Itaocara climate — normals and trends
Itaocara (Brazil) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 22.4 °C and it receives 1,243 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 (25.2 °C on average) and the coldest is July (19.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Itaocara averages 0 frost days, 81 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 144 rainy days per year.
Itaocara 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 38.5 °C (on 17 January 1995) and the coldest 8.3 °C (on 4 June 2009).
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
ItaocaraRio de Janeiro
- coords
- -21.67°, -42.08°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
22.4°C
Average daily high
27.1°C
Average daily low
18.6°C
Annual rainfall
1,243mm
Sunshine / day
9.4h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
9.6km/h
Seasonal range
6.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
81 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
144 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
30.1 °C
Average feels-like low
20.8 °C
Average peak gust
27.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
139 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.64 · 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
17 January 1995
Coldest day
8.3 °C
4 June 2009
Wettest day
203 mm
20 November 2019
Windiest day
25.0 km/h
11 October 2003
Strongest gust
72.7 km/h
16 July 2000
Hottest feels-like
43.8 °C
17 November 2023
Coldest feels-like
6.4 °C
19 May 2022
Sunniest day
13.3 h
4 January 1941
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 | 31.2 °C | +1.6 °C | 136 mm | -58 mm |
| Feb | 34.1 °C | +4.2 °C | 8 mm | -129 mm |
| Mar | 31.5 °C | +2.4 °C | 95 mm | -39 mm |
| Apr | 28.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 76 mm | +3 mm |
| May | 27.5 °C | +1.9 °C | 10 mm | -35 mm |
| Jun | 26.8 °C | +2.2 °C | 18 mm | -9 mm |
| Jul | 25.4 °C | +1.1 °C | 8 mm | -15 mm |
| Aug | 27.0 °C | +1.6 °C | 17 mm | -11 mm |
| Sep | 27.4 °C | +0.9 °C | 26 mm | -33 mm |
| Oct | 28.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 85 mm | -27 mm |
| Nov | 29.3 °C | +2.0 °C | 75 mm | -114 mm |
| Dec | 31.6 °C | +3.2 °C | 166 mm | -57 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Itaocara?
Itaocara has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.4 °C and it receives 1,243 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Itaocara?
The hottest day measured in Itaocara between 1940 and 2025 was 17 January 1995, reaching 38.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Itaocara?
The coldest day measured in Itaocara between 1940 and 2025 was 4 June 2009, at 8.3 °C.
Does it snow in Itaocara?
Almost never: Itaocara sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Itaocara warmed?
Yes: Itaocara warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Itaocara?
The wettest day measured in Itaocara between 1940 and 2025 was 20 November 2019, with 203 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Itaocara?
The windiest day measured in Itaocara between 1940 and 2025 was 11 October 2003, with winds reaching 25.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Itaocara?
The warmest month in Itaocara is February (25.2 °C on average); the coldest is July (19.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Itaocara?
Itaocara receives on average 1,243 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 144 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Itaocara?
Itaocara gets on average 9.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,431 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Itaocara?
Yes: Itaocara has on average 139 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Itaocara?
In Itaocara, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.8 °C on 17 November 2023, and the lowest was 6.4 °C on 19 May 2022.
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