Itanhandu climate — normals and trends
Itanhandu (Brazil) has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Cwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.1 °C and it receives 1,585 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 January (20.5 °C on average) and the coldest is July (14.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Itanhandu averages 0 frost days, 2 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 173 rainy days per year.
Itanhandu has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.23 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 33.1 °C (on 14 November 2023) and the coldest -0.1 °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
ItanhanduMinas Gerais
- coords
- -22.30°, -44.93°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
18.1°C
Average daily high
23.0°C
Average daily low
13.9°C
Annual rainfall
1,585mm
Sunshine / day
9.4h
Mean relative humidity
78%
Average peak wind
8.7km/h
Seasonal range
5.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
2 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
173 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
24.4 °C
Average feels-like low
14.2 °C
Average peak gust
29.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.67 · 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
33.1 °C
14 November 2023
Coldest day
-0.1 °C
1 June 1979
Wettest day
131 mm
28 November 1975
Windiest day
27.3 km/h
22 September 2025
Strongest gust
94.3 km/h
7 June 2011
Hottest feels-like
35.6 °C
17 February 1994
Coldest feels-like
-3.3 °C
1 June 1979
Sunniest day
13.4 h
16 December 1942
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 | 26.1 °C | +1.2 °C | 202 mm | -78 mm |
| Feb | 27.5 °C | +2.4 °C | 95 mm | -116 mm |
| Mar | 26.2 °C | +1.7 °C | 157 mm | -21 mm |
| Apr | 23.4 °C | +0.2 °C | 80 mm | +4 mm |
| May | 22.2 °C | +1.1 °C | 11 mm | -40 mm |
| Jun | 20.9 °C | +0.7 °C | 21 mm | -12 mm |
| Jul | 20.7 °C | +0.5 °C | 5 mm | -23 mm |
| Aug | 22.7 °C | +0.7 °C | 10 mm | -24 mm |
| Sep | 24.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 43 mm | -36 mm |
| Oct | 23.9 °C | +0.1 °C | 105 mm | -44 mm |
| Nov | 24.4 °C | +0.6 °C | 123 mm | -73 mm |
| Dec | 26.3 °C | +2.1 °C | 181 mm | -89 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Itanhandu?
Itanhandu has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.1 °C and it receives 1,585 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Itanhandu?
The hottest day measured in Itanhandu between 1940 and 2025 was 14 November 2023, reaching 33.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Itanhandu?
The coldest day measured in Itanhandu between 1940 and 2025 was 1 June 1979, at -0.1 °C.
Does it snow in Itanhandu?
Almost never: Itanhandu sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Itanhandu warmed?
Yes: Itanhandu warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Itanhandu?
The wettest day measured in Itanhandu between 1940 and 2025 was 28 November 1975, with 131 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Itanhandu?
The windiest day measured in Itanhandu between 1940 and 2025 was 22 September 2025, with winds reaching 27.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Itanhandu?
The warmest month in Itanhandu is January (20.5 °C on average); the coldest is July (14.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Itanhandu?
Itanhandu receives on average 1,585 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 173 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Itanhandu?
Itanhandu gets on average 9.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,431 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Itanhandu?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Itanhandu.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Itanhandu?
In Itanhandu, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 35.6 °C on 17 February 1994, and the lowest was -3.3 °C on 1 June 1979.
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