Potirendaba climate — normals and trends
Potirendaba (Brazil) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.3 °C and it receives 1,494 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 (24.9 °C on average) and the coldest is June (19.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Potirendaba averages 0 frost days, 126 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 155 rainy days per year.
Potirendaba has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.23 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.0 °C (on 7 October 2020) and the coldest 1.2 °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
PotirendabaSão Paulo
- coords
- -21.04°, -49.38°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
23.3°C
Average daily high
28.7°C
Average daily low
18.9°C
Annual rainfall
1,494mm
Sunshine / day
10.2h
Mean relative humidity
71%
Average peak wind
13.5km/h
Seasonal range
5.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
126 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
155 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
31.3 °C
Average feels-like low
19.8 °C
Average peak gust
30.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
169 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.62 · 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
41.0 °C
7 October 2020
Coldest day
1.2 °C
18 July 1975
Wettest day
162 mm
26 March 1991
Windiest day
37.8 km/h
7 June 2011
Strongest gust
82.8 km/h
30 July 1989
Hottest feels-like
43.8 °C
29 October 2007
Coldest feels-like
-2.3 °C
18 July 1975
Sunniest day
13.1 h
11 December 2021
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 | +1.9 °C | 159 mm | -93 mm |
| Feb | 31.5 °C | +2.0 °C | 95 mm | -126 mm |
| Mar | 32.5 °C | +3.2 °C | 63 mm | -118 mm |
| Apr | 29.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 118 mm | +34 mm |
| May | 27.8 °C | +1.4 °C | 16 mm | -38 mm |
| Jun | 26.5 °C | +0.7 °C | 39 mm | +10 mm |
| Jul | 26.7 °C | +0.3 °C | 1 mm | -22 mm |
| Aug | 29.5 °C | +0.6 °C | 3 mm | -20 mm |
| Sep | 33.0 °C | +2.5 °C | 27 mm | -29 mm |
| Oct | 30.9 °C | +0.5 °C | 74 mm | -67 mm |
| Nov | 30.7 °C | +1.0 °C | 120 mm | -62 mm |
| Dec | 31.3 °C | +2.1 °C | 160 mm | -89 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Potirendaba?
Potirendaba has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.3 °C and it receives 1,494 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Potirendaba?
The hottest day measured in Potirendaba between 1940 and 2025 was 7 October 2020, reaching 41.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Potirendaba?
The coldest day measured in Potirendaba between 1940 and 2025 was 18 July 1975, at 1.2 °C.
Does it snow in Potirendaba?
Almost never: Potirendaba sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Potirendaba warmed?
Yes: Potirendaba warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Potirendaba?
The wettest day measured in Potirendaba between 1940 and 2025 was 26 March 1991, with 162 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Potirendaba?
The windiest day measured in Potirendaba between 1940 and 2025 was 7 June 2011, with winds reaching 37.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Potirendaba?
The warmest month in Potirendaba is January (24.9 °C on average); the coldest is June (19.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Potirendaba?
Potirendaba receives on average 1,494 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 155 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Potirendaba?
Potirendaba gets on average 10.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,723 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Potirendaba?
Yes: Potirendaba has on average 169 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Potirendaba?
In Potirendaba, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.8 °C on 29 October 2007, and the lowest was -2.3 °C on 18 July 1975.
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