Buritizeiro climate — normals and trends
Buritizeiro (Brazil) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.9 °C and it receives 1,228 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 October (25.7 °C on average) and the coldest is July (21.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Buritizeiro averages 0 frost days, 141 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 110 rainy days per year.
Buritizeiro has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.0 °C (on 22 October 2015) and the coldest 7.1 °C (on 19 May 2022).
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
BuritizeiroMinas Gerais
- coords
- -17.35°, -44.96°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
23.9°C
Average daily high
29.2°C
Average daily low
19.2°C
Annual rainfall
1,228mm
Sunshine / day
10.2h
Mean relative humidity
65%
Average peak wind
12.3km/h
Seasonal range
4.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
141 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
110 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
31.8 °C
Average feels-like low
20.1 °C
Average peak gust
29.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
168 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.48 · 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
22 October 2015
Coldest day
7.1 °C
19 May 2022
Wettest day
160 mm
22 January 1985
Windiest day
26.4 km/h
6 September 1952
Strongest gust
65.9 km/h
25 November 1957
Hottest feels-like
43.9 °C
22 October 2015
Coldest feels-like
4.6 °C
19 May 2022
Sunniest day
13.0 h
24 December 2015
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 | 29.5 °C | 0.0 °C | 265 mm | +58 mm |
| Feb | 31.4 °C | +1.6 °C | 21 mm | -123 mm |
| Mar | 32.2 °C | +2.8 °C | 62 mm | -89 mm |
| Apr | 30.2 °C | +1.3 °C | 103 mm | +44 mm |
| May | 28.2 °C | +0.1 °C | 2 mm | -16 mm |
| Jun | 28.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 0 mm | -5 mm |
| Jul | 27.9 °C | +0.5 °C | 0 mm | -4 mm |
| Aug | 30.0 °C | +0.6 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Sep | 31.9 °C | +0.5 °C | 13 mm | -11 mm |
| Oct | 32.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 41 mm | -77 mm |
| Nov | 31.2 °C | +1.9 °C | 162 mm | -77 mm |
| Dec | 30.1 °C | +1.2 °C | 233 mm | -23 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Buritizeiro?
Buritizeiro has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.9 °C and it receives 1,228 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Buritizeiro?
The hottest day measured in Buritizeiro between 1940 and 2025 was 22 October 2015, reaching 41.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Buritizeiro?
The coldest day measured in Buritizeiro between 1940 and 2025 was 19 May 2022, at 7.1 °C.
Does it snow in Buritizeiro?
Almost never: Buritizeiro sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Buritizeiro warmed?
Yes: Buritizeiro warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Buritizeiro?
The wettest day measured in Buritizeiro between 1940 and 2025 was 22 January 1985, with 160 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Buritizeiro?
The windiest day measured in Buritizeiro between 1940 and 2025 was 6 September 1952, with winds reaching 26.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Buritizeiro?
The warmest month in Buritizeiro is October (25.7 °C on average); the coldest is July (21.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Buritizeiro?
Buritizeiro receives on average 1,228 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 110 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Buritizeiro?
Buritizeiro gets on average 10.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,723 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Buritizeiro?
Yes: Buritizeiro has on average 168 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Buritizeiro?
In Buritizeiro, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.9 °C on 22 October 2015, and the lowest was 4.6 °C on 19 May 2022.
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