Pocinhos climate — normals and trends
Pocinhos (Brazil) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.4 °C and it receives 444 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 (24.4 °C on average) and the coldest is July (21.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Pocinhos averages 0 frost days, 107 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 118 rainy days per year.
Pocinhos 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 35.1 °C (on 15 March 1998) and the coldest 14.4 °C (on 24 July 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
PocinhosParaíba
- coords
- -7.08°, -36.06°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
23.4°C
Average daily high
28.6°C
Average daily low
19.6°C
Annual rainfall
444mm
Sunshine / day
10.6h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
20.7km/h
Seasonal range
2.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
107 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
118 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
29.8 °C
Average feels-like low
20.9 °C
Average peak gust
41.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
160 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.8 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.40 · 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
35.1 °C
15 March 1998
Coldest day
14.4 °C
24 July 1981
Wettest day
118 mm
1 May 1977
Windiest day
33.6 km/h
17 June 1967
Strongest gust
63.0 km/h
6 August 2019
Hottest feels-like
38.2 °C
2 April 2024
Coldest feels-like
13.1 °C
31 July 1981
Sunniest day
12.4 h
23 December 2024
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30.2 °C | +0.2 °C | 57 mm | +15 mm |
| Feb | 29.5 °C | -0.3 °C | 39 mm | -17 mm |
| Mar | 29.4 °C | 0.0 °C | 55 mm | -31 mm |
| Apr | 30.3 °C | +1.6 °C | 44 mm | -32 mm |
| May | 28.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 63 mm | +15 mm |
| Jun | 26.3 °C | -0.1 °C | 48 mm | +12 mm |
| Jul | 25.7 °C | -0.2 °C | 32 mm | +1 mm |
| Aug | 26.3 °C | -0.4 °C | 35 mm | +17 mm |
| Sep | 27.4 °C | -0.8 °C | 24 mm | +11 mm |
| Oct | 28.8 °C | -0.9 °C | 11 mm | +1 mm |
| Nov | 30.6 °C | +0.3 °C | 2 mm | -8 mm |
| Dec | 30.4 °C | +0.2 °C | 8 mm | -11 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Pocinhos?
Pocinhos has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.4 °C and it receives 444 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Pocinhos?
The hottest day measured in Pocinhos between 1940 and 2025 was 15 March 1998, reaching 35.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Pocinhos?
The coldest day measured in Pocinhos between 1940 and 2025 was 24 July 1981, at 14.4 °C.
Does it snow in Pocinhos?
Almost never: Pocinhos sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Pocinhos warmed?
Yes: Pocinhos warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Pocinhos?
The wettest day measured in Pocinhos between 1940 and 2025 was 1 May 1977, with 118 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Pocinhos?
The windiest day measured in Pocinhos between 1940 and 2025 was 17 June 1967, with winds reaching 33.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Pocinhos?
The warmest month in Pocinhos is January (24.4 °C on average); the coldest is July (21.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Pocinhos?
Pocinhos receives on average 444 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 118 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Pocinhos?
Pocinhos gets on average 10.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,869 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Pocinhos?
Yes: Pocinhos has on average 160 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Pocinhos?
In Pocinhos, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.2 °C on 2 April 2024, and the lowest was 13.1 °C on 31 July 1981.
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