Recife climate — normals and trends
Recife (Brazil) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.6 °C and it receives 906 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 (26.8 °C on average) and the coldest is July (23.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Recife averages 0 frost days, 117 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 238 rainy days per year.
Recife has warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.13 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.0 °C (on 9 March 1988) and the coldest 17.8 °C (on 1 August 1986).
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
RecifePernambuco
- coords
- -8.05°, -34.88°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.6°C
Average daily high
29.0°C
Average daily low
22.8°C
Annual rainfall
906mm
Sunshine / day
11.0h
Mean relative humidity
78%
Average peak wind
17.6km/h
Seasonal range
3.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
117 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
238 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.3 °C
Average feels-like low
26.0 °C
Average peak gust
37.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
363 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.1 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °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
35.0 °C
9 March 1988
Coldest day
17.8 °C
1 August 1986
Wettest day
250 mm
2 July 2013
Windiest day
31.6 km/h
23 July 1975
Strongest gust
60.5 km/h
19 September 2011
Hottest feels-like
41.1 °C
1 March 2024
Coldest feels-like
18.5 °C
31 July 1981
Sunniest day
12.5 h
4 January 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
A specific year
Pick a year and see how it compares to normal — warmer, drier or more extreme than usual?
Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30.9 °C | +0.5 °C | 84 mm | +24 mm |
| Feb | 30.4 °C | 0.0 °C | 76 mm | +4 mm |
| Mar | 30.5 °C | +0.2 °C | 88 mm | -12 mm |
| Apr | 31.3 °C | +1.7 °C | 55 mm | -56 mm |
| May | 29.4 °C | +0.9 °C | 134 mm | +21 mm |
| Jun | 27.4 °C | +0.1 °C | 136 mm | +18 mm |
| Jul | 26.6 °C | -0.1 °C | 104 mm | -6 mm |
| Aug | 26.9 °C | 0.0 °C | 147 mm | +76 mm |
| Sep | 27.6 °C | -0.3 °C | 57 mm | +8 mm |
| Oct | 29.1 °C | -0.2 °C | 44 mm | +9 mm |
| Nov | 30.4 °C | +0.3 °C | 19 mm | -11 mm |
| Dec | 30.7 °C | +0.3 °C | 28 mm | -10 mm |
The year's extremes
What was the weather like that day?
Your birthday, a wedding, a memorable trip: discover the actual weather for any date since 1940.
Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Recife?
Recife has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.6 °C and it receives 906 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Recife?
The hottest day measured in Recife between 1940 and 2025 was 9 March 1988, reaching 35.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Recife?
The coldest day measured in Recife between 1940 and 2025 was 1 August 1986, at 17.8 °C.
Does it snow in Recife?
Almost never: Recife sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Recife warmed?
Yes: Recife warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Recife?
The wettest day measured in Recife between 1940 and 2025 was 2 July 2013, with 250 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Recife?
The windiest day measured in Recife between 1940 and 2025 was 23 July 1975, with winds reaching 31.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Recife?
The warmest month in Recife is February (26.8 °C on average); the coldest is July (23.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Recife?
Recife receives on average 906 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 238 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Recife?
Recife gets on average 11.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,015 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Recife?
Yes: Recife has on average 363 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Recife?
In Recife, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.1 °C on 1 March 2024, and the lowest was 18.5 °C on 31 July 1981.
Compare Recife with another city
Pick a second city: its normals will be set against these, indicator by indicator.
Nearby cities
The climate around Recife