Meruoca climate — normals and trends
Meruoca (Brazil) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.1 °C and it receives 1,736 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 (27.6 °C on average) and the coldest is March (25.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Meruoca averages 0 frost days, 246 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 170 rainy days per year.
Meruoca has warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.11 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.1 °C (on 29 September 1951) and the coldest 17.3 °C (on 4 March 1940).
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
MeruocaCeará
- coords
- -3.54°, -40.45°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.1°C
Average daily high
31.3°C
Average daily low
22.3°C
Annual rainfall
1,736mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
74%
Average peak wind
16.2km/h
Seasonal range
2.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
246 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
170 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.1 °C
Average feels-like low
25.7 °C
Average peak gust
43.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
360 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.0 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.32 · 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
37.1 °C
29 September 1951
Coldest day
17.3 °C
4 March 1940
Wettest day
133 mm
24 March 2019
Windiest day
29.0 km/h
17 September 2011
Strongest gust
72.0 km/h
5 July 2017
Hottest feels-like
40.1 °C
26 March 1998
Coldest feels-like
17.7 °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 | 30.7 °C | 0.0 °C | 322 mm | +102 mm |
| Feb | 30.1 °C | +0.4 °C | 301 mm | +7 mm |
| Mar | 29.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 349 mm | -71 mm |
| Apr | 30.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 259 mm | -118 mm |
| May | 29.6 °C | +0.2 °C | 71 mm | -135 mm |
| Jun | 29.5 °C | -0.3 °C | 69 mm | -1 mm |
| Jul | 31.0 °C | +0.1 °C | 17 mm | -15 mm |
| Aug | 33.0 °C | +0.4 °C | 11 mm | +0 mm |
| Sep | 34.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 3 mm | -4 mm |
| Oct | 34.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 4 mm | -4 mm |
| Nov | 33.9 °C | +0.1 °C | 4 mm | -12 mm |
| Dec | 32.2 °C | -0.4 °C | 42 mm | -33 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Meruoca?
Meruoca has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.1 °C and it receives 1,736 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Meruoca?
The hottest day measured in Meruoca between 1940 and 2025 was 29 September 1951, reaching 37.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Meruoca?
The coldest day measured in Meruoca between 1940 and 2025 was 4 March 1940, at 17.3 °C.
Does it snow in Meruoca?
Almost never: Meruoca sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Meruoca warmed?
Yes: Meruoca warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Meruoca?
The wettest day measured in Meruoca between 1940 and 2025 was 24 March 2019, with 133 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Meruoca?
The windiest day measured in Meruoca between 1940 and 2025 was 17 September 2011, with winds reaching 29.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Meruoca?
The warmest month in Meruoca is November (27.6 °C on average); the coldest is March (25.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Meruoca?
Meruoca receives on average 1,736 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 170 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Meruoca?
Meruoca gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Meruoca?
Yes: Meruoca has on average 360 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Meruoca?
In Meruoca, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.1 °C on 26 March 1998, and the lowest was 17.7 °C on 4 July 1974.
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