Governador Valadares climate — normals and trends
Governador Valadares (Brazil) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.0 °C and it receives 1,150 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 (26.3 °C on average) and the coldest is July (20.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Governador Valadares averages 0 frost days, 148 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 119 rainy days per year.
Governador Valadares has warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.27 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.2 °C (on 5 November 2015) and the coldest 8.8 °C (on 22 July 1967).
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
Governador ValadaresMinas Gerais
- coords
- -18.85°, -41.95°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
24.0°C
Average daily high
29.0°C
Average daily low
19.8°C
Annual rainfall
1,150mm
Sunshine / day
9.4h
Mean relative humidity
72%
Average peak wind
10.2km/h
Seasonal range
5.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
148 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
119 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.0 °C
Average feels-like low
21.9 °C
Average peak gust
24.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
196 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.3 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.66 · 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
40.2 °C
5 November 2015
Coldest day
8.8 °C
22 July 1967
Wettest day
177 mm
3 February 2018
Windiest day
23.1 km/h
6 November 2019
Strongest gust
58.0 km/h
24 January 1969
Hottest feels-like
45.8 °C
10 February 1998
Coldest feels-like
7.9 °C
22 July 1967
Sunniest day
13.0 h
9 January 1946
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31.1 °C | +0.1 °C | 275 mm | +100 mm |
| Feb | 33.6 °C | +2.2 °C | 9 mm | -106 mm |
| Mar | 32.1 °C | +1.5 °C | 57 mm | -80 mm |
| Apr | 30.8 °C | +1.8 °C | 37 mm | -39 mm |
| May | 28.0 °C | +0.6 °C | 22 mm | -9 mm |
| Jun | 27.6 °C | +1.3 °C | 16 mm | -2 mm |
| Jul | 26.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 8 mm | -8 mm |
| Aug | 28.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 15 mm | -1 mm |
| Sep | 30.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 17 mm | -17 mm |
| Oct | 30.5 °C | +0.5 °C | 46 mm | -67 mm |
| Nov | 31.3 °C | +1.8 °C | 61 mm | -146 mm |
| Dec | 32.1 °C | +2.0 °C | 169 mm | -47 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Governador Valadares?
Governador Valadares has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.0 °C and it receives 1,150 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Governador Valadares?
The hottest day measured in Governador Valadares between 1940 and 2025 was 5 November 2015, reaching 40.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Governador Valadares?
The coldest day measured in Governador Valadares between 1940 and 2025 was 22 July 1967, at 8.8 °C.
Does it snow in Governador Valadares?
Almost never: Governador Valadares sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Governador Valadares warmed?
Yes: Governador Valadares warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Governador Valadares?
The wettest day measured in Governador Valadares between 1940 and 2025 was 3 February 2018, with 177 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Governador Valadares?
The windiest day measured in Governador Valadares between 1940 and 2025 was 6 November 2019, with winds reaching 23.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Governador Valadares?
The warmest month in Governador Valadares is February (26.3 °C on average); the coldest is July (20.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Governador Valadares?
Governador Valadares receives on average 1,150 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 119 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Governador Valadares?
Governador Valadares gets on average 9.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,431 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Governador Valadares?
Yes: Governador Valadares has on average 196 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Governador Valadares?
In Governador Valadares, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.8 °C on 10 February 1998, and the lowest was 7.9 °C on 22 July 1967.
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