Passira climate — normals and trends
Passira (Brazil) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.6 °C and it receives 505 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 February (25.7 °C on average) and the coldest is July (22.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Passira averages 0 frost days, 130 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 158 rainy days per year.
Passira has warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.11 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.6 °C (on 15 March 1998) and the coldest 14.7 °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
PassiraPernambuco
- coords
- -8.00°, -35.58°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
24.6°C
Average daily high
29.0°C
Average daily low
21.4°C
Annual rainfall
505mm
Sunshine / day
10.8h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
16.1km/h
Seasonal range
2.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
130 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
158 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
31.4 °C
Average feels-like low
24.2 °C
Average peak gust
37.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
318 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.9 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.54 · 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
34.6 °C
15 March 1998
Coldest day
14.7 °C
1 August 1986
Wettest day
137 mm
16 March 1981
Windiest day
27.7 km/h
17 June 1967
Strongest gust
58.3 km/h
19 July 1985
Hottest feels-like
40.3 °C
1 March 2024
Coldest feels-like
15.4 °C
1 August 1986
Sunniest day
12.5 h
4 January 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 | 31.0 °C | +0.5 °C | 72 mm | +29 mm |
| Feb | 30.1 °C | -0.4 °C | 44 mm | -8 mm |
| Mar | 30.2 °C | -0.1 °C | 60 mm | -13 mm |
| Apr | 31.0 °C | +1.5 °C | 31 mm | -38 mm |
| May | 29.1 °C | +0.8 °C | 54 mm | -2 mm |
| Jun | 27.1 °C | +0.1 °C | 57 mm | +8 mm |
| Jul | 26.3 °C | -0.1 °C | 31 mm | -11 mm |
| Aug | 26.7 °C | -0.1 °C | 49 mm | +21 mm |
| Sep | 27.5 °C | -0.5 °C | 31 mm | +6 mm |
| Oct | 29.0 °C | -0.5 °C | 20 mm | -2 mm |
| Nov | 30.9 °C | +0.5 °C | 10 mm | -9 mm |
| Dec | 30.9 °C | +0.3 °C | 16 mm | -12 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Passira?
Passira has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.6 °C and it receives 505 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Passira?
The hottest day measured in Passira between 1940 and 2025 was 15 March 1998, reaching 34.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Passira?
The coldest day measured in Passira between 1940 and 2025 was 1 August 1986, at 14.7 °C.
Does it snow in Passira?
Almost never: Passira sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Passira warmed?
Yes: Passira warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Passira?
The wettest day measured in Passira between 1940 and 2025 was 16 March 1981, with 137 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Passira?
The windiest day measured in Passira between 1940 and 2025 was 17 June 1967, with winds reaching 27.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Passira?
The warmest month in Passira is February (25.7 °C on average); the coldest is July (22.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Passira?
Passira receives on average 505 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 158 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Passira?
Passira gets on average 10.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,942 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Passira?
Yes: Passira has on average 318 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Passira?
In Passira, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.3 °C on 1 March 2024, and the lowest was 15.4 °C on 1 August 1986.
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