Nova Viçosa climate — normals and trends

Nova Viçosa (Brazil) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.6 °C and it receives 1,043 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 (26.3 °C on average) and the coldest is July (22.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.

Nova Viçosa averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 170 rainy days per year.

Nova Viçosa has warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.12 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 31.2 °C (on 24 February 2019) and the coldest 17.7 °C (on 23 July 2004).

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 ViçosaEstado de Bahia

coords
-17.89°, -39.37°
period
19402025 · 86 yrs
AwTropical savannaWarmest monthFebruaryColdest monthJulyWettest monthNovemberDriest monthAugust

Mean daily temperature

24.6°C

Average daily high

25.8°C

Average daily low

23.4°C

Annual rainfall

1,043mm

Sunshine / day

10.5h

Mean relative humidity

81%

Average peak wind

21.8km/h

Seasonal range

3.5°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

0 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

170 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

29.0 °C

Average feels-like low

25.3 °C

Average peak gust

34.1 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

361 d/yr

Solar radiation

18.5 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.0 °C

since 1940

+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.54 · p = < 0.001

1940Each stripe is one year, from 1940 (left) to 2025 (right). Blue = colder than the period average, red = warmer.2025

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

31.2 °C

24 February 2019

Coldest day

17.7 °C

23 July 2004

Wettest day

229 mm

17 January 1982

Windiest day

47.1 km/h

3 November 2003

Strongest gust

76.0 km/h

29 December 1990

Hottest feels-like

38.3 °C

13 March 2018

Coldest feels-like

15.7 °C

23 July 2004

Sunniest day

13.0 h

2 December 1940

YearHottest dayColdest dayAnnual meanRainfallHot daysFrost days
202529.5 °C19 March 202519.7 °C29 September 202524.9 °C1,108 mm00
202430.0 °C18 March 202421.6 °C30 August 202425.7 °C1,174 mm10
202330.0 °C19 April 202320.2 °C4 July 202325.3 °C585 mm10
202229.5 °C14 April 202219.1 °C30 August 202224.7 °C1,399 mm00
202129.3 °C10 March 202119.7 °C3 August 202124.8 °C1,070 mm00
202030.5 °C21 March 202019.6 °C26 August 202025.0 °C1,117 mm20
201931.2 °C24 February 201920.0 °C19 July 201925.6 °C645 mm150
201829.1 °C8 March 201820.2 °C29 July 201825.2 °C855 mm00
201728.9 °C6 March 201719.7 °C22 July 201724.7 °C739 mm00
201629.6 °C29 February 201620.3 °C5 August 201625.3 °C756 mm00
201529.5 °C6 April 201520.6 °C12 August 201525.4 °C493 mm00
201428.6 °C8 March 201419.8 °C6 October 201424.8 °C793 mm00
201329.7 °C11 March 201319.9 °C19 August 201324.9 °C1,265 mm00
201229.2 °C26 December 201219.5 °C26 August 201224.6 °C839 mm00
201129.2 °C23 February 201119.9 °C9 November 201124.5 °C853 mm00
201030.0 °C25 February 201019.5 °C17 August 201025.1 °C896 mm10
200929.8 °C14 March 200920.6 °C14 August 200925.3 °C985 mm00
200829.7 °C4 March 200819.4 °C18 July 200824.9 °C1,049 mm00
200729.1 °C14 January 200720.4 °C30 July 200724.9 °C954 mm00
200629.7 °C23 February 200619.7 °C20 July 200624.8 °C1,006 mm00
200529.4 °C24 January 200519.9 °C10 July 200525.1 °C1,155 mm00
200429.3 °C29 February 200417.7 °C23 July 200424.7 °C1,353 mm00
200329.6 °C12 April 200320.7 °C3 August 200325.2 °C547 mm00
200228.7 °C23 February 200220.9 °C25 May 200225.0 °C1,126 mm00
200129.1 °C18 May 200120.1 °C17 September 200124.9 °C847 mm00
200029.3 °C5 February 200020.1 °C6 August 200024.7 °C1,210 mm00
