Santa Luzia climate — normals and trends
Santa Luzia (Brazil) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.3 °C and it receives 1,486 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 September (30.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (25.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Santa Luzia averages 0 frost days, 293 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 167 rainy days per year.
Santa Luzia has warmed by +0.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.08 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 42.0 °C (on 24 October 2017) and the coldest 14.7 °C (on 28 July 2025).
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 LuziaMaranhão
- coords
- -7.64°, -47.22°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
27.3°C
Average daily high
32.7°C
Average daily low
22.7°C
Annual rainfall
1,486mm
Sunshine / day
10.4h
Mean relative humidity
67%
Average peak wind
11.3km/h
Seasonal range
4.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
293 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
167 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
36.5 °C
Average feels-like low
25.3 °C
Average peak gust
30.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
359 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.6 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.11 · p = 0.002
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
42.0 °C
24 October 2017
Coldest day
14.7 °C
28 July 2025
Wettest day
121 mm
27 March 1996
Windiest day
26.4 km/h
14 November 1985
Strongest gust
60.5 km/h
30 December 1992
Hottest feels-like
45.0 °C
4 October 2015
Coldest feels-like
13.1 °C
28 July 2025
Sunniest day
12.4 h
8 January 1950
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30.3 °C | 0.0 °C | 289 mm | +33 mm |
| Feb | 30.9 °C | +0.6 °C | 188 mm | -58 mm |
| Mar | 31.4 °C | +1.1 °C | 219 mm | -31 mm |
| Apr | 32.1 °C | +1.2 °C | 91 mm | -83 mm |
| May | 34.1 °C | +1.7 °C | 11 mm | -41 mm |
| Jun | 34.9 °C | +1.1 °C | 0 mm | -6 mm |
| Jul | 36.0 °C | +1.3 °C | 2 mm | -0 mm |
| Aug | 37.0 °C | +0.8 °C | 5 mm | +1 mm |
| Sep | 38.4 °C | +1.8 °C | 3 mm | -19 mm |
| Oct | 36.6 °C | +2.2 °C | 24 mm | -67 mm |
| Nov | 32.7 °C | +0.7 °C | 186 mm | +19 mm |
| Dec | 30.8 °C | -0.1 °C | 291 mm | +76 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Santa Luzia?
Santa Luzia has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.3 °C and it receives 1,486 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Santa Luzia?
The hottest day measured in Santa Luzia between 1940 and 2025 was 24 October 2017, reaching 42.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Santa Luzia?
The coldest day measured in Santa Luzia between 1940 and 2025 was 28 July 2025, at 14.7 °C.
Does it snow in Santa Luzia?
Almost never: Santa Luzia sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Santa Luzia warmed?
Yes: Santa Luzia warmed by +0.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Santa Luzia?
The wettest day measured in Santa Luzia between 1940 and 2025 was 27 March 1996, with 121 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Santa Luzia?
The windiest day measured in Santa Luzia between 1940 and 2025 was 14 November 1985, with winds reaching 26.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Santa Luzia?
The warmest month in Santa Luzia is September (30.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (25.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Santa Luzia?
Santa Luzia receives on average 1,486 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 167 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Santa Luzia?
Santa Luzia gets on average 10.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,796 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Santa Luzia?
Yes: Santa Luzia has on average 359 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Santa Luzia?
In Santa Luzia, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.0 °C on 4 October 2015, and the lowest was 13.1 °C on 28 July 2025.
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