Nova Cruz climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Nova Cruz?

Nova Cruz has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.5 °C and it receives 521 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Nova Cruz?

The hottest day measured in Nova Cruz between 1940 and 2025 was 22 March 1991, reaching 35.7 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Nova Cruz?

The coldest day measured in Nova Cruz between 1940 and 2025 was 1 August 1986, at 16.3 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Nova Cruz?

Almost never: Nova Cruz sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Nova Cruz warmed?

Yes: Nova Cruz warmed by +0.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Nova Cruz?

The wettest day measured in Nova Cruz between 1940 and 2025 was 30 June 1995, with 111 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Nova Cruz?

The windiest day measured in Nova Cruz between 1940 and 2025 was 17 June 1967, with winds reaching 30.8 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Nova Cruz?

The warmest month in Nova Cruz is January (26.4 °C on average); the coldest is July (23.9 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Nova Cruz?

Nova Cruz receives on average 521 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 140 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Nova Cruz?

Nova Cruz gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Nova Cruz (Brazil) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.5 °C and it receives 521 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 (26.4 °C on average) and the coldest is July (23.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.

Nova Cruz averages 0 frost days, 196 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 140 rainy days per year.

Nova Cruz has warmed by +0.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.08 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 35.7 °C (on 22 March 1991) and the coldest 16.3 °C (on 1 August 1986).

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

Nova CruzRio Grande do Norte

coords: -6.48°, -35.43°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

BShHot semi-aridWarmest monthJanuaryColdest monthJulyWettest monthMarchDriest monthOctober

Mean daily temperature

25.5°C

Average daily high

30.0°C

Average daily low

22.1°C

Annual rainfall

521mm

Sunshine / day

10.9h

Mean relative humidity

76%

Average peak wind

18.8km/h

Seasonal range

2.5°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

196 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

140 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

32.4 °C

Average feels-like low

24.8 °C

Average peak gust

40.9 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

352 d/yr

Solar radiation

19.4 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+0.7 °C

since 1940

+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.33 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

