Jequitinhonha climate — normals and trends
Jequitinhonha (Brazil) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 22.8 °C and it receives 710 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 (25.0 °C on average) and the coldest is July (19.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Jequitinhonha averages 0 frost days, 104 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 112 rainy days per year.
Jequitinhonha 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 39.7 °C (on 2 January 2016) and the coldest 9.2 °C (on 21 May 2022).
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
JequitinhonhaMinas Gerais
- coords
- -16.43°, -41.00°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
22.8°C
Average daily high
27.9°C
Average daily low
18.5°C
Annual rainfall
710mm
Sunshine / day
9.4h
Mean relative humidity
74%
Average peak wind
10.9km/h
Seasonal range
5.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
104 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
112 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
30.1 °C
Average feels-like low
20.3 °C
Average peak gust
30.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
111 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.55 · 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
39.7 °C
2 January 2016
Coldest day
9.2 °C
21 May 2022
Wettest day
160 mm
15 March 1947
Windiest day
23.2 km/h
2 November 1974
Strongest gust
69.8 km/h
25 January 2020
Hottest feels-like
42.9 °C
19 March 2019
Coldest feels-like
7.7 °C
20 May 2022
Sunniest day
12.9 h
30 November 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30.4 °C | +0.5 °C | 165 mm | +83 mm |
| Feb | 31.9 °C | +1.5 °C | 16 mm | -39 mm |
| Mar | 31.6 °C | +1.8 °C | 44 mm | -42 mm |
| Apr | 30.1 °C | +2.0 °C | 80 mm | +25 mm |
| May | 26.4 °C | -0.1 °C | 36 mm | +9 mm |
| Jun | 26.2 °C | +0.9 °C | 14 mm | -3 mm |
| Jul | 25.6 °C | +0.7 °C | 19 mm | +2 mm |
| Aug | 27.6 °C | +1.6 °C | 7 mm | -7 mm |
| Sep | 28.4 °C | +0.6 °C | 13 mm | -9 mm |
| Oct | 28.9 °C | 0.0 °C | 41 mm | -27 mm |
| Nov | 29.2 °C | +0.7 °C | 147 mm | +11 mm |
| Dec | 30.3 °C | +1.3 °C | 116 mm | -14 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Jequitinhonha?
Jequitinhonha has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.8 °C and it receives 710 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Jequitinhonha?
The hottest day measured in Jequitinhonha between 1940 and 2025 was 2 January 2016, reaching 39.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Jequitinhonha?
The coldest day measured in Jequitinhonha between 1940 and 2025 was 21 May 2022, at 9.2 °C.
Does it snow in Jequitinhonha?
Almost never: Jequitinhonha sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Jequitinhonha warmed?
Yes: Jequitinhonha warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Jequitinhonha?
The wettest day measured in Jequitinhonha between 1940 and 2025 was 15 March 1947, with 160 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Jequitinhonha?
The windiest day measured in Jequitinhonha between 1940 and 2025 was 2 November 1974, with winds reaching 23.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Jequitinhonha?
The warmest month in Jequitinhonha is February (25.0 °C on average); the coldest is July (19.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Jequitinhonha?
Jequitinhonha receives on average 710 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 112 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Jequitinhonha?
Jequitinhonha gets on average 9.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,431 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Jequitinhonha?
Yes: Jequitinhonha has on average 111 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Jequitinhonha?
In Jequitinhonha, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.9 °C on 19 March 2019, and the lowest was 7.7 °C on 20 May 2022.
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