Vacaria climate — normals and trends
Vacaria (Brazil) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.4 °C and it receives 1,753 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 (20.7 °C on average) and the coldest is July (11.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Vacaria averages 5 frost days, 4 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 157 rainy days per year.
Vacaria 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 34.3 °C (on 15 November 1985) and the coldest -6.5 °C (on 25 July 2009).
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
VacariaRio Grande do Sul
- coords
- -28.51°, -50.93°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.4°C
Average daily high
21.4°C
Average daily low
12.3°C
Annual rainfall
1,753mm
Sunshine / day
8.8h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
17.8km/h
Seasonal range
9.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
5 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
4 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
157 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.4 cm
Average feels-like high
21.8 °C
Average feels-like low
10.9 °C
Average peak gust
36.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
2 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.8 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.22 · 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
34.3 °C
15 November 1985
Coldest day
-6.5 °C
25 July 2009
Wettest day
128 mm
17 September 1950
Windiest day
56.4 km/h
15 September 1956
Strongest gust
122.0 km/h
29 April 1992
Hottest feels-like
38.2 °C
6 February 2014
Coldest feels-like
-10.5 °C
25 July 2009
Snowiest day
5.3 cm
19 August 1965
Sunniest day
13.6 h
5 December 2025
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 | 26.2 °C | +0.4 °C | 129 mm | -52 mm |
| Feb | 28.0 °C | +2.5 °C | 147 mm | -10 mm |
| Mar | 26.5 °C | +2.2 °C | 65 mm | -73 mm |
| Apr | 21.1 °C | -0.4 °C | 130 mm | +19 mm |
| May | 19.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 132 mm | +1 mm |
| Jun | 14.8 °C | -2.0 °C | 298 mm | +169 mm |
| Jul | 16.3 °C | -0.5 °C | 84 mm | -41 mm |
| Aug | 17.2 °C | -1.2 °C | 142 mm | +10 mm |
| Sep | 19.1 °C | -0.6 °C | 237 mm | +69 mm |
| Oct | 20.4 °C | -1.1 °C | 193 mm | +7 mm |
| Nov | 23.4 °C | 0.0 °C | 130 mm | -17 mm |
| Dec | 26.4 °C | +1.3 °C | 276 mm | +128 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Vacaria?
Vacaria has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.4 °C and it receives 1,753 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Vacaria?
The hottest day measured in Vacaria between 1940 and 2025 was 15 November 1985, reaching 34.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Vacaria?
The coldest day measured in Vacaria between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 2009, at -6.5 °C.
Does it snow in Vacaria?
Almost never: Vacaria sees virtually no snow, with about 5 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Vacaria warmed?
Yes: Vacaria warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Vacaria?
The wettest day measured in Vacaria between 1940 and 2025 was 17 September 1950, with 128 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Vacaria?
The windiest day measured in Vacaria between 1940 and 2025 was 15 September 1956, with winds reaching 56.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Vacaria?
The warmest month in Vacaria is January (20.7 °C on average); the coldest is July (11.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Vacaria?
Vacaria receives on average 1,753 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 157 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Vacaria?
Vacaria gets on average 8.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,212 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Vacaria?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Vacaria between 1940 and 2025 was 19 August 1965, with 5.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Vacaria?
Yes: Vacaria has on average 2 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Vacaria?
In Vacaria, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.2 °C on 6 February 2014, and the lowest was -10.5 °C on 25 July 2009.
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