35.7 °C

22 March 1991

Coldest day

16.3 °C

1 August 1986

Wettest day

111 mm

30 June 1995

Windiest day

30.8 km/h

17 June 1967

Strongest gust

63.0 km/h

6 October 1947

Hottest feels-like

40.9 °C

9 March 1988

Coldest feels-like

16.8 °C

1 August 1986

Sunniest day

12.4 h

3 January 1941

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	33.1 °C19 April 2025	18.6 °C18 August 2025	25.6 °C	496 mm	200
2024	34.1 °C6 February 2024	17.9 °C10 August 2024	25.9 °C	691 mm	220
2023	32.9 °C4 February 2023	19.2 °C4 August 2023	25.8 °C	575 mm	221
2022	33.5 °C3 March 2022	18.5 °C26 July 2022	25.5 °C	690 mm	188
2021	33.6 °C26 November 2021	19.1 °C16 August 2021	26.0 °C	335 mm	240
2020	34.0 °C23 February 2020	18.4 °C25 August 2020	25.9 °C	591 mm	222
2019	33.5 °C17 January 2019	19.1 °C21 August 2019	25.8 °C	618 mm	213
2018	33.4 °C5 December 2018	18.7 °C30 June 2018	25.7 °C	487 mm	195
2017	33.2 °C25 February 2017	19.3 °C8 August 2017	25.7 °C	611 mm	194
2016	32.9 °C15 February 2016	18.8 °C22 July 2016	25.8 °C	514 mm	199
2015	33.1 °C27 February 2015	19.2 °C24 August 2015	25.7 °C	380 mm	214
2014	33.9 °C27 April 2014	19.2 °C4 July 2014	25.5 °C	395 mm	185
2013	34.8 °C7 April 2013	19.2 °C8 August 2013	25.7 °C	285 mm	199
2012	32.8 °C6 March 2012	18.3 °C6 August 2012	25.2 °C	317 mm	198
2011	32.7 °C11 February 2011	18.1 °C3 August 2011	25.2 °C	970 mm	151
2010	34.1 °C7 March 2010	18.4 °C14 August 2010	25.9 °C	349 mm	246
2009	32.8 °C23 January 2009	18.9 °C31 July 2009	25.4 °C	848 mm	194
2008	34.6 °C16 March 2008	18.8 °C19 June 2008	25.4 °C	712 mm	197
2007	33.5 °C13 February 2007	17.5 °C20 July 2007	25.3 °C	359 mm	182
2006	34.4 °C12 March 2006	19.7 °C28 July 2006	25.9 °C	353 mm	210
2005	33.3 °C8 January 2005	18.8 °C17 August 2005	25.5 °C	456 mm	179
2004	33.6 °C11 December 2004	19.6 °C24 August 2004	25.8 °C	725 mm	185
2003	34.0 °C17 January 2003	20.6 °C30 July 2003	25.9 °C	450 mm	219
2002	32.9 °C7 December 2002	19.5 °C13 July 2002	25.3 °C	517 mm	146
2001	33.2 °C27 February 2001	19.7 °C4 August 2001	25.6 °C	354 mm	162
2000	32.6 °C3 February 2000	18.8 °C12 August 2000	25.3 °C	776 mm	117
1999	33.2 °C4 March 1999	18.9 °C4 August 1999	25.8 °C	303 mm	210
1998	34.4 °C1 March 1998	19.8 °C22 August 1998	26.4 °C	297 mm	246
1997	33.1 °C14 December 1997	18.7 °C19 September 1997	25.7 °C	294 mm	188
1996	33.7 °C7 February 1996	19.6 °C29 September 1996	25.6 °C	623 mm	188
1995	33.2 °C1 March 1995	19.2 °C12 July 1995	25.6 °C	575 mm	195
1994	33.4 °C30 January 1994	19.3 °C15 August 1994	25.5 °C	482 mm	166
1993	33.4 °C20 March 1993	19.4 °C5 August 1993	26.2 °C	173 mm	261
1992	32.6 °C9 January 1992	18.9 °C5 August 1992	25.4 °C	410 mm	143
1991	35.7 °C22 March 1991	18.4 °C25 July 1991	25.4 °C	401 mm	156
1990	34.7 °C21 February 1990	19.7 °C1 August 1990	25.7 °C	333 mm	204
1989	35.4 °C21 March 1989	18.9 °C28 July 1989	25.7 °C	639 mm	203
1988	35.4 °C9 March 1988	19.6 °C2 August 1988	25.7 °C	481 mm	223
1987	33.6 °C6 February 1987	19.1 °C8 August 1987	26.0 °C	410 mm	263
1986	32.9 °C21 January 1986	16.3 °C1 August 1986	25.1 °C	883 mm	148
1985	34.5 °C3 January 1985	19.3 °C7 September 1985	25.2 °C	1,116 mm	159
1984	34.7 °C10 March 1984	18.7 °C27 July 1984	25.6 °C	534 mm	213
1983	33.6 °C3 April 1983	18.7 °C26 July 1983	25.6 °C	329 mm	207
1982	33.6 °C20 January 1982	19.2 °C8 August 1982	25.4 °C	346 mm	180
1981	34.0 °C11 March 1981	17.8 °C24 July 1981	25.2 °C	476 mm	172
1980	34.2 °C15 January 1980	18.2 °C18 July 1980	25.4 °C	444 mm	187
1979	33.3 °C27 December 1979	19.5 °C16 August 1979	25.5 °C	306 mm	190
1978	34.3 °C29 January 1978	18.7 °C15 August 1978	25.4 °C	610 mm	195
1977	34.2 °C24 March 1977	18.6 °C13 August 1977	25.5 °C	647 mm	221
1976	32.6 °C25 January 1976	18.1 °C31 July 1976	25.3 °C	514 mm	192
1975	33.8 °C12 May 1975	18.2 °C9 September 1975	25.5 °C	515 mm	207
1974	33.6 °C10 January 1974	18.4 °C5 August 1974	24.9 °C	1,159 mm	137
1973	34.3 °C28 December 1973	19.2 °C30 July 1973	25.8 °C	880 mm	213
1972	33.6 °C12 December 1972	19.9 °C23 July 1972	25.8 °C	420 mm	235
1971	33.0 °C23 February 1971	18.9 °C10 August 1971	25.4 °C	659 mm	175
1970	33.5 °C20 February 1970	19.2 °C13 July 1970	25.5 °C	519 mm	186
1969	33.9 °C8 March 1969	19.3 °C21 August 1969	25.7 °C	552 mm	223
1968	33.4 °C6 December 1968	18.6 °C24 July 1968	25.1 °C	456 mm	169
1967	34.1 °C13 February 1967	18.6 °C22 July 1967	24.8 °C	857 mm	120
1966	34.3 °C9 April 1966	19.3 °C6 August 1966	25.3 °C	487 mm	215
1965	34.0 °C6 January 1965	18.5 °C8 August 1965	25.0 °C	477 mm	191
1964	33.4 °C11 November 1964	19.2 °C16 July 1964	24.7 °C	965 mm	131
1963	35.3 °C4 January 1963	18.9 °C9 July 1963	25.6 °C	482 mm	257
1962	34.6 °C3 January 1962	19.2 °C17 August 1962	25.6 °C	427 mm	247
1961	33.5 °C2 January 1961	19.0 °C1 August 1961	25.0 °C	607 mm	164
1960	34.1 °C1 February 1960	19.3 °C17 July 1960	25.2 °C	528 mm	180
1959	34.6 °C4 January 1959	19.4 °C24 August 1959	25.1 °C	543 mm	169
1958	34.8 °C12 February 1958	19.5 °C19 August 1958	25.7 °C	290 mm	269
1957	34.2 °C24 November 1957	19.1 °C20 July 1957	25.1 °C	564 mm	167
1956	34.3 °C1 December 1956	19.3 °C25 July 1956	25.5 °C	310 mm	259
1955	34.5 °C23 January 1955	18.8 °C1 October 1955	24.9 °C	543 mm	180
1954	34.4 °C12 January 1954	18.8 °C18 September 1954	25.0 °C	380 mm	197
1953	34.5 °C25 March 1953	20.0 °C21 August 1953	25.6 °C	275 mm	254
1952	35.3 °C13 February 1952	19.2 °C8 September 1952	25.5 °C	370 mm	229
1951	35.0 °C17 March 1951	19.2 °C24 September 1951	25.5 °C	280 mm	258
1950	34.1 °C18 January 1950	18.6 °C25 September 1950	25.3 °C	410 mm	224
1949	34.3 °C7 January 1949	19.4 °C9 September 1949	25.2 °C	571 mm	171
1948	34.2 °C18 December 1948	19.7 °C7 August 1948	25.4 °C	477 mm	222
1947	33.5 °C15 February 1947	19.5 °C1 October 1947	25.3 °C	504 mm	205
1946	35.0 °C22 February 1946	19.1 °C7 July 1946	25.5 °C	373 mm	248
1945	33.5 °C29 January 1945	18.9 °C30 July 1945	24.8 °C	655 mm	142
1944	33.4 °C27 December 1944	18.9 °C31 July 1944	24.6 °C	845 mm	129
1943	33.6 °C19 February 1943	19.1 °C26 August 1943	24.6 °C	477 mm	116
1942	34.4 °C30 November 1942	19.0 °C6 July 1942	25.2 °C	373 mm	236
1941	33.7 °C3 January 1941	19.2 °C30 July 1941	25.2 °C	500 mm	184
1940	33.9 °C15 November 1940	18.6 °C8 August 1940	24.9 °C	640 mm	142

