Várzea Alegre climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Várzea Alegre?

Várzea Alegre has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.5 °C and it receives 713 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Várzea Alegre?

The hottest day measured in Várzea Alegre between 1940 and 2025 was 9 March 1981, reaching 39.0 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Várzea Alegre?

The coldest day measured in Várzea Alegre between 1940 and 2025 was 26 July 1975, at 16.9 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Várzea Alegre?

Almost never: Várzea Alegre sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Várzea Alegre warmed?

Yes: Várzea Alegre warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Várzea Alegre?

The wettest day measured in Várzea Alegre between 1940 and 2025 was 20 October 2011, with 205 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Várzea Alegre?

The windiest day measured in Várzea Alegre between 1940 and 2025 was 4 July 2017, with winds reaching 36.4 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Várzea Alegre?

The warmest month in Várzea Alegre is November (29.4 °C on average); the coldest is April (25.9 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Várzea Alegre?

Várzea Alegre receives on average 713 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 95 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Várzea Alegre?

Várzea Alegre gets on average 11.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,015 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Várzea Alegre (Brazil) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.5 °C and it receives 713 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 November (29.4 °C on average) and the coldest is April (25.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.

Várzea Alegre averages 0 frost days, 311 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 95 rainy days per year.

Várzea Alegre has warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.09 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 39.0 °C (on 9 March 1981) and the coldest 16.9 °C (on 26 July 1975).

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

Várzea AlegreCeará

coords: -5.35°, -40.38°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AwTropical savannaWarmest monthNovemberColdest monthAprilWettest monthMarchDriest monthSeptember

