Valença climate — normals and trends
Valença (Brazil) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.5 °C and it receives 1,350 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 (26.0 °C on average) and the coldest is July (22.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Valença averages 0 frost days, 28 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 259 rainy days per year.
Valença 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 34.2 °C (on 6 March 1973) and the coldest 17.2 °C (on 22 August 1943).
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
ValençaEstado de Bahia
- coords
- -13.37°, -39.07°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
24.5°C
Average daily high
27.2°C
Average daily low
22.4°C
Annual rainfall
1,350mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
83%
Average peak wind
16.4km/h
Seasonal range
3.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
28 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
259 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
31.0 °C
Average feels-like low
25.3 °C
Average peak gust
31.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
342 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.1 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.55 · 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
34.2 °C
6 March 1973
Coldest day
17.2 °C
22 August 1943
Wettest day
149 mm
17 April 2022
Windiest day
34.7 km/h
14 July 1988
Strongest gust
60.5 km/h
14 July 1988
Hottest feels-like
41.3 °C
24 January 2024
Coldest feels-like
16.1 °C
23 July 2004
Sunniest day
12.8 h
4 December 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29.6 °C | +0.7 °C | 198 mm | +113 mm |
| Feb | 28.5 °C | -0.4 °C | 112 mm | +25 mm |
| Mar | 28.9 °C | +0.1 °C | 96 mm | -19 mm |
| Apr | 28.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 109 mm | -42 mm |
| May | 26.5 °C | -0.1 °C | 274 mm | +119 mm |
| Jun | 26.0 °C | +0.5 °C | 169 mm | +18 mm |
| Jul | 24.9 °C | +0.1 °C | 123 mm | -20 mm |
| Aug | 25.4 °C | +0.4 °C | 119 mm | +9 mm |
| Sep | 25.9 °C | 0.0 °C | 89 mm | +2 mm |
| Oct | 26.5 °C | -0.7 °C | 167 mm | +85 mm |
| Nov | 28.1 °C | +0.1 °C | 143 mm | +46 mm |
| Dec | 28.9 °C | +0.3 °C | 48 mm | -38 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Valença?
Valença has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.5 °C and it receives 1,350 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Valença?
The hottest day measured in Valença between 1940 and 2025 was 6 March 1973, reaching 34.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Valença?
The coldest day measured in Valença between 1940 and 2025 was 22 August 1943, at 17.2 °C.
Does it snow in Valença?
Almost never: Valença sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Valença warmed?
Yes: Valença warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Valença?
The wettest day measured in Valença between 1940 and 2025 was 17 April 2022, with 149 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Valença?
The windiest day measured in Valença between 1940 and 2025 was 14 July 1988, with winds reaching 34.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Valença?
The warmest month in Valença is February (26.0 °C on average); the coldest is July (22.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Valença?
Valença receives on average 1,350 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 259 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Valença?
Valença gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Valença?
Yes: Valença has on average 342 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Valença?
In Valença, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.3 °C on 24 January 2024, and the lowest was 16.1 °C on 23 July 2004.
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