Juiz de Fora climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Juiz de Fora?

Juiz de Fora has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.6 °C and it receives 2,066 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Juiz de Fora?

The hottest day measured in Juiz de Fora between 1940 and 2025 was 29 September 1961, reaching 37.2 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Juiz de Fora?

The coldest day measured in Juiz de Fora between 1940 and 2025 was 1 June 1979, at 3.5 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Juiz de Fora?

Almost never: Juiz de Fora sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Juiz de Fora warmed?

Yes: Juiz de Fora warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Juiz de Fora?

The wettest day measured in Juiz de Fora between 1940 and 2025 was 12 February 2004, with 202 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Juiz de Fora?

The windiest day measured in Juiz de Fora between 1940 and 2025 was 31 July 1987, with winds reaching 28.7 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Juiz de Fora?

The warmest month in Juiz de Fora is February (23.5 °C on average); the coldest is July (17.1 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Juiz de Fora?

Juiz de Fora receives on average 2,066 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 179 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Juiz de Fora?

Juiz de Fora gets on average 8.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,249 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Juiz de Fora (Brazil) has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Cwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 20.6 °C and it receives 2,066 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 (23.5 °C on average) and the coldest is July (17.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.

Juiz de Fora averages 0 frost days, 40 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 179 rainy days per year.

Juiz de Fora has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 37.2 °C (on 29 September 1961) and the coldest 3.5 °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

Juiz de ForaMinas Gerais

coords: -21.76°, -43.35°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CwaHumid subtropical, dry winterWarmest monthFebruaryColdest monthJulyWettest monthDecemberDriest monthJuly

Mean daily temperature

20.6°C

Average daily high

25.6°C

Average daily low

16.7°C

Annual rainfall

2,066mm

Sunshine / day

8.9h

Mean relative humidity

80%

Average peak wind

11.8km/h

Seasonal range

6.4°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

40 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

179 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

27.8 °C

Average feels-like low

17.8 °C

Average peak gust

29.6 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

54 d/yr

Solar radiation

16.5 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.7 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.60 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

