Palmas climate — normals and trends
Palmas (Brazil) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.3 °C and it receives 1,860 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 January (20.0 °C on average) and the coldest is July (12.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Palmas averages 4 frost days, 2 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 172 rainy days per year.
Palmas has warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.11 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 3 to 5 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 33.4 °C (on 26 November 1942) and the coldest -5.8 °C (on 18 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
PalmasParaná
- coords
- -26.48°, -51.99°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.3°C
Average daily high
21.6°C
Average daily low
12.4°C
Annual rainfall
1,860mm
Sunshine / day
9.2h
Mean relative humidity
82%
Average peak wind
16.2km/h
Seasonal range
7.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
4 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
2 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
172 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.6 cm
Average feels-like high
22.3 °C
Average feels-like low
11.1 °C
Average peak gust
37.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.0 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.31 · 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
33.4 °C
26 November 1942
Coldest day
-5.8 °C
18 July 1975
Wettest day
119 mm
13 March 1970
Windiest day
48.1 km/h
15 September 1956
Strongest gust
115.2 km/h
2 July 1983
Hottest feels-like
37.3 °C
8 January 1984
Coldest feels-like
-10.9 °C
18 July 1975
Snowiest day
17.9 cm
21 August 1965
Sunniest day
13.4 h
30 November 1943
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 | 25.4 °C | +0.4 °C | 181 mm | -23 mm |
| Feb | 26.5 °C | +1.7 °C | 202 mm | +24 mm |
| Mar | 25.8 °C | +1.7 °C | 87 mm | -55 mm |
| Apr | 21.0 °C | -0.6 °C | 116 mm | -0 mm |
| May | 19.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 128 mm | -4 mm |
| Jun | 15.4 °C | -1.7 °C | 260 mm | +125 mm |
| Jul | 17.1 °C | -0.2 °C | 57 mm | -61 mm |
| Aug | 18.2 °C | -1.1 °C | 152 mm | +26 mm |
| Sep | 20.8 °C | +0.2 °C | 193 mm | +23 mm |
| Oct | 20.8 °C | -1.3 °C | 178 mm | -28 mm |
| Nov | 23.7 °C | +0.1 °C | 194 mm | +39 mm |
| Dec | 25.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 190 mm | +12 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Palmas?
Palmas has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.3 °C and it receives 1,860 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Palmas?
The hottest day measured in Palmas between 1940 and 2025 was 26 November 1942, reaching 33.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Palmas?
The coldest day measured in Palmas between 1940 and 2025 was 18 July 1975, at -5.8 °C.
Does it snow in Palmas?
Almost never: Palmas sees virtually no snow, with about 4 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Palmas warmed?
Yes: Palmas warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Palmas?
The wettest day measured in Palmas between 1940 and 2025 was 13 March 1970, with 119 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Palmas?
The windiest day measured in Palmas between 1940 and 2025 was 15 September 1956, with winds reaching 48.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Palmas?
The warmest month in Palmas is January (20.0 °C on average); the coldest is July (12.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Palmas?
Palmas receives on average 1,860 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 172 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Palmas?
Palmas gets on average 9.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,358 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Palmas?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Palmas between 1940 and 2025 was 21 August 1965, with 17.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Palmas?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Palmas.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Palmas?
In Palmas, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.3 °C on 8 January 1984, and the lowest was -10.9 °C on 18 July 1975.
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