Placas climate — normals and trends
Placas (Brazil) has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.0 °C and it receives 1,666 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 September (27.9 °C on average) and the coldest is February (24.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Placas averages 0 frost days, 229 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 228 rainy days per year.
Placas has warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.09 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.3 °C (on 8 September 1958) and the coldest 17.7 °C (on 6 July 1974).
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
PlacasPará
- coords
- -3.87°, -54.22°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.0°C
Average daily high
31.0°C
Average daily low
22.3°C
Annual rainfall
1,666mm
Sunshine / day
9.5h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
10.0km/h
Seasonal range
3.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
229 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
228 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
36.1 °C
Average feels-like low
26.0 °C
Average peak gust
30.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
360 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.4 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
39.3 °C
8 September 1958
Coldest day
17.7 °C
6 July 1974
Wettest day
226 mm
8 February 1962
Windiest day
23.5 km/h
16 January 1965
Strongest gust
53.6 km/h
20 June 1975
Hottest feels-like
44.1 °C
8 November 1997
Coldest feels-like
19.0 °C
4 August 1964
Sunniest day
12.2 h
16 December 2022
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
A specific year
Pick a year and see how it compares to normal — warmer, drier or more extreme than usual?
Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30.3 °C | +1.0 °C | 222 mm | -17 mm |
| Feb | 29.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 285 mm | +45 mm |
| Mar | 29.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 299 mm | +26 mm |
| Apr | 31.3 °C | +1.9 °C | 214 mm | -20 mm |
| May | 31.2 °C | +1.6 °C | 81 mm | -66 mm |
| Jun | 31.2 °C | +1.1 °C | 51 mm | -7 mm |
| Jul | 33.3 °C | +1.9 °C | 10 mm | -25 mm |
| Aug | 32.6 °C | -0.7 °C | 65 mm | +31 mm |
| Sep | 33.8 °C | 0.0 °C | 17 mm | -33 mm |
| Oct | 33.6 °C | 0.0 °C | 77 mm | +5 mm |
| Nov | 33.6 °C | +1.3 °C | 48 mm | -66 mm |
| Dec | 31.1 °C | +0.4 °C | 130 mm | -41 mm |
The year's extremes
What was the weather like that day?
Your birthday, a wedding, a memorable trip: discover the actual weather for any date since 1940.
Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Placas?
Placas has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.0 °C and it receives 1,666 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Placas?
The hottest day measured in Placas between 1940 and 2025 was 8 September 1958, reaching 39.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Placas?
The coldest day measured in Placas between 1940 and 2025 was 6 July 1974, at 17.7 °C.
Does it snow in Placas?
Almost never: Placas sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Placas warmed?
Yes: Placas warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Placas?
The wettest day measured in Placas between 1940 and 2025 was 8 February 1962, with 226 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Placas?
The windiest day measured in Placas between 1940 and 2025 was 16 January 1965, with winds reaching 23.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Placas?
The warmest month in Placas is September (27.9 °C on average); the coldest is February (24.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Placas?
Placas receives on average 1,666 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 228 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Placas?
Placas gets on average 9.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,468 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Placas?
Yes: Placas has on average 360 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Placas?
In Placas, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.1 °C on 8 November 1997, and the lowest was 19.0 °C on 4 August 1964.
Compare Placas with another city
Pick a second city: its normals will be set against these, indicator by indicator.
Nearby cities
The climate around Placas