Carangola climate — normals and trends
Carangola (Brazil) has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Cwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 20.5 °C and it receives 1,413 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 (23.2 °C on average) and the coldest is July (17.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Carangola averages 0 frost days, 29 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 151 rainy days per year.
Carangola 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 36.2 °C (on 18 November 2023) and the coldest 5.7 °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
CarangolaMinas Gerais
- coords
- -20.73°, -42.03°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
20.5°C
Average daily high
25.3°C
Average daily low
16.6°C
Annual rainfall
1,413mm
Sunshine / day
9.2h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
10.5km/h
Seasonal range
5.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
29 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
151 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
27.5 °C
Average feels-like low
17.5 °C
Average peak gust
27.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
36 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.58 · 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
36.2 °C
18 November 2023
Coldest day
5.7 °C
1 June 1979
Wettest day
145 mm
4 December 1943
Windiest day
27.9 km/h
10 December 2025
Strongest gust
77.4 km/h
13 December 1949
Hottest feels-like
41.5 °C
11 February 1998
Coldest feels-like
3.4 °C
1 June 1979
Sunniest day
13.2 h
6 January 1951
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28.3 °C | +0.6 °C | 214 mm | +7 mm |
| Feb | 30.8 °C | +2.7 °C | 11 mm | -136 mm |
| Mar | 28.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 189 mm | +19 mm |
| Apr | 25.3 °C | 0.0 °C | 155 mm | +60 mm |
| May | 23.6 °C | 0.0 °C | 24 mm | -24 mm |
| Jun | 23.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 14 mm | -11 mm |
| Jul | 22.3 °C | -0.3 °C | 17 mm | -5 mm |
| Aug | 24.4 °C | +0.6 °C | 26 mm | -2 mm |
| Sep | 24.9 °C | -0.1 °C | 28 mm | -38 mm |
| Oct | 25.8 °C | +0.3 °C | 114 mm | -31 mm |
| Nov | 26.6 °C | +1.1 °C | 104 mm | -119 mm |
| Dec | 29.0 °C | +2.4 °C | 191 mm | -50 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Carangola?
Carangola has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.5 °C and it receives 1,413 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Carangola?
The hottest day measured in Carangola between 1940 and 2025 was 18 November 2023, reaching 36.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Carangola?
The coldest day measured in Carangola between 1940 and 2025 was 1 June 1979, at 5.7 °C.
Does it snow in Carangola?
Almost never: Carangola sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Carangola warmed?
Yes: Carangola warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Carangola?
The wettest day measured in Carangola between 1940 and 2025 was 4 December 1943, with 145 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Carangola?
The windiest day measured in Carangola between 1940 and 2025 was 10 December 2025, with winds reaching 27.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Carangola?
The warmest month in Carangola is February (23.2 °C on average); the coldest is July (17.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Carangola?
Carangola receives on average 1,413 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 151 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Carangola?
Carangola gets on average 9.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,358 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Carangola?
Yes: Carangola has on average 36 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Carangola?
In Carangola, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.5 °C on 11 February 1998, and the lowest was 3.4 °C on 1 June 1979.
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