Parelhas climate — normals and trends
Parelhas (Brazil) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.3 °C and it receives 355 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 December (27.5 °C on average) and the coldest is July (24.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Parelhas averages 0 frost days, 313 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 54 rainy days per year.
Parelhas has warmed by +0.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.09 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.6 °C (on 15 March 1998) and the coldest 16.4 °C (on 5 August 1974).
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
ParelhasRio Grande do Norte
- coords
- -6.69°, -36.66°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.3°C
Average daily high
32.4°C
Average daily low
21.3°C
Annual rainfall
355mm
Sunshine / day
11.0h
Mean relative humidity
63%
Average peak wind
23.2km/h
Seasonal range
2.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
313 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
54 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.4 °C
Average feels-like low
22.1 °C
Average peak gust
43.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
303 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.7 °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
38.6 °C
15 March 1998
Coldest day
16.4 °C
5 August 1974
Wettest day
197 mm
17 April 2000
Windiest day
38.2 km/h
17 June 1967
Strongest gust
68.0 km/h
4 July 2017
Hottest feels-like
41.0 °C
4 March 2008
Coldest feels-like
14.1 °C
31 July 1981
Sunniest day
12.4 h
2 January 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33.1 °C | -0.4 °C | 86 mm | +48 mm |
| Feb | 33.3 °C | +0.3 °C | 35 mm | -29 mm |
| Mar | 32.8 °C | +0.5 °C | 52 mm | -48 mm |
| Apr | 33.9 °C | +2.1 °C | 33 mm | -49 mm |
| May | 31.8 °C | +0.3 °C | 49 mm | +20 mm |
| Jun | 30.3 °C | -0.2 °C | 14 mm | +0 mm |
| Jul | 30.2 °C | -0.1 °C | 4 mm | -4 mm |
| Aug | 30.9 °C | -0.4 °C | 7 mm | +4 mm |
| Sep | 31.7 °C | -1.0 °C | 2 mm | +1 mm |
| Oct | 33.2 °C | -0.7 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Nov | 34.6 °C | +0.4 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Dec | 34.5 °C | +0.4 °C | 1 mm | -10 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Parelhas?
Parelhas has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.3 °C and it receives 355 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Parelhas?
The hottest day measured in Parelhas between 1940 and 2025 was 15 March 1998, reaching 38.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Parelhas?
The coldest day measured in Parelhas between 1940 and 2025 was 5 August 1974, at 16.4 °C.
Does it snow in Parelhas?
Almost never: Parelhas sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Parelhas warmed?
Yes: Parelhas warmed by +0.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Parelhas?
The wettest day measured in Parelhas between 1940 and 2025 was 17 April 2000, with 197 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Parelhas?
The windiest day measured in Parelhas between 1940 and 2025 was 17 June 1967, with winds reaching 38.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Parelhas?
The warmest month in Parelhas is December (27.5 °C on average); the coldest is July (24.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Parelhas?
Parelhas receives on average 355 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 54 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Parelhas?
Parelhas gets on average 11.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,015 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Parelhas?
Yes: Parelhas has on average 303 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Parelhas?
In Parelhas, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.0 °C on 4 March 2008, and the lowest was 14.1 °C on 31 July 1981.
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