Macaparana climate — normals and trends
Macaparana (Brazil) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.7 °C and it receives 618 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 (25.8 °C on average) and the coldest is July (23.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Macaparana averages 0 frost days, 143 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 178 rainy days per year.
Macaparana has warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.10 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.9 °C (on 14 March 2008) and the coldest 14.7 °C (on 1 August 1986).
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
MacaparanaPernambuco
- coords
- -7.55°, -35.45°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
24.7°C
Average daily high
29.3°C
Average daily low
21.4°C
Annual rainfall
618mm
Sunshine / day
10.7h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
16.4km/h
Seasonal range
2.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
143 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
178 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
31.7 °C
Average feels-like low
24.3 °C
Average peak gust
38.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
318 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.9 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.52 · 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
34.9 °C
14 March 2008
Coldest day
14.7 °C
1 August 1986
Wettest day
83 mm
2 July 2013
Windiest day
27.7 km/h
17 June 1967
Strongest gust
58.3 km/h
5 July 2017
Hottest feels-like
40.8 °C
2 April 2024
Coldest feels-like
15.6 °C
1 August 1986
Sunniest day
12.4 h
29 December 2024
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 | 31.2 °C | +0.5 °C | 77 mm | +24 mm |
| Feb | 30.2 °C | -0.4 °C | 61 mm | -5 mm |
| Mar | 30.3 °C | -0.1 °C | 85 mm | -9 mm |
| Apr | 31.1 °C | +1.4 °C | 52 mm | -36 mm |
| May | 29.5 °C | +0.9 °C | 74 mm | +5 mm |
| Jun | 27.5 °C | +0.2 °C | 61 mm | +0 mm |
| Jul | 26.6 °C | -0.1 °C | 35 mm | -15 mm |
| Aug | 27.2 °C | -0.1 °C | 69 mm | +36 mm |
| Sep | 28.0 °C | -0.4 °C | 36 mm | +9 mm |
| Oct | 29.3 °C | -0.6 °C | 23 mm | -1 mm |
| Nov | 31.0 °C | +0.3 °C | 12 mm | -9 mm |
| Dec | 31.1 °C | +0.3 °C | 20 mm | -12 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Macaparana?
Macaparana has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.7 °C and it receives 618 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Macaparana?
The hottest day measured in Macaparana between 1940 and 2025 was 14 March 2008, reaching 34.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Macaparana?
The coldest day measured in Macaparana between 1940 and 2025 was 1 August 1986, at 14.7 °C.
Does it snow in Macaparana?
Almost never: Macaparana sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Macaparana warmed?
Yes: Macaparana warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Macaparana?
The wettest day measured in Macaparana between 1940 and 2025 was 2 July 2013, with 83 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Macaparana?
The windiest day measured in Macaparana between 1940 and 2025 was 17 June 1967, with winds reaching 27.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Macaparana?
The warmest month in Macaparana is January (25.8 °C on average); the coldest is July (23.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Macaparana?
Macaparana receives on average 618 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 178 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Macaparana?
Macaparana gets on average 10.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,905 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Macaparana?
Yes: Macaparana has on average 318 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Macaparana?
In Macaparana, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.8 °C on 2 April 2024, and the lowest was 15.6 °C on 1 August 1986.
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