Ribeirão climate — normals and trends
Ribeirão (Brazil) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.8 °C and it receives 853 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 (25.1 °C on average) and the coldest is July (21.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Ribeirão averages 0 frost days, 58 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 230 rainy days per year.
Ribeirão has warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.11 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.5 °C (on 25 February 1962) and the coldest 13.8 °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
RibeirãoPernambuco
- coords
- -8.51°, -35.38°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
23.8°C
Average daily high
27.8°C
Average daily low
20.7°C
Annual rainfall
853mm
Sunshine / day
10.8h
Mean relative humidity
82%
Average peak wind
14.7km/h
Seasonal range
3.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
58 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
230 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
30.8 °C
Average feels-like low
23.8 °C
Average peak gust
34.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
263 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.9 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.54 · 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
34.5 °C
25 February 1962
Coldest day
13.8 °C
1 August 1986
Wettest day
134 mm
26 June 2004
Windiest day
26.0 km/h
23 July 1975
Strongest gust
56.9 km/h
19 July 1985
Hottest feels-like
40.1 °C
22 March 2020
Coldest feels-like
14.4 °C
1 August 1986
Sunniest day
12.5 h
23 December 2024
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 | 30.2 °C | +0.7 °C | 79 mm | +23 mm |
| Feb | 29.1 °C | -0.4 °C | 68 mm | +2 mm |
| Mar | 29.3 °C | -0.1 °C | 77 mm | -14 mm |
| Apr | 29.9 °C | +1.4 °C | 50 mm | -43 mm |
| May | 27.9 °C | +0.7 °C | 103 mm | +7 mm |
| Jun | 25.8 °C | -0.1 °C | 121 mm | +14 mm |
| Jul | 25.2 °C | 0.0 °C | 106 mm | +5 mm |
| Aug | 25.6 °C | +0.2 °C | 113 mm | +38 mm |
| Sep | 26.0 °C | -0.4 °C | 82 mm | +24 mm |
| Oct | 27.3 °C | -0.5 °C | 52 mm | +10 mm |
| Nov | 29.4 °C | +0.4 °C | 15 mm | -16 mm |
| Dec | 29.4 °C | 0.0 °C | 29 mm | -11 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ribeirão?
Ribeirão has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.8 °C and it receives 853 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ribeirão?
The hottest day measured in Ribeirão between 1940 and 2025 was 25 February 1962, reaching 34.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ribeirão?
The coldest day measured in Ribeirão between 1940 and 2025 was 1 August 1986, at 13.8 °C.
Does it snow in Ribeirão?
Almost never: Ribeirão sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Ribeirão warmed?
Yes: Ribeirão warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Ribeirão?
The wettest day measured in Ribeirão between 1940 and 2025 was 26 June 2004, with 134 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ribeirão?
The windiest day measured in Ribeirão between 1940 and 2025 was 23 July 1975, with winds reaching 26.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ribeirão?
The warmest month in Ribeirão is February (25.1 °C on average); the coldest is July (21.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Ribeirão?
Ribeirão receives on average 853 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 230 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ribeirão?
Ribeirão gets on average 10.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,942 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Ribeirão?
Yes: Ribeirão has on average 263 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ribeirão?
In Ribeirão, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.1 °C on 22 March 2020, and the lowest was 14.4 °C on 1 August 1986.
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