Várzea Alegre climate — normals and trends
Várzea Alegre (Brazil) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.3 °C and it receives 763 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 (26.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Várzea Alegre averages 0 frost days, 300 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 101 rainy days per year.
Várzea Alegre has warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.10 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.8 °C (on 31 October 2023) and the coldest 17.3 °C (on 25 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
- -6.79°, -39.30°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
27.3°C
Average daily high
32.5°C
Average daily low
22.7°C
Annual rainfall
763mm
Sunshine / day
10.8h
Mean relative humidity
60%
Average peak wind
17.4km/h
Seasonal range
3.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
300 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
101 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.4 °C
Average feels-like low
24.6 °C
Average peak gust
35.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
352 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.9 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.16 · 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
38.8 °C
31 October 2023
Coldest day
17.3 °C
25 July 1975
Wettest day
172 mm
8 March 1960
Windiest day
37.8 km/h
4 July 2017
Strongest gust
68.8 km/h
4 July 2017
Hottest feels-like
42.3 °C
5 November 2018
Coldest feels-like
15.6 °C
31 July 1981
Sunniest day
12.4 h
25 November 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 | 32.4 °C | -0.3 °C | 161 mm | +44 mm |
| Feb | 33.2 °C | +1.8 °C | 30 mm | -117 mm |
| Mar | 32.1 °C | +1.5 °C | 81 mm | -127 mm |
| Apr | 32.8 °C | +2.4 °C | 32 mm | -115 mm |
| May | 33.1 °C | +2.4 °C | 14 mm | -44 mm |
| Jun | 32.6 °C | +1.6 °C | 3 mm | -13 mm |
| Jul | 32.8 °C | +1.4 °C | 1 mm | -5 mm |
| Aug | 33.5 °C | +0.7 °C | 3 mm | +1 mm |
| Sep | 34.5 °C | +0.3 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Oct | 35.9 °C | +0.7 °C | 6 mm | +0 mm |
| Nov | 36.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 2 mm | -10 mm |
| Dec | 34.8 °C | +0.5 °C | 20 mm | -21 mm |
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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 27.3 °C and it receives 763 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 31 October 2023, reaching 38.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Várzea Alegre?
The coldest day measured in Várzea Alegre between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 1975, at 17.3 °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 +0.9 °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 8 March 1960, with 172 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 37.8 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 (26.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Várzea Alegre?
Várzea Alegre receives on average 763 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 101 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Várzea Alegre?
Várzea Alegre gets on average 10.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,942 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Várzea Alegre?
Yes: Várzea Alegre has on average 352 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 42.3 °C on 5 November 2018, and the lowest was 15.6 °C on 31 July 1981.
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