Queimadas climate — normals and trends
Queimadas (Brazil) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.4 °C and it receives 459 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 (27.0 °C on average) and the coldest is July (22.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Queimadas averages 0 frost days, 209 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 104 rainy days per year.
Queimadas has warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.11 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.6 °C (on 23 October 1954) and the coldest 13.9 °C (on 22 July 1967).
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
QueimadasEstado de Bahia
- coords
- -10.98°, -39.63°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.4°C
Average daily high
30.6°C
Average daily low
21.1°C
Annual rainfall
459mm
Sunshine / day
10.0h
Mean relative humidity
67%
Average peak wind
17.7km/h
Seasonal range
4.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
209 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
104 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.3 °C
Average feels-like low
23.0 °C
Average peak gust
34.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
273 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.0 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.19 · 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
39.6 °C
23 October 1954
Coldest day
13.9 °C
22 July 1967
Wettest day
146 mm
27 April 1987
Windiest day
32.9 km/h
19 July 1985
Strongest gust
62.6 km/h
15 August 1991
Hottest feels-like
43.5 °C
26 November 2015
Coldest feels-like
13.5 °C
27 August 2020
Sunniest day
12.6 h
18 December 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33.1 °C | +0.5 °C | 110 mm | +57 mm |
| Feb | 34.1 °C | +1.6 °C | 19 mm | -32 mm |
| Mar | 34.4 °C | +2.3 °C | 24 mm | -47 mm |
| Apr | 34.1 °C | +3.3 °C | 23 mm | -31 mm |
| May | 28.1 °C | -0.8 °C | 80 mm | +45 mm |
| Jun | 27.2 °C | -0.4 °C | 56 mm | +27 mm |
| Jul | 26.9 °C | -0.2 °C | 28 mm | +2 mm |
| Aug | 28.9 °C | +0.7 °C | 24 mm | +5 mm |
| Sep | 30.5 °C | +0.1 °C | 12 mm | -1 mm |
| Oct | 31.6 °C | -0.9 °C | 18 mm | +2 mm |
| Nov | 33.0 °C | +0.4 °C | 65 mm | +21 mm |
| Dec | 33.4 °C | +0.9 °C | 10 mm | -39 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Queimadas?
Queimadas has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.4 °C and it receives 459 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Queimadas?
The hottest day measured in Queimadas between 1940 and 2025 was 23 October 1954, reaching 39.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Queimadas?
The coldest day measured in Queimadas between 1940 and 2025 was 22 July 1967, at 13.9 °C.
Does it snow in Queimadas?
Almost never: Queimadas sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Queimadas warmed?
Yes: Queimadas warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Queimadas?
The wettest day measured in Queimadas between 1940 and 2025 was 27 April 1987, with 146 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Queimadas?
The windiest day measured in Queimadas between 1940 and 2025 was 19 July 1985, with winds reaching 32.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Queimadas?
The warmest month in Queimadas is January (27.0 °C on average); the coldest is July (22.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Queimadas?
Queimadas receives on average 459 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 104 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Queimadas?
Queimadas gets on average 10.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,650 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Queimadas?
Yes: Queimadas has on average 273 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Queimadas?
In Queimadas, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.5 °C on 26 November 2015, and the lowest was 13.5 °C on 27 August 2020.
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