Nova Friburgo climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Nova Friburgo?

Nova Friburgo has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.3 °C and it receives 2,255 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Nova Friburgo between 1940 and 2025 was 18 November 2023, reaching 34.5 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Nova Friburgo?

The coldest day measured in Nova Friburgo between 1940 and 2025 was 1 June 1979, at 3.9 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Nova Friburgo?

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

Q: Has the climate of Nova Friburgo warmed?

Yes: Nova Friburgo warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Nova Friburgo?

The wettest day measured in Nova Friburgo between 1940 and 2025 was 8 December 1946, with 181 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Nova Friburgo?

The windiest day measured in Nova Friburgo between 1940 and 2025 was 31 July 1987, with winds reaching 26.4 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Nova Friburgo?

The warmest month in Nova Friburgo is February (22.2 °C on average); the coldest is July (16.0 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Nova Friburgo?

Nova Friburgo receives on average 2,255 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 206 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Nova Friburgo?

Nova Friburgo gets on average 9.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,504 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Nova Friburgo (Brazil) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 19.3 °C and it receives 2,255 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 February (22.2 °C on average) and the coldest is July (16.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.

Nova Friburgo averages 0 frost days, 6 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 206 rainy days per year.

Nova Friburgo has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.19 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 34.5 °C (on 18 November 2023) and the coldest 3.9 °C (on 1 June 1979).

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 FriburgoRio de Janeiro

coords: -22.28°, -42.53°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CfaHumid subtropicalWarmest monthFebruaryColdest monthJulyWettest monthDecemberDriest monthJuly

Mean daily temperature

19.3°C

Average daily high

23.7°C

Average daily low

15.7°C

Annual rainfall

2,255mm

Sunshine / day

9.6h

Mean relative humidity

83%

Average peak wind

9.3km/h

Seasonal range

6.2°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

6 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

206 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

26.0 °C

Average feels-like low

16.7 °C

Average peak gust

30.2 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

18 d/yr

Solar radiation

17.0 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.6 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.55 · 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

