Riachão do Jacuípe climate — normals and trends
Riachão do Jacuípe (Brazil) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.2 °C and it receives 454 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 (26.9 °C on average) and the coldest is July (22.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Riachão do Jacuípe averages 0 frost days, 205 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 113 rainy days per year.
Riachão do Jacuípe has warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.14 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.6 °C (on 26 November 2015) and the coldest 13.5 °C (on 28 August 1981).
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
Riachão do JacuípeEstado de Bahia
- coords
- -11.81°, -39.39°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.2°C
Average daily high
30.6°C
Average daily low
21.1°C
Annual rainfall
454mm
Sunshine / day
10.1h
Mean relative humidity
71%
Average peak wind
17.6km/h
Seasonal range
4.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
205 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
113 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.4 °C
Average feels-like low
23.3 °C
Average peak gust
35.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
266 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.2 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.30 · 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
40.6 °C
26 November 2015
Coldest day
13.5 °C
28 August 1981
Wettest day
89 mm
18 January 2004
Windiest day
32.3 km/h
15 August 1991
Strongest gust
65.2 km/h
15 August 1991
Hottest feels-like
44.9 °C
6 March 2018
Coldest feels-like
13.0 °C
2 September 2006
Sunniest day
12.7 h
3 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 | 33.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 134 mm | +82 mm |
| Feb | 33.2 °C | +0.5 °C | 30 mm | -16 mm |
| Mar | 33.8 °C | +1.5 °C | 20 mm | -43 mm |
| Apr | 33.3 °C | +2.5 °C | 29 mm | -18 mm |
| May | 27.9 °C | -1.0 °C | 77 mm | +42 mm |
| Jun | 27.6 °C | +0.1 °C | 37 mm | +6 mm |
| Jul | 27.1 °C | +0.2 °C | 26 mm | -2 mm |
| Aug | 28.6 °C | +0.7 °C | 26 mm | +4 mm |
| Sep | 29.3 °C | -0.7 °C | 17 mm | +1 mm |
| Oct | 31.0 °C | -1.2 °C | 20 mm | 0 mm |
| Nov | 32.9 °C | +0.4 °C | 40 mm | -7 mm |
| Dec | 33.9 °C | +1.3 °C | 7 mm | -41 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Riachão do Jacuípe?
Riachão do Jacuípe has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.2 °C and it receives 454 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Riachão do Jacuípe?
The hottest day measured in Riachão do Jacuípe between 1940 and 2025 was 26 November 2015, reaching 40.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Riachão do Jacuípe?
The coldest day measured in Riachão do Jacuípe between 1940 and 2025 was 28 August 1981, at 13.5 °C.
Does it snow in Riachão do Jacuípe?
Almost never: Riachão do Jacuípe sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Riachão do Jacuípe warmed?
Yes: Riachão do Jacuípe warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Riachão do Jacuípe?
The wettest day measured in Riachão do Jacuípe between 1940 and 2025 was 18 January 2004, with 89 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Riachão do Jacuípe?
The windiest day measured in Riachão do Jacuípe between 1940 and 2025 was 15 August 1991, with winds reaching 32.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Riachão do Jacuípe?
The warmest month in Riachão do Jacuípe is January (26.9 °C on average); the coldest is July (22.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Riachão do Jacuípe?
Riachão do Jacuípe receives on average 454 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 113 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Riachão do Jacuípe?
Riachão do Jacuípe gets on average 10.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,687 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Riachão do Jacuípe?
Yes: Riachão do Jacuípe has on average 266 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Riachão do Jacuípe?
In Riachão do Jacuípe, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.9 °C on 6 March 2018, and the lowest was 13.0 °C on 2 September 2006.
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