Salvador climate — normals and trends
Salvador (Brazil) has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.3 °C and it receives 1,197 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 August (23.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Salvador averages 0 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 219 rainy days per year.
Salvador has warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.10 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 31.2 °C (on 15 March 2011) and the coldest 20.4 °C (on 4 September 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
SalvadorEstado de Bahia
- coords
- -12.98°, -38.49°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.3°C
Average daily high
26.2°C
Average daily low
24.4°C
Annual rainfall
1,197mm
Sunshine / day
11.1h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
23.0km/h
Seasonal range
2.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
219 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
29.7 °C
Average feels-like low
26.5 °C
Average peak gust
32.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
364 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.9 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.57 · 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
31.2 °C
15 March 2011
Coldest day
20.4 °C
4 September 1943
Wettest day
125 mm
5 April 1998
Windiest day
48.6 km/h
22 October 2025
Strongest gust
69.8 km/h
30 July 2007
Hottest feels-like
39.9 °C
15 March 2011
Coldest feels-like
18.6 °C
17 August 1991
Sunniest day
12.8 h
10 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 | 27.9 °C | +0.6 °C | 126 mm | +68 mm |
| Feb | 27.5 °C | +0.1 °C | 87 mm | +20 mm |
| Mar | 27.7 °C | +0.2 °C | 78 mm | -26 mm |
| Apr | 28.0 °C | +1.0 °C | 100 mm | -68 mm |
| May | 26.5 °C | +0.3 °C | 321 mm | +132 mm |
| Jun | 25.8 °C | +0.5 °C | 176 mm | +27 mm |
| Jul | 24.8 °C | +0.2 °C | 169 mm | +41 mm |
| Aug | 25.0 °C | +0.5 °C | 80 mm | -7 mm |
| Sep | 25.2 °C | +0.1 °C | 74 mm | +8 mm |
| Oct | 25.8 °C | -0.2 °C | 198 mm | +136 mm |
| Nov | 27.0 °C | +0.2 °C | 186 mm | +119 mm |
| Dec | 27.5 °C | +0.3 °C | 25 mm | -29 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Salvador?
Salvador has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.3 °C and it receives 1,197 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Salvador?
The hottest day measured in Salvador between 1940 and 2025 was 15 March 2011, reaching 31.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Salvador?
The coldest day measured in Salvador between 1940 and 2025 was 4 September 1943, at 20.4 °C.
Does it snow in Salvador?
Almost never: Salvador sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Salvador warmed?
Yes: Salvador warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Salvador?
The wettest day measured in Salvador between 1940 and 2025 was 5 April 1998, with 125 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Salvador?
The windiest day measured in Salvador between 1940 and 2025 was 22 October 2025, with winds reaching 48.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Salvador?
The warmest month in Salvador is February (26.5 °C on average); the coldest is August (23.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Salvador?
Salvador receives on average 1,197 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 219 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Salvador?
Salvador gets on average 11.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,052 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Salvador?
Yes: Salvador has on average 364 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Salvador?
In Salvador, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.9 °C on 15 March 2011, and the lowest was 18.6 °C on 17 August 1991.
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