Curvelo climate — normals and trends
Curvelo (Brazil) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 22.7 °C and it receives 1,285 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 (24.4 °C on average) and the coldest is July (19.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Curvelo averages 0 frost days, 98 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 121 rainy days per year.
Curvelo 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 39.4 °C (on 29 October 1980) and the coldest 5.3 °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
CurveloMinas Gerais
- coords
- -18.76°, -44.43°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
22.7°C
Average daily high
28.2°C
Average daily low
17.8°C
Annual rainfall
1,285mm
Sunshine / day
10.3h
Mean relative humidity
69%
Average peak wind
11.7km/h
Seasonal range
4.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
98 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
121 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
30.6 °C
Average feels-like low
18.6 °C
Average peak gust
27.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
89 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.53 · 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
39.4 °C
29 October 1980
Coldest day
5.3 °C
1 June 1979
Wettest day
142 mm
2 December 1980
Windiest day
26.1 km/h
24 January 2020
Strongest gust
61.6 km/h
13 December 1949
Hottest feels-like
42.5 °C
29 October 1980
Coldest feels-like
2.6 °C
1 June 1979
Sunniest day
13.1 h
26 December 2021
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28.9 °C | 0.0 °C | 318 mm | +92 mm |
| Feb | 30.6 °C | +1.3 °C | 10 mm | -138 mm |
| Mar | 30.7 °C | +1.9 °C | 47 mm | -99 mm |
| Apr | 29.2 °C | +1.2 °C | 62 mm | -1 mm |
| May | 27.4 °C | +0.6 °C | 0 mm | -25 mm |
| Jun | 27.3 °C | +1.2 °C | 1 mm | -9 mm |
| Jul | 26.4 °C | +0.2 °C | 1 mm | -6 mm |
| Aug | 28.3 °C | +0.2 °C | 1 mm | -7 mm |
| Sep | 30.2 °C | +0.2 °C | 8 mm | -27 mm |
| Oct | 29.9 °C | 0.0 °C | 34 mm | -87 mm |
| Nov | 30.0 °C | +1.6 °C | 109 mm | -120 mm |
| Dec | 29.8 °C | +1.7 °C | 197 mm | -72 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Curvelo?
Curvelo has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.7 °C and it receives 1,285 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Curvelo?
The hottest day measured in Curvelo between 1940 and 2025 was 29 October 1980, reaching 39.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Curvelo?
The coldest day measured in Curvelo between 1940 and 2025 was 1 June 1979, at 5.3 °C.
Does it snow in Curvelo?
Almost never: Curvelo sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Curvelo warmed?
Yes: Curvelo warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Curvelo?
The wettest day measured in Curvelo between 1940 and 2025 was 2 December 1980, with 142 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Curvelo?
The windiest day measured in Curvelo between 1940 and 2025 was 24 January 2020, with winds reaching 26.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Curvelo?
The warmest month in Curvelo is February (24.4 °C on average); the coldest is July (19.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Curvelo?
Curvelo receives on average 1,285 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 121 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Curvelo?
Curvelo gets on average 10.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,760 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Curvelo?
Yes: Curvelo has on average 89 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Curvelo?
In Curvelo, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.5 °C on 29 October 1980, and the lowest was 2.6 °C on 1 June 1979.
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