Palmitos climate — normals and trends
Palmitos (Brazil) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 20.1 °C and it receives 1,744 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 (24.6 °C on average) and the coldest is July (15.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Palmitos averages 1 frost days, 72 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 147 rainy days per year.
Palmitos has warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.12 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 1 to 1 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.7 °C (on 26 November 1942) and the coldest -3.5 °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
PalmitosSanta Catarina
- coords
- -27.07°, -53.16°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
20.1°C
Average daily high
25.6°C
Average daily low
15.6°C
Annual rainfall
1,744mm
Sunshine / day
9.2h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
12.7km/h
Seasonal range
9.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
1 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
72 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
147 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.1 cm
Average feels-like high
27.7 °C
Average feels-like low
15.8 °C
Average peak gust
30.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
69 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.0 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.25 · 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
38.7 °C
26 November 1942
Coldest day
-3.5 °C
18 July 1975
Wettest day
117 mm
11 December 1946
Windiest day
48.9 km/h
15 September 1956
Strongest gust
105.1 km/h
7 April 1998
Hottest feels-like
43.4 °C
8 January 1984
Coldest feels-like
-7.4 °C
18 July 1975
Snowiest day
8.8 cm
21 August 1965
Sunniest day
13.3 h
12 January 2022
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31.0 °C | +1.2 °C | 88 mm | -78 mm |
| Feb | 32.4 °C | +3.0 °C | 89 mm | -56 mm |
| Mar | 31.2 °C | +2.7 °C | 82 mm | -48 mm |
| Apr | 25.2 °C | -0.4 °C | 64 mm | -60 mm |
| May | 23.6 °C | +1.3 °C | 147 mm | +10 mm |
| Jun | 18.1 °C | -2.5 °C | 332 mm | +192 mm |
| Jul | 20.7 °C | -0.1 °C | 44 mm | -75 mm |
| Aug | 21.6 °C | -1.1 °C | 123 mm | +2 mm |
| Sep | 24.4 °C | +0.2 °C | 182 mm | +25 mm |
| Oct | 24.9 °C | -1.1 °C | 253 mm | +50 mm |
| Nov | 28.0 °C | +0.2 °C | 136 mm | -14 mm |
| Dec | 29.3 °C | 0.0 °C | 245 mm | +92 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Palmitos?
Palmitos has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.1 °C and it receives 1,744 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Palmitos?
The hottest day measured in Palmitos between 1940 and 2025 was 26 November 1942, reaching 38.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Palmitos?
The coldest day measured in Palmitos between 1940 and 2025 was 18 July 1975, at -3.5 °C.
Does it snow in Palmitos?
Almost never: Palmitos sees virtually no snow, with about 1 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Palmitos warmed?
Yes: Palmitos warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Palmitos?
The wettest day measured in Palmitos between 1940 and 2025 was 11 December 1946, with 117 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Palmitos?
The windiest day measured in Palmitos between 1940 and 2025 was 15 September 1956, with winds reaching 48.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Palmitos?
The warmest month in Palmitos is January (24.6 °C on average); the coldest is July (15.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Palmitos?
Palmitos receives on average 1,744 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 147 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Palmitos?
Palmitos 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 Palmitos?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Palmitos between 1940 and 2025 was 21 August 1965, with 8.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Palmitos?
Yes: Palmitos has on average 69 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Palmitos?
In Palmitos, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.4 °C on 8 January 1984, and the lowest was -7.4 °C on 18 July 1975.
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