Massapê climate — normals and trends
Massapê (Brazil) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.8 °C and it receives 926 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 (28.0 °C on average) and the coldest is March (25.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Massapê averages 0 frost days, 277 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 135 rainy days per year.
Massapê has warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.12 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.5 °C (on 30 January 2013) and the coldest 18.4 °C (on 5 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
MassapêCeará
- coords
- -3.52°, -40.34°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.8°C
Average daily high
32.0°C
Average daily low
23.2°C
Annual rainfall
926mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
73%
Average peak wind
18.3km/h
Seasonal range
2.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
277 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
135 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.5 °C
Average feels-like low
26.6 °C
Average peak gust
38.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
364 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.1 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.33 · 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
37.5 °C
30 January 2013
Coldest day
18.4 °C
5 July 1974
Wettest day
160 mm
3 May 2009
Windiest day
31.6 km/h
5 July 2017
Strongest gust
60.8 km/h
5 July 2017
Hottest feels-like
40.5 °C
2 April 2009
Coldest feels-like
18.4 °C
4 July 1974
Sunniest day
12.2 h
29 November 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31.3 °C | -0.2 °C | 183 mm | +66 mm |
| Feb | 30.4 °C | 0.0 °C | 181 mm | +17 mm |
| Mar | 30.2 °C | +0.6 °C | 204 mm | -28 mm |
| Apr | 30.5 °C | +0.9 °C | 143 mm | -62 mm |
| May | 30.5 °C | +0.4 °C | 31 mm | -74 mm |
| Jun | 30.9 °C | 0.0 °C | 31 mm | +0 mm |
| Jul | 32.3 °C | +0.2 °C | 6 mm | -6 mm |
| Aug | 33.7 °C | +0.3 °C | 4 mm | -1 mm |
| Sep | 34.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 2 mm | -3 mm |
| Oct | 35.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 3 mm | -3 mm |
| Nov | 34.1 °C | 0.0 °C | 4 mm | -5 mm |
| Dec | 33.0 °C | -0.2 °C | 24 mm | -14 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Massapê?
Massapê has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.8 °C and it receives 926 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Massapê?
The hottest day measured in Massapê between 1940 and 2025 was 30 January 2013, reaching 37.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Massapê?
The coldest day measured in Massapê between 1940 and 2025 was 5 July 1974, at 18.4 °C.
Does it snow in Massapê?
Almost never: Massapê sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Massapê warmed?
Yes: Massapê warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Massapê?
The wettest day measured in Massapê between 1940 and 2025 was 3 May 2009, with 160 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Massapê?
The windiest day measured in Massapê between 1940 and 2025 was 5 July 2017, with winds reaching 31.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Massapê?
The warmest month in Massapê is November (28.0 °C on average); the coldest is March (25.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Massapê?
Massapê receives on average 926 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 135 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Massapê?
Massapê gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Massapê?
Yes: Massapê has on average 364 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Massapê?
In Massapê, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.5 °C on 2 April 2009, and the lowest was 18.4 °C on 4 July 1974.
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