Sento Sé climate — normals and trends
Sento Sé (Brazil) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.3 °C and it receives 567 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 October (27.5 °C on average) and the coldest is July (24.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Sento Sé averages 0 frost days, 187 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 69 rainy days per year.
Sento Sé has warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.13 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.3 °C (on 3 January 2016) and the coldest 17.4 °C (on 5 September 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
Sento SéEstado de Bahia
- coords
- -9.75°, -41.89°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.3°C
Average daily high
30.0°C
Average daily low
23.1°C
Annual rainfall
567mm
Sunshine / day
11.2h
Mean relative humidity
65%
Average peak wind
18.6km/h
Seasonal range
3.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
187 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
69 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
31.9 °C
Average feels-like low
24.5 °C
Average peak gust
33.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
352 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.1 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.30 · 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
36.3 °C
3 January 2016
Coldest day
17.4 °C
5 September 1986
Wettest day
159 mm
4 November 2022
Windiest day
31.7 km/h
10 May 1962
Strongest gust
52.9 km/h
6 November 1959
Hottest feels-like
39.8 °C
9 February 2006
Coldest feels-like
15.9 °C
5 September 1986
Sunniest day
12.6 h
7 December 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30.2 °C | +0.1 °C | 189 mm | +86 mm |
| Feb | 31.9 °C | +2.0 °C | 5 mm | -93 mm |
| Mar | 32.9 °C | +3.2 °C | 10 mm | -122 mm |
| Apr | 32.0 °C | +2.2 °C | 55 mm | -14 mm |
| May | 31.5 °C | +1.9 °C | 2 mm | -9 mm |
| Jun | 30.4 °C | +1.4 °C | 3 mm | +1 mm |
| Jul | 29.9 °C | +1.3 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Aug | 30.8 °C | +1.4 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Sep | 31.4 °C | +0.6 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Oct | 32.2 °C | +0.6 °C | 5 mm | -10 mm |
| Nov | 31.9 °C | +0.9 °C | 23 mm | -34 mm |
| Dec | 31.7 °C | +1.2 °C | 15 mm | -64 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Sento Sé?
Sento Sé has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.3 °C and it receives 567 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sento Sé?
The hottest day measured in Sento Sé between 1940 and 2025 was 3 January 2016, reaching 36.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Sento Sé?
The coldest day measured in Sento Sé between 1940 and 2025 was 5 September 1986, at 17.4 °C.
Does it snow in Sento Sé?
Almost never: Sento Sé sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Sento Sé warmed?
Yes: Sento Sé warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Sento Sé?
The wettest day measured in Sento Sé between 1940 and 2025 was 4 November 2022, with 159 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Sento Sé?
The windiest day measured in Sento Sé between 1940 and 2025 was 10 May 1962, with winds reaching 31.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Sento Sé?
The warmest month in Sento Sé is October (27.5 °C on average); the coldest is July (24.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Sento Sé?
Sento Sé receives on average 567 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 69 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Sento Sé?
Sento Sé gets on average 11.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,088 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Sento Sé?
Yes: Sento Sé has on average 352 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Sento Sé?
In Sento Sé, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.8 °C on 9 February 2006, and the lowest was 15.9 °C on 5 September 1986.
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