Ruy Barbosa climate — normals and trends
Ruy Barbosa (Brazil) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.6 °C and it receives 621 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 (25.2 °C on average) and the coldest is July (21.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Ruy Barbosa averages 0 frost days, 128 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 131 rainy days per year.
Ruy Barbosa has warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.12 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.8 °C (on 23 October 1954) and the coldest 11.4 °C (on 21 August 1943).
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
Ruy BarbosaEstado de Bahia
- coords
- -12.28°, -40.49°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
23.6°C
Average daily high
28.8°C
Average daily low
19.5°C
Annual rainfall
621mm
Sunshine / day
9.6h
Mean relative humidity
74%
Average peak wind
13.7km/h
Seasonal range
4.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
128 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
131 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
30.9 °C
Average feels-like low
21.6 °C
Average peak gust
31.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
172 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.0 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.21 · 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
39.8 °C
23 October 1954
Coldest day
11.4 °C
21 August 1943
Wettest day
201 mm
5 January 2016
Windiest day
25.5 km/h
15 August 1991
Strongest gust
56.9 km/h
14 August 1991
Hottest feels-like
42.3 °C
3 January 2016
Coldest feels-like
10.4 °C
10 July 1963
Sunniest day
12.7 h
17 December 2025
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 | 31.7 °C | +1.1 °C | 200 mm | +120 mm |
| Feb | 30.7 °C | +0.1 °C | 31 mm | -35 mm |
| Mar | 31.7 °C | +1.4 °C | 23 mm | -62 mm |
| Apr | 31.5 °C | +2.5 °C | 47 mm | -12 mm |
| May | 27.3 °C | -0.2 °C | 55 mm | +24 mm |
| Jun | 26.7 °C | +0.6 °C | 30 mm | +3 mm |
| Jul | 25.9 °C | +0.3 °C | 20 mm | -5 mm |
| Aug | 27.4 °C | +0.9 °C | 24 mm | 0 mm |
| Sep | 28.4 °C | 0.0 °C | 25 mm | +2 mm |
| Oct | 29.7 °C | -0.7 °C | 34 mm | -2 mm |
| Nov | 31.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 63 mm | -17 mm |
| Dec | 31.5 °C | +1.1 °C | 18 mm | -67 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ruy Barbosa?
Ruy Barbosa has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.6 °C and it receives 621 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ruy Barbosa?
The hottest day measured in Ruy Barbosa between 1940 and 2025 was 23 October 1954, reaching 39.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ruy Barbosa?
The coldest day measured in Ruy Barbosa between 1940 and 2025 was 21 August 1943, at 11.4 °C.
Does it snow in Ruy Barbosa?
Almost never: Ruy Barbosa sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Ruy Barbosa warmed?
Yes: Ruy Barbosa warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Ruy Barbosa?
The wettest day measured in Ruy Barbosa between 1940 and 2025 was 5 January 2016, with 201 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ruy Barbosa?
The windiest day measured in Ruy Barbosa between 1940 and 2025 was 15 August 1991, with winds reaching 25.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ruy Barbosa?
The warmest month in Ruy Barbosa is February (25.2 °C on average); the coldest is July (21.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Ruy Barbosa?
Ruy Barbosa receives on average 621 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 131 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ruy Barbosa?
Ruy Barbosa gets on average 9.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,504 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Ruy Barbosa?
Yes: Ruy Barbosa has on average 172 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ruy Barbosa?
In Ruy Barbosa, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.3 °C on 3 January 2016, and the lowest was 10.4 °C on 10 July 1963.
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