Pojuca climate — normals and trends
Pojuca (Brazil) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.0 °C and it receives 1,148 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 (26.8 °C on average) and the coldest is July (22.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.
Pojuca averages 0 frost days, 173 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 206 rainy days per year.
Pojuca has warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.17 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.2 °C (on 13 December 1951) and the coldest 14.5 °C (on 17 July 1963).
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
PojucaEstado de Bahia
- coords
- -12.43°, -38.33°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.0°C
Average daily high
29.8°C
Average daily low
21.3°C
Annual rainfall
1,148mm
Sunshine / day
11.1h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
13.2km/h
Seasonal range
4.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
173 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
206 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.8 °C
Average feels-like low
24.5 °C
Average peak gust
32.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
284 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.5 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.51 · 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
39.2 °C
13 December 1951
Coldest day
14.5 °C
17 July 1963
Wettest day
179 mm
25 March 2019
Windiest day
25.5 km/h
15 August 1991
Strongest gust
54.7 km/h
15 August 1991
Hottest feels-like
45.5 °C
19 March 2019
Coldest feels-like
15.4 °C
8 July 2002
Sunniest day
12.7 h
30 December 2025
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 | +0.2 °C | 161 mm | +82 mm |
| Feb | 31.6 °C | -0.5 °C | 84 mm | -8 mm |
| Mar | 31.8 °C | 0.0 °C | 89 mm | -38 mm |
| Apr | 32.0 °C | +1.9 °C | 67 mm | -86 mm |
| May | 28.0 °C | -0.3 °C | 229 mm | +85 mm |
| Jun | 27.4 °C | +0.3 °C | 99 mm | -10 mm |
| Jul | 26.5 °C | 0.0 °C | 101 mm | +9 mm |
| Aug | 27.4 °C | +0.5 °C | 69 mm | -2 mm |
| Sep | 28.1 °C | -0.4 °C | 48 mm | -5 mm |
| Oct | 29.2 °C | -1.3 °C | 149 mm | +83 mm |
| Nov | 30.7 °C | -0.8 °C | 144 mm | +55 mm |
| Dec | 32.0 °C | 0.0 °C | 24 mm | -51 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Pojuca?
Pojuca has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.0 °C and it receives 1,148 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Pojuca?
The hottest day measured in Pojuca between 1940 and 2025 was 13 December 1951, reaching 39.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Pojuca?
The coldest day measured in Pojuca between 1940 and 2025 was 17 July 1963, at 14.5 °C.
Does it snow in Pojuca?
Almost never: Pojuca sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Pojuca warmed?
Yes: Pojuca warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Pojuca?
The wettest day measured in Pojuca between 1940 and 2025 was 25 March 2019, with 179 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Pojuca?
The windiest day measured in Pojuca between 1940 and 2025 was 15 August 1991, with winds reaching 25.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Pojuca?
The warmest month in Pojuca is January (26.8 °C on average); the coldest is July (22.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Pojuca?
Pojuca receives on average 1,148 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 206 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Pojuca?
Pojuca gets on average 11.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,052 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Pojuca?
Yes: Pojuca has on average 284 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Pojuca?
In Pojuca, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.5 °C on 19 March 2019, and the lowest was 15.4 °C on 8 July 2002.
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