Panelas climate — normals and trends
Panelas (Brazil) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 22.6 °C and it receives 879 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 (24.0 °C on average) and the coldest is July (20.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Panelas averages 0 frost days, 42 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 230 rainy days per year.
Panelas has warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.09 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.1 °C (on 8 March 1962) and the coldest 12.0 °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
PanelasPernambuco
- coords
- -8.66°, -36.01°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
22.6°C
Average daily high
27.0°C
Average daily low
19.4°C
Annual rainfall
879mm
Sunshine / day
10.4h
Mean relative humidity
83%
Average peak wind
15.3km/h
Seasonal range
3.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
42 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
230 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
29.5 °C
Average feels-like low
21.7 °C
Average peak gust
34.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
141 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.8 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.45 · 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
35.1 °C
8 March 1962
Coldest day
12.0 °C
1 August 1986
Wettest day
105 mm
15 December 1951
Windiest day
26.4 km/h
23 July 1975
Strongest gust
57.2 km/h
19 July 1985
Hottest feels-like
39.1 °C
21 March 2020
Coldest feels-like
12.3 °C
5 September 1965
Sunniest day
12.5 h
21 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 | 29.5 °C | +0.4 °C | 77 mm | +19 mm |
| Feb | 28.0 °C | -0.9 °C | 64 mm | -3 mm |
| Mar | 28.5 °C | -0.2 °C | 66 mm | -30 mm |
| Apr | 29.1 °C | +1.4 °C | 45 mm | -50 mm |
| May | 26.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 109 mm | +13 mm |
| Jun | 24.8 °C | +0.1 °C | 122 mm | +17 mm |
| Jul | 24.0 °C | 0.0 °C | 92 mm | -9 mm |
| Aug | 24.4 °C | +0.1 °C | 130 mm | +48 mm |
| Sep | 24.9 °C | -0.5 °C | 101 mm | +37 mm |
| Oct | 26.4 °C | -0.8 °C | 63 mm | +18 mm |
| Nov | 28.9 °C | +0.2 °C | 14 mm | -18 mm |
| Dec | 29.2 °C | +0.1 °C | 26 mm | -12 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Panelas?
Panelas has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.6 °C and it receives 879 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Panelas?
The hottest day measured in Panelas between 1940 and 2025 was 8 March 1962, reaching 35.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Panelas?
The coldest day measured in Panelas between 1940 and 2025 was 1 August 1986, at 12.0 °C.
Does it snow in Panelas?
Almost never: Panelas sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Panelas warmed?
Yes: Panelas warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Panelas?
The wettest day measured in Panelas between 1940 and 2025 was 15 December 1951, with 105 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Panelas?
The windiest day measured in Panelas between 1940 and 2025 was 23 July 1975, with winds reaching 26.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Panelas?
The warmest month in Panelas is January (24.0 °C on average); the coldest is July (20.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Panelas?
Panelas receives on average 879 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 230 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Panelas?
Panelas gets on average 10.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,796 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Panelas?
Yes: Panelas has on average 141 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Panelas?
In Panelas, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.1 °C on 21 March 2020, and the lowest was 12.3 °C on 5 September 1965.
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