Ouricuri climate — normals and trends
Ouricuri (Brazil) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.5 °C and it receives 557 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 (29.0 °C on average) and the coldest is July (24.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Ouricuri averages 0 frost days, 258 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 86 rainy days per year.
Ouricuri has warmed by +0.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.09 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.5 °C (on 26 October 2023) and the coldest 14.6 °C (on 31 July 1974).
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
OuricuriPernambuco
- coords
- -7.88°, -40.08°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.5°C
Average daily high
31.7°C
Average daily low
21.9°C
Annual rainfall
557mm
Sunshine / day
10.4h
Mean relative humidity
60%
Average peak wind
18.8km/h
Seasonal range
4.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
258 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
86 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.9 °C
Average feels-like low
23.1 °C
Average peak gust
36.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
303 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.7 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.10 · p = 0.004
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
39.5 °C
26 October 2023
Coldest day
14.6 °C
31 July 1974
Wettest day
228 mm
5 December 2005
Windiest day
36.7 km/h
17 June 1967
Strongest gust
62.3 km/h
15 August 1991
Hottest feels-like
43.4 °C
20 October 2019
Coldest feels-like
14.4 °C
31 July 1974
Sunniest day
12.5 h
8 December 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31.6 °C | -0.9 °C | 136 mm | +50 mm |
| Feb | 32.7 °C | +1.1 °C | 14 mm | -81 mm |
| Mar | 33.4 °C | +2.5 °C | 9 mm | -125 mm |
| Apr | 32.7 °C | +2.1 °C | 71 mm | -16 mm |
| May | 30.8 °C | +0.8 °C | 35 mm | -6 mm |
| Jun | 30.1 °C | +0.8 °C | 16 mm | -2 mm |
| Jul | 30.6 °C | +1.4 °C | 4 mm | -8 mm |
| Aug | 31.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 7 mm | +2 mm |
| Sep | 32.5 °C | -0.2 °C | 3 mm | -1 mm |
| Oct | 34.3 °C | -0.1 °C | 12 mm | +3 mm |
| Nov | 35.8 °C | +1.4 °C | 6 mm | -18 mm |
| Dec | 34.7 °C | +1.0 °C | 12 mm | -32 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ouricuri?
Ouricuri has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.5 °C and it receives 557 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ouricuri?
The hottest day measured in Ouricuri between 1940 and 2025 was 26 October 2023, reaching 39.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ouricuri?
The coldest day measured in Ouricuri between 1940 and 2025 was 31 July 1974, at 14.6 °C.
Does it snow in Ouricuri?
Almost never: Ouricuri sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Ouricuri warmed?
Yes: Ouricuri warmed by +0.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Ouricuri?
The wettest day measured in Ouricuri between 1940 and 2025 was 5 December 2005, with 228 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ouricuri?
The windiest day measured in Ouricuri between 1940 and 2025 was 17 June 1967, with winds reaching 36.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ouricuri?
The warmest month in Ouricuri is November (29.0 °C on average); the coldest is July (24.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Ouricuri?
Ouricuri receives on average 557 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 86 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ouricuri?
Ouricuri gets on average 10.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,796 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Ouricuri?
Yes: Ouricuri has on average 303 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ouricuri?
In Ouricuri, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.4 °C on 20 October 2019, and the lowest was 14.4 °C on 31 July 1974.
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