Piraju climate — normals and trends
Piraju (Brazil) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 21.0 °C and it receives 1,348 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 (23.8 °C on average) and the coldest is July (17.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Piraju averages 0 frost days, 58 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 144 rainy days per year.
Piraju has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.21 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.3 °C (on 6 October 2020) and the coldest 0.8 °C (on 18 July 1975).
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
PirajuSão Paulo
- coords
- -23.19°, -49.38°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
21.0°C
Average daily high
26.1°C
Average daily low
17.0°C
Annual rainfall
1,348mm
Sunshine / day
9.5h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
14.8km/h
Seasonal range
6.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
58 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
144 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
27.9 °C
Average feels-like low
17.4 °C
Average peak gust
34.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
82 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.57 · 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
39.3 °C
6 October 2020
Coldest day
0.8 °C
18 July 1975
Wettest day
122 mm
17 January 2017
Windiest day
35.6 km/h
28 November 1950
Strongest gust
92.5 km/h
16 October 1950
Hottest feels-like
41.8 °C
30 October 2012
Coldest feels-like
-3.8 °C
18 July 1975
Sunniest day
13.4 h
16 December 1942
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 | 29.6 °C | +1.3 °C | 188 mm | -19 mm |
| Feb | 30.5 °C | +2.2 °C | 100 mm | -78 mm |
| Mar | 29.6 °C | +1.7 °C | 71 mm | -58 mm |
| Apr | 25.9 °C | -0.3 °C | 115 mm | +46 mm |
| May | 24.9 °C | +1.3 °C | 17 mm | -60 mm |
| Jun | 22.2 °C | -0.4 °C | 85 mm | +20 mm |
| Jul | 21.6 °C | -1.1 °C | 4 mm | -46 mm |
| Aug | 24.9 °C | 0.0 °C | 2 mm | -44 mm |
| Sep | 28.2 °C | +1.9 °C | 30 mm | -54 mm |
| Oct | 26.5 °C | -0.3 °C | 88 mm | -42 mm |
| Nov | 27.2 °C | -0.2 °C | 119 mm | -14 mm |
| Dec | 29.4 °C | +1.6 °C | 176 mm | -4 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Piraju?
Piraju has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.0 °C and it receives 1,348 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Piraju?
The hottest day measured in Piraju between 1940 and 2025 was 6 October 2020, reaching 39.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Piraju?
The coldest day measured in Piraju between 1940 and 2025 was 18 July 1975, at 0.8 °C.
Does it snow in Piraju?
Almost never: Piraju sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Piraju warmed?
Yes: Piraju warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Piraju?
The wettest day measured in Piraju between 1940 and 2025 was 17 January 2017, with 122 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Piraju?
The windiest day measured in Piraju between 1940 and 2025 was 28 November 1950, with winds reaching 35.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Piraju?
The warmest month in Piraju is February (23.8 °C on average); the coldest is July (17.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Piraju?
Piraju receives on average 1,348 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 144 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Piraju?
Piraju gets on average 9.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,468 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Piraju?
Yes: Piraju has on average 82 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Piraju?
In Piraju, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.8 °C on 30 October 2012, and the lowest was -3.8 °C on 18 July 1975.
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