34.5 °C

18 November 2023

Coldest day

3.9 °C

1 June 1979

Wettest day

181 mm

8 December 1946

Windiest day

26.4 km/h

31 July 1987

Strongest gust

81.4 km/h

6 November 2010

Hottest feels-like

39.4 °C

17 February 1994

Coldest feels-like

1.1 °C

1 June 1979

Sunniest day

13.4 h

29 December 1943

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	31.9 °C17 February 2025	5.9 °C14 June 2025	19.3 °C	1,788 mm	13
2024	31.4 °C13 May 2024	6.1 °C14 August 2024	20.5 °C	2,018 mm	20
2023	34.5 °C18 November 2023	6.3 °C15 July 2023	20.0 °C	2,112 mm	22
2022	31.9 °C10 September 2022	6.7 °C31 August 2022	19.3 °C	2,298 mm	6
2021	31.3 °C14 September 2021	5.4 °C31 July 2021	19.0 °C	2,061 mm	4
2020	33.1 °C2 October 2020	7.1 °C27 May 2020	19.5 °C	2,392 mm	13
2019	32.2 °C5 November 2019	6.2 °C19 July 2019	20.4 °C	1,839 mm	20
2018	31.8 °C16 March 2018	7.2 °C22 May 2018	20.0 °C	2,393 mm	8
2017	30.5 °C18 November 2017	7.3 °C4 July 2017	19.7 °C	1,535 mm	5
2016	31.5 °C10 February 2016	4.8 °C15 June 2016	20.0 °C	2,146 mm	9
2015	31.7 °C25 September 2015	9.1 °C5 August 2015	20.5 °C	1,820 mm	16
2014	31.9 °C3 January 2014	6.7 °C6 August 2014	19.9 °C	1,439 mm	10
2013	32.7 °C12 November 2013	7.4 °C9 May 2013	19.5 °C	2,255 mm	7
2012	31.5 °C19 September 2012	6.2 °C10 July 2012	19.7 °C	1,977 mm	6
2011	30.6 °C20 January 2011	6.4 °C6 June 2011	19.2 °C	2,024 mm	9
2010	33.2 °C8 February 2010	6.9 °C17 August 2010	20.0 °C	1,978 mm	34
2009	31.1 °C6 March 2009	4.7 °C4 June 2009	20.1 °C	2,781 mm	7
2008	31.3 °C27 October 2008	7.3 °C15 July 2008	19.3 °C	2,761 mm	4
2007	32.2 °C24 September 2007	4.9 °C30 July 2007	19.8 °C	2,109 mm	6
2006	33.2 °C25 January 2006	7.1 °C6 September 2006	19.8 °C	1,919 mm	9
2005	31.2 °C14 October 2005	8.7 °C9 July 2005	20.0 °C	2,377 mm	7
2004	30.7 °C29 September 2004	8.3 °C28 July 2004	19.4 °C	2,359 mm	3
2003	32.0 °C13 February 2003	8.1 °C17 October 2003	19.9 °C	2,089 mm	25
2002	31.1 °C1 December 2002	9.0 °C3 September 2002	20.4 °C	1,893 mm	13
2001	30.3 °C15 February 2001	8.5 °C19 September 2001	19.7 °C	1,883 mm	1
2000	31.0 °C15 January 2000	4.3 °C18 July 2000	19.2 °C	1,919 mm	1
1999	31.5 °C20 January 1999	7.2 °C24 September 1999	18.8 °C	1,894 mm	6
1998	31.8 °C5 February 1998	7.9 °C8 June 1998	19.8 °C	2,087 mm	16
1997	32.2 °C9 September 1997	7.3 °C11 August 1997	19.8 °C	2,046 mm	15
1996	32.4 °C31 January 1996	6.0 °C23 July 1996	19.2 °C	2,215 mm	14
1995	33.2 °C17 January 1995	8.9 °C6 September 1995	19.8 °C	2,322 mm	27
1994	32.3 °C17 February 1994	5.3 °C27 June 1994	19.9 °C	2,229 mm	28
1993	31.0 °C17 November 1993	8.8 °C13 August 1993	20.0 °C	1,792 mm	9
1992	31.4 °C22 February 1992	7.7 °C28 July 1992	19.6 °C	2,418 mm	4
1991	30.8 °C10 August 1991	7.9 °C4 September 1991	19.4 °C	2,388 mm	3
1990	31.5 °C21 January 1990	7.8 °C13 June 1990	19.7 °C	1,804 mm	2
1989	29.7 °C12 February 1989	6.9 °C10 July 1989	19.2 °C	2,301 mm	0
1988	30.9 °C30 January 1988	4.9 °C6 June 1988	19.2 °C	2,235 mm	6
1987	31.3 °C9 January 1987	6.8 °C27 May 1987	19.8 °C	2,475 mm	4
1986	29.9 °C18 January 1986	7.9 °C9 July 1986	19.6 °C	1,944 mm	0
1985	30.8 °C4 February 1985	6.2 °C9 June 1985	19.1 °C	2,391 mm	1
1984	31.4 °C20 January 1984	7.6 °C31 July 1984	19.8 °C	1,753 mm	11
1983	30.8 °C26 February 1983	6.8 °C7 August 1983	19.6 °C	2,849 mm	1
1982	29.1 °C21 November 1982	7.4 °C6 May 1982	19.2 °C	2,268 mm	0
1981	30.0 °C3 March 1981	7.0 °C6 July 1981	19.0 °C	2,177 mm	1
1980	29.8 °C27 October 1980	7.9 °C27 September 1980	19.4 °C	2,012 mm	0
1979	29.7 °C15 December 1979	3.9 °C1 June 1979	18.7 °C	2,670 mm	0
1978	30.0 °C31 January 1978	5.4 °C2 June 1978	19.0 °C	2,029 mm	1
1977	31.0 °C28 February 1977	7.7 °C21 May 1977	19.7 °C	1,865 mm	2
1976	30.2 °C20 January 1976	8.2 °C16 August 1976	19.1 °C	2,466 mm	2
1975	31.6 °C9 December 1975	5.1 °C8 July 1975	19.0 °C	2,409 mm	4
1974	29.7 °C22 February 1974	6.3 °C16 June 1974	19.1 °C	1,888 mm	0
1973	32.2 °C11 January 1973	8.0 °C20 June 1973	19.7 °C	2,451 mm	10
1972	31.3 °C6 January 1972	8.4 °C29 July 1972	19.4 °C	2,110 mm	3
1971	31.3 °C31 January 1971	7.4 °C14 September 1971	19.1 °C	2,052 mm	7
1970	30.0 °C9 January 1970	8.9 °C6 July 1970	19.1 °C	1,633 mm	1
1969	32.4 °C17 February 1969	8.2 °C6 June 1969	19.2 °C	2,037 mm	7
1968	31.3 °C3 November 1968	6.5 °C18 May 1968	18.1 °C	1,593 mm	4
1967	30.8 °C12 October 1967	7.9 °C19 July 1967	19.3 °C	2,532 mm	1
1966	31.4 °C5 December 1966	7.9 °C19 September 1966	18.8 °C	2,667 mm	1
1965	29.6 °C21 December 1965	5.7 °C12 July 1965	18.8 °C	2,781 mm	0
1964	29.7 °C18 February 1964	6.9 °C29 July 1964	17.9 °C	2,734 mm	0
1963	33.7 °C14 October 1963	7.4 °C23 June 1963	19.3 °C	1,492 mm	14
1962	28.9 °C18 February 1962	6.6 °C18 June 1962	18.0 °C	3,344 mm	0
1961	34.0 °C28 September 1961	9.5 °C20 June 1961	19.5 °C	2,376 mm	15
1960	32.2 °C25 September 1960	7.3 °C14 July 1960	18.3 °C	2,765 mm	3
1959	30.0 °C26 February 1959	7.8 °C13 June 1959	19.1 °C	2,154 mm	1
1958	30.9 °C16 November 1958	6.3 °C22 September 1958	18.9 °C	2,063 mm	3
1957	29.9 °C19 October 1957	6.7 °C23 July 1957	18.7 °C	2,487 mm	0
1956	31.2 °C27 January 1956	7.2 °C12 July 1956	17.9 °C	2,013 mm	7
1955	32.5 °C1 October 1955	8.0 °C4 August 1955	18.5 °C	1,697 mm	5
1954	32.0 °C19 September 1954	7.9 °C30 August 1954	19.0 °C	2,860 mm	4
1953	30.1 °C2 February 1953	8.1 °C27 July 1953	18.9 °C	2,531 mm	1
1952	29.9 °C31 January 1952	8.5 °C16 July 1952	18.7 °C	3,116 mm	0
1951	31.6 °C16 November 1951	6.9 °C14 August 1951	18.4 °C	1,944 mm	5
1950	30.0 °C20 February 1950	6.5 °C14 July 1950	18.5 °C	2,697 mm	2
1949	29.0 °C18 March 1949	5.8 °C27 August 1949	18.2 °C	2,922 mm	0
1948	30.9 °C27 January 1948	7.0 °C31 August 1948	18.7 °C	1,933 mm	4
1947	31.6 °C9 January 1947	5.4 °C4 August 1947	18.4 °C	2,384 mm	12
1946	29.2 °C2 November 1946	7.3 °C30 July 1946	19.1 °C	2,679 mm	0
1945	29.7 °C30 August 1945	8.5 °C14 July 1945	19.0 °C	2,614 mm	0
1944	30.8 °C2 October 1944	7.7 °C13 July 1944	18.6 °C	2,918 mm	1
1943	27.7 °C3 January 1943	7.0 °C25 July 1943	17.6 °C	2,812 mm	0
1942	31.4 °C7 October 1942	5.1 °C24 June 1942	17.9 °C	2,248 mm	2
1941	30.5 °C13 January 1941	6.7 °C1 July 1941	18.7 °C	3,229 mm	2
1940	30.3 °C13 September 1940	9.7 °C27 September 1940	19.0 °C	3,004 mm	1

