Serra Dourada climate — normals and trends
Serra Dourada (Brazil) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.1 °C and it receives 792 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 (27.2 °C on average) and the coldest is July (23.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Serra Dourada averages 0 frost days, 198 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 89 rainy days per year.
Serra Dourada has warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.11 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.9 °C (on 9 October 2024) and the coldest 12.5 °C (on 29 June 2022).
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
Serra DouradaEstado de Bahia
- coords
- -12.76°, -43.95°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.1°C
Average daily high
30.3°C
Average daily low
20.3°C
Annual rainfall
792mm
Sunshine / day
10.8h
Mean relative humidity
60%
Average peak wind
11.3km/h
Seasonal range
4.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
198 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
89 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.6 °C
Average feels-like low
21.5 °C
Average peak gust
28.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
225 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.0 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.15 · 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
39.9 °C
9 October 2024
Coldest day
12.5 °C
29 June 2022
Wettest day
86 mm
6 February 1979
Windiest day
25.1 km/h
14 July 1985
Strongest gust
56.9 km/h
3 December 2008
Hottest feels-like
42.4 °C
21 October 2015
Coldest feels-like
11.3 °C
27 July 1985
Sunniest day
12.6 h
17 November 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30.3 °C | +0.5 °C | 156 mm | +32 mm |
| Feb | 32.3 °C | +2.4 °C | 7 mm | -90 mm |
| Mar | 33.7 °C | +4.1 °C | 16 mm | -104 mm |
| Apr | 32.8 °C | +3.2 °C | 43 mm | -22 mm |
| May | 31.5 °C | +1.9 °C | 11 mm | -5 mm |
| Jun | 31.6 °C | +2.4 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Jul | 30.7 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Aug | 32.3 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Sep | 34.1 °C | +1.4 °C | 0 mm | -7 mm |
| Oct | 34.4 °C | +1.5 °C | 6 mm | -52 mm |
| Nov | 31.9 °C | +1.3 °C | 189 mm | +36 mm |
| Dec | 30.5 °C | +0.6 °C | 138 mm | -10 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Serra Dourada?
Serra Dourada has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.1 °C and it receives 792 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Serra Dourada?
The hottest day measured in Serra Dourada between 1940 and 2025 was 9 October 2024, reaching 39.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Serra Dourada?
The coldest day measured in Serra Dourada between 1940 and 2025 was 29 June 2022, at 12.5 °C.
Does it snow in Serra Dourada?
Almost never: Serra Dourada sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Serra Dourada warmed?
Yes: Serra Dourada warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Serra Dourada?
The wettest day measured in Serra Dourada between 1940 and 2025 was 6 February 1979, with 86 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Serra Dourada?
The windiest day measured in Serra Dourada between 1940 and 2025 was 14 July 1985, with winds reaching 25.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Serra Dourada?
The warmest month in Serra Dourada is October (27.2 °C on average); the coldest is July (23.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Serra Dourada?
Serra Dourada receives on average 792 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 89 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Serra Dourada?
Serra Dourada gets on average 10.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,942 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Serra Dourada?
Yes: Serra Dourada has on average 225 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Serra Dourada?
In Serra Dourada, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.4 °C on 21 October 2015, and the lowest was 11.3 °C on 27 July 1985.
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