Quixadá climate — normals and trends
Quixadá (Brazil) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.1 °C and it receives 658 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 (28.2 °C on average) and the coldest is April (26.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Quixadá averages 0 frost days, 301 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 113 rainy days per year.
Quixadá has warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.12 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.3 °C (on 6 March 1998) and the coldest 17.7 °C (on 25 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
QuixadáCeará
- coords
- -4.97°, -39.02°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
27.1°C
Average daily high
32.6°C
Average daily low
23.0°C
Annual rainfall
658mm
Sunshine / day
10.8h
Mean relative humidity
68%
Average peak wind
19.6km/h
Seasonal range
2.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
301 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
113 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.4 °C
Average feels-like low
25.5 °C
Average peak gust
38.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
363 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.0 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.24 · 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
38.3 °C
6 March 1998
Coldest day
17.7 °C
25 July 1975
Wettest day
126 mm
25 March 1986
Windiest day
31.4 km/h
28 September 1944
Strongest gust
59.8 km/h
28 September 1944
Hottest feels-like
41.6 °C
2 April 2009
Coldest feels-like
17.6 °C
4 July 1974
Sunniest day
12.3 h
15 December 1940
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 | 32.5 °C | -0.5 °C | 146 mm | +69 mm |
| Feb | 31.7 °C | -0.1 °C | 208 mm | +103 mm |
| Mar | 30.7 °C | 0.0 °C | 143 mm | -20 mm |
| Apr | 31.8 °C | +1.4 °C | 46 mm | -94 mm |
| May | 32.1 °C | +1.4 °C | 37 mm | -45 mm |
| Jun | 31.8 °C | +0.8 °C | 36 mm | +2 mm |
| Jul | 32.7 °C | +0.9 °C | 6 mm | -11 mm |
| Aug | 33.5 °C | +0.3 °C | 8 mm | +3 mm |
| Sep | 34.6 °C | +0.3 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Oct | 35.3 °C | +0.4 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Nov | 34.9 °C | +0.2 °C | 4 mm | -3 mm |
| Dec | 34.3 °C | +0.1 °C | 11 mm | -13 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Quixadá?
Quixadá has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.1 °C and it receives 658 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Quixadá?
The hottest day measured in Quixadá between 1940 and 2025 was 6 March 1998, reaching 38.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Quixadá?
The coldest day measured in Quixadá between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 1975, at 17.7 °C.
Does it snow in Quixadá?
Almost never: Quixadá sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Quixadá warmed?
Yes: Quixadá warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Quixadá?
The wettest day measured in Quixadá between 1940 and 2025 was 25 March 1986, with 126 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Quixadá?
The windiest day measured in Quixadá between 1940 and 2025 was 28 September 1944, with winds reaching 31.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Quixadá?
The warmest month in Quixadá is October (28.2 °C on average); the coldest is April (26.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Quixadá?
Quixadá receives on average 658 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 113 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Quixadá?
Quixadá gets on average 10.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,942 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Quixadá?
Yes: Quixadá has on average 363 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Quixadá?
In Quixadá, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.6 °C on 2 April 2009, and the lowest was 17.6 °C on 4 July 1974.
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