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Ilhéus weather by month: averages, rainfall & climate trends

Warmth in Ilhéus is remarkably steady: only 3.5°C separates the warmest month from the coolest, so there is no cold season to speak of. The heavier rain months run from March to May. Ilhéus weather by month: average temperatures, rainfall, records and how the climate has changed since 1940.

Today vs average

+2.0°Chigh above average

28° / 23°Today
26° / 23°Average
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How it's changed

+0.9°Caverage temperature, 2016–2025 vs 1940–1949average temperature vs 1940–49319days above 25°C a year now (2016–2025) · 239 in the 1940sdays above 25°C · 239 in the 1940s+0.9°C vs the 1940s · see how it's changed →
Weather by montha typical year, averaged over the full recordJanuary, rain 99 mmhigh 28°low 25°February, rain 100 mmhigh 28°low 25°March, rain 128 mmhigh 28°low 24°April, rain 146 mmhigh 27°low 24°May, rain 120 mmhigh 26°low 23°June, rain 109 mmhigh 25°low 22°July, rain 106 mmhigh 24°low 21°August, rain 80 mmhigh 24°low 21°September, rain 72 mmhigh 25°low 22°October, rain 98 mmhigh 26°low 23°November, rain 139 mmhigh 27°low 24°December, rain 127 mmhigh 27°low 24°wettest month April, 146 mm · 1,323 mm a yearsee month by month →

Right now

What it's doing today vs the historical average for this date.
Partly cloudy

Right now

23.8°

28°feels like
88%humidity
22°dew point
4 km/hfrom N
UV index0.3
sunrise05:11sunset17:34day length12h 23m
TodayPartly cloudy28°23°
TueMostly clear29°23°
WedMostly clear29°21°
ThuMostly clear30°22°
FriPartly cloudy31°25°
SatOvercast29°25°
SunOvercast30°25°

On this date: October 12

Today (forecast)
28° / 23°
Average for October 12
26° / 23°

High above average · +2.0°C

  • Record high: 28.2° · 1972
  • Record low: 21.6° · 1974
  • One year ago: 27° / 23°

Every October 12 in history, coldest to hottest

▲ Daily highs▼ Daily lows

Dots show daily highs (top) and lows (bottom) for each October 12 on record (n = 87). Outlined dots are today's forecast.

Area we sample

Each city's history comes from one ERA5 grid cell, about 28 km across, shown by the dashed box. Near mountains or coasts, conditions can vary across the cell.

Location & data

Historical weather for Ilhéus is sampled from the ECMWF ERA5 reanalysis at 14.80°S, 39.03°W, with daily records since 1940.

Coordinates
14.80°S, 39.03°W
Time zone
America/Bahia
Period
1940–2026
Data source
ERA5 (ECMWF)

Last 30 days

30 of the last 31 days were warmer than the historical average for that date. Average difference: +1.2°C.

Each bar is one day, from morning low to afternoon high. Warm-colored bars are days whose mean ran above average; cool bars ran below. The dot inside the bar is the daily mean. The shaded band is the typical 10–90% range expected for that date. Average = the day's mean temperature averaged across every year of record (1940–2026) for that calendar date.

This date over the years

One dot per year, showing the mean temperature on this calendar date. Dots are warmer or cooler than the long-term average (dashed line); the shaded band is the typical 10–90% range, and the highlighted dot is today's forecast. Based on ERA5 reanalysis: modelled estimates, not station readings.

Weather by month

Average temperatures and rainfall for each month: a typical year, from the full record.

Climate overview

February brings the year's peak warmth, with afternoons typically reaching 27.8°C and nights around 24.5°C. At the other extreme, July brings afternoon highs of about 24.3°C and typical overnight lows of 21.2°C.

The yearly total for Ilhéus comes to about 1,323 mm; monthly amounts range from 72 mm in September up to 146 mm in April.

Comparing the record's first decade with its most recent one, Ilhéus now averages 0.9°C warmer than it did in the 1940s. The count of days past 25°C has risen from roughly 240 a year to 320 between the record's first and last decades.

Climate graph (climograph)

February is the warmest month, July the coolest: a yearly swing of 3°C. Wettest month: April (~146 mm). Whole year averages ~1,323 mm of rain.

Bars = average monthly rainfall (right axis). Lines = average daily high and low (left axis). Average = each month's value averaged across every year of record (1940–2026).

Monthly wind

Average daily peak wind at 10 m, by month.

Monthly solar energy

Average daily incoming solar energy in megajoules per square metre: the record's own proxy for how sunny the month is.

Ilhéus month by month: what to expect

Typical conditions for each month, averaged across the full record (since 1940). Daylight is the time from sunrise to sunset. Record high/low are the most extreme values in the ERA5 dataset (modelled since 1940), so they can differ from official weather-station readings.