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

29.9 °C

-0.1 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

200 d/yr

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

496 mm

-25 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	31.3 °C	+0.1 °C	69 mm	+22 mm
Feb	30.4 °C	-0.7 °C	68 mm	+5 mm
Mar	30.5 °C	-0.2 °C	68 mm	-27 mm
Apr	31.2 °C	+1.1 °C	46 mm	-44 mm
May	29.9 °C	+0.5 °C	58 mm	-2 mm
Jun	28.5 °C	+0.1 °C	62 mm	+18 mm
Jul	27.6 °C	-0.3 °C	30 mm	-7 mm
Aug	28.4 °C	-0.2 °C	38 mm	+21 mm
Sep	29.2 °C	-0.4 °C	22 mm	+7 mm
Oct	30.0 °C	-0.6 °C	13 mm	-1 mm
Nov	30.9 °C	-0.2 °C	9 mm	-5 mm
Dec	31.1 °C	-0.1 °C	12 mm	-13 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

33.1 °C

19 Apr 2025

Coldest day

18.6 °C

18 Aug 2025

Wettest day

23.9 mm

28 Jun 2025

Windiest day

28.5 km/h

25 Oct 2025

Strongest gust

59.0 km/h

25 Oct 2025

Hottest feels-like

39.3 °C

11 Apr 2025

Coldest feels-like

19.9 °C

16 Jul 2025

Sunniest day

12.2 h

5 Jan 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Nova Cruz?

Nova Cruz has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.5 °C and it receives 521 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Nova Cruz?

The hottest day measured in Nova Cruz between 1940 and 2025 was 22 March 1991, reaching 35.7 °C.

What is the coldest day in Nova Cruz?

The coldest day measured in Nova Cruz between 1940 and 2025 was 1 August 1986, at 16.3 °C.

Does it snow in Nova Cruz?

Almost never: Nova Cruz sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Nova Cruz warmed?

Yes: Nova Cruz warmed by +0.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Nova Cruz?

The wettest day measured in Nova Cruz between 1940 and 2025 was 30 June 1995, with 111 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Nova Cruz?

The windiest day measured in Nova Cruz between 1940 and 2025 was 17 June 1967, with winds reaching 30.8 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Nova Cruz?

The warmest month in Nova Cruz is January (26.4 °C on average); the coldest is July (23.9 °C).

How much does it rain in Nova Cruz?

Nova Cruz receives on average 521 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 140 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Nova Cruz?

Nova Cruz gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Nova Cruz?

Yes: Nova Cruz has on average 352 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Nova Cruz?

In Nova Cruz, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.9 °C on 9 March 1988, and the lowest was 16.8 °C on 1 August 1986.

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