Xique-Xique climate — normals and trends
Xique-Xique (Brazil) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.1 °C and it receives 517 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 October (29.1 °C on average) and the coldest is July (25.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Xique-Xique averages 0 frost days, 314 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 60 rainy days per year.
Xique-Xique 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 42.0 °C (on 26 December 2023) and the coldest 15.9 °C (on 21 June 1988).
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
Xique-XiqueEstado de Bahia
- coords
- -10.82°, -42.73°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
27.1°C
Average daily high
32.7°C
Average daily low
22.0°C
Annual rainfall
517mm
Sunshine / day
11.0h
Mean relative humidity
55%
Average peak wind
18.3km/h
Seasonal range
3.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
314 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
60 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.3 °C
Average feels-like low
22.6 °C
Average peak gust
38.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
309 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.9 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.11 · p = 0.002
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
42.0 °C
26 December 2023
Coldest day
15.9 °C
21 June 1988
Wettest day
144 mm
17 January 1979
Windiest day
33.2 km/h
10 May 1962
Strongest gust
60.8 km/h
17 September 2011
Hottest feels-like
43.2 °C
25 November 2015
Coldest feels-like
13.9 °C
27 July 1985
Sunniest day
12.6 h
5 December 2024
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32.6 °C | +0.2 °C | 167 mm | +70 mm |
| Feb | 35.4 °C | +3.0 °C | 2 mm | -75 mm |
| Mar | 36.8 °C | +4.8 °C | 3 mm | -95 mm |
| Apr | 36.3 °C | +4.0 °C | 7 mm | -40 mm |
| May | 34.2 °C | +1.8 °C | 2 mm | -6 mm |
| Jun | 33.8 °C | +2.1 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Jul | 33.3 °C | +2.0 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Aug | 34.3 °C | +1.8 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Sep | 35.5 °C | +1.1 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Oct | 36.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 14 mm | -5 mm |
| Nov | 35.2 °C | +1.6 °C | 111 mm | +32 mm |
| Dec | 34.7 °C | +2.0 °C | 19 mm | -69 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Xique-Xique?
Xique-Xique has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.1 °C and it receives 517 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Xique-Xique?
The hottest day measured in Xique-Xique between 1940 and 2025 was 26 December 2023, reaching 42.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Xique-Xique?
The coldest day measured in Xique-Xique between 1940 and 2025 was 21 June 1988, at 15.9 °C.
Does it snow in Xique-Xique?
Almost never: Xique-Xique sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Xique-Xique warmed?
Yes: Xique-Xique warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Xique-Xique?
The wettest day measured in Xique-Xique between 1940 and 2025 was 17 January 1979, with 144 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Xique-Xique?
The windiest day measured in Xique-Xique between 1940 and 2025 was 10 May 1962, with winds reaching 33.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Xique-Xique?
The warmest month in Xique-Xique is October (29.1 °C on average); the coldest is July (25.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Xique-Xique?
Xique-Xique receives on average 517 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 60 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Xique-Xique?
Xique-Xique gets on average 11.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,015 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Xique-Xique?
Yes: Xique-Xique has on average 309 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Xique-Xique?
In Xique-Xique, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.2 °C on 25 November 2015, and the lowest was 13.9 °C on 27 July 1985.
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