Ipatinga climate — normals and trends
Ipatinga (Brazil) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.3 °C and it receives 1,210 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 (25.8 °C on average) and the coldest is July (20.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Ipatinga averages 0 frost days, 117 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 116 rainy days per year.
Ipatinga has warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.26 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.0 °C (on 18 November 2023) and the coldest 9.4 °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
IpatingaMinas Gerais
- coords
- -19.47°, -42.54°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
23.3°C
Average daily high
28.3°C
Average daily low
19.3°C
Annual rainfall
1,210mm
Sunshine / day
9.3h
Mean relative humidity
75%
Average peak wind
9.3km/h
Seasonal range
5.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
117 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
116 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
31.2 °C
Average feels-like low
21.3 °C
Average peak gust
26.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
173 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.64 · 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
40.0 °C
18 November 2023
Coldest day
9.4 °C
1 June 1979
Wettest day
158 mm
1 February 1979
Windiest day
23.6 km/h
21 September 1950
Strongest gust
64.1 km/h
2 January 2012
Hottest feels-like
46.1 °C
11 February 1998
Coldest feels-like
6.8 °C
1 June 1979
Sunniest day
13.1 h
7 January 1954
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 | 30.4 °C | +0.1 °C | 298 mm | +100 mm |
| Feb | 33.5 °C | +2.7 °C | 5 mm | -118 mm |
| Mar | 32.3 °C | +2.2 °C | 67 mm | -65 mm |
| Apr | 29.4 °C | +1.1 °C | 85 mm | +12 mm |
| May | 27.0 °C | +0.4 °C | 15 mm | -16 mm |
| Jun | 27.0 °C | +1.4 °C | 3 mm | -12 mm |
| Jul | 26.6 °C | +1.1 °C | 2 mm | -10 mm |
| Aug | 27.6 °C | +0.7 °C | 6 mm | -9 mm |
| Sep | 29.6 °C | +1.2 °C | 14 mm | -29 mm |
| Oct | 29.8 °C | +0.8 °C | 42 mm | -79 mm |
| Nov | 30.4 °C | +1.9 °C | 53 mm | -155 mm |
| Dec | 31.7 °C | +2.5 °C | 213 mm | -28 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ipatinga?
Ipatinga has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.3 °C and it receives 1,210 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ipatinga?
The hottest day measured in Ipatinga between 1940 and 2025 was 18 November 2023, reaching 40.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ipatinga?
The coldest day measured in Ipatinga between 1940 and 2025 was 1 June 1979, at 9.4 °C.
Does it snow in Ipatinga?
Almost never: Ipatinga sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Ipatinga warmed?
Yes: Ipatinga warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Ipatinga?
The wettest day measured in Ipatinga between 1940 and 2025 was 1 February 1979, with 158 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ipatinga?
The windiest day measured in Ipatinga between 1940 and 2025 was 21 September 1950, with winds reaching 23.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ipatinga?
The warmest month in Ipatinga is February (25.8 °C on average); the coldest is July (20.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Ipatinga?
Ipatinga receives on average 1,210 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 116 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ipatinga?
Ipatinga gets on average 9.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,395 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Ipatinga?
Yes: Ipatinga has on average 173 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ipatinga?
In Ipatinga, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.1 °C on 11 February 1998, and the lowest was 6.8 °C on 1 June 1979.
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