Nova Russas climate — normals and trends
Nova Russas (Brazil) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.0 °C and it receives 746 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 (28.7 °C on average) and the coldest is April (25.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Nova Russas averages 0 frost days, 308 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 100 rainy days per year.
Nova Russas has warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.09 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.7 °C (on 5 February 1987) and the coldest 15.9 °C (on 26 July 1975).
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 RussasCeará
- coords
- -4.71°, -40.56°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
27.0°C
Average daily high
32.6°C
Average daily low
22.2°C
Annual rainfall
746mm
Sunshine / day
11.0h
Mean relative humidity
64%
Average peak wind
17.4km/h
Seasonal range
3.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
308 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
100 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.7 °C
Average feels-like low
24.8 °C
Average peak gust
35.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
348 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.8 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.12 · 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
38.7 °C
5 February 1987
Coldest day
15.9 °C
26 July 1975
Wettest day
193 mm
11 March 1944
Windiest day
32.8 km/h
4 July 2017
Strongest gust
57.6 km/h
4 July 2017
Hottest feels-like
40.9 °C
8 March 1998
Coldest feels-like
16.3 °C
4 July 1974
Sunniest day
12.3 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 | 32.3 °C | -0.7 °C | 176 mm | +84 mm |
| Feb | 31.4 °C | -0.4 °C | 103 mm | -25 mm |
| Mar | 30.3 °C | -0.5 °C | 180 mm | -21 mm |
| Apr | 30.9 °C | +0.5 °C | 87 mm | -79 mm |
| May | 31.1 °C | +0.3 °C | 45 mm | -34 mm |
| Jun | 31.2 °C | 0.0 °C | 8 mm | -16 mm |
| Jul | 32.6 °C | +0.7 °C | 2 mm | -9 mm |
| Aug | 33.6 °C | +0.5 °C | 1 mm | -2 mm |
| Sep | 34.7 °C | +0.5 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Oct | 35.3 °C | +0.3 °C | 1 mm | -4 mm |
| Nov | 35.0 °C | +0.1 °C | 1 mm | -5 mm |
| Dec | 34.0 °C | -0.4 °C | 16 mm | -13 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Nova Russas?
Nova Russas has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.0 °C and it receives 746 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Nova Russas?
The hottest day measured in Nova Russas between 1940 and 2025 was 5 February 1987, reaching 38.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Nova Russas?
The coldest day measured in Nova Russas between 1940 and 2025 was 26 July 1975, at 15.9 °C.
Does it snow in Nova Russas?
Almost never: Nova Russas sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Nova Russas warmed?
Yes: Nova Russas warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Nova Russas?
The wettest day measured in Nova Russas between 1940 and 2025 was 11 March 1944, with 193 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Nova Russas?
The windiest day measured in Nova Russas between 1940 and 2025 was 4 July 2017, with winds reaching 32.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Nova Russas?
The warmest month in Nova Russas is November (28.7 °C on average); the coldest is April (25.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Nova Russas?
Nova Russas receives on average 746 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 100 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Nova Russas?
Nova Russas gets on average 11.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,015 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Nova Russas?
Yes: Nova Russas has on average 348 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Nova Russas?
In Nova Russas, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.9 °C on 8 March 1998, and the lowest was 16.3 °C on 4 July 1974.
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