Santana do Cariri climate — normals and trends
Santana do Cariri (Brazil) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.1 °C and it receives 819 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 November (26.2 °C on average) and the coldest is July (22.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Santana do Cariri averages 0 frost days, 133 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 104 rainy days per year.
Santana do Cariri has warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.10 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.4 °C (on 31 October 2023) and the coldest 13.7 °C (on 2 August 1988).
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
Santana do CaririCeará
- coords
- -7.19°, -39.74°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
24.1°C
Average daily high
29.1°C
Average daily low
19.7°C
Annual rainfall
819mm
Sunshine / day
10.7h
Mean relative humidity
66%
Average peak wind
15.5km/h
Seasonal range
3.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
133 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
104 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
30.7 °C
Average feels-like low
20.8 °C
Average peak gust
36.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
172 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.8 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.17 · 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
36.4 °C
31 October 2023
Coldest day
13.7 °C
2 August 1988
Wettest day
167 mm
13 March 1999
Windiest day
34.3 km/h
4 July 2017
Strongest gust
73.4 km/h
4 July 2017
Hottest feels-like
40.1 °C
31 October 2012
Coldest feels-like
11.8 °C
2 August 1988
Sunniest day
12.4 h
15 December 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29.1 °C | -0.2 °C | 191 mm | +65 mm |
| Feb | 29.9 °C | +1.6 °C | 22 mm | -139 mm |
| Mar | 29.6 °C | +1.9 °C | 50 mm | -175 mm |
| Apr | 30.5 °C | +2.8 °C | 28 mm | -123 mm |
| May | 29.3 °C | +1.7 °C | 16 mm | -35 mm |
| Jun | 28.6 °C | +1.3 °C | 10 mm | -4 mm |
| Jul | 28.8 °C | +1.4 °C | 1 mm | -6 mm |
| Aug | 29.8 °C | +0.8 °C | 3 mm | +0 mm |
| Sep | 30.9 °C | +0.1 °C | 1 mm | -3 mm |
| Oct | 32.6 °C | +0.7 °C | 13 mm | +3 mm |
| Nov | 33.0 °C | +1.5 °C | 3 mm | -19 mm |
| Dec | 31.0 °C | +0.3 °C | 40 mm | -8 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Santana do Cariri?
Santana do Cariri has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.1 °C and it receives 819 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Santana do Cariri?
The hottest day measured in Santana do Cariri between 1940 and 2025 was 31 October 2023, reaching 36.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Santana do Cariri?
The coldest day measured in Santana do Cariri between 1940 and 2025 was 2 August 1988, at 13.7 °C.
Does it snow in Santana do Cariri?
Almost never: Santana do Cariri sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Santana do Cariri warmed?
Yes: Santana do Cariri warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Santana do Cariri?
The wettest day measured in Santana do Cariri between 1940 and 2025 was 13 March 1999, with 167 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Santana do Cariri?
The windiest day measured in Santana do Cariri between 1940 and 2025 was 4 July 2017, with winds reaching 34.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Santana do Cariri?
The warmest month in Santana do Cariri is November (26.2 °C on average); the coldest is July (22.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Santana do Cariri?
Santana do Cariri receives on average 819 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 104 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Santana do Cariri?
Santana do Cariri gets on average 10.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,905 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Santana do Cariri?
Yes: Santana do Cariri has on average 172 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Santana do Cariri?
In Santana do Cariri, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.1 °C on 31 October 2012, and the lowest was 11.8 °C on 2 August 1988.
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