Pelotas climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Pelotas?

Pelotas has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.4 °C and it receives 1,320 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Pelotas?

The hottest day measured in Pelotas between 1940 and 2025 was 30 January 1990, reaching 35.3 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Pelotas?

The coldest day measured in Pelotas between 1940 and 2025 was 14 July 1991, at 2.4 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Pelotas?

Almost never: Pelotas sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Pelotas warmed?

Yes: Pelotas warmed by +0.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Pelotas?

The wettest day measured in Pelotas between 1940 and 2025 was 12 April 1992, with 115 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Pelotas?

The windiest day measured in Pelotas between 1940 and 2025 was 17 April 1999, with winds reaching 62.2 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Pelotas?

The warmest month in Pelotas is February (23.4 °C on average); the coldest is July (13.3 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Pelotas?

Pelotas receives on average 1,320 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 127 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Pelotas?

Pelotas gets on average 9.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,358 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Pelotas (Brazil) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.4 °C and it receives 1,320 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 (23.4 °C on average) and the coldest is July (13.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.

Pelotas averages 0 frost days, 5 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 127 rainy days per year.

Pelotas has warmed by +0.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.08 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 35.3 °C (on 30 January 1990) and the coldest 2.4 °C (on 14 July 1991).

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

PelotasRio Grande do Sul

coords: -31.77°, -52.34°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CfaHumid subtropicalWarmest monthFebruaryColdest monthJulyWettest monthSeptemberDriest monthDecember

Mean daily temperature

18.4°C

Average daily high

21.0°C

Average daily low

16.1°C

Annual rainfall

1,320mm

Sunshine / day

9.2h

Mean relative humidity

80%

Average peak wind

23.1km/h

Seasonal range

10.1°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

5 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

127 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

21.4 °C

Average feels-like low

14.9 °C

Average peak gust

36.5 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

84 d/yr

Solar radiation

16.1 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+0.7 °C

since 1940

+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.23 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

