Itabirito climate — normals and trends
Itabirito (Brazil) has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Cwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.7 °C and it receives 1,688 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 (21.0 °C on average) and the coldest is July (15.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Itabirito averages 0 frost days, 5 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 169 rainy days per year.
Itabirito has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.21 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.3 °C (on 24 September 2007) and the coldest 1.8 °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
ItabiritoMinas Gerais
- coords
- -20.25°, -43.80°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
18.7°C
Average daily high
23.9°C
Average daily low
14.6°C
Annual rainfall
1,688mm
Sunshine / day
9.8h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
11.2km/h
Seasonal range
5.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
5 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
169 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
25.3 °C
Average feels-like low
15.0 °C
Average peak gust
30.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °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
34.3 °C
24 September 2007
Coldest day
1.8 °C
1 June 1979
Wettest day
133 mm
27 February 1941
Windiest day
26.9 km/h
30 July 1989
Strongest gust
74.2 km/h
24 January 2020
Hottest feels-like
37.1 °C
24 December 1997
Coldest feels-like
-1.4 °C
1 June 1979
Sunniest day
13.2 h
1 January 2017
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 | 26.2 °C | +0.8 °C | 283 mm | -6 mm |
| Feb | 27.5 °C | +1.8 °C | 18 mm | -184 mm |
| Mar | 26.4 °C | +1.3 °C | 200 mm | -10 mm |
| Apr | 24.2 °C | +0.3 °C | 154 mm | +59 mm |
| May | 22.3 °C | -0.1 °C | 8 mm | -35 mm |
| Jun | 22.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 8 mm | -13 mm |
| Jul | 21.7 °C | +0.2 °C | 4 mm | -11 mm |
| Aug | 23.4 °C | +0.2 °C | 19 mm | -3 mm |
| Sep | 24.9 °C | +0.4 °C | 18 mm | -51 mm |
| Oct | 24.6 °C | -0.1 °C | 104 mm | -57 mm |
| Nov | 25.6 °C | +1.3 °C | 130 mm | -128 mm |
| Dec | 26.7 °C | +2.1 °C | 208 mm | -98 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Itabirito?
Itabirito has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.7 °C and it receives 1,688 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Itabirito?
The hottest day measured in Itabirito between 1940 and 2025 was 24 September 2007, reaching 34.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Itabirito?
The coldest day measured in Itabirito between 1940 and 2025 was 1 June 1979, at 1.8 °C.
Does it snow in Itabirito?
Almost never: Itabirito sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Itabirito warmed?
Yes: Itabirito warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Itabirito?
The wettest day measured in Itabirito between 1940 and 2025 was 27 February 1941, with 133 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Itabirito?
The windiest day measured in Itabirito between 1940 and 2025 was 30 July 1989, with winds reaching 26.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Itabirito?
The warmest month in Itabirito is February (21.0 °C on average); the coldest is July (15.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Itabirito?
Itabirito receives on average 1,688 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 169 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Itabirito?
Itabirito gets on average 9.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,577 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Itabirito?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Itabirito.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Itabirito?
In Itabirito, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.1 °C on 24 December 1997, and the lowest was -1.4 °C on 1 June 1979.
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