Bambuí climate — normals and trends
Bambuí (Brazil) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 21.5 °C and it receives 1,486 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 (23.4 °C on average) and the coldest is July (18.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Bambuí averages 0 frost days, 57 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 150 rainy days per year.
Bambuí has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.6 °C (on 18 October 1963) and the coldest 2.6 °C (on 1 June 1979).
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
BambuíMinas Gerais
- coords
- -20.01°, -45.98°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
21.5°C
Average daily high
27.0°C
Average daily low
16.9°C
Annual rainfall
1,486mm
Sunshine / day
9.7h
Mean relative humidity
73%
Average peak wind
10.6km/h
Seasonal range
5.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
57 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
150 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
29.2 °C
Average feels-like low
17.8 °C
Average peak gust
27.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
48 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.60 · 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
38.6 °C
18 October 1963
Coldest day
2.6 °C
1 June 1979
Wettest day
111 mm
5 January 1945
Windiest day
27.9 km/h
3 July 1976
Strongest gust
68.4 km/h
16 September 1976
Hottest feels-like
41.3 °C
9 November 1997
Coldest feels-like
-0.5 °C
1 June 1979
Sunniest day
13.2 h
24 December 2025
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 | 28.9 °C | +0.9 °C | 329 mm | +65 mm |
| Feb | 30.2 °C | +2.0 °C | 41 mm | -154 mm |
| Mar | 30.1 °C | +2.4 °C | 88 mm | -92 mm |
| Apr | 27.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 116 mm | +43 mm |
| May | 25.3 °C | +0.2 °C | 1 mm | -37 mm |
| Jun | 25.7 °C | +1.4 °C | 6 mm | -10 mm |
| Jul | 25.4 °C | +0.9 °C | 3 mm | -11 mm |
| Aug | 27.3 °C | +0.5 °C | 5 mm | -10 mm |
| Sep | 29.9 °C | +1.3 °C | 9 mm | -43 mm |
| Oct | 28.9 °C | +0.4 °C | 55 mm | -82 mm |
| Nov | 29.1 °C | +1.5 °C | 122 mm | -97 mm |
| Dec | 29.6 °C | +2.1 °C | 202 mm | -82 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Bambuí?
Bambuí has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.5 °C and it receives 1,486 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Bambuí?
The hottest day measured in Bambuí between 1940 and 2025 was 18 October 1963, reaching 38.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Bambuí?
The coldest day measured in Bambuí between 1940 and 2025 was 1 June 1979, at 2.6 °C.
Does it snow in Bambuí?
Almost never: Bambuí sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Bambuí warmed?
Yes: Bambuí warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Bambuí?
The wettest day measured in Bambuí between 1940 and 2025 was 5 January 1945, with 111 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Bambuí?
The windiest day measured in Bambuí between 1940 and 2025 was 3 July 1976, with winds reaching 27.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Bambuí?
The warmest month in Bambuí is February (23.4 °C on average); the coldest is July (18.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Bambuí?
Bambuí receives on average 1,486 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 150 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Bambuí?
Bambuí gets on average 9.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,540 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Bambuí?
Yes: Bambuí has on average 48 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Bambuí?
In Bambuí, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.3 °C on 9 November 1997, and the lowest was -0.5 °C on 1 June 1979.
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