Juazeiro do Norte climate — normals and trends
Juazeiro do Norte (Brazil) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.7 °C and it receives 638 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 November (27.9 °C on average) and the coldest is July (24.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Juazeiro do Norte averages 0 frost days, 220 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 87 rainy days per year.
Juazeiro do Norte 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 37.7 °C (on 31 October 2023) and the coldest 15.3 °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
Juazeiro do NorteCeará
- coords
- -7.21°, -39.32°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.7°C
Average daily high
30.8°C
Average daily low
21.1°C
Annual rainfall
638mm
Sunshine / day
10.7h
Mean relative humidity
62%
Average peak wind
15.0km/h
Seasonal range
3.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
220 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
87 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.4 °C
Average feels-like low
22.8 °C
Average peak gust
34.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
286 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.8 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.16 · 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
37.7 °C
31 October 2023
Coldest day
15.3 °C
22 July 1967
Wettest day
174 mm
8 March 1960
Windiest day
33.8 km/h
4 July 2017
Strongest gust
70.9 km/h
4 July 2017
Hottest feels-like
40.8 °C
31 October 2012
Coldest feels-like
13.8 °C
31 July 1981
Sunniest day
12.4 h
21 December 2025
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 | 30.9 °C | -0.2 °C | 144 mm | +45 mm |
| Feb | 32.1 °C | +2.1 °C | 15 mm | -115 mm |
| Mar | 31.4 °C | +2.1 °C | 41 mm | -136 mm |
| Apr | 32.1 °C | +3.0 °C | 24 mm | -91 mm |
| May | 31.1 °C | +1.8 °C | 15 mm | -23 mm |
| Jun | 30.2 °C | +1.1 °C | 8 mm | -3 mm |
| Jul | 30.2 °C | +1.0 °C | 0 mm | -4 mm |
| Aug | 31.1 °C | +0.5 °C | 3 mm | +1 mm |
| Sep | 32.1 °C | -0.2 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Oct | 34.1 °C | +0.7 °C | 5 mm | -1 mm |
| Nov | 34.5 °C | +1.2 °C | 2 mm | -14 mm |
| Dec | 33.2 °C | +0.6 °C | 16 mm | -20 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Juazeiro do Norte?
Juazeiro do Norte has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.7 °C and it receives 638 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Juazeiro do Norte?
The hottest day measured in Juazeiro do Norte between 1940 and 2025 was 31 October 2023, reaching 37.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Juazeiro do Norte?
The coldest day measured in Juazeiro do Norte between 1940 and 2025 was 22 July 1967, at 15.3 °C.
Does it snow in Juazeiro do Norte?
Almost never: Juazeiro do Norte sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Juazeiro do Norte warmed?
Yes: Juazeiro do Norte warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Juazeiro do Norte?
The wettest day measured in Juazeiro do Norte between 1940 and 2025 was 8 March 1960, with 174 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Juazeiro do Norte?
The windiest day measured in Juazeiro do Norte between 1940 and 2025 was 4 July 2017, with winds reaching 33.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Juazeiro do Norte?
The warmest month in Juazeiro do Norte is November (27.9 °C on average); the coldest is July (24.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Juazeiro do Norte?
Juazeiro do Norte receives on average 638 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 87 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Juazeiro do Norte?
Juazeiro do Norte gets on average 10.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,905 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Juazeiro do Norte?
Yes: Juazeiro do Norte has on average 286 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Juazeiro do Norte?
In Juazeiro do Norte, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.8 °C on 31 October 2012, and the lowest was 13.8 °C on 31 July 1981.
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