Pontal climate — normals and trends
Pontal (Brazil) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.0 °C and it receives 1,254 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 October (24.6 °C on average) and the coldest is June (19.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Pontal averages 0 frost days, 124 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 141 rainy days per year.
Pontal has warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.25 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.8 °C (on 17 October 1963) and the coldest 1.5 °C (on 26 June 1994).
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
PontalSão Paulo
- coords
- -21.02°, -48.04°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
23.0°C
Average daily high
28.6°C
Average daily low
18.2°C
Annual rainfall
1,254mm
Sunshine / day
10.2h
Mean relative humidity
69%
Average peak wind
12.5km/h
Seasonal range
4.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
124 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
141 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
30.8 °C
Average feels-like low
19.0 °C
Average peak gust
30.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
130 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.64 · 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
40.8 °C
17 October 1963
Coldest day
1.5 °C
26 June 1994
Wettest day
105 mm
3 January 1961
Windiest day
31.8 km/h
7 June 2011
Strongest gust
81.7 km/h
30 July 1989
Hottest feels-like
42.9 °C
29 October 2007
Coldest feels-like
-1.6 °C
26 June 1994
Sunniest day
13.3 h
15 December 1947
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30.9 °C | +1.8 °C | 115 mm | -100 mm |
| Feb | 31.4 °C | +2.1 °C | 102 mm | -71 mm |
| Mar | 32.0 °C | +2.9 °C | 63 mm | -75 mm |
| Apr | 29.2 °C | +0.8 °C | 86 mm | +19 mm |
| May | 28.1 °C | +1.6 °C | 8 mm | -34 mm |
| Jun | 27.0 °C | +1.1 °C | 31 mm | +4 mm |
| Jul | 27.0 °C | +0.5 °C | 5 mm | -16 mm |
| Aug | 29.7 °C | +0.7 °C | 3 mm | -18 mm |
| Sep | 32.5 °C | +1.8 °C | 18 mm | -35 mm |
| Oct | 30.9 °C | +0.5 °C | 97 mm | -26 mm |
| Nov | 31.1 °C | +1.5 °C | 82 mm | -79 mm |
| Dec | 31.2 °C | +2.2 °C | 152 mm | -63 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Pontal?
Pontal has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.0 °C and it receives 1,254 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Pontal?
The hottest day measured in Pontal between 1940 and 2025 was 17 October 1963, reaching 40.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Pontal?
The coldest day measured in Pontal between 1940 and 2025 was 26 June 1994, at 1.5 °C.
Does it snow in Pontal?
Almost never: Pontal sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Pontal warmed?
Yes: Pontal warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Pontal?
The wettest day measured in Pontal between 1940 and 2025 was 3 January 1961, with 105 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Pontal?
The windiest day measured in Pontal between 1940 and 2025 was 7 June 2011, with winds reaching 31.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Pontal?
The warmest month in Pontal is October (24.6 °C on average); the coldest is June (19.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Pontal?
Pontal receives on average 1,254 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 141 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Pontal?
Pontal gets on average 10.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,723 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Pontal?
Yes: Pontal has on average 130 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Pontal?
In Pontal, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.9 °C on 29 October 2007, and the lowest was -1.6 °C on 26 June 1994.
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