Mean daily temperature

27.5°C

Average daily high

32.9°C

Average daily low

22.8°C

Annual rainfall

713mm

Sunshine / day

11.0h

Mean relative humidity

61%

Average peak wind

18.7km/h

Seasonal range

3.5°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

311 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

95 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

34.7 °C

Average feels-like low

24.9 °C

Average peak gust

36.7 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

359 d/yr

Solar radiation

21.1 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+0.8 °C

since 1940

+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.11 · p = 0.002

19402025

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

39.0 °C

9 March 1981

Coldest day

16.9 °C

26 July 1975

Wettest day

205 mm

20 October 2011

Windiest day

36.4 km/h

4 July 2017

Strongest gust

63.4 km/h

4 July 2017

Hottest feels-like

41.6 °C

8 April 2013

Coldest feels-like

16.2 °C

4 July 1974

Sunniest day

12.3 h

7 December 2022

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	38.0 °C19 October 2025	19.4 °C30 May 2025	27.7 °C	524 mm	343
2024	37.9 °C7 February 2024	18.7 °C25 July 2024	27.8 °C	559 mm	345
2023	38.6 °C31 October 2023	19.8 °C9 May 2023	27.5 °C	763 mm	333
2022	37.6 °C8 October 2022	18.4 °C7 August 2022	27.1 °C	694 mm	339
2021	37.4 °C19 November 2021	19.8 °C26 May 2021	28.1 °C	428 mm	345
2020	38.5 °C8 November 2020	19.2 °C8 July 2020	27.7 °C	923 mm	348
2019	38.5 °C24 December 2019	19.7 °C4 June 2019	28.0 °C	682 mm	349
2018	38.8 °C20 October 2018	19.8 °C20 July 2018	27.9 °C	632 mm	340
2017	37.9 °C6 February 2017	20.1 °C27 July 2017	28.3 °C	699 mm	338
2016	37.8 °C19 October 2016	20.7 °C1 August 2016	28.6 °C	547 mm	354
2015	37.9 °C4 October 2015	19.9 °C15 July 2015	28.4 °C	456 mm	347
2014	36.9 °C22 September 2014	20.2 °C30 July 2014	28.2 °C	388 mm	356
2013	38.4 °C12 March 2013	20.8 °C21 June 2013	28.5 °C	452 mm	351
2012	37.9 °C31 October 2012	20.7 °C3 August 2012	28.7 °C	274 mm	354
2011	36.5 °C25 September 2011	19.2 °C27 July 2011	26.8 °C	1,043 mm	305
2010	38.6 °C14 March 2010	19.8 °C6 June 2010	28.4 °C	540 mm	347
2009	37.4 °C30 November 2009	18.8 °C1 September 2009	27.0 °C	1,185 mm	305
2008	37.7 °C25 December 2008	17.8 °C22 June 2008	27.6 °C	762 mm	325
2007	38.0 °C21 January 2007	20.3 °C10 May 2007	28.1 °C	579 mm	346
2006	38.4 °C26 January 2006	19.8 °C2 June 2006	28.0 °C	643 mm	338
2005	38.9 °C6 March 2005	20.4 °C29 June 2005	28.5 °C	407 mm	348
2004	38.6 °C8 January 2004	19.7 °C21 July 2004	27.3 °C	945 mm	313
2003	38.2 °C5 January 2003	19.3 °C27 June 2003	27.8 °C	796 mm	330
2002	38.0 °C6 December 2002	19.9 °C14 May 2002	27.8 °C	661 mm	337
2001	38.4 °C22 October 2001	19.4 °C17 March 2001	27.7 °C	603 mm	339
2000	37.1 °C7 November 2000	18.9 °C12 August 2000	26.9 °C	868 mm	312
1999	37.6 °C3 January 1999	18.6 °C31 May 1999	27.3 °C	886 mm	311
1998	38.6 °C11 February 1998	21.3 °C24 June 1998	29.0 °C	378 mm	357
1997	38.6 °C2 October 1997	18.5 °C15 June 1997	27.5 °C	835 mm	323
1996	37.4 °C24 December 1996	19.1 °C26 June 1996	27.3 °C	906 mm	316
1995	37.4 °C20 December 1995	18.7 °C29 June 1995	27.1 °C	993 mm	307
1994	37.2 °C20 December 1994	19.5 °C3 July 1994	27.2 °C	826 mm	311
1993	38.5 °C8 February 1993	20.2 °C15 July 1993	28.8 °C	313 mm	352
1992	37.2 °C6 December 1992	19.4 °C22 July 1992	27.6 °C	399 mm	340
1991	36.8 °C4 January 1991	18.9 °C20 July 1991	26.9 °C	914 mm	321
1990	36.5 °C25 November 1990	19.5 °C23 May 1990	27.6 °C	450 mm	349
1989	37.1 °C29 October 1989	18.0 °C29 July 1989	26.9 °C	1,122 mm	281
1988	37.4 °C27 November 1988	18.6 °C2 August 1988	27.2 °C	934 mm	307
1987	38.8 °C28 November 1987	20.8 °C27 June 1987	28.2 °C	469 mm	346
1986	37.1 °C27 January 1986	17.5 °C27 July 1986	26.5 °C	1,275 mm	263
1985	36.6 °C22 October 1985	18.3 °C29 June 1985	26.4 °C	1,755 mm	259
1984	38.5 °C28 February 1984	18.3 °C18 June 1984	27.2 °C	1,081 mm	298
1983	38.5 °C5 January 1983	20.4 °C3 July 1983	28.7 °C	353 mm	355
1982	37.8 °C20 December 1982	19.9 °C14 July 1982	27.5 °C	524 mm	338
1981	39.0 °C9 March 1981	19.6 °C24 July 1981	28.0 °C	625 mm	337
1980	37.1 °C7 December 1980	19.6 °C8 July 1980	27.6 °C	758 mm	336
1979	38.1 °C27 November 1979	18.8 °C14 June 1979	27.6 °C	671 mm	328
1978	36.8 °C20 December 1978	18.5 °C3 July 1978	26.9 °C	834 mm	311
1977	38.3 °C23 December 1977	18.5 °C13 June 1977	26.6 °C	1,090 mm	263
1976	37.6 °C27 December 1976	19.0 °C3 June 1976	26.9 °C	780 mm	314
1975	36.5 °C12 November 1975	16.9 °C26 July 1975	26.0 °C	994 mm	232
1974	36.9 °C6 January 1974	17.3 °C4 July 1974	26.0 °C	1,274 mm	233
1973	37.8 °C23 December 1973	19.4 °C27 June 1973	26.8 °C	1,088 mm	292
1972	37.3 °C16 November 1972	19.8 °C23 July 1972	27.2 °C	700 mm	328
1971	36.9 °C2 January 1971	18.8 °C24 June 1971	26.4 °C	1,069 mm	284
1970	37.2 °C22 February 1970	20.0 °C26 May 1970	27.6 °C	485 mm	338
1969	36.3 °C12 January 1969	19.3 °C27 July 1969	27.0 °C	622 mm	331
1968	36.7 °C17 November 1968	18.6 °C21 June 1968	26.4 °C	662 mm	267
1967	38.0 °C13 January 1967	18.4 °C9 July 1967	26.1 °C	1,340 mm	248
1966	36.8 °C25 October 1966	19.9 °C17 April 1966	27.2 °C	668 mm	269
1965	37.3 °C18 November 1965	19.1 °C31 January 1965	27.1 °C	486 mm	288
1964	36.2 °C8 November 1964	19.3 °C2 June 1964	26.3 °C	898 mm	219
1963	37.4 °C20 October 1963	19.7 °C12 May 1963	27.1 °C	840 mm	256
1962	37.3 °C21 October 1962	19.9 °C28 March 1962	27.7 °C	510 mm	323
1961	37.7 °C8 November 1961	19.3 °C18 May 1961	27.1 °C	729 mm	258
1960	37.4 °C10 December 1960	19.6 °C1 May 1960	27.4 °C	931 mm	273
1959	37.4 °C1 December 1959	17.7 °C16 May 1959	27.2 °C	704 mm	284
1958	37.8 °C8 January 1958	21.2 °C15 April 1958	28.8 °C	259 mm	358
1957	37.7 °C30 November 1957	18.9 °C7 June 1957	27.2 °C	835 mm	266
1956	37.0 °C16 January 1956	19.1 °C24 May 1956	27.6 °C	529 mm	312
1955	37.6 °C14 January 1955	19.3 °C27 May 1955	27.3 °C	584 mm	280
1954	37.0 °C8 January 1954	19.6 °C8 April 1954	27.5 °C	502 mm	321
1953	37.7 °C4 November 1953	19.9 °C21 June 1953	27.8 °C	540 mm	308
1952	37.2 °C27 February 1952	19.4 °C12 May 1952	27.4 °C	595 mm	303
1951	37.7 °C29 September 1951	20.1 °C9 April 1951	27.8 °C	444 mm	318
1950	36.9 °C3 January 1950	19.3 °C27 May 1950	27.1 °C	627 mm	270
1949	37.3 °C8 November 1949	20.3 °C9 May 1949	27.1 °C	680 mm	266
1948	36.9 °C11 November 1948	19.6 °C7 April 1948	27.3 °C	647 mm	295
1947	37.8 °C2 January 1947	19.1 °C8 December 1947	27.1 °C	827 mm	294
1946	37.4 °C12 December 1946	19.6 °C6 May 1946	28.2 °C	292 mm	353
1945	36.7 °C10 November 1945	17.6 °C23 June 1945	26.5 °C	757 mm	236
1944	36.8 °C13 January 1944	18.2 °C19 June 1944	26.8 °C	1,018 mm	231
1943	36.8 °C26 October 1943	19.5 °C5 May 1943	27.2 °C	542 mm	298
1942	37.3 °C14 November 1942	20.7 °C9 July 1942	28.6 °C	191 mm	359
1941	37.4 °C23 October 1941	19.8 °C23 July 1941	28.2 °C	399 mm	330
1940	36.6 °C11 December 1940	18.5 °C6 July 1940	26.6 °C	819 mm	233

