Araçuaí climate — normals and trends
Araçuaí (Brazil) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.3 °C and it receives 686 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 February (26.4 °C on average) and the coldest is July (21.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Araçuaí averages 0 frost days, 183 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 78 rainy days per year.
Araçuaí has warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.25 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.0 °C (on 18 November 2023) and the coldest 9.2 °C (on 17 June 1985).
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
AraçuaíMinas Gerais
- coords
- -16.85°, -42.07°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
24.3°C
Average daily high
29.9°C
Average daily low
19.6°C
Annual rainfall
686mm
Sunshine / day
9.9h
Mean relative humidity
65%
Average peak wind
10.7km/h
Seasonal range
5.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
183 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
78 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.0 °C
Average feels-like low
21.2 °C
Average peak gust
28.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
190 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.56 · 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
41.0 °C
18 November 2023
Coldest day
9.2 °C
17 June 1985
Wettest day
108 mm
12 October 1975
Windiest day
23.1 km/h
28 September 2023
Strongest gust
65.9 km/h
18 December 2000
Hottest feels-like
45.2 °C
18 November 2023
Coldest feels-like
7.8 °C
17 June 1985
Sunniest day
12.9 h
26 November 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31.3 °C | +0.1 °C | 209 mm | +109 mm |
| Feb | 34.1 °C | +2.2 °C | 3 mm | -61 mm |
| Mar | 33.8 °C | +2.6 °C | 35 mm | -46 mm |
| Apr | 31.8 °C | +1.9 °C | 83 mm | +45 mm |
| May | 28.7 °C | +0.2 °C | 10 mm | -4 mm |
| Jun | 28.4 °C | +0.9 °C | 2 mm | -4 mm |
| Jul | 28.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 5 mm | -1 mm |
| Aug | 29.7 °C | +1.0 °C | 2 mm | -3 mm |
| Sep | 31.2 °C | +0.5 °C | 3 mm | -12 mm |
| Oct | 31.8 °C | +0.4 °C | 39 mm | -30 mm |
| Nov | 31.4 °C | +1.2 °C | 146 mm | -1 mm |
| Dec | 31.8 °C | +1.5 °C | 190 mm | +44 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Araçuaí?
Araçuaí has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.3 °C and it receives 686 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Araçuaí?
The hottest day measured in Araçuaí between 1940 and 2025 was 18 November 2023, reaching 41.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Araçuaí?
The coldest day measured in Araçuaí between 1940 and 2025 was 17 June 1985, at 9.2 °C.
Does it snow in Araçuaí?
Almost never: Araçuaí sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Araçuaí warmed?
Yes: Araçuaí warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Araçuaí?
The wettest day measured in Araçuaí between 1940 and 2025 was 12 October 1975, with 108 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Araçuaí?
The windiest day measured in Araçuaí between 1940 and 2025 was 28 September 2023, with winds reaching 23.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Araçuaí?
The warmest month in Araçuaí is February (26.4 °C on average); the coldest is July (21.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Araçuaí?
Araçuaí receives on average 686 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 78 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Araçuaí?
Araçuaí gets on average 9.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,614 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Araçuaí?
Yes: Araçuaí has on average 190 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Araçuaí?
In Araçuaí, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.2 °C on 18 November 2023, and the lowest was 7.8 °C on 17 June 1985.
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