Santaluz climate — normals and trends
Santaluz (Brazil) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.2 °C and it receives 437 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 (26.9 °C on average) and the coldest is July (22.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Santaluz averages 0 frost days, 209 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 110 rainy days per year.
Santaluz has warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.12 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.3 °C (on 30 October 2005) and the coldest 13.5 °C (on 2 September 2006).
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
SantaluzEstado de Bahia
- coords
- -11.26°, -39.37°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.2°C
Average daily high
30.6°C
Average daily low
21.0°C
Annual rainfall
437mm
Sunshine / day
10.2h
Mean relative humidity
70%
Average peak wind
17.7km/h
Seasonal range
4.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
209 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
110 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.3 °C
Average feels-like low
23.1 °C
Average peak gust
35.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
268 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.1 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.25 · 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
39.3 °C
30 October 2005
Coldest day
13.5 °C
2 September 2006
Wettest day
111 mm
17 November 2014
Windiest day
31.6 km/h
15 August 1991
Strongest gust
63.4 km/h
15 August 1991
Hottest feels-like
43.6 °C
6 March 2018
Coldest feels-like
12.5 °C
2 September 2006
Sunniest day
12.7 h
13 December 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33.0 °C | +0.3 °C | 142 mm | +95 mm |
| Feb | 33.8 °C | +1.2 °C | 19 mm | -24 mm |
| Mar | 34.3 °C | +2.0 °C | 20 mm | -40 mm |
| Apr | 34.0 °C | +3.1 °C | 23 mm | -28 mm |
| May | 27.8 °C | -1.1 °C | 96 mm | +56 mm |
| Jun | 27.2 °C | -0.4 °C | 50 mm | +17 mm |
| Jul | 26.6 °C | -0.5 °C | 31 mm | +3 mm |
| Aug | 28.6 °C | +0.6 °C | 25 mm | +4 mm |
| Sep | 29.6 °C | -0.5 °C | 13 mm | -2 mm |
| Oct | 30.9 °C | -1.3 °C | 26 mm | +8 mm |
| Nov | 32.8 °C | +0.3 °C | 56 mm | +15 mm |
| Dec | 33.8 °C | +1.2 °C | 5 mm | -35 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Santaluz?
Santaluz has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.2 °C and it receives 437 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Santaluz?
The hottest day measured in Santaluz between 1940 and 2025 was 30 October 2005, reaching 39.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Santaluz?
The coldest day measured in Santaluz between 1940 and 2025 was 2 September 2006, at 13.5 °C.
Does it snow in Santaluz?
Almost never: Santaluz sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Santaluz warmed?
Yes: Santaluz warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Santaluz?
The wettest day measured in Santaluz between 1940 and 2025 was 17 November 2014, with 111 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Santaluz?
The windiest day measured in Santaluz between 1940 and 2025 was 15 August 1991, with winds reaching 31.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Santaluz?
The warmest month in Santaluz is January (26.9 °C on average); the coldest is July (22.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Santaluz?
Santaluz receives on average 437 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 110 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Santaluz?
Santaluz gets on average 10.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,723 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Santaluz?
Yes: Santaluz has on average 268 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Santaluz?
In Santaluz, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.6 °C on 6 March 2018, and the lowest was 12.5 °C on 2 September 2006.
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