199929.2 °C29 January 199919.9 °C16 August 199924.6 °C1,087 mm00
199829.8 °C25 March 199820.4 °C14 July 199825.4 °C902 mm00
199729.8 °C3 December 199719.5 °C10 August 199724.7 °C940 mm00
199629.7 °C8 March 199619.6 °C24 July 199624.7 °C839 mm00
199529.7 °C17 February 199520.7 °C25 August 199525.0 °C1,131 mm00
199428.9 °C20 February 199419.2 °C13 July 199424.7 °C814 mm00
199328.7 °C31 March 199320.1 °C17 August 199324.8 °C814 mm00
199228.4 °C19 May 199219.7 °C17 August 199224.4 °C1,309 mm00
199129.2 °C13 February 199119.0 °C16 August 199124.4 °C956 mm00
199029.6 °C17 February 199020.4 °C8 July 199024.9 °C855 mm00
198929.1 °C22 February 198919.8 °C15 July 198924.7 °C1,094 mm00
198829.9 °C5 March 198819.2 °C30 July 198824.9 °C789 mm00
198729.8 °C6 March 198720.0 °C1 August 198725.1 °C785 mm00
198629.9 °C17 February 198619.4 °C3 September 198624.6 °C680 mm00
198528.7 °C10 March 198519.1 °C26 July 198524.5 °C1,342 mm00
198429.6 °C5 March 198419.9 °C2 September 198424.9 °C1,000 mm00
198328.7 °C19 March 198319.5 °C6 August 198324.9 °C1,032 mm00
198228.8 °C24 December 198220.3 °C14 August 198224.4 °C1,003 mm00
198129.3 °C9 March 198119.2 °C7 July 198124.2 °C1,011 mm00
198028.5 °C30 March 198020.4 °C26 July 198024.5 °C1,239 mm00
197929.0 °C23 December 197919.0 °C14 July 197924.4 °C1,300 mm00
197829.1 °C1 April 197820.1 °C1 August 197824.3 °C1,275 mm00
197728.7 °C20 January 197720.5 °C18 May 197724.6 °C1,215 mm00
197628.4 °C19 March 197619.9 °C24 July 197624.5 °C1,063 mm00
197529.3 °C9 February 197519.4 °C23 July 197524.4 °C1,110 mm00
197429.2 °C26 March 197419.9 °C15 July 197424.6 °C1,090 mm00
197329.9 °C9 March 197319.7 °C4 October 197325.1 °C875 mm00
197229.7 °C20 March 197220.7 °C8 September 197224.9 °C790 mm00
197128.9 °C4 April 197119.0 °C20 July 197124.5 °C1,259 mm00
197028.4 °C17 March 197019.3 °C19 July 197024.3 °C1,125 mm00
196929.1 °C23 March 196919.7 °C27 June 196924.7 °C986 mm00
196828.8 °C13 April 196818.9 °C27 August 196823.8 °C1,027 mm00
196729.5 °C16 January 196719.7 °C19 July 196724.5 °C1,242 mm00
196629.2 °C4 January 196620.0 °C29 August 196624.4 °C1,052 mm00
196529.4 °C8 February 196519.1 °C11 August 196524.5 °C1,185 mm00
196429.3 °C30 December 196419.6 °C8 August 196424.1 °C1,861 mm00
196328.7 °C22 February 196319.3 °C10 July 196324.6 °C873 mm00
196229.3 °C25 February 196219.6 °C18 June 196224.3 °C1,108 mm00
196128.6 °C3 January 196120.2 °C15 July 196124.6 °C734 mm00
196028.1 °C5 February 196019.7 °C18 July 196024.1 °C1,251 mm00
195928.8 °C24 December 195920.3 °C22 July 195924.5 °C891 mm00
195829.0 °C8 March 195819.9 °C27 June 195824.2 °C1,041 mm00
195728.5 °C16 February 195720.0 °C7 July 195724.2 °C1,271 mm00
195628.8 °C3 March 195618.8 °C11 August 195623.8 °C1,292 mm00
195528.3 °C17 March 195519.1 °C7 August 195524.0 °C823 mm00
195428.4 °C21 March 195419.9 °C29 August 195424.4 °C864 mm00
195328.4 °C15 February 195320.2 °C12 August 195324.5 °C1,097 mm00
195229.1 °C26 February 195219.7 °C25 August 195224.4 °C1,385 mm00
195129.0 °C15 March 195118.8 °C15 August 195123.9 °C932 mm00
195028.9 °C13 January 195019.8 °C15 July 195024.3 °C1,108 mm00
194928.9 °C31 January 194919.7 °C28 July 194924.2 °C1,025 mm00
194828.8 °C27 February 194819.6 °C5 July 194824.2 °C1,084 mm00
194729.4 °C27 February 194719.9 °C25 July 194724.2 °C1,158 mm00
194629.7 °C5 February 194619.7 °C2 August 194624.6 °C857 mm00
194529.2 °C30 November 194519.8 °C11 August 194524.6 °C1,256 mm00
194428.8 °C21 March 194419.6 °C16 August 194424.2 °C1,015 mm00
194328.3 °C6 March 194317.9 °C6 September 194323.5 °C2,091 mm00
194228.7 °C1 April 194218.6 °C27 July 194223.7 °C1,143 mm00
194128.9 °C26 January 194119.8 °C14 July 194124.6 °C1,209 mm00
194029.5 °C22 February 194020.2 °C7 June 194024.5 °C1,296 mm00

