Pesqueira climate — normals and trends
Pesqueira (Brazil) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.1 °C and it receives 369 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 December (24.5 °C on average) and the coldest is July (20.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Pesqueira averages 0 frost days, 140 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 78 rainy days per year.
Pesqueira has warmed by +0.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.09 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.3 °C (on 26 March 1998) and the coldest 12.7 °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
PesqueiraPernambuco
- coords
- -8.36°, -36.70°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
23.1°C
Average daily high
28.9°C
Average daily low
18.6°C
Annual rainfall
369mm
Sunshine / day
10.7h
Mean relative humidity
71%
Average peak wind
18.3km/h
Seasonal range
3.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
140 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
78 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
29.7 °C
Average feels-like low
19.6 °C
Average peak gust
39.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
65 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.7 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.32 · 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
35.3 °C
26 March 1998
Coldest day
12.7 °C
1 August 1986
Wettest day
115 mm
30 March 1987
Windiest day
33.5 km/h
17 June 1967
Strongest gust
64.1 km/h
11 August 1954
Hottest feels-like
38.1 °C
11 March 2010
Coldest feels-like
11.4 °C
31 July 1981
Sunniest day
12.5 h
4 January 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30.1 °C | -0.5 °C | 103 mm | +65 mm |
| Feb | 29.2 °C | -1.0 °C | 41 mm | -10 mm |
| Mar | 30.5 °C | +0.7 °C | 17 mm | -63 mm |
| Apr | 30.6 °C | +1.7 °C | 53 mm | -17 mm |
| May | 27.9 °C | +0.3 °C | 47 mm | +9 mm |
| Jun | 26.1 °C | -0.1 °C | 33 mm | +8 mm |
| Jul | 25.6 °C | 0.0 °C | 16 mm | -2 mm |
| Aug | 26.1 °C | -0.6 °C | 29 mm | +19 mm |
| Sep | 27.1 °C | -1.5 °C | 18 mm | +12 mm |
| Oct | 29.4 °C | -1.0 °C | 5 mm | -1 mm |
| Nov | 31.8 °C | +0.8 °C | 1 mm | -9 mm |
| Dec | 32.0 °C | +1.0 °C | 2 mm | -15 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Pesqueira?
Pesqueira has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.1 °C and it receives 369 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Pesqueira?
The hottest day measured in Pesqueira between 1940 and 2025 was 26 March 1998, reaching 35.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Pesqueira?
The coldest day measured in Pesqueira between 1940 and 2025 was 1 August 1986, at 12.7 °C.
Does it snow in Pesqueira?
Almost never: Pesqueira sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Pesqueira warmed?
Yes: Pesqueira warmed by +0.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Pesqueira?
The wettest day measured in Pesqueira between 1940 and 2025 was 30 March 1987, with 115 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Pesqueira?
The windiest day measured in Pesqueira between 1940 and 2025 was 17 June 1967, with winds reaching 33.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Pesqueira?
The warmest month in Pesqueira is December (24.5 °C on average); the coldest is July (20.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Pesqueira?
Pesqueira receives on average 369 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 78 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Pesqueira?
Pesqueira gets on average 10.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,905 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Pesqueira?
Yes: Pesqueira has on average 65 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Pesqueira?
In Pesqueira, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.1 °C on 11 March 2010, and the lowest was 11.4 °C on 31 July 1981.
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