Formiga climate — normals and trends

Formiga (Brazil) has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Cwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 21.0 °C and it receives 1,317 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 (23.0 °C on average) and the coldest is July (17.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.

Formiga averages 0 frost days, 35 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 149 rainy days per year.

Formiga 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 37.7 °C (on 25 September 2023) and the coldest 3.1 °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

FormigaMinas Gerais

coords
-20.46°, -45.43°
period
19402025 · 86 yrs
CwaHumid subtropical, dry winterWarmest monthFebruaryColdest monthJulyWettest monthDecemberDriest monthJuly

Mean daily temperature

21.0°C

Average daily high

26.1°C

Average daily low

16.7°C

Annual rainfall

1,317mm

Sunshine / day

9.9h

Mean relative humidity

73%

Average peak wind

12.5km/h

Seasonal range

5.2°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

35 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

149 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

28.0 °C

Average feels-like low

17.2 °C

Average peak gust

28.9 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

37 d/yr

Solar radiation

18.2 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

1940Each stripe is one year, from 1940 (left) to 2025 (right). Blue = colder than the period average, red = warmer.2025

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

37.7 °C

25 September 2023

Coldest day

3.1 °C

1 June 1979

Wettest day

137 mm

12 January 1966

Windiest day

30.1 km/h

3 July 1976

Strongest gust

68.4 km/h

16 September 1976

Hottest feels-like

39.7 °C

3 February 1998

Coldest feels-like

0.1 °C

1 June 1979

Sunniest day

13.2 h

24 December 2025

YearHottest dayColdest dayAnnual meanRainfallHot daysFrost days
202534.8 °C7 October 20256.4 °C25 June 202521.7 °C827 mm880
202436.1 °C8 October 20248.0 °C11 August 202422.5 °C1,218 mm890
202337.7 °C25 September 20238.8 °C5 July 202322.2 °C1,008 mm850
202233.2 °C10 September 20226.1 °C19 May 202221.1 °C1,336 mm440
202135.4 °C21 September 20215.0 °C30 July 202121.4 °C1,034 mm520
202036.9 °C3 October 20207.6 °C27 May 202021.6 °C1,161 mm610
201934.9 °C13 September 20197.8 °C7 July 201922.1 °C987 mm840
201832.9 °C24 September 20188.0 °C21 May 201821.8 °C1,077 mm530
201734.3 °C14 October 20179.3 °C4 July 201722.0 °C770 mm750
201635.2 °C19 October 20167.2 °C18 July 201622.2 °C1,239 mm880
201536.2 °C17 October 201511.3 °C27 June 201522.4 °C1,107 mm1050
201436.6 °C15 October 20149.5 °C7 August 201422.2 °C749 mm1060
201333.5 °C11 November 20139.5 °C8 July 201321.2 °C1,220 mm390
201234.8 °C29 October 20127.0 °C20 July 201221.4 °C1,064 mm500
201132.5 °C2 October 20118.2 °C5 August 201121.1 °C1,322 mm400
201032.3 °C16 February 20107.7 °C13 June 201021.3 °C1,120 mm510
200932.0 °C16 November 20098.1 °C3 June 200921.5 °C1,497 mm280
200833.4 °C16 October 20088.0 °C14 July 200821.2 °C1,562 mm390
200735.4 °C24 September 20077.9 °C31 July 200721.7 °C1,213 mm610
200633.5 °C25 January 20069.6 °C6 September 200621.2 °C1,075 mm270
200534.4 °C17 October 20059.2 °C9 July 200521.3 °C1,238 mm290
200432.7 °C29 September 20049.0 °C11 August 200420.9 °C1,332 mm230
200334.0 °C25 September 20039.2 °C4 July 200321.4 °C1,211 mm390
200234.1 °C13 October 20028.8 °C3 September 200222.1 °C1,172 mm560
200132.4 °C4 February 20019.3 °C19 May 200121.5 °C1,075 mm400
200034.0 °C21 October 20005.5 °C18 July 200021.0 °C1,126 mm320
199932.5 °C16 October 19998.5 °C22 May 199920.9 °C1,156 mm380
