Monte Alegre climate — normals and trends
Monte Alegre (Brazil) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.9 °C and it receives 838 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 January (26.7 °C on average) and the coldest is July (24.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.
Monte Alegre averages 0 frost days, 58 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 196 rainy days per year.
Monte Alegre has warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.10 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 32.9 °C (on 12 February 1958) and the coldest 19.9 °C (on 31 July 1976).
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
Monte AlegreRio Grande do Norte
- coords
- -6.07°, -35.33°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.9°C
Average daily high
28.6°C
Average daily low
23.7°C
Annual rainfall
838mm
Sunshine / day
11.1h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
22.3km/h
Seasonal range
2.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
58 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
196 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
31.5 °C
Average feels-like low
26.3 °C
Average peak gust
41.1 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
+0.8 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.51 · 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
32.9 °C
12 February 1958
Coldest day
19.9 °C
31 July 1976
Wettest day
136 mm
29 May 2017
Windiest day
36.3 km/h
19 August 1947
Strongest gust
63.4 km/h
19 August 1947
Hottest feels-like
40.3 °C
2 March 2024
Coldest feels-like
20.0 °C
19 September 1955
Sunniest day
12.3 h
7 January 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30.0 °C | +0.4 °C | 78 mm | +14 mm |
| Feb | 29.7 °C | +0.2 °C | 87 mm | -3 mm |
| Mar | 29.5 °C | +0.3 °C | 132 mm | -8 mm |
| Apr | 29.9 °C | +1.1 °C | 76 mm | -70 mm |
| May | 29.0 °C | +0.6 °C | 132 mm | +23 mm |
| Jun | 28.0 °C | +0.5 °C | 129 mm | +39 mm |
| Jul | 26.9 °C | -0.2 °C | 87 mm | +14 mm |
| Aug | 27.6 °C | +0.1 °C | 59 mm | +27 mm |
| Sep | 28.1 °C | 0.0 °C | 29 mm | +6 mm |
| Oct | 28.5 °C | -0.4 °C | 22 mm | +3 mm |
| Nov | 29.1 °C | -0.2 °C | 13 mm | -5 mm |
| Dec | 29.5 °C | -0.1 °C | 15 mm | -18 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Monte Alegre?
Monte Alegre has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.9 °C and it receives 838 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Monte Alegre?
The hottest day measured in Monte Alegre between 1940 and 2025 was 12 February 1958, reaching 32.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Monte Alegre?
The coldest day measured in Monte Alegre between 1940 and 2025 was 31 July 1976, at 19.9 °C.
Does it snow in Monte Alegre?
Almost never: Monte Alegre sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Monte Alegre warmed?
Yes: Monte Alegre warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Monte Alegre?
The wettest day measured in Monte Alegre between 1940 and 2025 was 29 May 2017, with 136 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Monte Alegre?
The windiest day measured in Monte Alegre between 1940 and 2025 was 19 August 1947, with winds reaching 36.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Monte Alegre?
The warmest month in Monte Alegre is January (26.7 °C on average); the coldest is July (24.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Monte Alegre?
Monte Alegre receives on average 838 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 196 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Monte Alegre?
Monte Alegre gets on average 11.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,052 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Monte Alegre?
Yes: Monte Alegre has on average 364 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Monte Alegre?
In Monte Alegre, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.3 °C on 2 March 2024, and the lowest was 20.0 °C on 19 September 1955.
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