Malhada climate — normals and trends
Malhada (Brazil) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.9 °C and it receives 723 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 October (27.9 °C on average) and the coldest is July (23.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Malhada averages 0 frost days, 257 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 81 rainy days per year.
Malhada has warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.15 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.5 °C (on 8 October 2020) and the coldest 12.9 °C (on 20 June 1988).
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
MalhadaEstado de Bahia
- coords
- -14.34°, -43.77°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.9°C
Average daily high
31.5°C
Average daily low
21.0°C
Annual rainfall
723mm
Sunshine / day
10.7h
Mean relative humidity
59%
Average peak wind
12.3km/h
Seasonal range
4.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
257 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
81 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.9 °C
Average feels-like low
22.3 °C
Average peak gust
28.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
260 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.3 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.21 · 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
41.5 °C
8 October 2020
Coldest day
12.9 °C
20 June 1988
Wettest day
140 mm
13 February 1978
Windiest day
26.0 km/h
22 September 2021
Strongest gust
57.2 km/h
18 December 2000
Hottest feels-like
45.0 °C
5 October 2015
Coldest feels-like
10.3 °C
20 May 2022
Sunniest day
12.7 h
14 November 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31.7 °C | +0.2 °C | 135 mm | +20 mm |
| Feb | 33.7 °C | +2.0 °C | 8 mm | -82 mm |
| Mar | 35.3 °C | +3.9 °C | 21 mm | -80 mm |
| Apr | 33.6 °C | +2.5 °C | 75 mm | +26 mm |
| May | 32.1 °C | +1.3 °C | 6 mm | -4 mm |
| Jun | 32.4 °C | +2.4 °C | 2 mm | -0 mm |
| Jul | 31.8 °C | +2.0 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Aug | 33.5 °C | +2.1 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Sep | 35.1 °C | +1.6 °C | 1 mm | -6 mm |
| Oct | 35.2 °C | +1.4 °C | 18 mm | -40 mm |
| Nov | 33.2 °C | +1.6 °C | 133 mm | -13 mm |
| Dec | 32.4 °C | +1.3 °C | 99 mm | -48 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Malhada?
Malhada has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.9 °C and it receives 723 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Malhada?
The hottest day measured in Malhada between 1940 and 2025 was 8 October 2020, reaching 41.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Malhada?
The coldest day measured in Malhada between 1940 and 2025 was 20 June 1988, at 12.9 °C.
Does it snow in Malhada?
Almost never: Malhada sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Malhada warmed?
Yes: Malhada warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Malhada?
The wettest day measured in Malhada between 1940 and 2025 was 13 February 1978, with 140 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Malhada?
The windiest day measured in Malhada between 1940 and 2025 was 22 September 2021, with winds reaching 26.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Malhada?
The warmest month in Malhada is October (27.9 °C on average); the coldest is July (23.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Malhada?
Malhada receives on average 723 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 81 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Malhada?
Malhada gets on average 10.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,905 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Malhada?
Yes: Malhada has on average 260 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Malhada?
In Malhada, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.0 °C on 5 October 2015, and the lowest was 10.3 °C on 20 May 2022.
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