35.3 °C

30 January 1990

Coldest day

2.4 °C

14 July 1991

Wettest day

115 mm

12 April 1992

Windiest day

62.2 km/h

17 April 1999

Strongest gust

107.3 km/h

17 April 1999

Hottest feels-like

41.8 °C

10 January 2006

Coldest feels-like

-3.4 °C

1 July 2025

Sunniest day

13.9 h

22 December 1955

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	34.4 °C11 February 2025	2.8 °C1 July 2025	18.7 °C	1,479 mm	13
2024	31.9 °C12 February 2024	4.1 °C9 July 2024	18.8 °C	1,704 mm	6
2023	33.6 °C13 February 2023	5.8 °C18 July 2023	19.2 °C	1,630 mm	13
2022	34.3 °C16 January 2022	5.4 °C19 June 2022	18.3 °C	1,249 mm	10
2021	32.5 °C22 November 2021	4.8 °C30 July 2021	18.7 °C	1,111 mm	7
2020	32.6 °C11 December 2020	4.1 °C15 July 2020	18.6 °C	1,076 mm	11
2019	33.4 °C29 January 2019	4.3 °C7 July 2019	19.2 °C	1,463 mm	19
2018	32.4 °C5 January 2018	5.6 °C18 June 2018	18.9 °C	1,203 mm	7
2017	31.3 °C1 March 2017	4.8 °C18 July 2017	19.6 °C	1,251 mm	13
2016	32.3 °C25 January 2016	5.5 °C9 June 2016	18.2 °C	1,305 mm	9
2015	30.6 °C6 January 2015	5.6 °C12 September 2015	19.0 °C	1,909 mm	1
2014	35.0 °C24 January 2014	5.4 °C20 June 2014	19.2 °C	1,467 mm	20
2013	32.6 °C29 December 2013	3.5 °C25 July 2013	18.2 °C	1,201 mm	6
2012	34.4 °C25 December 2012	3.2 °C9 June 2012	19.0 °C	1,059 mm	12
2011	30.8 °C27 January 2011	4.3 °C3 July 2011	18.3 °C	1,127 mm	1
2010	34.4 °C3 February 2010	4.9 °C13 July 2010	18.6 °C	1,209 mm	6
2009	30.4 °C7 January 2009	4.1 °C24 July 2009	18.3 °C	1,289 mm	2
2008	30.0 °C7 February 2008	5.3 °C17 June 2008	18.3 °C	1,192 mm	1
2007	31.5 °C13 January 2007	2.4 °C12 July 2007	18.3 °C	1,397 mm	5
2006	34.0 °C10 January 2006	5.3 °C6 September 2006	18.8 °C	1,153 mm	7
2005	32.2 °C8 March 2005	5.5 °C20 July 2005	18.9 °C	1,235 mm	5
2004	29.7 °C14 April 2004	5.0 °C11 July 2004	18.4 °C	1,119 mm	0
2003	32.8 °C31 January 2003	4.8 °C26 August 2003	18.3 °C	1,217 mm	7
2002	31.4 °C17 March 2002	4.9 °C24 June 2002	18.7 °C	1,873 mm	6
2001	31.7 °C7 February 2001	5.7 °C28 July 2001	19.1 °C	1,666 mm	5
2000	30.5 °C9 December 2000	2.7 °C14 July 2000	18.1 °C	1,429 mm	2
1999	32.0 °C27 December 1999	5.0 °C14 August 1999	17.9 °C	1,249 mm	2
1998	31.0 °C21 January 1998	7.1 °C27 June 1998	18.2 °C	1,998 mm	1
1997	30.4 °C7 January 1997	3.4 °C28 June 1997	18.5 °C	1,591 mm	2
1996	30.7 °C23 February 1996	2.4 °C30 June 1996	18.1 °C	1,219 mm	1
1995	35.1 °C18 December 1995	3.9 °C5 August 1995	18.1 °C	1,358 mm	7
1994	33.4 °C13 December 1994	3.9 °C28 June 1994	18.3 °C	1,504 mm	4
1993	30.3 °C25 January 1993	3.6 °C16 July 1993	18.1 °C	1,365 mm	1
1992	32.5 °C20 February 1992	4.0 °C2 August 1992	18.1 °C	1,400 mm	3
1991	31.3 °C28 February 1991	2.4 °C14 July 1991	18.5 °C	1,128 mm	3
1990	35.3 °C30 January 1990	4.6 °C21 July 1990	18.2 °C	1,384 mm	9
1989	31.0 °C18 January 1989	5.2 °C3 July 1989	18.3 °C	889 mm	6
1988	32.3 °C26 March 1988	3.3 °C11 July 1988	17.5 °C	972 mm	4
1987	31.4 °C26 February 1987	5.0 °C24 June 1987	18.1 °C	1,793 mm	6
1986	31.5 °C16 January 1986	6.4 °C14 May 1986	19.0 °C	1,378 mm	6
1985	33.0 °C16 November 1985	5.9 °C11 July 1985	18.7 °C	1,390 mm	6
1984	31.2 °C4 February 1984	4.4 °C29 July 1984	18.0 °C	1,841 mm	7
1983	31.1 °C30 December 1983	5.1 °C10 June 1983	18.0 °C	1,340 mm	5
1982	30.5 °C11 December 1982	5.7 °C16 June 1982	18.4 °C	1,338 mm	1
1981	30.8 °C27 February 1981	5.8 °C15 June 1981	18.4 °C	1,249 mm	2
1980	34.3 °C23 January 1980	3.2 °C31 July 1980	18.5 °C	1,289 mm	6
1979	29.7 °C25 January 1979	5.6 °C31 May 1979	17.7 °C	1,262 mm	0
1978	31.3 °C23 January 1978	5.2 °C13 August 1978	18.3 °C	1,378 mm	5
1977	30.7 °C16 February 1977	6.2 °C16 July 1977	19.0 °C	1,889 mm	6
1976	31.0 °C19 January 1976	4.5 °C10 July 1976	17.8 °C	1,405 mm	3
1975	34.5 °C12 February 1975	4.0 °C18 July 1975	18.3 °C	1,092 mm	9
1974	30.3 °C5 January 1974	5.3 °C9 August 1974	18.1 °C	1,433 mm	2
1973	32.4 °C5 January 1973	6.5 °C18 July 1973	18.4 °C	1,542 mm	5
1972	31.1 °C12 January 1972	3.4 °C4 August 1972	18.3 °C	1,960 mm	2
1971	32.0 °C20 December 1971	3.7 °C17 June 1971	18.0 °C	1,084 mm	6
1970	32.4 °C7 March 1970	6.0 °C30 June 1970	18.5 °C	1,301 mm	7
1969	32.7 °C31 January 1969	3.9 °C19 June 1969	18.3 °C	1,212 mm	5
1968	32.2 °C12 December 1968	6.1 °C3 September 1968	18.2 °C	1,108 mm	8
1967	30.6 °C17 January 1967	3.3 °C14 June 1967	18.3 °C	1,541 mm	1
1966	30.8 °C5 February 1966	5.0 °C24 July 1966	17.8 °C	1,538 mm	2
1965	31.3 °C6 February 1965	3.8 °C16 July 1965	18.0 °C	1,276 mm	4
1964	31.0 °C26 January 1964	5.4 °C25 June 1964	17.5 °C	942 mm	3
1963	31.0 °C6 March 1963	4.4 °C23 July 1963	18.3 °C	1,628 mm	2
1962	30.9 °C16 February 1962	5.6 °C29 May 1962	17.7 °C	869 mm	3
1961	30.7 °C20 January 1961	4.4 °C14 June 1961	18.5 °C	1,529 mm	2
1960	30.2 °C12 February 1960	3.7 °C25 June 1960	17.6 °C	1,155 mm	1
1959	29.3 °C13 April 1959	5.6 °C15 August 1959	17.8 °C	1,694 mm	0
1958	30.9 °C14 February 1958	6.2 °C25 May 1958	18.3 °C	1,238 mm	1
1957	30.7 °C11 January 1957	4.2 °C3 August 1957	18.1 °C	1,403 mm	3
1956	31.4 °C5 February 1956	6.1 °C21 July 1956	17.7 °C	938 mm	1
1955	30.9 °C29 November 1955	3.3 °C29 July 1955	17.6 °C	1,103 mm	1
1954	30.3 °C4 March 1954	6.6 °C23 July 1954	18.3 °C	1,379 mm	1
1953	32.4 °C5 January 1953	5.0 °C25 July 1953	18.6 °C	1,145 mm	9
1952	31.6 °C27 December 1952	7.3 °C30 June 1952	18.0 °C	994 mm	2
1951	29.3 °C20 February 1951	6.6 °C5 July 1951	18.1 °C	1,066 mm	0
1950	30.1 °C10 December 1950	5.7 °C12 July 1950	17.9 °C	1,213 mm	2
1949	32.9 °C20 December 1949	3.9 °C18 July 1949	17.7 °C	949 mm	4
1948	28.7 °C31 January 1948	3.5 °C9 August 1948	18.1 °C	1,276 mm	0
1947	30.6 °C3 February 1947	4.1 °C11 July 1947	18.1 °C	1,106 mm	1
1946	30.4 °C13 February 1946	5.2 °C15 July 1946	18.2 °C	1,187 mm	1
1945	30.7 °C15 January 1945	3.2 °C9 July 1945	18.7 °C	1,082 mm	1
1944	32.3 °C13 February 1944	7.4 °C8 September 1944	19.0 °C	1,129 mm	4
1943	31.6 °C21 January 1943	5.8 °C29 August 1943	18.8 °C	950 mm	8
1942	32.1 °C10 January 1942	4.4 °C18 June 1942	18.1 °C	941 mm	5
1941	29.0 °C6 April 1941	5.1 °C18 July 1941	17.9 °C	1,351 mm	0
1940	30.2 °C22 March 1940	5.8 °C27 August 1940	18.1 °C	1,522 mm	1

