Palmares climate — normals and trends
Palmares (Brazil) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.6 °C and it receives 871 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 (26.0 °C on average) and the coldest is July (22.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Palmares averages 0 frost days, 116 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 231 rainy days per year.
Palmares has warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.11 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.9 °C (on 25 February 1962) and the coldest 14.4 °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
PalmaresPernambuco
- coords
- -8.68°, -35.59°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
24.6°C
Average daily high
28.7°C
Average daily low
21.5°C
Annual rainfall
871mm
Sunshine / day
10.8h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
14.2km/h
Seasonal range
3.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
116 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
231 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.0 °C
Average feels-like low
24.8 °C
Average peak gust
33.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
312 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.9 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.52 · 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
35.9 °C
25 February 1962
Coldest day
14.4 °C
1 August 1986
Wettest day
124 mm
26 June 2004
Windiest day
24.6 km/h
23 July 1975
Strongest gust
53.6 km/h
19 July 1985
Hottest feels-like
41.5 °C
2 March 2024
Coldest feels-like
14.9 °C
1 August 1986
Sunniest day
12.5 h
26 December 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31.2 °C | +0.6 °C | 69 mm | +13 mm |
| Feb | 30.1 °C | -0.4 °C | 71 mm | +6 mm |
| Mar | 30.5 °C | +0.1 °C | 62 mm | -32 mm |
| Apr | 30.8 °C | +1.4 °C | 54 mm | -43 mm |
| May | 28.7 °C | +0.7 °C | 117 mm | +14 mm |
| Jun | 26.5 °C | -0.2 °C | 137 mm | +24 mm |
| Jul | 25.9 °C | -0.1 °C | 124 mm | +18 mm |
| Aug | 26.4 °C | +0.2 °C | 125 mm | +49 mm |
| Sep | 26.8 °C | -0.4 °C | 76 mm | +18 mm |
| Oct | 28.2 °C | -0.6 °C | 49 mm | +10 mm |
| Nov | 30.6 °C | +0.5 °C | 12 mm | -17 mm |
| Dec | 30.5 °C | 0.0 °C | 25 mm | -11 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Palmares?
Palmares has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.6 °C and it receives 871 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Palmares?
The hottest day measured in Palmares between 1940 and 2025 was 25 February 1962, reaching 35.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Palmares?
The coldest day measured in Palmares between 1940 and 2025 was 1 August 1986, at 14.4 °C.
Does it snow in Palmares?
Almost never: Palmares sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Palmares warmed?
Yes: Palmares warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Palmares?
The wettest day measured in Palmares between 1940 and 2025 was 26 June 2004, with 124 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Palmares?
The windiest day measured in Palmares between 1940 and 2025 was 23 July 1975, with winds reaching 24.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Palmares?
The warmest month in Palmares is February (26.0 °C on average); the coldest is July (22.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Palmares?
Palmares receives on average 871 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 231 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Palmares?
Palmares gets on average 10.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,942 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Palmares?
Yes: Palmares has on average 312 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Palmares?
In Palmares, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.5 °C on 2 March 2024, and the lowest was 14.9 °C on 1 August 1986.
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