Contagem climate — normals and trends
Contagem (Brazil) has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Cwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 20.0 °C and it receives 1,316 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 (22.1 °C on average) and the coldest is July (16.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Contagem averages 0 frost days, 18 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 139 rainy days per year.
Contagem 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 35.8 °C (on 15 October 1963) and the coldest 2.1 °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
ContagemMinas Gerais
- coords
- -19.93°, -44.05°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
20.0°C
Average daily high
25.3°C
Average daily low
15.5°C
Annual rainfall
1,316mm
Sunshine / day
10.0h
Mean relative humidity
75%
Average peak wind
11.6km/h
Seasonal range
5.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
18 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
139 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
27.0 °C
Average feels-like low
15.9 °C
Average peak gust
30.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
6 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.62 · 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
35.8 °C
15 October 1963
Coldest day
2.1 °C
1 June 1979
Wettest day
124 mm
13 December 1989
Windiest day
27.4 km/h
13 January 1978
Strongest gust
73.8 km/h
24 January 2020
Hottest feels-like
38.8 °C
22 October 2015
Coldest feels-like
-0.7 °C
1 June 1979
Sunniest day
13.2 h
25 December 2014
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 | 27.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 252 mm | +14 mm |
| Feb | 28.5 °C | +1.7 °C | 19 mm | -133 mm |
| Mar | 27.9 °C | +1.6 °C | 101 mm | -52 mm |
| Apr | 25.6 °C | +0.3 °C | 102 mm | +39 mm |
| May | 24.1 °C | +0.3 °C | 2 mm | -30 mm |
| Jun | 24.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 3 mm | -12 mm |
| Jul | 23.4 °C | +0.3 °C | 1 mm | -9 mm |
| Aug | 25.1 °C | +0.2 °C | 10 mm | -3 mm |
| Sep | 27.1 °C | +0.7 °C | 8 mm | -38 mm |
| Oct | 27.0 °C | +0.5 °C | 55 mm | -63 mm |
| Nov | 27.2 °C | +1.5 °C | 103 mm | -110 mm |
| Dec | 27.9 °C | +2.2 °C | 187 mm | -77 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Contagem?
Contagem has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.0 °C and it receives 1,316 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Contagem?
The hottest day measured in Contagem between 1940 and 2025 was 15 October 1963, reaching 35.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Contagem?
The coldest day measured in Contagem between 1940 and 2025 was 1 June 1979, at 2.1 °C.
Does it snow in Contagem?
Almost never: Contagem sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Contagem warmed?
Yes: Contagem warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Contagem?
The wettest day measured in Contagem between 1940 and 2025 was 13 December 1989, with 124 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Contagem?
The windiest day measured in Contagem between 1940 and 2025 was 13 January 1978, with winds reaching 27.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Contagem?
The warmest month in Contagem is February (22.1 °C on average); the coldest is July (16.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Contagem?
Contagem receives on average 1,316 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 139 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Contagem?
Contagem gets on average 10.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,650 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Contagem?
Yes: Contagem has on average 6 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Contagem?
In Contagem, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.8 °C on 22 October 2015, and the lowest was -0.7 °C on 1 June 1979.
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