Pombal climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Pombal?

Pombal has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 28.2 °C and it receives 491 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Pombal?

The hottest day measured in Pombal between 1940 and 2025 was 18 February 1984, reaching 40.0 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Pombal?

The coldest day measured in Pombal between 1940 and 2025 was 5 August 1974, at 16.7 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Pombal?

Almost never: Pombal sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Pombal warmed?

Yes: Pombal warmed by +0.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Pombal?

The wettest day measured in Pombal between 1940 and 2025 was 13 April 1974, with 147 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Pombal?

The windiest day measured in Pombal between 1940 and 2025 was 17 June 1967, with winds reaching 31.9 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Pombal?

The warmest month in Pombal is November (29.6 °C on average); the coldest is July (26.8 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Pombal?

Pombal receives on average 491 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 66 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Pombal?

Pombal gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Pombal (Brazil) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 28.2 °C and it receives 491 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 November (29.6 °C on average) and the coldest is July (26.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.

Pombal averages 0 frost days, 347 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 66 rainy days per year.

Pombal has warmed by +0.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.05 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 40.0 °C (on 18 February 1984) and the coldest 16.7 °C (on 5 August 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

PombalParaíba

coords: -6.77°, -37.80°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

BShHot semi-aridWarmest monthNovemberColdest monthJulyWettest monthMarchDriest monthSeptember

