Pontalina climate — normals and trends
Pontalina (Brazil) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.8 °C and it receives 1,243 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 September (25.9 °C on average) and the coldest is June (21.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Pontalina averages 0 frost days, 148 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 151 rainy days per year.
Pontalina has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.21 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.3 °C (on 18 October 1963) and the coldest 3.8 °C (on 21 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
PontalinaGoiás
- coords
- -17.52°, -49.45°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
23.8°C
Average daily high
29.4°C
Average daily low
19.1°C
Annual rainfall
1,243mm
Sunshine / day
10.4h
Mean relative humidity
67%
Average peak wind
11.9km/h
Seasonal range
4.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
148 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
151 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.1 °C
Average feels-like low
20.3 °C
Average peak gust
29.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
166 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.60 · 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
40.3 °C
18 October 1963
Coldest day
3.8 °C
21 July 1981
Wettest day
122 mm
1 February 1977
Windiest day
29.2 km/h
2 January 2012
Strongest gust
67.0 km/h
25 December 1986
Hottest feels-like
41.6 °C
16 October 2008
Coldest feels-like
0.1 °C
21 July 1981
Sunniest day
12.9 h
18 January 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29.3 °C | +0.5 °C | 254 mm | +32 mm |
| Feb | 30.6 °C | +1.5 °C | 52 mm | -133 mm |
| Mar | 31.4 °C | +2.3 °C | 76 mm | -91 mm |
| Apr | 30.1 °C | +1.1 °C | 68 mm | -7 mm |
| May | 28.9 °C | +0.7 °C | 3 mm | -20 mm |
| Jun | 28.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 8 mm | +2 mm |
| Jul | 28.7 °C | +0.4 °C | 0 mm | -6 mm |
| Aug | 31.1 °C | +0.5 °C | 0 mm | -6 mm |
| Sep | 33.5 °C | +1.1 °C | 28 mm | -2 mm |
| Oct | 32.8 °C | +1.3 °C | 33 mm | -83 mm |
| Nov | 32.2 °C | +2.6 °C | 104 mm | -81 mm |
| Dec | 29.7 °C | +0.9 °C | 156 mm | -65 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Pontalina?
Pontalina has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.8 °C and it receives 1,243 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Pontalina?
The hottest day measured in Pontalina between 1940 and 2025 was 18 October 1963, reaching 40.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Pontalina?
The coldest day measured in Pontalina between 1940 and 2025 was 21 July 1981, at 3.8 °C.
Does it snow in Pontalina?
Almost never: Pontalina sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Pontalina warmed?
Yes: Pontalina warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Pontalina?
The wettest day measured in Pontalina between 1940 and 2025 was 1 February 1977, with 122 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Pontalina?
The windiest day measured in Pontalina between 1940 and 2025 was 2 January 2012, with winds reaching 29.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Pontalina?
The warmest month in Pontalina is September (25.9 °C on average); the coldest is June (21.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Pontalina?
Pontalina receives on average 1,243 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 151 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Pontalina?
Pontalina gets on average 10.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,796 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Pontalina?
Yes: Pontalina has on average 166 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Pontalina?
In Pontalina, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.6 °C on 16 October 2008, and the lowest was 0.1 °C on 21 July 1981.
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