Ponta Grossa climate — normals and trends
Ponta Grossa (Brazil) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.8 °C and it receives 1,388 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 (21.1 °C on average) and the coldest is July (13.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Ponta Grossa averages 1 frost days, 8 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 161 rainy days per year.
Ponta Grossa has warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.16 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 0 to 2 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.7 °C (on 26 November 1942) and the coldest -5.2 °C (on 18 July 1975).
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
Ponta GrossaParaná
- coords
- -25.09°, -50.16°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.8°C
Average daily high
23.0°C
Average daily low
13.8°C
Annual rainfall
1,388mm
Sunshine / day
8.9h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
15.6km/h
Seasonal range
7.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
1 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
8 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
161 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
24.0 °C
Average feels-like low
13.3 °C
Average peak gust
33.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
3 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.3 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.45 · 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
34.7 °C
26 November 1942
Coldest day
-5.2 °C
18 July 1975
Wettest day
113 mm
15 January 1947
Windiest day
47.7 km/h
15 September 1956
Strongest gust
96.8 km/h
14 May 1993
Hottest feels-like
38.0 °C
28 February 2003
Coldest feels-like
-9.8 °C
18 July 1975
Snowiest day
0.5 cm
20 July 1981
Sunniest day
13.5 h
13 December 1947
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 26.1 °C | +0.1 °C | 225 mm | +44 mm |
| Feb | 27.7 °C | +1.8 °C | 148 mm | -8 mm |
| Mar | 27.0 °C | +1.8 °C | 75 mm | -45 mm |
| Apr | 22.6 °C | -0.6 °C | 95 mm | +21 mm |
| May | 21.5 °C | +1.1 °C | 63 mm | -23 mm |
| Jun | 18.6 °C | -0.6 °C | 145 mm | +59 mm |
| Jul | 18.4 °C | -0.7 °C | 40 mm | -33 mm |
| Aug | 20.4 °C | -0.7 °C | 44 mm | -26 mm |
| Sep | 23.5 °C | +1.2 °C | 58 mm | -57 mm |
| Oct | 22.0 °C | -1.3 °C | 223 mm | +76 mm |
| Nov | 24.5 °C | -0.1 °C | 140 mm | +13 mm |
| Dec | 27.1 °C | +1.7 °C | 148 mm | -6 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ponta Grossa?
Ponta Grossa has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.8 °C and it receives 1,388 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ponta Grossa?
The hottest day measured in Ponta Grossa between 1940 and 2025 was 26 November 1942, reaching 34.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ponta Grossa?
The coldest day measured in Ponta Grossa between 1940 and 2025 was 18 July 1975, at -5.2 °C.
Does it snow in Ponta Grossa?
Almost never: Ponta Grossa sees virtually no snow, with about 1 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Ponta Grossa warmed?
Yes: Ponta Grossa warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Ponta Grossa?
The wettest day measured in Ponta Grossa between 1940 and 2025 was 15 January 1947, with 113 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ponta Grossa?
The windiest day measured in Ponta Grossa between 1940 and 2025 was 15 September 1956, with winds reaching 47.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ponta Grossa?
The warmest month in Ponta Grossa is January (21.1 °C on average); the coldest is July (13.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Ponta Grossa?
Ponta Grossa receives on average 1,388 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 161 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ponta Grossa?
Ponta Grossa gets on average 8.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,249 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Ponta Grossa?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Ponta Grossa between 1940 and 2025 was 20 July 1981, with 0.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Ponta Grossa?
Yes: Ponta Grossa has on average 3 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ponta Grossa?
In Ponta Grossa, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.0 °C on 28 February 2003, and the lowest was -9.8 °C on 18 July 1975.
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