Raposa climate — normals and trends
Raposa (Brazil) has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.6 °C and it receives 2,285 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 November (27.2 °C on average) and the coldest is March (25.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Raposa averages 0 frost days, 36 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 220 rainy days per year.
Raposa has warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.09 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 32.0 °C (on 20 August 2012) and the coldest 22.3 °C (on 10 May 1988).
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
RaposaMaranhão
- coords
- -2.42°, -44.10°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.6°C
Average daily high
28.7°C
Average daily low
25.2°C
Annual rainfall
2,285mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
21.5km/h
Seasonal range
1.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
36 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
220 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.7 °C
Average feels-like low
28.3 °C
Average peak gust
35.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
364 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.8 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.38 · 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
32.0 °C
20 August 2012
Coldest day
22.3 °C
10 May 1988
Wettest day
171 mm
3 March 1980
Windiest day
39.3 km/h
9 November 1965
Strongest gust
59.0 km/h
6 December 1981
Hottest feels-like
38.0 °C
7 May 2024
Coldest feels-like
22.9 °C
4 July 1974
Sunniest day
12.0 h
2 January 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 | 28.6 °C | +0.4 °C | 441 mm | +179 mm |
| Feb | 28.3 °C | +0.5 °C | 402 mm | +51 mm |
| Mar | 28.5 °C | +0.8 °C | 487 mm | +17 mm |
| Apr | 28.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 386 mm | -53 mm |
| May | 29.5 °C | +1.1 °C | 156 mm | -167 mm |
| Jun | 29.1 °C | +0.4 °C | 112 mm | -56 mm |
| Jul | 29.5 °C | +0.7 °C | 72 mm | -26 mm |
| Aug | 29.9 °C | +0.6 °C | 36 mm | +8 mm |
| Sep | 30.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 7 mm | -7 mm |
| Oct | 30.2 °C | +0.9 °C | 12 mm | -1 mm |
| Nov | 29.5 °C | +0.2 °C | 17 mm | -8 mm |
| Dec | 29.1 °C | +0.1 °C | 64 mm | -30 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Raposa?
Raposa has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.6 °C and it receives 2,285 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Raposa?
The hottest day measured in Raposa between 1940 and 2025 was 20 August 2012, reaching 32.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Raposa?
The coldest day measured in Raposa between 1940 and 2025 was 10 May 1988, at 22.3 °C.
Does it snow in Raposa?
Almost never: Raposa sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Raposa warmed?
Yes: Raposa warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Raposa?
The wettest day measured in Raposa between 1940 and 2025 was 3 March 1980, with 171 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Raposa?
The windiest day measured in Raposa between 1940 and 2025 was 9 November 1965, with winds reaching 39.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Raposa?
The warmest month in Raposa is November (27.2 °C on average); the coldest is March (25.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Raposa?
Raposa receives on average 2,285 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 220 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Raposa?
Raposa gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Raposa?
Yes: Raposa has on average 364 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Raposa?
In Raposa, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.0 °C on 7 May 2024, and the lowest was 22.9 °C on 4 July 1974.
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