Mean daily temperature

28.2°C

Average daily high

34.0°C

Average daily low

22.8°C

Annual rainfall

491mm

Sunshine / day

10.9h

Mean relative humidity

56%

Average peak wind

19.0km/h

Seasonal range

2.8°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

347 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

66 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

35.5 °C

Average feels-like low

24.8 °C

Average peak gust

36.1 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

353 d/yr

Solar radiation

22.0 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+0.5 °C

since 1940

+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.06 · p = 0.022

19402025

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

40.0 °C

18 February 1984

Coldest day

16.7 °C

5 August 1974

Wettest day

147 mm

13 April 1974

Windiest day

31.9 km/h

17 June 1967

Strongest gust

56.2 km/h

11 March 1999

Hottest feels-like

42.8 °C

8 March 2010

Coldest feels-like

17.0 °C

31 July 1981

Sunniest day

12.4 h

2 January 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	37.6 °C19 October 2025	18.6 °C3 July 2025	28.4 °C	295 mm	358
2024	37.5 °C7 February 2024	19.1 °C17 August 2024	28.3 °C	454 mm	358
2023	37.5 °C31 October 2023	19.0 °C11 July 2023	28.2 °C	476 mm	350
2022	37.8 °C8 October 2022	17.8 °C22 June 2022	27.6 °C	569 mm	334
2021	37.8 °C25 October 2021	19.0 °C27 June 2021	28.4 °C	290 mm	357
2020	37.6 °C7 November 2020	17.7 °C22 July 2020	27.8 °C	820 mm	343
2019	38.0 °C24 October 2019	18.0 °C30 July 2019	28.4 °C	520 mm	356
2018	38.1 °C20 October 2018	18.8 °C26 June 2018	28.5 °C	464 mm	355
2017	38.2 °C5 February 2017	18.6 °C13 July 2017	28.7 °C	405 mm	351
2016	38.4 °C22 September 2016	19.1 °C22 July 2016	29.0 °C	377 mm	359
2015	38.6 °C6 November 2015	18.9 °C3 August 2015	28.7 °C	251 mm	361
2014	38.1 °C18 January 2014	19.1 °C26 May 2014	28.1 °C	328 mm	357
2013	38.1 °C4 December 2013	19.0 °C24 June 2013	28.9 °C	230 mm	360
2012	37.6 °C8 March 2012	18.2 °C29 July 2012	28.8 °C	101 mm	361
2011	36.8 °C23 October 2011	17.2 °C15 July 2011	27.5 °C	562 mm	336
2010	38.7 °C8 March 2010	18.3 °C13 August 2010	28.5 °C	432 mm	357
2009	37.2 °C30 November 2009	18.0 °C17 August 2009	27.6 °C	698 mm	347
2008	36.8 °C6 December 2008	17.6 °C14 July 2008	27.5 °C	1,080 mm	326
2007	38.3 °C10 February 2007	18.1 °C15 August 2007	28.2 °C	367 mm	359
2006	37.3 °C9 November 2006	18.6 °C14 July 2006	28.2 °C	404 mm	353
2005	38.6 °C10 January 2005	19.3 °C13 July 2005	28.2 °C	363 mm	352
2004	37.9 °C14 November 2004	20.2 °C14 August 2004	28.3 °C	610 mm	342
2003	38.3 °C15 November 2003	19.8 °C23 June 2003	28.6 °C	541 mm	354
2002	37.8 °C12 December 2002	18.5 °C19 June 2002	27.9 °C	568 mm	348
2001	38.2 °C5 March 2001	19.4 °C4 August 2001	28.7 °C	275 mm	362
2000	37.8 °C15 November 2000	17.8 °C10 August 2000	27.8 °C	494 mm	346
1999	38.9 °C11 March 1999	18.2 °C11 July 1999	28.6 °C	365 mm	359
1998	40.0 °C10 April 1998	19.1 °C20 July 1998	29.7 °C	192 mm	363
1997	38.6 °C28 December 1997	18.6 °C12 June 1997	28.2 °C	398 mm	352
1996	38.8 °C24 December 1996	18.0 °C11 August 1996	28.1 °C	714 mm	348
1995	38.4 °C26 January 1995	17.4 °C11 July 1995	28.1 °C	641 mm	351
1994	38.6 °C1 January 1994	19.0 °C1 July 1994	27.8 °C	646 mm	343
1993	39.3 °C22 February 1993	19.5 °C18 July 1993	29.3 °C	130 mm	361
1992	38.1 °C5 December 1992	18.6 °C21 July 1992	28.1 °C	393 mm	355
1991	38.8 °C27 February 1991	18.3 °C29 July 1991	27.9 °C	516 mm	346
1990	37.5 °C15 March 1990	20.0 °C7 August 1990	28.6 °C	271 mm	358
1989	37.9 °C22 February 1989	18.1 °C10 July 1989	27.9 °C	844 mm	336
1988	38.3 °C19 January 1988	18.9 °C30 July 1988	28.2 °C	556 mm	360
1987	38.7 °C27 February 1987	20.2 °C31 July 1987	28.9 °C	431 mm	363
1986	38.2 °C21 January 1986	18.0 °C23 July 1986	27.5 °C	794 mm	338
1985	37.2 °C15 January 1985	18.3 °C1 August 1985	27.1 °C	1,365 mm	332
1984	40.0 °C18 February 1984	17.3 °C27 July 1984	28.2 °C	578 mm	348
1983	38.3 °C15 March 1983	18.7 °C29 July 1983	29.0 °C	228 mm	362
1982	38.5 °C4 February 1982	19.1 °C13 July 1982	28.6 °C	266 mm	362
1981	38.6 °C19 February 1981	17.6 °C31 July 1981	28.2 °C	399 mm	349
1980	38.9 °C30 January 1980	19.1 °C18 July 1980	28.5 °C	485 mm	353
1979	38.3 °C10 January 1979	19.1 °C1 August 1979	28.5 °C	292 mm	362
1978	38.5 °C1 February 1978	18.5 °C1 August 1978	28.0 °C	622 mm	350
1977	38.3 °C15 March 1977	18.5 °C4 August 1977	27.8 °C	649 mm	353
1976	38.4 °C28 December 1976	18.1 °C31 July 1976	28.1 °C	480 mm	359
1975	37.3 °C9 November 1975	16.8 °C24 July 1975	27.4 °C	621 mm	335
1974	37.5 °C24 December 1974	16.7 °C5 August 1974	26.7 °C	1,177 mm	290
1973	37.6 °C27 September 1973	19.7 °C3 July 1973	28.0 °C	890 mm	342
1972	37.7 °C3 February 1972	20.2 °C29 June 1972	28.7 °C	422 mm	359
1971	37.6 °C13 January 1971	19.3 °C10 July 1971	27.8 °C	883 mm	337
1970	38.5 °C15 October 1970	19.2 °C2 August 1970	28.7 °C	368 mm	357
1969	38.2 °C8 March 1969	19.2 °C27 July 1969	28.6 °C	415 mm	358
1968	37.4 °C13 November 1968	18.5 °C18 July 1968	27.7 °C	373 mm	340
1967	37.7 °C29 January 1967	17.9 °C20 July 1967	26.9 °C	1,022 mm	297
1966	37.5 °C25 October 1966	19.6 °C7 July 1966	28.1 °C	421 mm	344
1965	37.8 °C17 October 1965	19.5 °C14 July 1965	27.9 °C	413 mm	344
1964	36.6 °C27 November 1964	19.4 °C23 June 1964	26.9 °C	922 mm	295
1963	38.1 °C17 October 1963	19.4 °C9 July 1963	28.0 °C	559 mm	348
1962	37.9 °C12 March 1962	19.1 °C17 August 1962	28.9 °C	199 mm	363
1961	38.0 °C8 November 1961	18.8 °C13 August 1961	27.8 °C	558 mm	334
1960	37.8 °C23 January 1960	19.4 °C7 July 1960	28.0 °C	532 mm	331
1959	38.0 °C2 January 1959	18.5 °C27 July 1959	28.2 °C	423 mm	355
1958	38.4 °C26 January 1958	20.4 °C17 August 1958	29.0 °C	165 mm	362
1957	37.6 °C30 November 1957	18.8 °C6 June 1957	27.8 °C	533 mm	328
1956	37.6 °C28 January 1956	18.9 °C30 July 1956	28.2 °C	428 mm	356
1955	37.9 °C14 January 1955	18.2 °C10 August 1955	27.9 °C	427 mm	344
1954	37.7 °C1 January 1954	19.4 °C29 July 1954	27.9 °C	358 mm	358
1953	37.7 °C30 January 1953	20.1 °C21 August 1953	29.0 °C	164 mm	362
1952	38.1 °C28 January 1952	19.4 °C1 September 1952	28.1 °C	533 mm	350
1951	37.7 °C12 March 1951	19.3 °C15 July 1951	28.2 °C	389 mm	349
1950	37.5 °C5 January 1950	19.8 °C3 May 1950	27.8 °C	519 mm	329
1949	38.0 °C15 December 1949	19.4 °C1 August 1949	27.8 °C	568 mm	353
1948	37.5 °C8 December 1948	19.0 °C28 April 1948	28.1 °C	431 mm	359
1947	38.0 °C16 January 1947	19.7 °C16 August 1947	28.0 °C	460 mm	355
1946	38.2 °C4 February 1946	19.6 °C2 July 1946	28.7 °C	128 mm	362
1945	37.8 °C1 February 1945	19.0 °C11 August 1945	27.4 °C	595 mm	334
1944	37.3 °C13 December 1944	18.6 °C16 June 1944	27.0 °C	733 mm	270
1943	38.1 °C20 February 1943	19.1 °C30 July 1943	27.7 °C	248 mm	349
1942	37.1 °C8 October 1942	18.4 °C9 July 1942	28.5 °C	96 mm	360
1941	37.4 °C21 January 1941	19.1 °C22 July 1941	28.2 °C	292 mm	354
1940	37.1 °C8 December 1940	19.0 °C2 July 1940	27.2 °C	699 mm	314

