Pedra Preta climate — normals and trends
Pedra Preta (Brazil) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.7 °C and it receives 1,295 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 September (27.7 °C on average) and the coldest is June (23.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Pedra Preta averages 0 frost days, 261 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 161 rainy days per year.
Pedra Preta 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 42.4 °C (on 26 October 1963) and the coldest 6.2 °C (on 1 July 2021).
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 PretaMato Grosso
- coords
- -16.62°, -54.47°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.7°C
Average daily high
31.4°C
Average daily low
21.2°C
Annual rainfall
1,295mm
Sunshine / day
10.3h
Mean relative humidity
70%
Average peak wind
10.3km/h
Seasonal range
4.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
261 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
161 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.5 °C
Average feels-like low
23.6 °C
Average peak gust
26.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
269 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.0 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.35 · 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
42.4 °C
26 October 1963
Coldest day
6.2 °C
1 July 2021
Wettest day
158 mm
4 February 1995
Windiest day
33.7 km/h
16 January 1965
Strongest gust
76.7 km/h
12 January 1965
Hottest feels-like
46.4 °C
17 October 2015
Coldest feels-like
3.0 °C
21 August 1965
Sunniest day
13.0 h
6 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 | 31.1 °C | +0.5 °C | 218 mm | -27 mm |
| Feb | 31.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 149 mm | -60 mm |
| Mar | 31.6 °C | +0.7 °C | 91 mm | -78 mm |
| Apr | 30.8 °C | -0.1 °C | 126 mm | +51 mm |
| May | 30.4 °C | +0.3 °C | 19 mm | -12 mm |
| Jun | 30.1 °C | 0.0 °C | 2 mm | -7 mm |
| Jul | 30.6 °C | -0.2 °C | 0 mm | -7 mm |
| Aug | 33.0 °C | -0.2 °C | 1 mm | -8 mm |
| Sep | 36.4 °C | +2.0 °C | 13 mm | -27 mm |
| Oct | 34.6 °C | +1.5 °C | 36 mm | -75 mm |
| Nov | 33.9 °C | +2.3 °C | 41 mm | -127 mm |
| Dec | 31.0 °C | +0.3 °C | 188 mm | -35 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Pedra Preta?
Pedra Preta has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.7 °C and it receives 1,295 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Pedra Preta?
The hottest day measured in Pedra Preta between 1940 and 2025 was 26 October 1963, reaching 42.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Pedra Preta?
The coldest day measured in Pedra Preta between 1940 and 2025 was 1 July 2021, at 6.2 °C.
Does it snow in Pedra Preta?
Almost never: Pedra Preta sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Pedra Preta warmed?
Yes: Pedra Preta warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Pedra Preta?
The wettest day measured in Pedra Preta between 1940 and 2025 was 4 February 1995, with 158 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Pedra Preta?
The windiest day measured in Pedra Preta between 1940 and 2025 was 16 January 1965, with winds reaching 33.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Pedra Preta?
The warmest month in Pedra Preta is September (27.7 °C on average); the coldest is June (23.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Pedra Preta?
Pedra Preta receives on average 1,295 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 161 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Pedra Preta?
Pedra Preta gets on average 10.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,760 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Pedra Preta?
Yes: Pedra Preta has on average 269 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Pedra Preta?
In Pedra Preta, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.4 °C on 17 October 2015, and the lowest was 3.0 °C on 21 August 1965.
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