day measured in Ipanema between 1940 and 2025 was 5 November 2015, reaching 37.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ipanema?
The coldest day measured in Ipanema between 1940 and 2025 was 24 June 1942, at 6.8 °C.
Does it snow in Ipanema?
Almost never: Ipanema sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Ipanema warmed?
Yes: Ipanema warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Ipanema?
The wettest day measured in Ipanema between 1940 and 2025 was 16 December 1942, with 146 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ipanema?
The windiest day measured in Ipanema between 1940 and 2025 was 29 December 1990, with winds reaching 21.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ipanema?
The warmest month in Ipanema is February (24.2 °C on average); the coldest is July (18.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Ipanema?
Ipanema receives on average 1,316 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 128 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ipanema?
Ipanema gets on average 9.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,431 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Ipanema?
Yes: Ipanema has on average 87 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ipanema?
In Ipanema, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.4 °C on 11 February 1998, and the lowest was 4.5 °C on 1 June 1979.
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