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

33.2 °C

+0.3 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

343 d/yr

+32

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

524 mm

-189 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	32.7 °C	-0.4 °C	169 mm	+69 mm
Feb	31.7 °C	-0.2 °C	111 mm	-16 mm
Mar	30.4 °C	-0.5 °C	104 mm	-91 mm
Apr	31.3 °C	+0.7 °C	54 mm	-94 mm
May	31.7 °C	+0.8 °C	54 mm	-13 mm
Jun	31.9 °C	+0.5 °C	7 mm	-14 mm
Jul	33.3 °C	+1.2 °C	3 mm	-7 mm
Aug	34.2 °C	+0.8 °C	1 mm	-2 mm
Sep	35.2 °C	+0.6 °C	0 mm	-2 mm
Oct	35.9 °C	+0.5 °C	1 mm	-6 mm
Nov	35.8 °C	+0.5 °C	1 mm	-7 mm
Dec	34.3 °C	-0.4 °C	21 mm	-8 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

38.0 °C

19 Oct 2025

Coldest day

19.4 °C

30 May 2025

Wettest day

44.5 mm

21 May 2025

Windiest day

31.8 km/h

11 Jul 2025

Strongest gust

55.8 km/h

5 Sep 2025

Hottest feels-like

39.1 °C

19 Oct 2025

Coldest feels-like

19.0 °C

13 Jul 2025

Sunniest day

12.3 h

10 Dec 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Várzea Alegre?

Várzea Alegre has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.5 °C and it receives 713 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Várzea Alegre?

The hottest day measured in Várzea Alegre between 1940 and 2025 was 9 March 1981, reaching 39.0 °C.

What is the coldest day in Várzea Alegre?

The coldest day measured in Várzea Alegre between 1940 and 2025 was 26 July 1975, at 16.9 °C.

Does it snow in Várzea Alegre?

Almost never: Várzea Alegre sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Várzea Alegre warmed?

Yes: Várzea Alegre warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Várzea Alegre?

The wettest day measured in Várzea Alegre between 1940 and 2025 was 20 October 2011, with 205 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Várzea Alegre?

The windiest day measured in Várzea Alegre between 1940 and 2025 was 4 July 2017, with winds reaching 36.4 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Várzea Alegre?

The warmest month in Várzea Alegre is November (29.4 °C on average); the coldest is April (25.9 °C).

How much does it rain in Várzea Alegre?

Várzea Alegre receives on average 713 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 95 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Várzea Alegre?

Várzea Alegre gets on average 11.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,015 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Várzea Alegre?

Yes: Várzea Alegre has on average 359 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Várzea Alegre?

In Várzea Alegre, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.6 °C on 8 April 2013, and the lowest was 16.2 °C on 4 July 1974.

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