Itapicuru climate — normals and trends
Itapicuru (Brazil) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.1 °C and it receives 493 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 (26.8 °C on average) and the coldest is July (22.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.
Itapicuru averages 0 frost days, 206 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 136 rainy days per year.
Itapicuru has warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.13 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.7 °C (on 19 December 1955) and the coldest 12.9 °C (on 22 July 1967).
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
ItapicuruEstado de Bahia
- coords
- -11.32°, -38.23°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.1°C
Average daily high
30.5°C
Average daily low
21.2°C
Annual rainfall
493mm
Sunshine / day
10.6h
Mean relative humidity
75%
Average peak wind
17.3km/h
Seasonal range
4.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
206 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
136 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.7 °C
Average feels-like low
23.9 °C
Average peak gust
37.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
278 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.1 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.41 · 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
39.7 °C
19 December 1955
Coldest day
12.9 °C
22 July 1967
Wettest day
104 mm
6 April 1978
Windiest day
28.8 km/h
14 August 1991
Strongest gust
59.4 km/h
13 November 1985
Hottest feels-like
43.4 °C
3 January 2016
Coldest feels-like
12.7 °C
22 July 1967
Sunniest day
12.7 h
13 December 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
A specific year
Pick a year and see how it compares to normal — warmer, drier or more extreme than usual?
Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33.0 °C | +0.2 °C | 102 mm | +58 mm |
| Feb | 33.1 °C | +0.5 °C | 29 mm | -14 mm |
| Mar | 33.4 °C | +1.1 °C | 27 mm | -32 mm |
| Apr | 34.2 °C | +3.2 °C | 20 mm | -42 mm |
| May | 28.0 °C | -1.0 °C | 154 mm | +99 mm |
| Jun | 26.9 °C | -0.7 °C | 64 mm | +20 mm |
| Jul | 26.8 °C | -0.1 °C | 39 mm | +1 mm |
| Aug | 27.7 °C | +0.2 °C | 31 mm | +0 mm |
| Sep | 28.4 °C | -1.0 °C | 25 mm | +2 mm |
| Oct | 29.6 °C | -1.9 °C | 54 mm | +31 mm |
| Nov | 32.6 °C | +0.1 °C | 51 mm | +16 mm |
| Dec | 33.8 °C | +1.0 °C | 5 mm | -30 mm |
The year's extremes
What was the weather like that day?
Your birthday, a wedding, a memorable trip: discover the actual weather for any date since 1940.
Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Itapicuru?
Itapicuru has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.1 °C and it receives 493 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Itapicuru?
The hottest day measured in Itapicuru between 1940 and 2025 was 19 December 1955, reaching 39.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Itapicuru?
The coldest day measured in Itapicuru between 1940 and 2025 was 22 July 1967, at 12.9 °C.
Does it snow in Itapicuru?
Almost never: Itapicuru sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Itapicuru warmed?
Yes: Itapicuru warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Itapicuru?
The wettest day measured in Itapicuru between 1940 and 2025 was 6 April 1978, with 104 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Itapicuru?
The windiest day measured in Itapicuru between 1940 and 2025 was 14 August 1991, with winds reaching 28.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Itapicuru?
The warmest month in Itapicuru is January (26.8 °C on average); the coldest is July (22.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Itapicuru?
Itapicuru receives on average 493 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 136 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Itapicuru?
Itapicuru gets on average 10.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,869 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Itapicuru?
Yes: Itapicuru has on average 278 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Itapicuru?
In Itapicuru, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.4 °C on 3 January 2016, and the lowest was 12.7 °C on 22 July 1967.
Compare Itapicuru with another city
Pick a second city: its normals will be set against these, indicator by indicator.
Nearby cities
The climate around Itapicuru