Rio Real climate — normals and trends
Rio Real (Brazil) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.0 °C and it receives 613 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 (26.7 °C on average) and the coldest is July (22.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.
Rio Real averages 0 frost days, 172 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 179 rainy days per year.
Rio Real 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 39.4 °C (on 19 December 1955) and the coldest 13.8 °C (on 2 September 2006).
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
Rio RealEstado de Bahia
- coords
- -11.48°, -37.93°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.0°C
Average daily high
29.7°C
Average daily low
21.4°C
Annual rainfall
613mm
Sunshine / day
10.6h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
16.6km/h
Seasonal range
4.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
172 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
179 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.5 °C
Average feels-like low
24.3 °C
Average peak gust
36.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
286 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.2 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.47 · 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
39.4 °C
19 December 1955
Coldest day
13.8 °C
2 September 2006
Wettest day
146 mm
25 December 1977
Windiest day
27.7 km/h
4 July 2017
Strongest gust
56.5 km/h
13 November 1985
Hottest feels-like
43.7 °C
3 January 2016
Coldest feels-like
13.4 °C
2 September 2006
Sunniest day
12.7 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 | 32.4 °C | +0.5 °C | 100 mm | +54 mm |
| Feb | 31.9 °C | +0.1 °C | 40 mm | -7 mm |
| Mar | 31.9 °C | +0.3 °C | 41 mm | -23 mm |
| Apr | 33.1 °C | +2.8 °C | 22 mm | -50 mm |
| May | 28.0 °C | -0.5 °C | 166 mm | +94 mm |
| Jun | 26.8 °C | -0.3 °C | 81 mm | +18 mm |
| Jul | 26.6 °C | +0.2 °C | 49 mm | -8 mm |
| Aug | 27.2 °C | +0.4 °C | 45 mm | -0 mm |
| Sep | 27.7 °C | -0.5 °C | 37 mm | +2 mm |
| Oct | 28.7 °C | -1.5 °C | 102 mm | +70 mm |
| Nov | 31.4 °C | 0.0 °C | 63 mm | +23 mm |
| Dec | 32.3 °C | +0.5 °C | 8 mm | -32 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Rio Real?
Rio Real has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.0 °C and it receives 613 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Rio Real?
The hottest day measured in Rio Real between 1940 and 2025 was 19 December 1955, reaching 39.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Rio Real?
The coldest day measured in Rio Real between 1940 and 2025 was 2 September 2006, at 13.8 °C.
Does it snow in Rio Real?
Almost never: Rio Real sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Rio Real warmed?
Yes: Rio Real warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Rio Real?
The wettest day measured in Rio Real between 1940 and 2025 was 25 December 1977, with 146 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Rio Real?
The windiest day measured in Rio Real between 1940 and 2025 was 4 July 2017, with winds reaching 27.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Rio Real?
The warmest month in Rio Real is February (26.7 °C on average); the coldest is July (22.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Rio Real?
Rio Real receives on average 613 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 179 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Rio Real?
Rio Real gets on average 10.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,869 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Rio Real?
Yes: Rio Real has on average 286 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Rio Real?
In Rio Real, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.7 °C on 3 January 2016, and the lowest was 13.4 °C on 2 September 2006.
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