Itapema climate — normals and trends
Itapema (Brazil) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 20.7 °C and it receives 1,451 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 (24.7 °C on average) and the coldest is July (16.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Itapema averages 0 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 173 rainy days per year.
Itapema has warmed by +0.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.08 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 32.0 °C (on 26 December 2012) and the coldest 6.7 °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
ItapemaSanta Catarina
- coords
- -27.09°, -48.61°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
20.7°C
Average daily high
22.3°C
Average daily low
19.3°C
Annual rainfall
1,451mm
Sunshine / day
9.0h
Mean relative humidity
83%
Average peak wind
21.3km/h
Seasonal range
8.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
173 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
24.1 °C
Average feels-like low
19.6 °C
Average peak gust
32.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
165 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.7 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.22 · 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
32.0 °C
26 December 2012
Coldest day
6.7 °C
18 July 1975
Wettest day
161 mm
27 January 2003
Windiest day
58.0 km/h
9 August 2005
Strongest gust
84.2 km/h
10 August 2022
Hottest feels-like
40.3 °C
13 February 2024
Coldest feels-like
0.0 °C
9 July 1994
Sunniest day
13.7 h
17 December 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 26.3 °C | +0.4 °C | 125 mm | -42 mm |
| Feb | 28.0 °C | +1.8 °C | 160 mm | -1 mm |
| Mar | 26.4 °C | +0.9 °C | 77 mm | -62 mm |
| Apr | 23.6 °C | 0.0 °C | 154 mm | +48 mm |
| May | 22.1 °C | +0.7 °C | 86 mm | -19 mm |
| Jun | 19.3 °C | -0.1 °C | 144 mm | +51 mm |
| Jul | 17.9 °C | -0.6 °C | 26 mm | -62 mm |
| Aug | 18.0 °C | -0.7 °C | 84 mm | -8 mm |
| Sep | 19.9 °C | +0.4 °C | 114 mm | -12 mm |
| Oct | 20.9 °C | -0.2 °C | 188 mm | +46 mm |
| Nov | 22.3 °C | -0.4 °C | 130 mm | +20 mm |
| Dec | 25.7 °C | +1.2 °C | 180 mm | +59 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Itapema?
Itapema has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.7 °C and it receives 1,451 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Itapema?
The hottest day measured in Itapema between 1940 and 2025 was 26 December 2012, reaching 32.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Itapema?
The coldest day measured in Itapema between 1940 and 2025 was 18 July 1975, at 6.7 °C.
Does it snow in Itapema?
Almost never: Itapema sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Itapema warmed?
Yes: Itapema warmed by +0.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Itapema?
The wettest day measured in Itapema between 1940 and 2025 was 27 January 2003, with 161 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Itapema?
The windiest day measured in Itapema between 1940 and 2025 was 9 August 2005, with winds reaching 58.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Itapema?
The warmest month in Itapema is February (24.7 °C on average); the coldest is July (16.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Itapema?
Itapema receives on average 1,451 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 173 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Itapema?
Itapema gets on average 9.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,285 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Itapema?
Yes: Itapema has on average 165 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Itapema?
In Itapema, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.3 °C on 13 February 2024, and the lowest was 0.0 °C on 9 July 1994.
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