Rio Verde climate — normals and trends
Rio Verde (Brazil) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 22.8 °C and it receives 1,491 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 September (24.7 °C on average) and the coldest is June (20.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Rio Verde averages 0 frost days, 92 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 173 rainy days per year.
Rio Verde has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.19 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.0 °C (on 4 October 2020) and the coldest 2.3 °C (on 18 July 1975).
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 VerdeGoiás
- coords
- -17.80°, -50.93°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
22.8°C
Average daily high
28.3°C
Average daily low
18.5°C
Annual rainfall
1,491mm
Sunshine / day
10.3h
Mean relative humidity
70%
Average peak wind
12.0km/h
Seasonal range
4.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
92 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
173 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
30.8 °C
Average feels-like low
19.5 °C
Average peak gust
29.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
116 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.59 · 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
40.0 °C
4 October 2020
Coldest day
2.3 °C
18 July 1975
Wettest day
130 mm
24 March 1981
Windiest day
29.4 km/h
15 September 1956
Strongest gust
70.2 km/h
8 September 2015
Hottest feels-like
40.9 °C
13 November 2015
Coldest feels-like
-2.4 °C
18 July 1975
Sunniest day
13.0 h
29 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 | 29.1 °C | +1.2 °C | 298 mm | +66 mm |
| Feb | 28.8 °C | +0.7 °C | 116 mm | -96 mm |
| Mar | 30.1 °C | +1.9 °C | 91 mm | -123 mm |
| Apr | 28.6 °C | +0.7 °C | 118 mm | +16 mm |
| May | 27.4 °C | +0.6 °C | 11 mm | -25 mm |
| Jun | 27.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 15 mm | +3 mm |
| Jul | 27.2 °C | +0.1 °C | 0 mm | -8 mm |
| Aug | 30.0 °C | +0.5 °C | 2 mm | -10 mm |
| Sep | 33.3 °C | +2.2 °C | 23 mm | -29 mm |
| Oct | 32.0 °C | +1.9 °C | 63 mm | -95 mm |
| Nov | 31.0 °C | +2.3 °C | 120 mm | -93 mm |
| Dec | 28.2 °C | +0.3 °C | 209 mm | -33 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Rio Verde?
Rio Verde has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.8 °C and it receives 1,491 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Rio Verde?
The hottest day measured in Rio Verde between 1940 and 2025 was 4 October 2020, reaching 40.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Rio Verde?
The coldest day measured in Rio Verde between 1940 and 2025 was 18 July 1975, at 2.3 °C.
Does it snow in Rio Verde?
Almost never: Rio Verde sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Rio Verde warmed?
Yes: Rio Verde warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Rio Verde?
The wettest day measured in Rio Verde between 1940 and 2025 was 24 March 1981, with 130 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Rio Verde?
The windiest day measured in Rio Verde between 1940 and 2025 was 15 September 1956, with winds reaching 29.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Rio Verde?
The warmest month in Rio Verde is September (24.7 °C on average); the coldest is June (20.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Rio Verde?
Rio Verde receives on average 1,491 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 173 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Rio Verde?
Rio Verde gets on average 10.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,760 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Rio Verde?
Yes: Rio Verde has on average 116 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Rio Verde?
In Rio Verde, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.9 °C on 13 November 2015, and the lowest was -2.4 °C on 18 July 1975.
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