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

34.1 °C

+0.1 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

358 d/yr

+11

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

295 mm

-196 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	33.5 °C	-1.4 °C	142 mm	+87 mm
Feb	34.2 °C	+0.3 °C	29 mm	-65 mm
Mar	33.8 °C	+0.8 °C	44 mm	-104 mm
Apr	34.3 °C	+1.7 °C	31 mm	-72 mm
May	33.2 °C	+0.5 °C	28 mm	-14 mm
Jun	32.3 °C	-0.1 °C	14 mm	-2 mm
Jul	32.7 °C	+0.2 °C	2 mm	-5 mm
Aug	33.4 °C	-0.2 °C	5 mm	+3 mm
Sep	34.2 °C	-0.6 °C	1 mm	+0 mm
Oct	35.3 °C	-0.4 °C	0 mm	-3 mm
Nov	36.0 °C	+0.2 °C	0 mm	-5 mm
Dec	35.8 °C	+0.2 °C	0 mm	-17 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

37.6 °C

19 Oct 2025

Coldest day

18.6 °C

3 Jul 2025

Wettest day

35.4 mm

20 Jan 2025

Windiest day

27.6 km/h

19 Nov 2025

Strongest gust

49.3 km/h

28 Oct 2025

Hottest feels-like

39.9 °C

22 Feb 2025

Coldest feels-like

18.8 °C

16 Jul 2025

Sunniest day

12.4 h

1 Jan 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Pombal?

Pombal has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 28.2 °C and it receives 491 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Pombal?

The hottest day measured in Pombal between 1940 and 2025 was 18 February 1984, reaching 40.0 °C.

What is the coldest day in Pombal?

The coldest day measured in Pombal between 1940 and 2025 was 5 August 1974, at 16.7 °C.

Does it snow in Pombal?

Almost never: Pombal sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Pombal warmed?

Yes: Pombal warmed by +0.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Pombal?

The wettest day measured in Pombal between 1940 and 2025 was 13 April 1974, with 147 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Pombal?

The windiest day measured in Pombal between 1940 and 2025 was 17 June 1967, with winds reaching 31.9 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Pombal?

The warmest month in Pombal is November (29.6 °C on average); the coldest is July (26.8 °C).

How much does it rain in Pombal?

Pombal receives on average 491 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 66 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Pombal?

Pombal gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Pombal?

Yes: Pombal has on average 353 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Pombal?

In Pombal, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.8 °C on 8 March 2010, and the lowest was 17.0 °C on 31 July 1981.

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