Salinas climate — normals and trends
Salinas (Brazil) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 22.9 °C and it receives 768 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 (24.8 °C on average) and the coldest is July (19.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Salinas averages 0 frost days, 124 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 90 rainy days per year.
Salinas has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.23 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.6 °C (on 8 October 2020) and the coldest 7.1 °C (on 20 May 2022).
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
SalinasMinas Gerais
- coords
- -16.17°, -42.29°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
22.9°C
Average daily high
28.5°C
Average daily low
18.2°C
Annual rainfall
768mm
Sunshine / day
9.7h
Mean relative humidity
69%
Average peak wind
11.4km/h
Seasonal range
4.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
124 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
90 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
30.4 °C
Average feels-like low
19.5 °C
Average peak gust
29.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
95 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.53 · 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
39.6 °C
8 October 2020
Coldest day
7.1 °C
20 May 2022
Wettest day
111 mm
11 November 2006
Windiest day
26.2 km/h
18 December 2000
Strongest gust
67.7 km/h
25 January 2020
Hottest feels-like
43.4 °C
18 November 2023
Coldest feels-like
4.8 °C
20 May 2022
Sunniest day
12.8 h
1 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 | 29.9 °C | +0.1 °C | 298 mm | +189 mm |
| Feb | 31.8 °C | +1.5 °C | 7 mm | -68 mm |
| Mar | 32.1 °C | +2.4 °C | 23 mm | -72 mm |
| Apr | 30.4 °C | +2.1 °C | 93 mm | +43 mm |
| May | 27.1 °C | +0.1 °C | 16 mm | -1 mm |
| Jun | 27.1 °C | +1.1 °C | 3 mm | -4 mm |
| Jul | 26.7 °C | +1.0 °C | 6 mm | -1 mm |
| Aug | 28.6 °C | +1.2 °C | 2 mm | -3 mm |
| Sep | 30.0 °C | +0.5 °C | 3 mm | -13 mm |
| Oct | 30.6 °C | +0.5 °C | 34 mm | -39 mm |
| Nov | 30.1 °C | +1.2 °C | 245 mm | +83 mm |
| Dec | 30.5 °C | +1.5 °C | 135 mm | -18 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Salinas?
Salinas has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.9 °C and it receives 768 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Salinas?
The hottest day measured in Salinas between 1940 and 2025 was 8 October 2020, reaching 39.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Salinas?
The coldest day measured in Salinas between 1940 and 2025 was 20 May 2022, at 7.1 °C.
Does it snow in Salinas?
Almost never: Salinas sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Salinas warmed?
Yes: Salinas warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Salinas?
The wettest day measured in Salinas between 1940 and 2025 was 11 November 2006, with 111 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Salinas?
The windiest day measured in Salinas between 1940 and 2025 was 18 December 2000, with winds reaching 26.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Salinas?
The warmest month in Salinas is February (24.8 °C on average); the coldest is July (19.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Salinas?
Salinas receives on average 768 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 90 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Salinas?
Salinas gets on average 9.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,540 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Salinas?
Yes: Salinas has on average 95 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Salinas?
In Salinas, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.4 °C on 18 November 2023, and the lowest was 4.8 °C on 20 May 2022.
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