Júlio de Castilhos climate — normals and trends
Júlio de Castilhos (Brazil) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.1 °C and it receives 1,808 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 (23.1 °C on average) and the coldest is July (12.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Júlio de Castilhos averages 2 frost days, 34 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 142 rainy days per year.
Júlio de Castilhos has warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.11 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.5 °C (on 16 November 1985) and the coldest -4.8 °C (on 14 June 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
Júlio de CastilhosRio Grande do Sul
- coords
- -29.23°, -53.68°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
18.1°C
Average daily high
23.1°C
Average daily low
13.8°C
Annual rainfall
1,808mm
Sunshine / day
8.9h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
17.1km/h
Seasonal range
10.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
2 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
34 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
142 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
24.1 °C
Average feels-like low
13.0 °C
Average peak gust
34.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
32 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.9 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.26 · 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
39.5 °C
16 November 1985
Coldest day
-4.8 °C
14 June 1967
Wettest day
105 mm
19 May 1985
Windiest day
53.6 km/h
5 June 1992
Strongest gust
106.6 km/h
5 June 1992
Hottest feels-like
42.4 °C
20 January 2022
Coldest feels-like
-8.7 °C
14 June 1967
Snowiest day
3.3 cm
20 August 1965
Sunniest day
13.6 h
5 January 1940
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 | 30.3 °C | +2.0 °C | 79 mm | -98 mm |
| Feb | 31.4 °C | +3.9 °C | 118 mm | -29 mm |
| Mar | 28.9 °C | +2.5 °C | 77 mm | -54 mm |
| Apr | 22.7 °C | -0.7 °C | 119 mm | -20 mm |
| May | 21.0 °C | +1.0 °C | 269 mm | +130 mm |
| Jun | 14.7 °C | -3.1 °C | 206 mm | +60 mm |
| Jul | 17.2 °C | -0.5 °C | 74 mm | -60 mm |
| Aug | 18.6 °C | -0.7 °C | 123 mm | -12 mm |
| Sep | 20.9 °C | +0.1 °C | 273 mm | +95 mm |
| Oct | 23.2 °C | +0.1 °C | 135 mm | -56 mm |
| Nov | 26.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 99 mm | -47 mm |
| Dec | 28.5 °C | +0.7 °C | 294 mm | +149 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Júlio de Castilhos?
Júlio de Castilhos has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.1 °C and it receives 1,808 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Júlio de Castilhos?
The hottest day measured in Júlio de Castilhos between 1940 and 2025 was 16 November 1985, reaching 39.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Júlio de Castilhos?
The coldest day measured in Júlio de Castilhos between 1940 and 2025 was 14 June 1967, at -4.8 °C.
Does it snow in Júlio de Castilhos?
Almost never: Júlio de Castilhos sees virtually no snow, with about 2 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Júlio de Castilhos warmed?
Yes: Júlio de Castilhos warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Júlio de Castilhos?
The wettest day measured in Júlio de Castilhos between 1940 and 2025 was 19 May 1985, with 105 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Júlio de Castilhos?
The windiest day measured in Júlio de Castilhos between 1940 and 2025 was 5 June 1992, with winds reaching 53.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Júlio de Castilhos?
The warmest month in Júlio de Castilhos is January (23.1 °C on average); the coldest is July (12.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Júlio de Castilhos?
Júlio de Castilhos receives on average 1,808 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 142 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Júlio de Castilhos?
Júlio de Castilhos gets on average 8.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,249 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Júlio de Castilhos?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Júlio de Castilhos between 1940 and 2025 was 20 August 1965, with 3.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Júlio de Castilhos?
Yes: Júlio de Castilhos has on average 32 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Júlio de Castilhos?
In Júlio de Castilhos, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.4 °C on 20 January 2022, and the lowest was -8.7 °C on 14 June 1967.
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