Xaxim climate — normals and trends
Xaxim (Brazil) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.8 °C and it receives 1,965 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 (23.0 °C on average) and the coldest is July (14.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Xaxim averages 2 frost days, 32 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 157 rainy days per year.
Xaxim has warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.11 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 1 to 3 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.8 °C (on 26 November 1942) and the coldest -5.6 °C (on 18 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
XaximSanta Catarina
- coords
- -26.96°, -52.53°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
18.8°C
Average daily high
24.3°C
Average daily low
14.2°C
Annual rainfall
1,965mm
Sunshine / day
9.1h
Mean relative humidity
78%
Average peak wind
13.6km/h
Seasonal range
8.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
2 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
32 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
157 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.2 cm
Average feels-like high
25.9 °C
Average feels-like low
13.9 °C
Average peak gust
32.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
24 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.0 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.26 · 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
36.8 °C
26 November 1942
Coldest day
-5.6 °C
18 July 1975
Wettest day
132 mm
28 May 1992
Windiest day
54.0 km/h
16 September 1956
Strongest gust
115.9 km/h
2 July 1983
Hottest feels-like
40.5 °C
23 January 2022
Coldest feels-like
-9.5 °C
18 July 1975
Snowiest day
14.4 cm
21 August 1965
Sunniest day
13.3 h
8 December 2021
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
A specific year
Pick a year and see how it compares to normal — warmer, drier or more extreme than usual?
Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28.7 °C | +0.5 °C | 123 mm | -69 mm |
| Feb | 30.1 °C | +2.2 °C | 127 mm | -46 mm |
| Mar | 29.4 °C | +2.4 °C | 83 mm | -65 mm |
| Apr | 23.7 °C | -0.6 °C | 103 mm | -32 mm |
| May | 22.2 °C | +1.1 °C | 164 mm | +16 mm |
| Jun | 17.3 °C | -2.3 °C | 370 mm | +218 mm |
| Jul | 19.4 °C | -0.4 °C | 55 mm | -81 mm |
| Aug | 20.6 °C | -1.0 °C | 146 mm | +6 mm |
| Sep | 23.3 °C | +0.3 °C | 201 mm | +21 mm |
| Oct | 23.6 °C | -1.1 °C | 239 mm | +14 mm |
| Nov | 26.5 °C | +0.2 °C | 166 mm | -0 mm |
| Dec | 28.1 °C | +0.4 °C | 258 mm | +86 mm |
The year's extremes
What was the weather like that day?
Your birthday, a wedding, a memorable trip: discover the actual weather for any date since 1940.
Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Xaxim?
Xaxim has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.8 °C and it receives 1,965 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Xaxim?
The hottest day measured in Xaxim between 1940 and 2025 was 26 November 1942, reaching 36.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Xaxim?
The coldest day measured in Xaxim between 1940 and 2025 was 18 July 1975, at -5.6 °C.
Does it snow in Xaxim?
Almost never: Xaxim sees virtually no snow, with about 2 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Xaxim warmed?
Yes: Xaxim warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Xaxim?
The wettest day measured in Xaxim between 1940 and 2025 was 28 May 1992, with 132 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Xaxim?
The windiest day measured in Xaxim between 1940 and 2025 was 16 September 1956, with winds reaching 54.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Xaxim?
The warmest month in Xaxim is January (23.0 °C on average); the coldest is July (14.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Xaxim?
Xaxim receives on average 1,965 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 157 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Xaxim?
Xaxim gets on average 9.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,322 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Xaxim?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Xaxim between 1940 and 2025 was 21 August 1965, with 14.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Xaxim?
Yes: Xaxim has on average 24 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Xaxim?
In Xaxim, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.5 °C on 23 January 2022, and the lowest was -9.5 °C on 18 July 1975.
Compare Xaxim with another city
Pick a second city: its normals will be set against these, indicator by indicator.
Nearby cities
The climate around Xaxim