Thermograph

How unusual is the weather? Graded against ~45 years of local climate history.

Fortaleza weather records

Record high and low temperatures for Fortaleza, by month, by season, and all-time, with the dates they occurred, across 1980–2026 of daily climate history. Its hottest day on record reached 33°C on 2025-09-26; its coldest fell to 22°C on 1985-08-03.

Records by month

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have ever been in each calendar month, so each column shows its record high and its record low. Tap a month for its full averages and typical range.

MonthDaytime highOvernight low
January
33°C2006-01-14
25°C1986-01-31
27°C2024-01-26
23°C1985-01-29
February
33°C2013-02-09
25°C2023-02-24
27°C1998-02-22
22°C1986-02-02
March
32°C2013-03-03
25°C1991-03-29
27°C2010-03-13
23°C1980-03-08
April
32°C1998-04-21
25°C2009-04-13
27°C1998-04-18
23°C1986-04-05
May
33°C1998-05-08
25°C2009-05-03
27°C2010-05-30
23°C1985-05-01
June
32°C2010-06-13
25°C2014-06-15
26°C1998-06-01
23°C2008-06-22
July
33°C1998-07-25
25°C2000-07-12
26°C2010-07-03
22°C1985-07-14
August
33°C2022-08-31
26°C2000-08-08
26°C2021-08-06
22°C1985-08-03
September
33°C2025-09-26
28°C1980-09-05
26°C2021-09-29
23°C1982-09-09
October
33°C2022-10-12
28°C1986-10-01
26°C2021-10-23
23°C2014-10-07
November
33°C2023-11-08
28°C1986-11-22
27°C2021-11-24
23°C2002-11-04
December
32°C2023-12-15
24°C1981-12-21
27°C2021-12-08
23°C2000-12-17

Records by season

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have reached in each meteorological season (Southern Hemisphere, each a three-month span).

SeasonDaytime highOvernight low
Summer (Dec–Feb)
33°C2006-01-14
24°C1981-12-21
27°C2024-01-26
22°C1986-02-02
Autumn (Mar–May)
33°C1998-05-08
25°C2009-04-13
27°C2010-03-13
23°C1980-03-08
Winter (Jun–Aug)
33°C1998-07-25
25°C2000-07-12
26°C1998-06-01
22°C1985-08-03
Spring (Sep–Nov)
33°C2025-09-26
28°C1980-09-05
27°C2021-11-24
23°C1982-09-09

All-time records

The most extreme value Fortaleza has recorded for each metric across its entire history.

High

Highest 33°C 2025-09-26
Lowest 24°C 1981-12-21

Low

Highest 27°C 2010-03-13
Lowest 22°C 1985-08-03

Feels-like

Highest 38°C 2024-03-02
Lowest 27°C 2014-07-24

Humidity

Highest 23.2 g/m³ 2024-03-16
Lowest 14.8 g/m³ 1981-07-27

Wind

Highest 36 km/h 1994-10-23
Lowest 6 km/h 1985-04-30

Gust

Highest 61 km/h 2017-07-30
Lowest 12 km/h 1985-04-29

Precip

Wettest 184 mm 2023-02-24
Driest 109-day dry spell 2007-07-28

For rainfall, the “driest” figure is the longest run of consecutive days without measurable rain, dated to when that dry spell began.

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