Planalto climate — normals and trends
Planalto (Brazil) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 20.2 °C and it receives 853 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 (22.0 °C on average) and the coldest is July (17.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Planalto averages 0 frost days, 12 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 150 rainy days per year.
Planalto has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.16 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.7 °C (on 2 January 2016) and the coldest 7.8 °C (on 29 August 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
PlanaltoEstado de Bahia
- coords
- -14.67°, -40.47°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
20.2°C
Average daily high
24.9°C
Average daily low
16.6°C
Annual rainfall
853mm
Sunshine / day
10.1h
Mean relative humidity
82%
Average peak wind
14.9km/h
Seasonal range
4.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
12 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
150 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
26.4 °C
Average feels-like low
17.3 °C
Average peak gust
32.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
6 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.4 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.50 · 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
35.7 °C
2 January 2016
Coldest day
7.8 °C
29 August 1981
Wettest day
164 mm
28 January 1992
Windiest day
28.5 km/h
9 September 1942
Strongest gust
65.2 km/h
18 December 2000
Hottest feels-like
39.2 °C
2 January 2016
Coldest feels-like
6.0 °C
29 August 1981
Sunniest day
12.8 h
10 December 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28.3 °C | +1.4 °C | 219 mm | +126 mm |
| Feb | 27.0 °C | +0.1 °C | 42 mm | -42 mm |
| Mar | 27.9 °C | +1.2 °C | 32 mm | -78 mm |
| Apr | 27.3 °C | +2.0 °C | 224 mm | +147 mm |
| May | 23.2 °C | -0.5 °C | 54 mm | +13 mm |
| Jun | 23.0 °C | +0.7 °C | 27 mm | -4 mm |
| Jul | 21.6 °C | 0.0 °C | 28 mm | -2 mm |
| Aug | 23.0 °C | +0.5 °C | 20 mm | -5 mm |
| Sep | 24.2 °C | -0.2 °C | 21 mm | -6 mm |
| Oct | 25.0 °C | -0.8 °C | 56 mm | -16 mm |
| Nov | 26.0 °C | 0.0 °C | 149 mm | +9 mm |
| Dec | 27.5 °C | +1.0 °C | 103 mm | -23 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Planalto?
Planalto has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.2 °C and it receives 853 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Planalto?
The hottest day measured in Planalto between 1940 and 2025 was 2 January 2016, reaching 35.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Planalto?
The coldest day measured in Planalto between 1940 and 2025 was 29 August 1981, at 7.8 °C.
Does it snow in Planalto?
Almost never: Planalto sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Planalto warmed?
Yes: Planalto warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Planalto?
The wettest day measured in Planalto between 1940 and 2025 was 28 January 1992, with 164 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Planalto?
The windiest day measured in Planalto between 1940 and 2025 was 9 September 1942, with winds reaching 28.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Planalto?
The warmest month in Planalto is February (22.0 °C on average); the coldest is July (17.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Planalto?
Planalto receives on average 853 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 150 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Planalto?
Planalto gets on average 10.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,687 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Planalto?
Yes: Planalto has on average 6 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Planalto?
In Planalto, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.2 °C on 2 January 2016, and the lowest was 6.0 °C on 29 August 1981.
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