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

24.0 °C

+0.3 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

13 d/yr

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1788 mm

-467 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	26.8 °C	+0.5 °C	330 mm	-9 mm
Feb	28.8 °C	+2.2 °C	21 mm	-239 mm
Mar	26.2 °C	+0.5 °C	274 mm	+10 mm
Apr	23.9 °C	-0.1 °C	197 mm	+51 mm
May	22.7 °C	+0.5 °C	23 mm	-58 mm
Jun	21.8 °C	+0.5 °C	39 mm	-14 mm
Jul	20.3 °C	-0.7 °C	35 mm	-14 mm
Aug	21.9 °C	-0.1 °C	31 mm	-30 mm
Sep	22.4 °C	-0.5 °C	82 mm	-34 mm
Oct	23.0 °C	-0.6 °C	183 mm	-29 mm
Nov	24.1 °C	+0.1 °C	187 mm	-119 mm
Dec	26.9 °C	+1.8 °C	386 mm	+17 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

31.9 °C

17 Feb 2025

Coldest day

5.9 °C

14 Jun 2025

Wettest day

96.1 mm

15 Dec 2025

Windiest day

23.4 km/h

10 Dec 2025

Strongest gust

74.2 km/h

10 Dec 2025

Hottest feels-like

36.7 °C

21 Jan 2025

Coldest feels-like

4.1 °C

14 Jun 2025

Sunniest day

13.2 h

23 Dec 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Nova Friburgo?

Nova Friburgo has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.3 °C and it receives 2,255 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Nova Friburgo?

The hottest day measured in Nova Friburgo between 1940 and 2025 was 18 November 2023, reaching 34.5 °C.

What is the coldest day in Nova Friburgo?

The coldest day measured in Nova Friburgo between 1940 and 2025 was 1 June 1979, at 3.9 °C.

Does it snow in Nova Friburgo?

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

Has the climate of Nova Friburgo warmed?

Yes: Nova Friburgo warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Nova Friburgo?

The wettest day measured in Nova Friburgo between 1940 and 2025 was 8 December 1946, with 181 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Nova Friburgo?

The windiest day measured in Nova Friburgo between 1940 and 2025 was 31 July 1987, with winds reaching 26.4 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Nova Friburgo?

The warmest month in Nova Friburgo is February (22.2 °C on average); the coldest is July (16.0 °C).

How much does it rain in Nova Friburgo?

Nova Friburgo receives on average 2,255 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 206 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Nova Friburgo?

Nova Friburgo gets on average 9.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,504 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Nova Friburgo?

Yes: Nova Friburgo has on average 18 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Nova Friburgo?

In Nova Friburgo, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.4 °C on 17 February 1994, and the lowest was 1.1 °C on 1 June 1979.

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