Picuí climate — normals and trends
Picuí (Brazil) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.4 °C and it receives 360 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 January (25.3 °C on average) and the coldest is July (22.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Picuí averages 0 frost days, 199 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 80 rainy days per year.
Picuí 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 36.2 °C (on 15 March 1998) and the coldest 15.3 °C (on 24 July 1981).
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
PicuíParaíba
- coords
- -6.51°, -36.35°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
24.4°C
Average daily high
30.0°C
Average daily low
20.1°C
Annual rainfall
360mm
Sunshine / day
11.0h
Mean relative humidity
72%
Average peak wind
22.7km/h
Seasonal range
2.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
199 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
80 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
30.9 °C
Average feels-like low
21.2 °C
Average peak gust
43.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
208 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.8 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.39 · 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
36.2 °C
15 March 1998
Coldest day
15.3 °C
24 July 1981
Wettest day
140 mm
15 March 1969
Windiest day
36.9 km/h
5 September 2007
Strongest gust
65.9 km/h
6 September 2007
Hottest feels-like
38.6 °C
7 January 2020
Coldest feels-like
13.5 °C
31 July 1981
Sunniest day
12.4 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 | 31.2 °C | +0.1 °C | 56 mm | +21 mm |
| Feb | 30.7 °C | -0.1 °C | 60 mm | +8 mm |
| Mar | 30.5 °C | +0.2 °C | 48 mm | -36 mm |
| Apr | 31.6 °C | +1.9 °C | 32 mm | -43 mm |
| May | 29.9 °C | +0.7 °C | 60 mm | +20 mm |
| Jun | 28.2 °C | 0.0 °C | 28 mm | +5 mm |
| Jul | 27.8 °C | -0.1 °C | 17 mm | -1 mm |
| Aug | 28.6 °C | -0.3 °C | 13 mm | +6 mm |
| Sep | 29.5 °C | -0.7 °C | 5 mm | +1 mm |
| Oct | 30.6 °C | -0.7 °C | 3 mm | -1 mm |
| Nov | 31.9 °C | +0.4 °C | 1 mm | -4 mm |
| Dec | 31.7 °C | +0.3 °C | 2 mm | -12 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Picuí?
Picuí has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.4 °C and it receives 360 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Picuí?
The hottest day measured in Picuí between 1940 and 2025 was 15 March 1998, reaching 36.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Picuí?
The coldest day measured in Picuí between 1940 and 2025 was 24 July 1981, at 15.3 °C.
Does it snow in Picuí?
Almost never: Picuí sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Picuí warmed?
Yes: Picuí warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Picuí?
The wettest day measured in Picuí between 1940 and 2025 was 15 March 1969, with 140 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Picuí?
The windiest day measured in Picuí between 1940 and 2025 was 5 September 2007, with winds reaching 36.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Picuí?
The warmest month in Picuí is January (25.3 °C on average); the coldest is July (22.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Picuí?
Picuí receives on average 360 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 80 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Picuí?
Picuí gets on average 11.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,015 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Picuí?
Yes: Picuí has on average 208 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Picuí?
In Picuí, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.6 °C on 7 January 2020, and the lowest was 13.5 °C on 31 July 1981.
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