Piripiri climate — normals and trends
Piripiri (Brazil) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 28.1 °C and it receives 1,490 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 October (30.4 °C on average) and the coldest is March (25.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Piripiri averages 0 frost days, 315 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 121 rainy days per year.
Piripiri 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 40.3 °C (on 21 January 2007) and the coldest 18.7 °C (on 26 July 2024).
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
PiripiriPiauí
- coords
- -4.27°, -41.78°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
28.1°C
Average daily high
33.3°C
Average daily low
23.5°C
Annual rainfall
1,490mm
Sunshine / day
11.0h
Mean relative humidity
63%
Average peak wind
15.2km/h
Seasonal range
4.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
315 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
121 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
36.1 °C
Average feels-like low
26.5 °C
Average peak gust
34.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
364 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.8 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.13 · 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
40.3 °C
21 January 2007
Coldest day
18.7 °C
26 July 2024
Wettest day
212 mm
16 February 2021
Windiest day
31.4 km/h
16 July 1988
Strongest gust
59.4 km/h
17 July 1947
Hottest feels-like
42.9 °C
15 March 2013
Coldest feels-like
17.9 °C
4 July 1974
Sunniest day
12.2 h
24 November 1950
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32.5 °C | 0.0 °C | 188 mm | -16 mm |
| Feb | 32.0 °C | +0.7 °C | 162 mm | -115 mm |
| Mar | 31.0 °C | +0.4 °C | 376 mm | -31 mm |
| Apr | 31.5 °C | +1.0 °C | 155 mm | -167 mm |
| May | 32.1 °C | +0.8 °C | 20 mm | -128 mm |
| Jun | 32.4 °C | +0.2 °C | 4 mm | -23 mm |
| Jul | 33.9 °C | +0.7 °C | 2 mm | -8 mm |
| Aug | 35.2 °C | +0.6 °C | 2 mm | -1 mm |
| Sep | 36.5 °C | +0.7 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Oct | 37.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 1 mm | -7 mm |
| Nov | 36.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 2 mm | -14 mm |
| Dec | 35.0 °C | 0.0 °C | 28 mm | -39 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Piripiri?
Piripiri has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 28.1 °C and it receives 1,490 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Piripiri?
The hottest day measured in Piripiri between 1940 and 2025 was 21 January 2007, reaching 40.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Piripiri?
The coldest day measured in Piripiri between 1940 and 2025 was 26 July 2024, at 18.7 °C.
Does it snow in Piripiri?
Almost never: Piripiri sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Piripiri warmed?
Yes: Piripiri warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Piripiri?
The wettest day measured in Piripiri between 1940 and 2025 was 16 February 2021, with 212 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Piripiri?
The windiest day measured in Piripiri between 1940 and 2025 was 16 July 1988, with winds reaching 31.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Piripiri?
The warmest month in Piripiri is October (30.4 °C on average); the coldest is March (25.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Piripiri?
Piripiri receives on average 1,490 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 121 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Piripiri?
Piripiri gets on average 11.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,015 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Piripiri?
Yes: Piripiri has on average 364 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Piripiri?
In Piripiri, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.9 °C on 15 March 2013, and the lowest was 17.9 °C on 4 July 1974.
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