Petrolândia climate — normals and trends
Petrolândia (Brazil) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.9 °C and it receives 341 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 (28.0 °C on average) and the coldest is July (22.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Petrolândia averages 0 frost days, 238 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 62 rainy days per year.
Petrolândia 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 39.6 °C (on 5 December 1997) and the coldest 14.9 °C (on 22 July 2016).
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
PetrolândiaPernambuco
- coords
- -8.98°, -38.22°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.9°C
Average daily high
31.4°C
Average daily low
21.2°C
Annual rainfall
341mm
Sunshine / day
10.7h
Mean relative humidity
65%
Average peak wind
21.7km/h
Seasonal range
5.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
238 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
62 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.5 °C
Average feels-like low
22.8 °C
Average peak gust
40.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
278 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 = 0.21 · 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
39.6 °C
5 December 1997
Coldest day
14.9 °C
22 July 2016
Wettest day
193 mm
1 February 2008
Windiest day
37.8 km/h
23 June 1942
Strongest gust
64.4 km/h
11 August 1954
Hottest feels-like
42.9 °C
26 November 2015
Coldest feels-like
15.1 °C
15 September 1968
Sunniest day
12.5 h
30 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 | 33.2 °C | -0.3 °C | 86 mm | +43 mm |
| Feb | 31.9 °C | -1.1 °C | 73 mm | +18 mm |
| Mar | 34.1 °C | +1.7 °C | 3 mm | -74 mm |
| Apr | 34.3 °C | +3.0 °C | 19 mm | -31 mm |
| May | 29.8 °C | +0.1 °C | 49 mm | +26 mm |
| Jun | 27.7 °C | -0.5 °C | 33 mm | +16 mm |
| Jul | 27.3 °C | -0.3 °C | 14 mm | -0 mm |
| Aug | 28.3 °C | -0.4 °C | 20 mm | +11 mm |
| Sep | 29.3 °C | -1.8 °C | 15 mm | +10 mm |
| Oct | 32.4 °C | -1.1 °C | 9 mm | +3 mm |
| Nov | 34.9 °C | +0.6 °C | 26 mm | +12 mm |
| Dec | 35.3 °C | +1.3 °C | 3 mm | -22 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Petrolândia?
Petrolândia has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.9 °C and it receives 341 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Petrolândia?
The hottest day measured in Petrolândia between 1940 and 2025 was 5 December 1997, reaching 39.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Petrolândia?
The coldest day measured in Petrolândia between 1940 and 2025 was 22 July 2016, at 14.9 °C.
Does it snow in Petrolândia?
Almost never: Petrolândia sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Petrolândia warmed?
Yes: Petrolândia warmed by +0.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Petrolândia?
The wettest day measured in Petrolândia between 1940 and 2025 was 1 February 2008, with 193 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Petrolândia?
The windiest day measured in Petrolândia between 1940 and 2025 was 23 June 1942, with winds reaching 37.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Petrolândia?
The warmest month in Petrolândia is November (28.0 °C on average); the coldest is July (22.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Petrolândia?
Petrolândia receives on average 341 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 62 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Petrolândia?
Petrolândia gets on average 10.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,905 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Petrolândia?
Yes: Petrolândia has on average 278 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Petrolândia?
In Petrolândia, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.9 °C on 26 November 2015, and the lowest was 15.1 °C on 15 September 1968.
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