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

21.4 °C

+0.4 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

13 d/yr

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1479 mm

+159 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	26.0 °C	+0.1 °C	145 mm	+35 mm
Feb	28.1 °C	+2.2 °C	57 mm	-47 mm
Mar	26.6 °C	+1.8 °C	67 mm	-37 mm
Apr	21.7 °C	-0.5 °C	110 mm	+5 mm
May	20.2 °C	+1.0 °C	170 mm	+60 mm
Jun	15.0 °C	-1.7 °C	131 mm	+18 mm
Jul	14.5 °C	-1.5 °C	133 mm	+16 mm
Aug	16.6 °C	-0.1 °C	175 mm	+58 mm
Sep	18.6 °C	+0.8 °C	146 mm	+9 mm
Oct	21.3 °C	+1.3 °C	81 mm	-42 mm
Nov	22.8 °C	+0.6 °C	73 mm	-20 mm
Dec	26.3 °C	+1.8 °C	193 mm	+104 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

34.4 °C

11 Feb 2025

Coldest day

2.8 °C

1 Jul 2025

Wettest day

82.0 mm

9 May 2025

Windiest day

54.1 km/h

28 Jul 2025

Strongest gust

85.3 km/h

28 Jul 2025

Hottest feels-like

39.5 °C

25 Feb 2025

Coldest feels-like

-3.4 °C

1 Jul 2025

Sunniest day

13.9 h

19 Dec 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Pelotas?

Pelotas has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.4 °C and it receives 1,320 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Pelotas?

The hottest day measured in Pelotas between 1940 and 2025 was 30 January 1990, reaching 35.3 °C.

What is the coldest day in Pelotas?

The coldest day measured in Pelotas between 1940 and 2025 was 14 July 1991, at 2.4 °C.

Does it snow in Pelotas?

Almost never: Pelotas sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Pelotas warmed?

Yes: Pelotas warmed by +0.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Pelotas?

The wettest day measured in Pelotas between 1940 and 2025 was 12 April 1992, with 115 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Pelotas?

The windiest day measured in Pelotas between 1940 and 2025 was 17 April 1999, with winds reaching 62.2 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Pelotas?

The warmest month in Pelotas is February (23.4 °C on average); the coldest is July (13.3 °C).

How much does it rain in Pelotas?

Pelotas receives on average 1,320 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 127 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Pelotas?

Pelotas gets on average 9.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,358 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Pelotas?

Yes: Pelotas has on average 84 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Pelotas?

In Pelotas, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.8 °C on 10 January 2006, and the lowest was -3.4 °C on 1 July 2025.

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