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Across the whole year

Average daily high
26.1 °C
+0.3 °C
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
0
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
0
Annual rainfall
1108 mm
+65 mm

Month by month

Highvs. normalPrecipitationvs. normal
Jan27.9 °C+0.7 °C91 mm+2 mm
Feb27.9 °C+0.4 °C40 mm-22 mm
Mar28.1 °C+0.6 °C64 mm-48 mm
Apr27.5 °C+0.8 °C187 mm+76 mm
May25.8 °C+0.2 °C113 mm+31 mm
Jun25.2 °C+0.6 °C75 mm+16 mm
Jul24.0 °C+0.1 °C45 mm-10 mm
Aug24.1 °C+0.1 °C34 mm-5 mm
Sep24.7 °C+0.1 °C37 mm-13 mm
Oct25.1 °C-0.3 °C131 mm+32 mm
Nov25.9 °C-0.1 °C168 mm+9 mm
Dec27.0 °C+0.3 °C124 mm-1 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day
29.5 °C
19 Mar 2025
Coldest day
19.7 °C
29 Sep 2025
Wettest day
70.2 mm
24 Nov 2025
Windiest day
43.6 km/h
19 Oct 2025
Strongest gust
65.2 km/h
25 Sep 2025
Hottest feels-like
35.0 °C
17 Feb 2025
Coldest feels-like
16.9 °C
27 Sep 2025
Sunniest day
13.0 h
9 Dec 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Nova Viçosa?

Nova Viçosa has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.6 °C and it receives 1,043 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Nova Viçosa?

The hottest day measured in Nova Viçosa between 1940 and 2025 was 24 February 2019, reaching 31.2 °C.

What is the coldest day in Nova Viçosa?

The coldest day measured in Nova Viçosa between 1940 and 2025 was 23 July 2004, at 17.7 °C.

Does it snow in Nova Viçosa?

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

Has the climate of Nova Viçosa warmed?

Yes: Nova Viçosa warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Nova Viçosa?

The wettest day measured in Nova Viçosa between 1940 and 2025 was 17 January 1982, with 229 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Nova Viçosa?

The windiest day measured in Nova Viçosa between 1940 and 2025 was 3 November 2003, with winds reaching 47.1 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Nova Viçosa?

The warmest month in Nova Viçosa is February (26.3 °C on average); the coldest is July (22.8 °C).

How much does it rain in Nova Viçosa?

Nova Viçosa receives on average 1,043 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 170 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Nova Viçosa?

Nova Viçosa gets on average 10.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,833 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Nova Viçosa?

Yes: Nova Viçosa has on average 361 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Nova Viçosa?

In Nova Viçosa, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.3 °C on 13 March 2018, and the lowest was 15.7 °C on 23 July 2004.

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