Saquarema climate — normals and trends
Saquarema (Brazil) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.3 °C and it receives 1,023 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 February (25.8 °C on average) and the coldest is July (21.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Saquarema averages 0 frost days, 5 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 139 rainy days per year.
Saquarema has warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.14 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 33.8 °C (on 14 March 2010) and the coldest 15.2 °C (on 18 July 2000).
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
SaquaremaRio de Janeiro
- coords
- -22.90°, -42.47°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
23.3°C
Average daily high
24.9°C
Average daily low
22.0°C
Annual rainfall
1,023mm
Sunshine / day
10.0h
Mean relative humidity
83%
Average peak wind
20.5km/h
Seasonal range
4.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
5 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
139 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
28.1 °C
Average feels-like low
23.6 °C
Average peak gust
35.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
294 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.2 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.51 · 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
33.8 °C
14 March 2010
Coldest day
15.2 °C
18 July 2000
Wettest day
220 mm
4 January 1964
Windiest day
47.3 km/h
19 May 2022
Strongest gust
83.5 km/h
19 May 2022
Hottest feels-like
42.0 °C
24 February 2019
Coldest feels-like
10.0 °C
31 May 1979
Sunniest day
13.4 h
27 December 1957
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28.0 °C | +0.8 °C | 61 mm | -64 mm |
| Feb | 28.2 °C | +0.7 °C | 2 mm | -93 mm |
| Mar | 27.5 °C | +0.4 °C | 61 mm | -63 mm |
| Apr | 25.9 °C | +0.1 °C | 131 mm | +35 mm |
| May | 24.8 °C | +0.5 °C | 26 mm | -45 mm |
| Jun | 23.8 °C | +0.4 °C | 36 mm | -12 mm |
| Jul | 22.0 °C | -0.8 °C | 45 mm | -1 mm |
| Aug | 22.3 °C | -0.7 °C | 19 mm | -23 mm |
| Sep | 23.3 °C | +0.1 °C | 34 mm | -26 mm |
| Oct | 23.5 °C | -0.4 °C | 78 mm | +2 mm |
| Nov | 24.3 °C | -0.5 °C | 68 mm | -42 mm |
| Dec | 27.1 °C | +1.0 °C | 69 mm | -60 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Saquarema?
Saquarema has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.3 °C and it receives 1,023 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Saquarema?
The hottest day measured in Saquarema between 1940 and 2025 was 14 March 2010, reaching 33.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Saquarema?
The coldest day measured in Saquarema between 1940 and 2025 was 18 July 2000, at 15.2 °C.
Does it snow in Saquarema?
Almost never: Saquarema sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Saquarema warmed?
Yes: Saquarema warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Saquarema?
The wettest day measured in Saquarema between 1940 and 2025 was 4 January 1964, with 220 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Saquarema?
The windiest day measured in Saquarema between 1940 and 2025 was 19 May 2022, with winds reaching 47.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Saquarema?
The warmest month in Saquarema is February (25.8 °C on average); the coldest is July (21.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Saquarema?
Saquarema receives on average 1,023 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 139 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Saquarema?
Saquarema gets on average 10.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,650 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Saquarema?
Yes: Saquarema has on average 294 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Saquarema?
In Saquarema, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.0 °C on 24 February 2019, and the lowest was 10.0 °C on 31 May 1979.
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