Piritiba climate — normals and trends
Piritiba (Brazil) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 22.9 °C and it receives 712 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 (24.6 °C on average) and the coldest is July (20.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Piritiba averages 0 frost days, 94 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 165 rainy days per year.
Piritiba has warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.10 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.1 °C (on 23 October 1954) and the coldest 10.7 °C (on 21 August 1943).
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
PiritibaEstado de Bahia
- coords
- -11.73°, -40.56°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
22.9°C
Average daily high
27.8°C
Average daily low
19.1°C
Annual rainfall
712mm
Sunshine / day
9.5h
Mean relative humidity
75%
Average peak wind
13.6km/h
Seasonal range
4.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
94 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
165 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
29.9 °C
Average feels-like low
20.9 °C
Average peak gust
31.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
133 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.9 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.20 · 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
38.1 °C
23 October 1954
Coldest day
10.7 °C
21 August 1943
Wettest day
124 mm
12 January 1978
Windiest day
24.9 km/h
15 August 1991
Strongest gust
62.3 km/h
28 December 1967
Hottest feels-like
41.5 °C
19 December 1994
Coldest feels-like
9.9 °C
21 August 1943
Sunniest day
12.7 h
4 December 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31.0 °C | +1.1 °C | 163 mm | +82 mm |
| Feb | 29.9 °C | +0.1 °C | 46 mm | -25 mm |
| Mar | 30.7 °C | +1.3 °C | 31 mm | -64 mm |
| Apr | 30.6 °C | +2.5 °C | 37 mm | -33 mm |
| May | 26.0 °C | -0.3 °C | 81 mm | +33 mm |
| Jun | 25.3 °C | +0.4 °C | 50 mm | +5 mm |
| Jul | 24.5 °C | +0.3 °C | 34 mm | -8 mm |
| Aug | 25.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 38 mm | +2 mm |
| Sep | 27.2 °C | 0.0 °C | 37 mm | +7 mm |
| Oct | 28.7 °C | -0.8 °C | 30 mm | -6 mm |
| Nov | 30.5 °C | +0.8 °C | 84 mm | +7 mm |
| Dec | 30.5 °C | +0.8 °C | 23 mm | -58 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Piritiba?
Piritiba has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.9 °C and it receives 712 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Piritiba?
The hottest day measured in Piritiba between 1940 and 2025 was 23 October 1954, reaching 38.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Piritiba?
The coldest day measured in Piritiba between 1940 and 2025 was 21 August 1943, at 10.7 °C.
Does it snow in Piritiba?
Almost never: Piritiba sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Piritiba warmed?
Yes: Piritiba warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Piritiba?
The wettest day measured in Piritiba between 1940 and 2025 was 12 January 1978, with 124 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Piritiba?
The windiest day measured in Piritiba between 1940 and 2025 was 15 August 1991, with winds reaching 24.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Piritiba?
The warmest month in Piritiba is January (24.6 °C on average); the coldest is July (20.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Piritiba?
Piritiba receives on average 712 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 165 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Piritiba?
Piritiba gets on average 9.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,468 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Piritiba?
Yes: Piritiba has on average 133 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Piritiba?
In Piritiba, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.5 °C on 19 December 1994, and the lowest was 9.9 °C on 21 August 1943.
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