Santa Cruz do Capibaribe climate — normals and trends
Santa Cruz do Capibaribe (Brazil) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.1 °C and it receives 328 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 (25.3 °C on average) and the coldest is July (22.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Santa Cruz do Capibaribe averages 0 frost days, 182 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 83 rainy days per year.
Santa Cruz do Capibaribe has warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.09 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.8 °C (on 15 March 1998) and the coldest 13.2 °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
Santa Cruz do CapibaribePernambuco
- coords
- -7.96°, -36.20°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
24.1°C
Average daily high
29.8°C
Average daily low
20.0°C
Annual rainfall
328mm
Sunshine / day
10.6h
Mean relative humidity
71%
Average peak wind
18.4km/h
Seasonal range
3.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
182 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
83 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
31.0 °C
Average feels-like low
21.8 °C
Average peak gust
38.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
203 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.8 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.39 · 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
35.8 °C
15 March 1998
Coldest day
13.2 °C
1 August 1986
Wettest day
171 mm
22 January 2004
Windiest day
31.9 km/h
17 June 1967
Strongest gust
59.8 km/h
5 September 2007
Hottest feels-like
39.4 °C
13 February 2007
Coldest feels-like
13.2 °C
31 July 1981
Sunniest day
12.5 h
22 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 | 31.4 °C | 0.0 °C | 60 mm | +26 mm |
| Feb | 30.5 °C | -0.7 °C | 32 mm | -7 mm |
| Mar | 30.9 °C | 0.0 °C | 37 mm | -30 mm |
| Apr | 31.5 °C | +1.5 °C | 50 mm | -3 mm |
| May | 29.0 °C | +0.2 °C | 52 mm | +16 mm |
| Jun | 27.2 °C | -0.2 °C | 29 mm | +2 mm |
| Jul | 26.7 °C | -0.1 °C | 16 mm | -3 mm |
| Aug | 27.3 °C | -0.3 °C | 26 mm | +14 mm |
| Sep | 28.2 °C | -1.0 °C | 14 mm | +5 mm |
| Oct | 30.1 °C | -0.8 °C | 7 mm | -1 mm |
| Nov | 32.1 °C | +0.5 °C | 3 mm | -6 mm |
| Dec | 32.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 6 mm | -10 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Santa Cruz do Capibaribe?
Santa Cruz do Capibaribe has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.1 °C and it receives 328 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Santa Cruz do Capibaribe?
The hottest day measured in Santa Cruz do Capibaribe between 1940 and 2025 was 15 March 1998, reaching 35.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Santa Cruz do Capibaribe?
The coldest day measured in Santa Cruz do Capibaribe between 1940 and 2025 was 1 August 1986, at 13.2 °C.
Does it snow in Santa Cruz do Capibaribe?
Almost never: Santa Cruz do Capibaribe sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Santa Cruz do Capibaribe warmed?
Yes: Santa Cruz do Capibaribe warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Santa Cruz do Capibaribe?
The wettest day measured in Santa Cruz do Capibaribe between 1940 and 2025 was 22 January 2004, with 171 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Santa Cruz do Capibaribe?
The windiest day measured in Santa Cruz do Capibaribe between 1940 and 2025 was 17 June 1967, with winds reaching 31.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Santa Cruz do Capibaribe?
The warmest month in Santa Cruz do Capibaribe is January (25.3 °C on average); the coldest is July (22.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Santa Cruz do Capibaribe?
Santa Cruz do Capibaribe receives on average 328 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 83 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Santa Cruz do Capibaribe?
Santa Cruz do Capibaribe gets on average 10.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,869 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Santa Cruz do Capibaribe?
Yes: Santa Cruz do Capibaribe has on average 203 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Santa Cruz do Capibaribe?
In Santa Cruz do Capibaribe, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.4 °C on 13 February 2007, and the lowest was 13.2 °C on 31 July 1981.
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