Melgaço climate — normals and trends
Melgaço (Brazil) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.8 °C and it receives 1,919 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 (28.5 °C on average) and the coldest is February (25.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Melgaço averages 0 frost days, 235 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 221 rainy days per year.
Melgaço has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.16 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.5 °C (on 1 November 2012) and the coldest 21.1 °C (on 3 June 1977).
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
MelgaçoPará
- coords
- -1.80°, -50.71°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.8°C
Average daily high
30.8°C
Average daily low
23.9°C
Annual rainfall
1,919mm
Sunshine / day
9.9h
Mean relative humidity
82%
Average peak wind
10.5km/h
Seasonal range
2.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
235 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
221 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
36.6 °C
Average feels-like low
28.3 °C
Average peak gust
29.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
364 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.4 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.50 · 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
1 November 2012
Coldest day
21.1 °C
3 June 1977
Wettest day
195 mm
2 May 2016
Windiest day
20.0 km/h
21 November 1989
Strongest gust
60.1 km/h
6 December 1981
Hottest feels-like
43.2 °C
1 November 2012
Coldest feels-like
23.9 °C
30 January 1964
Sunniest day
12.0 h
15 January 1956
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29.9 °C | +0.2 °C | 296 mm | +45 mm |
| Feb | 29.8 °C | +0.5 °C | 399 mm | +111 mm |
| Mar | 29.5 °C | +0.3 °C | 602 mm | +255 mm |
| Apr | 30.2 °C | +0.9 °C | 360 mm | +29 mm |
| May | 31.4 °C | +1.7 °C | 201 mm | -44 mm |
| Jun | 31.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 213 mm | +87 mm |
| Jul | 30.9 °C | +0.6 °C | 114 mm | +38 mm |
| Aug | 31.2 °C | -0.4 °C | 76 mm | +39 mm |
| Sep | 32.1 °C | -0.5 °C | 17 mm | -8 mm |
| Oct | 32.4 °C | -0.8 °C | 38 mm | +16 mm |
| Nov | 32.7 °C | -0.1 °C | 18 mm | -29 mm |
| Dec | 31.6 °C | +0.2 °C | 76 mm | -50 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Melgaço?
Melgaço has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.8 °C and it receives 1,919 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Melgaço?
The hottest day measured in Melgaço between 1940 and 2025 was 1 November 2012, reaching 37.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Melgaço?
The coldest day measured in Melgaço between 1940 and 2025 was 3 June 1977, at 21.1 °C.
Does it snow in Melgaço?
Almost never: Melgaço sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Melgaço warmed?
Yes: Melgaço warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Melgaço?
The wettest day measured in Melgaço between 1940 and 2025 was 2 May 2016, with 195 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Melgaço?
The windiest day measured in Melgaço between 1940 and 2025 was 21 November 1989, with winds reaching 20.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Melgaço?
The warmest month in Melgaço is October (28.5 °C on average); the coldest is February (25.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Melgaço?
Melgaço receives on average 1,919 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 221 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Melgaço?
Melgaço gets on average 9.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,614 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Melgaço?
Yes: Melgaço has on average 364 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Melgaço?
In Melgaço, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.2 °C on 1 November 2012, and the lowest was 23.9 °C on 30 January 1964.
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