Pedra Branca climate — normals and trends
Pedra Branca (Brazil) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.9 °C and it receives 679 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 (27.3 °C on average) and the coldest is April (24.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Pedra Branca averages 0 frost days, 226 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 121 rainy days per year.
Pedra Branca has warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.10 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.3 °C (on 31 October 2023) and the coldest 15.9 °C (on 4 July 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
Pedra BrancaCeará
- coords
- -5.45°, -39.72°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.9°C
Average daily high
30.8°C
Average daily low
21.5°C
Annual rainfall
679mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
67%
Average peak wind
18.7km/h
Seasonal range
2.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
226 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
121 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.4 °C
Average feels-like low
23.5 °C
Average peak gust
38.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
342 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.8 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.18 · 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
37.3 °C
31 October 2023
Coldest day
15.9 °C
4 July 1974
Wettest day
163 mm
14 March 1981
Windiest day
34.0 km/h
4 July 2017
Strongest gust
63.0 km/h
1 September 2010
Hottest feels-like
39.3 °C
31 October 2023
Coldest feels-like
14.6 °C
4 July 1974
Sunniest day
12.3 h
9 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 | 31.1 °C | -0.3 °C | 150 mm | +65 mm |
| Feb | 30.6 °C | +0.3 °C | 84 mm | -24 mm |
| Mar | 29.1 °C | -0.2 °C | 113 mm | -51 mm |
| Apr | 29.8 °C | +1.0 °C | 39 mm | -94 mm |
| May | 29.8 °C | +1.1 °C | 86 mm | +8 mm |
| Jun | 29.6 °C | +0.7 °C | 19 mm | -17 mm |
| Jul | 31.2 °C | +1.5 °C | 5 mm | -12 mm |
| Aug | 32.1 °C | +0.8 °C | 4 mm | -4 mm |
| Sep | 33.2 °C | +0.7 °C | 1 mm | -4 mm |
| Oct | 34.0 °C | +0.7 °C | 2 mm | -5 mm |
| Nov | 33.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 1 mm | -8 mm |
| Dec | 32.5 °C | -0.2 °C | 21 mm | -10 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Pedra Branca?
Pedra Branca has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.9 °C and it receives 679 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Pedra Branca?
The hottest day measured in Pedra Branca between 1940 and 2025 was 31 October 2023, reaching 37.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Pedra Branca?
The coldest day measured in Pedra Branca between 1940 and 2025 was 4 July 1974, at 15.9 °C.
Does it snow in Pedra Branca?
Almost never: Pedra Branca sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Pedra Branca warmed?
Yes: Pedra Branca warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Pedra Branca?
The wettest day measured in Pedra Branca between 1940 and 2025 was 14 March 1981, with 163 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Pedra Branca?
The windiest day measured in Pedra Branca between 1940 and 2025 was 4 July 2017, with winds reaching 34.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Pedra Branca?
The warmest month in Pedra Branca is November (27.3 °C on average); the coldest is April (24.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Pedra Branca?
Pedra Branca receives on average 679 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 121 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Pedra Branca?
Pedra Branca gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Pedra Branca?
Yes: Pedra Branca has on average 342 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Pedra Branca?
In Pedra Branca, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.3 °C on 31 October 2023, and the lowest was 14.6 °C on 4 July 1974.
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