THE CLIMATE STORY OF
RIO DE JANEIRO
≈0.6 °C warmer today than in the mid-20th century
1940: 23.6 °C 1941: 23.3 °C 1942: 22.7 °C 1943: 22.3 °C 1944: 23.3 °C 1945: 23.6 °C 1946: 23.8 °C 1947: 22.8 °C 1948: 23.2 °C 1949: 22.6 °C 1950: 22.8 °C 1951: 22.7 °C 1952: 22.7 °C 1953: 23.0 °C 1954: 23.3 °C 1955: 23.0 °C 1956: 22.8 °C 1957: 23.2 °C 1958: 23.6 °C 1959: 23.7 °C 1960: 23.0 °C 1961: 24.6 °C 1962: 22.3 °C 1963: 23.6 °C 1964: 22.2 °C 1965: 23.4 °C 1966: 23.3 °C 1967: 23.4 °C 1968: 22.2 °C 1969: 23.5 °C 1970: 23.5 °C 1971: 23.3 °C 1972: 23.6 °C 1973: 23.6 °C 1974: 23.5 °C 1975: 23.1 °C 1976: 23.2 °C 1977: 24.0 °C 1978: 23.4 °C 1979: 22.7 °C 1980: 23.5 °C 1981: 23.0 °C 1982: 23.0 °C 1983: 23.3 °C 1984: 23.6 °C 1985: 23.0 °C 1986: 23.5 °C 1987: 23.3 °C 1988: 23.0 °C 1989: 22.9 °C 1990: 23.7 °C 1991: 23.2 °C 1992: 23.5 °C 1993: 23.8 °C 1994: 23.7 °C 1995: 23.7 °C 1996: 23.1 °C 1997: 23.7 °C 1998: 23.8 °C 1999: 22.8 °C 2000: 23.3 °C 2001: 24.2 °C 2002: 24.5 °C 2003: 23.8 °C 2004: 23.0 °C 2005: 23.6 °C 2006: 23.5 °C 2007: 23.8 °C 2008: 23.0 °C 2009: 23.7 °C 2010: 23.6 °C 2011: 23.1 °C 2012: 23.9 °C 2013: 23.3 °C 2014: 24.2 °C 2015: 24.7 °C 2016: 24.0 °C 2017: 23.6 °C 2018: 23.7 °C 2019: 24.1 °C 2020: 23.5 °C 2021: 23.0 °C 2022: 23.1 °C 2023: 24.0 °C 2024: 24.4 °C 2025: 23.6 °C
1940 Annual mean temperature, 1940–2025 2025
Heat-record watch
Warmest day of the last 14 days: 33.6 °C (August 21, 2026)
All-time record since 1940: 41.4 °C (September 28, 1961)
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