Lapa climate — normals and trends
Lapa (Brazil) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.6 °C and it receives 1,514 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 (21.1 °C on average) and the coldest is July (13.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Lapa averages 1 frost days, 9 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 157 rainy days per year.
Lapa has warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.14 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 0 to 2 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.6 °C (on 8 January 2024) and the coldest -6.5 °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
LapaParaná
- coords
- -25.77°, -49.72°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.6°C
Average daily high
22.6°C
Average daily low
13.8°C
Annual rainfall
1,514mm
Sunshine / day
8.2h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
15.9km/h
Seasonal range
7.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
1 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
9 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
157 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
23.3 °C
Average feels-like low
13.3 °C
Average peak gust
33.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
6 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.2 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.40 · 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
34.6 °C
8 January 2024
Coldest day
-6.5 °C
18 July 1975
Wettest day
134 mm
22 December 2014
Windiest day
46.4 km/h
15 September 1956
Strongest gust
101.2 km/h
19 September 2012
Hottest feels-like
38.2 °C
5 February 2010
Coldest feels-like
-10.8 °C
18 July 1975
Snowiest day
2.5 cm
23 July 2013
Sunniest day
13.6 h
12 December 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 | 26.3 °C | +0.3 °C | 178 mm | -12 mm |
| Feb | 28.1 °C | +2.2 °C | 179 mm | +12 mm |
| Mar | 27.2 °C | +2.2 °C | 80 mm | -51 mm |
| Apr | 22.7 °C | -0.1 °C | 71 mm | -12 mm |
| May | 21.6 °C | +1.5 °C | 64 mm | -30 mm |
| Jun | 18.3 °C | -0.6 °C | 158 mm | +63 mm |
| Jul | 18.0 °C | -0.8 °C | 28 mm | -55 mm |
| Aug | 19.8 °C | -0.7 °C | 58 mm | -31 mm |
| Sep | 22.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 82 mm | -50 mm |
| Oct | 21.2 °C | -1.4 °C | 225 mm | +64 mm |
| Nov | 24.1 °C | +0.1 °C | 199 mm | +66 mm |
| Dec | 27.7 °C | +2.4 °C | 136 mm | -21 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Lapa?
Lapa has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.6 °C and it receives 1,514 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Lapa?
The hottest day measured in Lapa between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 2024, reaching 34.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Lapa?
The coldest day measured in Lapa between 1940 and 2025 was 18 July 1975, at -6.5 °C.
Does it snow in Lapa?
Almost never: Lapa sees virtually no snow, with about 1 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Lapa warmed?
Yes: Lapa warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Lapa?
The wettest day measured in Lapa between 1940 and 2025 was 22 December 2014, with 134 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Lapa?
The windiest day measured in Lapa between 1940 and 2025 was 15 September 1956, with winds reaching 46.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Lapa?
The warmest month in Lapa is January (21.1 °C on average); the coldest is July (13.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Lapa?
Lapa receives on average 1,514 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 157 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Lapa?
Lapa gets on average 8.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,993 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Lapa?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Lapa between 1940 and 2025 was 23 July 2013, with 2.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Lapa?
Yes: Lapa has on average 6 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Lapa?
In Lapa, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.2 °C on 5 February 2010, and the lowest was -10.8 °C on 18 July 1975.
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