199832.4 °C1 January 19988.4 °C13 July 199821.4 °C1,173 mm500
199734.1 °C4 November 19975.9 °C9 June 199721.3 °C1,501 mm450
199632.2 °C28 August 19967.7 °C13 July 199621.0 °C1,326 mm480
199534.3 °C18 January 19958.9 °C9 June 199521.4 °C1,466 mm570
199434.4 °C12 November 19944.8 °C27 June 199421.6 °C1,210 mm580
199333.6 °C30 November 19938.4 °C20 June 199321.5 °C1,036 mm400
199230.4 °C7 April 199210.7 °C29 July 199220.9 °C1,525 mm40
199130.8 °C10 August 19919.4 °C8 July 199121.0 °C1,541 mm120
199033.1 °C11 November 19907.1 °C20 May 199021.6 °C1,002 mm490
198931.1 °C25 September 19896.7 °C10 July 198920.8 °C1,292 mm100
198833.8 °C30 January 19886.0 °C6 June 198821.1 °C1,206 mm350
198734.7 °C17 October 19877.0 °C9 August 198721.6 °C1,117 mm470
198635.2 °C18 October 19867.9 °C13 July 198621.3 °C1,089 mm380
198532.1 °C15 October 19854.5 °C9 June 198520.9 °C1,366 mm250
198432.7 °C14 January 19849.6 °C1 August 198421.7 °C1,058 mm470
198330.6 °C11 March 19837.7 °C7 August 198320.9 °C1,770 mm50
198232.2 °C24 November 198210.8 °C27 May 198220.9 °C1,696 mm220
198132.5 °C4 March 19814.7 °C22 July 198120.6 °C1,381 mm160
198034.3 °C28 October 19809.2 °C15 June 198021.2 °C1,229 mm200
197932.6 °C28 October 19793.1 °C1 June 197920.5 °C1,504 mm170
197832.0 °C21 January 19785.5 °C16 August 197820.7 °C1,287 mm160
197732.5 °C2 March 19778.4 °C18 May 197721.3 °C1,141 mm250
197631.8 °C13 January 19767.6 °C6 July 197620.5 °C1,512 mm100
197532.1 °C3 October 19756.5 °C8 July 197520.8 °C1,217 mm190
197432.6 °C30 August 19748.0 °C30 June 197420.9 °C1,139 mm310
197332.5 °C19 September 19737.5 °C30 July 197321.4 °C1,202 mm340
197232.7 °C26 October 19726.0 °C9 July 197220.9 °C1,228 mm200
197132.6 °C26 January 19718.1 °C20 July 197120.8 °C1,233 mm290
197032.5 °C24 December 19709.3 °C12 August 197021.1 °C765 mm210
196932.6 °C11 January 19698.7 °C11 July 196921.4 °C865 mm430
196832.9 °C9 October 19687.9 °C15 July 196820.1 °C831 mm250
196732.6 °C13 October 19678.1 °C20 July 196721.1 °C1,197 mm190
196633.6 °C16 September 19669.5 °C28 May 196620.5 °C1,754 mm100
196530.9 °C11 September 19654.2 °C12 July 196520.0 °C1,887 mm110
196430.9 °C2 September 19648.5 °C28 July 196419.7 °C1,841 mm10
196336.7 °C18 October 19638.9 °C23 June 196321.8 °C851 mm700
196232.5 °C12 September 19628.4 °C18 June 196219.8 °C2,185 mm110
196135.7 °C28 September 196110.5 °C7 August 196121.3 °C1,425 mm580
196035.1 °C25 September 19607.5 °C14 July 196020.1 °C1,750 mm150
195932.3 °C27 February 19599.6 °C20 June 195921.0 °C1,114 mm360
195833.5 °C7 October 19588.6 °C22 June 195820.6 °C1,093 mm410
195734.5 °C20 October 19576.0 °C21 July 195720.4 °C1,391 mm250
195632.4 °C27 January 19567.5 °C18 August 195619.8 °C1,262 mm280
195534.7 °C2 October 19558.8 °C23 May 195521.0 °C1,048 mm340
195433.1 °C19 September 195410.0 °C21 June 195420.7 °C1,575 mm250
195330.4 °C22 August 19539.8 °C28 July 195320.3 °C1,610 mm10
195232.2 °C4 September 19526.9 °C16 July 195220.2 °C1,858 mm110
195132.9 °C20 November 19519.1 °C3 June 195120.1 °C1,259 mm140
195033.5 °C20 September 19508.3 °C11 June 195020.1 °C1,670 mm80
194932.7 °C7 October 19499.1 °C3 July 194920.3 °C1,613 mm220
194833.7 °C27 September 194810.0 °C16 June 194820.6 °C1,092 mm190
194732.2 °C10 January 19478.6 °C8 July 194720.1 °C1,532 mm130
194630.6 °C3 November 19468.7 °C28 July 194620.6 °C1,365 mm50
194531.2 °C30 August 19459.6 °C26 June 194520.2 °C2,062 mm50
194431.6 °C31 August 19449.5 °C24 August 194420.0 °C1,961 mm140
194328.3 °C17 January 19438.9 °C6 September 194318.9 °C1,881 mm00
194235.0 °C29 November 19426.0 °C24 June 194219.9 °C1,041 mm330
194130.4 °C13 January 19419.8 °C9 June 194120.0 °C2,134 mm10
194030.8 °C25 August 194011.0 °C10 June 194020.3 °C1,951 mm60

