Carlos Chagas climate — normals and trends
Carlos Chagas (Brazil) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.9 °C and it receives 856 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 (26.2 °C on average) and the coldest is July (20.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Carlos Chagas averages 0 frost days, 144 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 133 rainy days per year.
Carlos Chagas has warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.25 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.2 °C (on 2 January 2016) and the coldest 9.9 °C (on 20 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
Carlos ChagasMinas Gerais
- coords
- -17.70°, -40.77°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
23.9°C
Average daily high
28.9°C
Average daily low
19.6°C
Annual rainfall
856mm
Sunshine / day
9.2h
Mean relative humidity
75%
Average peak wind
13.6km/h
Seasonal range
5.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
144 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
133 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
31.8 °C
Average feels-like low
21.7 °C
Average peak gust
29.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
184 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.61 · 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
41.2 °C
2 January 2016
Coldest day
9.9 °C
20 May 2022
Wettest day
124 mm
23 January 2024
Windiest day
29.3 km/h
28 September 2023
Strongest gust
63.4 km/h
25 November 1957
Hottest feels-like
45.4 °C
19 March 2019
Coldest feels-like
7.5 °C
20 May 2022
Sunniest day
13.0 h
27 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 | 31.4 °C | +0.4 °C | 161 mm | +53 mm |
| Feb | 33.8 °C | +2.3 °C | 23 mm | -49 mm |
| Mar | 32.6 °C | +1.8 °C | 62 mm | -46 mm |
| Apr | 30.7 °C | +1.7 °C | 72 mm | +5 mm |
| May | 27.6 °C | +0.1 °C | 34 mm | +1 mm |
| Jun | 27.1 °C | +0.7 °C | 29 mm | +7 mm |
| Jul | 26.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 14 mm | -8 mm |
| Aug | 28.5 °C | +1.5 °C | 10 mm | -6 mm |
| Sep | 29.8 °C | +1.2 °C | 20 mm | -7 mm |
| Oct | 30.1 °C | +0.5 °C | 59 mm | -20 mm |
| Nov | 30.0 °C | +0.7 °C | 89 mm | -64 mm |
| Dec | 31.9 °C | +1.9 °C | 90 mm | -61 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Carlos Chagas?
Carlos Chagas has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.9 °C and it receives 856 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Carlos Chagas?
The hottest day measured in Carlos Chagas between 1940 and 2025 was 2 January 2016, reaching 41.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Carlos Chagas?
The coldest day measured in Carlos Chagas between 1940 and 2025 was 20 May 2022, at 9.9 °C.
Does it snow in Carlos Chagas?
Almost never: Carlos Chagas sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Carlos Chagas warmed?
Yes: Carlos Chagas warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Carlos Chagas?
The wettest day measured in Carlos Chagas between 1940 and 2025 was 23 January 2024, with 124 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Carlos Chagas?
The windiest day measured in Carlos Chagas between 1940 and 2025 was 28 September 2023, with winds reaching 29.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Carlos Chagas?
The warmest month in Carlos Chagas is February (26.2 °C on average); the coldest is July (20.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Carlos Chagas?
Carlos Chagas receives on average 856 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 133 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Carlos Chagas?
Carlos Chagas gets on average 9.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,358 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Carlos Chagas?
Yes: Carlos Chagas has on average 184 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Carlos Chagas?
In Carlos Chagas, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.4 °C on 19 March 2019, and the lowest was 7.5 °C on 20 May 2022.
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