Salgado climate — normals and trends
Salgado (Brazil) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.9 °C and it receives 808 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 (26.5 °C on average) and the coldest is July (22.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Salgado averages 0 frost days, 137 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 216 rainy days per year.
Salgado 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 37.9 °C (on 20 March 2019) and the coldest 15.3 °C (on 14 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
SalgadoSergipe
- coords
- -11.03°, -37.48°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
24.9°C
Average daily high
29.0°C
Average daily low
21.8°C
Annual rainfall
808mm
Sunshine / day
11.0h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
16.6km/h
Seasonal range
3.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
137 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
216 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.3 °C
Average feels-like low
24.9 °C
Average peak gust
36.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
310 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.2 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.56 · 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
37.9 °C
20 March 2019
Coldest day
15.3 °C
14 August 1981
Wettest day
73 mm
12 March 1988
Windiest day
27.8 km/h
23 June 1942
Strongest gust
56.5 km/h
23 June 1942
Hottest feels-like
43.7 °C
20 March 2019
Coldest feels-like
16.1 °C
15 September 1951
Sunniest day
12.6 h
28 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 | 31.9 °C | +0.9 °C | 89 mm | +38 mm |
| Feb | 31.0 °C | 0.0 °C | 58 mm | +2 mm |
| Mar | 31.1 °C | +0.2 °C | 55 mm | -21 mm |
| Apr | 32.5 °C | +2.7 °C | 35 mm | -55 mm |
| May | 28.1 °C | 0.0 °C | 188 mm | +84 mm |
| Jun | 26.6 °C | -0.1 °C | 164 mm | +68 mm |
| Jul | 26.4 °C | +0.4 °C | 65 mm | -26 mm |
| Aug | 26.6 °C | +0.4 °C | 96 mm | +23 mm |
| Sep | 26.9 °C | -0.4 °C | 71 mm | +18 mm |
| Oct | 28.4 °C | -0.7 °C | 78 mm | +41 mm |
| Nov | 30.9 °C | +0.4 °C | 25 mm | -15 mm |
| Dec | 31.7 °C | +0.8 °C | 13 mm | -28 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Salgado?
Salgado has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.9 °C and it receives 808 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Salgado?
The hottest day measured in Salgado between 1940 and 2025 was 20 March 2019, reaching 37.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Salgado?
The coldest day measured in Salgado between 1940 and 2025 was 14 August 1981, at 15.3 °C.
Does it snow in Salgado?
Almost never: Salgado sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Salgado warmed?
Yes: Salgado warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Salgado?
The wettest day measured in Salgado between 1940 and 2025 was 12 March 1988, with 73 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Salgado?
The windiest day measured in Salgado between 1940 and 2025 was 23 June 1942, with winds reaching 27.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Salgado?
The warmest month in Salgado is February (26.5 °C on average); the coldest is July (22.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Salgado?
Salgado receives on average 808 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 216 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Salgado?
Salgado gets on average 11.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,015 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Salgado?
Yes: Salgado has on average 310 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Salgado?
In Salgado, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.7 °C on 20 March 2019, and the lowest was 16.1 °C on 15 September 1951.
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