Ponto Novo climate — normals and trends
Ponto Novo (Brazil) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.0 °C and it receives 613 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 February (25.7 °C on average) and the coldest is July (21.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Ponto Novo averages 0 frost days, 145 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 143 rainy days per year.
Ponto Novo has warmed by +0.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.06 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.1 °C (on 23 October 1954) and the coldest 12.3 °C (on 29 August 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
Ponto NovoEstado de Bahia
- coords
- -10.86°, -40.13°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
24.0°C
Average daily high
29.0°C
Average daily low
19.8°C
Annual rainfall
613mm
Sunshine / day
10.2h
Mean relative humidity
70%
Average peak wind
14.8km/h
Seasonal range
4.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
145 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
143 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
30.9 °C
Average feels-like low
21.4 °C
Average peak gust
33.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
184 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.6 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.06 · p = 0.026
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
39.1 °C
23 October 1954
Coldest day
12.3 °C
29 August 1981
Wettest day
212 mm
18 February 2007
Windiest day
29.0 km/h
19 July 1985
Strongest gust
56.9 km/h
15 August 1991
Hottest feels-like
42.5 °C
25 November 2015
Coldest feels-like
11.7 °C
22 July 2006
Sunniest day
12.6 h
18 December 2025
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 | 31.3 °C | +0.4 °C | 118 mm | +55 mm |
| Feb | 31.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 28 mm | -34 mm |
| Mar | 32.4 °C | +1.9 °C | 21 mm | -62 mm |
| Apr | 32.5 °C | +3.3 °C | 32 mm | -33 mm |
| May | 26.8 °C | -0.6 °C | 89 mm | +39 mm |
| Jun | 25.8 °C | -0.2 °C | 79 mm | +29 mm |
| Jul | 25.2 °C | -0.1 °C | 41 mm | -4 mm |
| Aug | 27.0 °C | +0.5 °C | 40 mm | +5 mm |
| Sep | 29.1 °C | +0.3 °C | 24 mm | +0 mm |
| Oct | 30.2 °C | -0.7 °C | 31 mm | +7 mm |
| Nov | 31.3 °C | +0.3 °C | 83 mm | +28 mm |
| Dec | 31.1 °C | +0.3 °C | 19 mm | -40 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ponto Novo?
Ponto Novo has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.0 °C and it receives 613 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ponto Novo?
The hottest day measured in Ponto Novo between 1940 and 2025 was 23 October 1954, reaching 39.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ponto Novo?
The coldest day measured in Ponto Novo between 1940 and 2025 was 29 August 1981, at 12.3 °C.
Does it snow in Ponto Novo?
Almost never: Ponto Novo sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Ponto Novo warmed?
Yes: Ponto Novo warmed by +0.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Ponto Novo?
The wettest day measured in Ponto Novo between 1940 and 2025 was 18 February 2007, with 212 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ponto Novo?
The windiest day measured in Ponto Novo between 1940 and 2025 was 19 July 1985, with winds reaching 29.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ponto Novo?
The warmest month in Ponto Novo is February (25.7 °C on average); the coldest is July (21.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Ponto Novo?
Ponto Novo receives on average 613 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 143 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ponto Novo?
Ponto Novo gets on average 10.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,723 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Ponto Novo?
Yes: Ponto Novo has on average 184 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ponto Novo?
In Ponto Novo, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.5 °C on 25 November 2015, and the lowest was 11.7 °C on 22 July 2006.
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