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

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Across the whole year

Average daily high
27.6 °C
+1.5 °C
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
88 d/yr
+53
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
0
Annual rainfall
827 mm
-490 mm

Month by month

Highvs. normalPrecipitationvs. normal
Jan28.2 °C+1.0 °C272 mm+36 mm
Feb29.8 °C+2.3 °C49 mm-118 mm
Mar29.2 °C+2.2 °C98 mm-62 mm
Apr26.6 °C+0.7 °C79 mm+16 mm
May24.9 °C+0.7 °C6 mm-31 mm
Jun24.8 °C+1.4 °C6 mm-12 mm
Jul24.7 °C+1.0 °C2 mm-13 mm
Aug26.6 °C+0.8 °C6 mm-10 mm
Sep29.3 °C+1.8 °C10 mm-40 mm
Oct28.6 °C+1.1 °C56 mm-61 mm
Nov28.9 °C+2.2 °C94 mm-95 mm
Dec29.4 °C+2.7 °C150 mm-100 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day
34.8 °C
7 Oct 2025
Coldest day
6.4 °C
25 Jun 2025
Wettest day
39.4 mm
29 Jan 2025
Windiest day
24.4 km/h
22 Sep 2025
Strongest gust
61.9 km/h
10 Dec 2025
Hottest feels-like
38.6 °C
28 Dec 2025
Coldest feels-like
4.4 °C
25 Jun 2025
Sunniest day
13.2 h
24 Dec 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Formiga?

Formiga has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.0 °C and it receives 1,317 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Formiga?

The hottest day measured in Formiga between 1940 and 2025 was 25 September 2023, reaching 37.7 °C.

What is the coldest day in Formiga?

The coldest day measured in Formiga between 1940 and 2025 was 1 June 1979, at 3.1 °C.

Does it snow in Formiga?

Almost never: Formiga sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Formiga warmed?

Yes: Formiga warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Formiga?

The wettest day measured in Formiga between 1940 and 2025 was 12 January 1966, with 137 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Formiga?

The windiest day measured in Formiga between 1940 and 2025 was 3 July 1976, with winds reaching 30.1 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Formiga?

The warmest month in Formiga is February (23.0 °C on average); the coldest is July (17.8 °C).

How much does it rain in Formiga?

Formiga receives on average 1,317 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 149 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Formiga?

Formiga gets on average 9.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,614 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Formiga?

Yes: Formiga has on average 37 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Formiga?

In Formiga, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.7 °C on 3 February 1998, and the lowest was 0.1 °C on 1 June 1979.

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