Palmas de Monte Alto climate — normals and trends
Palmas de Monte Alto (Brazil) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.6 °C and it receives 668 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 October (27.3 °C on average) and the coldest is July (23.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Palmas de Monte Alto averages 0 frost days, 241 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 74 rainy days per year.
Palmas de Monte Alto has warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.14 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.2 °C (on 8 October 2020) and the coldest 12.2 °C (on 20 May 2022).
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
Palmas de Monte AltoEstado de Bahia
- coords
- -14.27°, -43.16°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.6°C
Average daily high
31.1°C
Average daily low
20.6°C
Annual rainfall
668mm
Sunshine / day
10.8h
Mean relative humidity
59%
Average peak wind
14.3km/h
Seasonal range
4.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
241 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
74 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.2 °C
Average feels-like low
21.4 °C
Average peak gust
32.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
242 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.2 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.21 · 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
41.2 °C
8 October 2020
Coldest day
12.2 °C
20 May 2022
Wettest day
260 mm
9 December 2002
Windiest day
28.0 km/h
22 September 2021
Strongest gust
60.8 km/h
18 December 2000
Hottest feels-like
44.4 °C
5 October 2015
Coldest feels-like
9.4 °C
20 May 2022
Sunniest day
12.7 h
28 November 2024
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 | +0.4 °C | 121 mm | +16 mm |
| Feb | 33.8 °C | +2.3 °C | 6 mm | -74 mm |
| Mar | 35.3 °C | +4.1 °C | 4 mm | -87 mm |
| Apr | 33.7 °C | +2.7 °C | 60 mm | +20 mm |
| May | 31.9 °C | +1.4 °C | 5 mm | -4 mm |
| Jun | 32.0 °C | +2.4 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Jul | 31.3 °C | +2.0 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Aug | 33.0 °C | +2.2 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Sep | 34.4 °C | +1.6 °C | 1 mm | -6 mm |
| Oct | 34.5 °C | +1.2 °C | 11 mm | -44 mm |
| Nov | 32.8 °C | +1.4 °C | 131 mm | -10 mm |
| Dec | 32.2 °C | +1.4 °C | 114 mm | -24 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Palmas de Monte Alto?
Palmas de Monte Alto has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.6 °C and it receives 668 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Palmas de Monte Alto?
The hottest day measured in Palmas de Monte Alto between 1940 and 2025 was 8 October 2020, reaching 41.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Palmas de Monte Alto?
The coldest day measured in Palmas de Monte Alto between 1940 and 2025 was 20 May 2022, at 12.2 °C.
Does it snow in Palmas de Monte Alto?
Almost never: Palmas de Monte Alto sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Palmas de Monte Alto warmed?
Yes: Palmas de Monte Alto warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Palmas de Monte Alto?
The wettest day measured in Palmas de Monte Alto between 1940 and 2025 was 9 December 2002, with 260 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Palmas de Monte Alto?
The windiest day measured in Palmas de Monte Alto between 1940 and 2025 was 22 September 2021, with winds reaching 28.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Palmas de Monte Alto?
The warmest month in Palmas de Monte Alto is October (27.3 °C on average); the coldest is July (23.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Palmas de Monte Alto?
Palmas de Monte Alto receives on average 668 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 74 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Palmas de Monte Alto?
Palmas de Monte Alto gets on average 10.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,942 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Palmas de Monte Alto?
Yes: Palmas de Monte Alto has on average 242 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Palmas de Monte Alto?
In Palmas de Monte Alto, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.4 °C on 5 October 2015, and the lowest was 9.4 °C on 20 May 2022.
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