Paracuru climate — normals and trends
Paracuru (Brazil) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.6 °C and it receives 1,085 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 November (27.1 °C on average) and the coldest is March (26.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Paracuru averages 0 frost days, 100 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 164 rainy days per year.
Paracuru has warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.12 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 32.7 °C (on 3 March 2013) and the coldest 21.1 °C (on 25 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
ParacuruCeará
- coords
- -3.41°, -39.03°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.6°C
Average daily high
29.2°C
Average daily low
24.7°C
Annual rainfall
1,085mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
78%
Average peak wind
22.8km/h
Seasonal range
0.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
100 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
164 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.2 °C
Average feels-like low
27.2 °C
Average peak gust
42.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
364 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.0 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.53 · 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
32.7 °C
3 March 2013
Coldest day
21.1 °C
25 July 1975
Wettest day
190 mm
27 February 2024
Windiest day
34.9 km/h
10 September 1969
Strongest gust
62.6 km/h
28 September 1944
Hottest feels-like
38.7 °C
23 April 2020
Coldest feels-like
21.2 °C
3 September 1943
Sunniest day
12.2 h
11 December 1940
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 | 29.3 °C | +0.3 °C | 277 mm | +164 mm |
| Feb | 29.2 °C | +0.6 °C | 247 mm | +75 mm |
| Mar | 29.2 °C | +0.9 °C | 236 mm | -14 mm |
| Apr | 29.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 167 mm | -78 mm |
| May | 29.5 °C | +0.7 °C | 97 mm | -49 mm |
| Jun | 29.0 °C | +0.1 °C | 114 mm | +50 mm |
| Jul | 29.7 °C | +0.3 °C | 19 mm | -9 mm |
| Aug | 30.1 °C | +0.1 °C | 12 mm | +5 mm |
| Sep | 30.6 °C | +0.7 °C | 3 mm | -2 mm |
| Oct | 30.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 2 mm | -4 mm |
| Nov | 29.7 °C | 0.0 °C | 5 mm | -5 mm |
| Dec | 29.6 °C | +0.1 °C | 19 mm | -20 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Paracuru?
Paracuru has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.6 °C and it receives 1,085 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Paracuru?
The hottest day measured in Paracuru between 1940 and 2025 was 3 March 2013, reaching 32.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Paracuru?
The coldest day measured in Paracuru between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 1975, at 21.1 °C.
Does it snow in Paracuru?
Almost never: Paracuru sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Paracuru warmed?
Yes: Paracuru warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Paracuru?
The wettest day measured in Paracuru between 1940 and 2025 was 27 February 2024, with 190 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Paracuru?
The windiest day measured in Paracuru between 1940 and 2025 was 10 September 1969, with winds reaching 34.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Paracuru?
The warmest month in Paracuru is November (27.1 °C on average); the coldest is March (26.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Paracuru?
Paracuru receives on average 1,085 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 164 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Paracuru?
Paracuru gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Paracuru?
Yes: Paracuru has on average 364 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Paracuru?
In Paracuru, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.7 °C on 23 April 2020, and the lowest was 21.2 °C on 3 September 1943.
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