Sanharó climate — normals and trends
Sanharó (Brazil) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 22.8 °C and it receives 369 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 January (24.1 °C on average) and the coldest is July (20.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Sanharó averages 0 frost days, 120 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 92 rainy days per year.
Sanharó has warmed by +0.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.09 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.0 °C (on 6 March 2008) and the coldest 11.7 °C (on 1 August 1986).
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
SanharóPernambuco
- coords
- -8.36°, -36.57°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
22.8°C
Average daily high
28.5°C
Average daily low
18.6°C
Annual rainfall
369mm
Sunshine / day
10.5h
Mean relative humidity
74%
Average peak wind
17.8km/h
Seasonal range
3.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
120 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
92 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
29.5 °C
Average feels-like low
19.9 °C
Average peak gust
39.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
62 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.7 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.36 · 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
35.0 °C
6 March 2008
Coldest day
11.7 °C
1 August 1986
Wettest day
140 mm
30 March 1987
Windiest day
32.0 km/h
17 June 1967
Strongest gust
61.9 km/h
11 August 1954
Hottest feels-like
37.9 °C
11 March 2010
Coldest feels-like
11.6 °C
1 August 1986
Sunniest day
12.5 h
4 January 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30.1 °C | -0.1 °C | 96 mm | +58 mm |
| Feb | 29.0 °C | -0.9 °C | 39 mm | -7 mm |
| Mar | 30.0 °C | +0.4 °C | 24 mm | -50 mm |
| Apr | 30.2 °C | +1.5 °C | 57 mm | -3 mm |
| May | 27.6 °C | +0.2 °C | 47 mm | +9 mm |
| Jun | 25.8 °C | -0.1 °C | 37 mm | +7 mm |
| Jul | 25.2 °C | 0.0 °C | 24 mm | +1 mm |
| Aug | 25.6 °C | -0.5 °C | 39 mm | +24 mm |
| Sep | 26.6 °C | -1.3 °C | 24 mm | +14 mm |
| Oct | 28.7 °C | -1.2 °C | 9 mm | +1 mm |
| Nov | 31.2 °C | +0.6 °C | 3 mm | -9 mm |
| Dec | 31.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 4 mm | -13 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Sanharó?
Sanharó has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.8 °C and it receives 369 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sanharó?
The hottest day measured in Sanharó between 1940 and 2025 was 6 March 2008, reaching 35.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Sanharó?
The coldest day measured in Sanharó between 1940 and 2025 was 1 August 1986, at 11.7 °C.
Does it snow in Sanharó?
Almost never: Sanharó sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Sanharó warmed?
Yes: Sanharó warmed by +0.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Sanharó?
The wettest day measured in Sanharó between 1940 and 2025 was 30 March 1987, with 140 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Sanharó?
The windiest day measured in Sanharó between 1940 and 2025 was 17 June 1967, with winds reaching 32.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Sanharó?
The warmest month in Sanharó is January (24.1 °C on average); the coldest is July (20.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Sanharó?
Sanharó receives on average 369 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 92 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Sanharó?
Sanharó gets on average 10.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,833 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Sanharó?
Yes: Sanharó has on average 62 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Sanharó?
In Sanharó, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.9 °C on 11 March 2010, and the lowest was 11.6 °C on 1 August 1986.
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