Paulista climate — normals and trends
Paulista (Brazil) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.9 °C and it receives 1,057 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 (26.9 °C on average) and the coldest is August (24.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Paulista averages 0 frost days, 9 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 239 rainy days per year.
Paulista 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 31.7 °C (on 9 March 1988) and the coldest 20.8 °C (on 5 September 1943).
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
PaulistaPernambuco
- coords
- -7.94°, -34.87°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.9°C
Average daily high
27.6°C
Average daily low
24.3°C
Annual rainfall
1,057mm
Sunshine / day
11.3h
Mean relative humidity
78%
Average peak wind
21.1km/h
Seasonal range
2.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
9 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
239 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
30.9 °C
Average feels-like low
26.8 °C
Average peak gust
35.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
364 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.0 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.67 · 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
31.7 °C
9 March 1988
Coldest day
20.8 °C
5 September 1943
Wettest day
279 mm
2 July 2013
Windiest day
39.3 km/h
17 June 1967
Strongest gust
60.8 km/h
19 September 2011
Hottest feels-like
38.5 °C
1 March 2024
Coldest feels-like
20.3 °C
31 July 1981
Sunniest day
12.5 h
1 January 1941
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 | 29.1 °C | +0.5 °C | 78 mm | +18 mm |
| Feb | 29.1 °C | +0.4 °C | 76 mm | +1 mm |
| Mar | 29.1 °C | +0.4 °C | 93 mm | -15 mm |
| Apr | 29.7 °C | +1.4 °C | 59 mm | -74 mm |
| May | 28.4 °C | +0.9 °C | 181 mm | +32 mm |
| Jun | 26.9 °C | +0.3 °C | 163 mm | +11 mm |
| Jul | 26.0 °C | 0.0 °C | 140 mm | +2 mm |
| Aug | 26.1 °C | +0.1 °C | 187 mm | +101 mm |
| Sep | 26.8 °C | +0.1 °C | 58 mm | +4 mm |
| Oct | 27.7 °C | +0.1 °C | 48 mm | +12 mm |
| Nov | 28.5 °C | +0.3 °C | 17 mm | -12 mm |
| Dec | 28.9 °C | +0.4 °C | 29 mm | -8 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Paulista?
Paulista has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.9 °C and it receives 1,057 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Paulista?
The hottest day measured in Paulista between 1940 and 2025 was 9 March 1988, reaching 31.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Paulista?
The coldest day measured in Paulista between 1940 and 2025 was 5 September 1943, at 20.8 °C.
Does it snow in Paulista?
Almost never: Paulista sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Paulista warmed?
Yes: Paulista warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Paulista?
The wettest day measured in Paulista between 1940 and 2025 was 2 July 2013, with 279 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Paulista?
The windiest day measured in Paulista between 1940 and 2025 was 17 June 1967, with winds reaching 39.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Paulista?
The warmest month in Paulista is February (26.9 °C on average); the coldest is August (24.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Paulista?
Paulista receives on average 1,057 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 239 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Paulista?
Paulista gets on average 11.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,125 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Paulista?
Yes: Paulista has on average 364 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Paulista?
In Paulista, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.5 °C on 1 March 2024, and the lowest was 20.3 °C on 31 July 1981.
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