MonthAvg highAvg lowRainDaylightRecord highRecord low
January27.7°24.5°99 mm12.8 h30.5° (2016)21.8° (1957)
February27.8°24.5°100 mm12.5 h30.8° (2024)21.8° (1943)
March27.8°24.5°128 mm12.1 h31.2° (2024)21.5° (1960)
April27.2°23.9°146 mm11.7 h30.6° (2023)21.2° (1982)
May26.1°23.0°120 mm11.3 h29.9° (1998)19.1° (1957)
June25.1°22.0°109 mm11.1 h28.3° (2016)18.8° (1968)
July24.3°21.2°106 mm11.2 h28.0° (2019)18.3° (1968)
August24.4°21.2°80 mm11.5 h27.4° (2023)18.2° (2004)
September25.1°22.0°72 mm11.9 h27.9° (1997)18.6° (1942)
October26.1°23.2°98 mm12.3 h28.8° (1998)19.8° (1980)
November26.7°23.9°139 mm12.7 h29.2° (2015)19.5° (2022)
December27.3°24.3°127 mm12.9 h30.3° (1972)21.1° (1964)

How it's changed

Year-by-year signals from 1940 to today.

Climate stripes

Annual mean shifted from 1940–1949 to 2016–2025 by +0.9°C.

Each vertical stripe is one year. Color encodes how much that year's annual mean differed from the long-term average. Average = each year's annual mean compared to the average of all years (1940–2026). cooler ← → warmer

Annual mean temperature

Long-term trend: +0.13°C per decade.

One point per year, showing the temperature averaged across the whole year. The dashed line is the least-squares long-term trend. Based on ERA5 reanalysis: modelled estimates, not station readings.

Seasonal warming

Mar–May is warming fastest: +0.15°C per decade.

Each faint line is one three-month period's average per year; the bold dashed line is its long-term trend. Different parts of the year often warm at different rates. Based on ERA5 reanalysis: modelled estimates, not station readings.

Hot days vs frost days

Days ≥ 25°C per year: 238.5 early in the record → 318.6 recently. Frost days: 0 → 0.

Thin lines are raw yearly counts; thick lines are the smoothed trend that removes year-to-year noise. The hot-day threshold is auto-picked per city so the line actually moves. Average = a centered 5-year rolling average to smooth weather noise.

Yearly hot & cold extremes

All-time high in 2024, all-time low in 2004: 31.2°C / 18.2°C.

One point per year: the single hottest and coldest day recorded that year.

Annual rainfall

~1,323 mm/year on average. Last decade: +6% vs that average. Long-term trend: +20 mm per decade.

One bar per year of total rainfall. Dashed line is the long-term average. Average = the average annual rainfall across every year of record (1940–2026).

Day-by-day grid

Each tiny square is one calendar day across the full record, about 30,000 days per city. Use the mode switch above the chart: Anomaly colors each day by how far it ran from the historical average for that date (red = warmer, blue = cooler), Daily mean temp shows the absolute mean temperature for the day (useful to see seasons and heatwaves), and Precipitation shows daily rainfall (useful to spot wet/dry seasons and droughts). Average = the long-term average for that calendar date (1940–2026).

Frequently asked questions about Ilhéus

Which is the warmest month in Ilhéus?
On long-term average, the warmest month in Ilhéus is February (mean daily temperature of about 26.2°C) and the coolest is July (about 22.7°C).
How does today's temperature in Ilhéus compare to the historical average?
On October 12, 2026, Ilhéus is forecast to reach a high of 28.0°C and a low of 23.1°C. The long-term average for this date (the full record since 1940) is a high of 26.0°C and a low of 23.2°C, so today's high is 2.0°C warmer than that average.
How much has Ilhéus warmed since 1940?
Comparing the first decade of the record (1940–1949) with the most recent (2016–2025), the annual mean temperature in Ilhéus is about 0.9°C warmer.
How much does it rain in Ilhéus?
Ilhéus receives about 1,323 mm of precipitation per year on long-term average, with April typically the wettest month.
What is the average temperature in Ilhéus?
Over the full record (since 1940), the annual mean temperature in Ilhéus is about 24.7°C. The warmest month is February and the coolest is July.
What are the average temperatures in Ilhéus by month?
Average daily highs and lows for each month in Ilhéus (°C, full record since 1940): January 28°/25°, February 28°/25°, March 28°/24°, April 27°/24°, May 26°/23°, June 25°/22°, July 24°/21°, August 24°/21°, September 25°/22°, October 26°/23°, November 27°/24°, December 27°/24°.

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