Viçosa climate — normals and trends
Viçosa (Brazil) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.3 °C and it receives 727 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 (24.8 °C on average) and the coldest is July (21.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Viçosa averages 0 frost days, 78 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 198 rainy days per year.
Viçosa 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 36.1 °C (on 8 March 1962) and the coldest 13.3 °C (on 24 July 1981).
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
ViçosaAlagoas
- coords
- -9.37°, -36.24°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
23.3°C
Average daily high
27.7°C
Average daily low
20.0°C
Annual rainfall
727mm
Sunshine / day
10.7h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
15.2km/h
Seasonal range
3.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
78 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
198 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
30.3 °C
Average feels-like low
22.6 °C
Average peak gust
35.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
206 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.8 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.41 · 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
36.1 °C
8 March 1962
Coldest day
13.3 °C
24 July 1981
Wettest day
175 mm
28 April 1996
Windiest day
24.7 km/h
27 September 1967
Strongest gust
55.1 km/h
16 October 1941
Hottest feels-like
40.1 °C
20 March 2019
Coldest feels-like
13.5 °C
24 July 1981
Sunniest day
12.6 h
20 December 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30.5 °C | +0.6 °C | 66 mm | +25 mm |
| Feb | 29.0 °C | -0.7 °C | 52 mm | +7 mm |
| Mar | 29.7 °C | +0.1 °C | 35 mm | -36 mm |
| Apr | 30.4 °C | +2.0 °C | 25 mm | -52 mm |
| May | 27.4 °C | +0.6 °C | 116 mm | +30 mm |
| Jun | 25.2 °C | 0.0 °C | 138 mm | +41 mm |
| Jul | 24.8 °C | +0.4 °C | 74 mm | -23 mm |
| Aug | 24.9 °C | +0.1 °C | 113 mm | +41 mm |
| Sep | 25.4 °C | -0.5 °C | 100 mm | +47 mm |
| Oct | 27.1 °C | -0.8 °C | 44 mm | +11 mm |
| Nov | 29.9 °C | +0.4 °C | 6 mm | -19 mm |
| Dec | 30.3 °C | +0.4 °C | 11 mm | -17 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Viçosa?
Viçosa has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.3 °C and it receives 727 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Viçosa?
The hottest day measured in Viçosa between 1940 and 2025 was 8 March 1962, reaching 36.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Viçosa?
The coldest day measured in Viçosa between 1940 and 2025 was 24 July 1981, at 13.3 °C.
Does it snow in Viçosa?
Almost never: Viçosa sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Viçosa warmed?
Yes: Viçosa warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Viçosa?
The wettest day measured in Viçosa between 1940 and 2025 was 28 April 1996, with 175 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Viçosa?
The windiest day measured in Viçosa between 1940 and 2025 was 27 September 1967, with winds reaching 24.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Viçosa?
The warmest month in Viçosa is February (24.8 °C on average); the coldest is July (21.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Viçosa?
Viçosa receives on average 727 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 198 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Viçosa?
Viçosa gets on average 10.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,905 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Viçosa?
Yes: Viçosa has on average 206 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Viçosa?
In Viçosa, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.1 °C on 20 March 2019, and the lowest was 13.5 °C on 24 July 1981.
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