Sapé climate — normals and trends
Sapé (Brazil) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.6 °C and it receives 719 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 (26.6 °C on average) and the coldest is July (24.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Sapé averages 0 frost days, 159 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 198 rainy days per year.
Sapé has warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.11 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.0 °C (on 9 March 1988) and the coldest 17.1 °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
SapéParaíba
- coords
- -7.10°, -35.23°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.6°C
Average daily high
29.6°C
Average daily low
22.5°C
Annual rainfall
719mm
Sunshine / day
10.8h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
17.0km/h
Seasonal range
2.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
159 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
198 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.6 °C
Average feels-like low
25.7 °C
Average peak gust
38.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
359 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.9 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.53 · 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
9 March 1988
Coldest day
17.1 °C
1 August 1986
Wettest day
107 mm
23 May 2020
Windiest day
27.8 km/h
23 July 1975
Strongest gust
60.5 km/h
6 August 2019
Hottest feels-like
41.0 °C
2 April 2024
Coldest feels-like
18.1 °C
1 August 1986
Sunniest day
12.4 h
5 January 2023
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31.1 °C | +0.4 °C | 80 mm | +23 mm |
| Feb | 30.4 °C | -0.3 °C | 76 mm | +2 mm |
| Mar | 30.5 °C | 0.0 °C | 91 mm | -15 mm |
| Apr | 31.0 °C | +1.0 °C | 72 mm | -33 mm |
| May | 29.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 80 mm | -9 mm |
| Jun | 28.3 °C | +0.2 °C | 88 mm | +11 mm |
| Jul | 27.2 °C | -0.3 °C | 53 mm | -12 mm |
| Aug | 27.8 °C | -0.2 °C | 86 mm | +51 mm |
| Sep | 28.8 °C | -0.1 °C | 33 mm | +5 mm |
| Oct | 29.6 °C | -0.3 °C | 24 mm | -1 mm |
| Nov | 30.7 °C | +0.2 °C | 15 mm | -8 mm |
| Dec | 31.0 °C | +0.3 °C | 19 mm | -17 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Sapé?
Sapé has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.6 °C and it receives 719 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sapé?
The hottest day measured in Sapé between 1940 and 2025 was 9 March 1988, reaching 35.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Sapé?
The coldest day measured in Sapé between 1940 and 2025 was 1 August 1986, at 17.1 °C.
Does it snow in Sapé?
Almost never: Sapé sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Sapé warmed?
Yes: Sapé warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Sapé?
The wettest day measured in Sapé between 1940 and 2025 was 23 May 2020, with 107 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Sapé?
The windiest day measured in Sapé between 1940 and 2025 was 23 July 1975, with winds reaching 27.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Sapé?
The warmest month in Sapé is January (26.6 °C on average); the coldest is July (24.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Sapé?
Sapé receives on average 719 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 198 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Sapé?
Sapé gets on average 10.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,942 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Sapé?
Yes: Sapé has on average 359 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Sapé?
In Sapé, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.0 °C on 2 April 2024, and the lowest was 18.1 °C on 1 August 1986.
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