Itaúna climate — normals and trends
Itaúna (Brazil) has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Cwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 20.8 °C and it receives 1,425 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 (22.8 °C on average) and the coldest is July (17.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Itaúna averages 0 frost days, 31 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 144 rainy days per year.
Itaúna 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 36.8 °C (on 18 October 1963) and the coldest 2.7 °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
ItaúnaMinas Gerais
- coords
- -20.08°, -44.58°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
20.8°C
Average daily high
26.1°C
Average daily low
16.3°C
Annual rainfall
1,425mm
Sunshine / day
10.0h
Mean relative humidity
73%
Average peak wind
12.6km/h
Seasonal range
5.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
31 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
144 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
28.0 °C
Average feels-like low
16.6 °C
Average peak gust
29.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
20 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.60 · 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
36.8 °C
18 October 1963
Coldest day
2.7 °C
1 June 1979
Wettest day
109 mm
23 March 1991
Windiest day
29.6 km/h
24 January 2020
Strongest gust
76.0 km/h
24 January 2020
Hottest feels-like
39.6 °C
22 October 2015
Coldest feels-like
-0.6 °C
1 June 1979
Sunniest day
13.2 h
29 December 2016
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 | 27.8 °C | +0.7 °C | 288 mm | +37 mm |
| Feb | 29.0 °C | +1.6 °C | 16 mm | -155 mm |
| Mar | 28.6 °C | +1.7 °C | 111 mm | -57 mm |
| Apr | 26.3 °C | +0.4 °C | 108 mm | +38 mm |
| May | 24.8 °C | +0.4 °C | 2 mm | -35 mm |
| Jun | 24.8 °C | +1.0 °C | 3 mm | -14 mm |
| Jul | 24.2 °C | +0.3 °C | 2 mm | -10 mm |
| Aug | 25.9 °C | 0.0 °C | 10 mm | -5 mm |
| Sep | 28.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 15 mm | -38 mm |
| Oct | 28.1 °C | +0.7 °C | 60 mm | -72 mm |
| Nov | 27.7 °C | +1.3 °C | 125 mm | -102 mm |
| Dec | 28.4 °C | +2.0 °C | 176 mm | -97 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Itaúna?
Itaúna has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.8 °C and it receives 1,425 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Itaúna?
The hottest day measured in Itaúna between 1940 and 2025 was 18 October 1963, reaching 36.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Itaúna?
The coldest day measured in Itaúna between 1940 and 2025 was 1 June 1979, at 2.7 °C.
Does it snow in Itaúna?
Almost never: Itaúna sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Itaúna warmed?
Yes: Itaúna warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Itaúna?
The wettest day measured in Itaúna between 1940 and 2025 was 23 March 1991, with 109 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Itaúna?
The windiest day measured in Itaúna between 1940 and 2025 was 24 January 2020, with winds reaching 29.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Itaúna?
The warmest month in Itaúna is February (22.8 °C on average); the coldest is July (17.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Itaúna?
Itaúna receives on average 1,425 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 144 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Itaúna?
Itaúna gets on average 10.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,650 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Itaúna?
Yes: Itaúna has on average 20 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Itaúna?
In Itaúna, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.6 °C on 22 October 2015, and the lowest was -0.6 °C on 1 June 1979.
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