Madalena climate — normals and trends
Madalena (Brazil) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.9 °C and it receives 701 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 (27.2 °C on average) and the coldest is June (24.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Madalena averages 0 frost days, 244 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 120 rainy days per year.
Madalena 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 36.9 °C (on 22 February 1998) and the coldest 16.3 °C (on 4 July 1974).
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
MadalenaCeará
- coords
- -4.86°, -39.58°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.9°C
Average daily high
31.1°C
Average daily low
21.7°C
Annual rainfall
701mm
Sunshine / day
10.8h
Mean relative humidity
69%
Average peak wind
19.7km/h
Seasonal range
2.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
244 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
120 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.7 °C
Average feels-like low
24.0 °C
Average peak gust
40.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
353 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.9 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.20 · 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
36.9 °C
22 February 1998
Coldest day
16.3 °C
4 July 1974
Wettest day
247 mm
7 March 1957
Windiest day
33.7 km/h
23 June 1942
Strongest gust
63.4 km/h
1 September 2010
Hottest feels-like
39.5 °C
2 April 2009
Coldest feels-like
15.2 °C
4 July 1974
Sunniest day
12.3 h
28 November 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31.2 °C | -0.5 °C | 194 mm | +114 mm |
| Feb | 30.3 °C | -0.3 °C | 172 mm | +61 mm |
| Mar | 29.2 °C | -0.4 °C | 183 mm | +7 mm |
| Apr | 29.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 55 mm | -93 mm |
| May | 29.9 °C | +0.7 °C | 51 mm | -35 mm |
| Jun | 29.6 °C | +0.3 °C | 40 mm | +3 mm |
| Jul | 30.8 °C | +0.7 °C | 7 mm | -12 mm |
| Aug | 32.0 °C | +0.4 °C | 5 mm | -1 mm |
| Sep | 33.2 °C | +0.4 °C | 2 mm | -1 mm |
| Oct | 33.9 °C | +0.4 °C | 1 mm | -3 mm |
| Nov | 33.5 °C | +0.1 °C | 3 mm | -3 mm |
| Dec | 32.7 °C | -0.1 °C | 17 mm | -9 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Madalena?
Madalena has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.9 °C and it receives 701 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Madalena?
The hottest day measured in Madalena between 1940 and 2025 was 22 February 1998, reaching 36.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Madalena?
The coldest day measured in Madalena between 1940 and 2025 was 4 July 1974, at 16.3 °C.
Does it snow in Madalena?
Almost never: Madalena sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Madalena warmed?
Yes: Madalena warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Madalena?
The wettest day measured in Madalena between 1940 and 2025 was 7 March 1957, with 247 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Madalena?
The windiest day measured in Madalena between 1940 and 2025 was 23 June 1942, with winds reaching 33.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Madalena?
The warmest month in Madalena is November (27.2 °C on average); the coldest is June (24.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Madalena?
Madalena receives on average 701 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 120 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Madalena?
Madalena gets on average 10.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,942 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Madalena?
Yes: Madalena has on average 353 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Madalena?
In Madalena, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.5 °C on 2 April 2009, and the lowest was 15.2 °C on 4 July 1974.
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