37.2 °C

29 September 1961

Coldest day

3.5 °C

1 June 1979

Wettest day

202 mm

12 February 2004

Windiest day

28.7 km/h

31 July 1987

Strongest gust

82.4 km/h

11 October 1972

Hottest feels-like

41.2 °C

17 February 1994

Coldest feels-like

0.7 °C

1 June 1979

Sunniest day

13.3 h

27 December 2014

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	33.9 °C21 January 2025	6.0 °C31 July 2025	20.9 °C	1,419 mm	58
2024	34.4 °C20 January 2024	8.1 °C11 August 2024	21.9 °C	1,686 mm	89
2023	36.5 °C18 November 2023	7.6 °C15 July 2023	21.4 °C	1,956 mm	82
2022	34.5 °C10 September 2022	6.8 °C21 May 2022	20.6 °C	2,019 mm	47
2021	34.2 °C21 September 2021	5.1 °C31 July 2021	20.6 °C	1,803 mm	46
2020	35.2 °C3 October 2020	7.5 °C27 May 2020	20.9 °C	1,943 mm	56
2019	34.2 °C18 September 2019	7.8 °C9 July 2019	21.6 °C	1,345 mm	85
2018	33.6 °C19 January 2018	7.2 °C21 May 2018	21.4 °C	2,014 mm	64
2017	34.2 °C2 January 2017	8.3 °C4 July 2017	21.0 °C	1,232 mm	54
2016	35.0 °C10 February 2016	4.4 °C14 June 2016	21.4 °C	1,697 mm	84
2015	34.2 °C16 October 2015	9.0 °C9 June 2015	21.8 °C	1,647 mm	87
2014	34.7 °C19 October 2014	7.3 °C6 August 2014	21.4 °C	1,046 mm	67
2013	35.2 °C12 November 2013	6.8 °C8 July 2013	20.8 °C	1,928 mm	65
2012	35.2 °C31 October 2012	8.1 °C28 September 2012	20.9 °C	1,872 mm	50
2011	33.8 °C23 February 2011	7.1 °C4 September 2011	20.7 °C	1,867 mm	62
2010	34.0 °C16 February 2010	7.6 °C13 June 2010	21.2 °C	1,895 mm	93
2009	33.1 °C3 March 2009	8.1 °C13 July 2009	21.5 °C	2,217 mm	70
2008	34.0 °C27 October 2008	8.3 °C17 July 2008	20.8 °C	2,419 mm	58
2007	35.1 °C24 September 2007	5.3 °C30 July 2007	21.3 °C	1,822 mm	66
2006	35.5 °C25 January 2006	8.8 °C6 September 2006	21.2 °C	1,554 mm	50
2005	33.7 °C14 October 2005	8.7 °C10 July 2005	21.3 °C	1,882 mm	56
2004	34.1 °C29 September 2004	9.3 °C24 July 2004	20.7 °C	2,697 mm	37
2003	33.8 °C10 January 2003	9.0 °C12 August 2003	21.1 °C	1,991 mm	64
2002	33.1 °C17 October 2002	10.3 °C3 September 2002	21.7 °C	1,846 mm	84
2001	33.1 °C4 February 2001	8.9 °C5 July 2001	21.0 °C	1,679 mm	52
2000	34.3 °C15 January 2000	4.7 °C18 July 2000	20.5 °C	1,750 mm	43
1999	33.8 °C20 January 1999	8.6 °C24 September 1999	20.3 °C	1,590 mm	38
1998	34.6 °C5 February 1998	7.5 °C7 June 1998	21.1 °C	1,878 mm	63
1997	35.2 °C9 September 1997	7.5 °C9 June 1997	21.2 °C	2,253 mm	68
1996	33.8 °C31 January 1996	7.4 °C25 July 1996	20.6 °C	2,408 mm	62
1995	36.3 °C17 January 1995	7.8 °C7 June 1995	21.2 °C	2,159 mm	80
1994	34.5 °C17 February 1994	5.5 °C27 June 1994	21.3 °C	2,124 mm	72
1993	34.2 °C1 November 1993	8.2 °C23 June 1993	21.3 °C	1,778 mm	66
1992	32.4 °C6 April 1992	9.0 °C28 July 1992	20.9 °C	2,198 mm	26
1991	33.5 °C13 December 1991	9.2 °C5 August 1991	20.8 °C	2,239 mm	26
1990	33.3 °C10 November 1990	8.2 °C16 September 1990	21.0 °C	1,538 mm	49
1989	31.8 °C12 February 1989	7.0 °C23 July 1989	20.6 °C	2,091 mm	25
1988	33.9 °C30 January 1988	6.2 °C2 June 1988	20.6 °C	2,060 mm	37
1987	33.7 °C9 January 1987	8.1 °C27 May 1987	21.2 °C	2,240 mm	36
1986	32.6 °C19 January 1986	8.8 °C4 June 1986	21.0 °C	1,853 mm	23
1985	33.2 °C4 February 1985	6.8 °C9 June 1985	20.5 °C	2,385 mm	16
1984	33.3 °C16 January 1984	7.4 °C1 August 1984	21.2 °C	1,665 mm	53
1983	32.1 °C26 February 1983	7.1 °C6 August 1983	20.9 °C	2,554 mm	23
1982	31.7 °C5 October 1982	8.6 °C6 May 1982	20.6 °C	2,256 mm	16
1981	32.2 °C23 December 1981	6.2 °C22 July 1981	20.3 °C	1,940 mm	23
1980	32.2 °C28 October 1980	7.6 °C27 September 1980	20.8 °C	1,623 mm	27
1979	32.4 °C15 December 1979	3.5 °C1 June 1979	20.1 °C	2,446 mm	15
1978	31.7 °C21 January 1978	5.7 °C2 June 1978	20.4 °C	1,912 mm	27
1977	32.8 °C6 December 1977	7.3 °C21 May 1977	21.1 °C	1,956 mm	32
1976	32.2 °C26 January 1976	8.7 °C19 July 1976	20.4 °C	2,282 mm	19
1975	33.5 °C9 December 1975	6.0 °C7 July 1975	20.3 °C	2,186 mm	38
1974	32.3 °C21 February 1974	7.3 °C17 July 1974	20.4 °C	1,904 mm	24
1973	35.6 °C11 February 1973	8.3 °C27 July 1973	21.1 °C	2,062 mm	53
1972	33.6 °C6 January 1972	6.6 °C22 June 1972	20.7 °C	2,083 mm	32
1971	33.3 °C31 January 1971	8.4 °C20 July 1971	20.4 °C	1,801 mm	47
1970	32.5 °C9 January 1970	8.5 °C13 August 1970	20.5 °C	1,410 mm	38
1969	34.3 °C17 February 1969	8.8 °C7 June 1969	20.7 °C	1,812 mm	50
1968	33.5 °C3 November 1968	7.4 °C27 May 1968	19.4 °C	1,472 mm	25
1967	33.4 °C12 October 1967	7.9 °C10 June 1967	20.7 °C	2,532 mm	26
1966	33.4 °C5 December 1966	8.3 °C19 September 1966	20.1 °C	2,285 mm	21
1965	31.9 °C21 December 1965	7.5 °C12 July 1965	19.9 °C	2,897 mm	12
1964	31.7 °C19 February 1964	7.3 °C16 July 1964	19.2 °C	2,257 mm	6
1963	35.7 °C30 September 1963	7.5 °C14 July 1963	20.7 °C	1,222 mm	52
1962	30.9 °C18 February 1962	8.1 °C19 June 1962	19.2 °C	3,011 mm	4
1961	37.2 °C29 September 1961	8.8 °C8 August 1961	20.7 °C	2,274 mm	34
1960	34.5 °C25 September 1960	7.1 °C6 June 1960	19.5 °C	2,423 mm	14
1959	31.5 °C12 November 1959	8.4 °C13 June 1959	20.4 °C	1,785 mm	26
1958	32.7 °C16 November 1958	7.6 °C22 September 1958	20.1 °C	1,747 mm	31
1957	32.8 °C26 October 1957	5.6 °C23 July 1957	20.0 °C	2,555 mm	11
1956	32.7 °C27 January 1956	6.5 °C18 August 1956	19.3 °C	1,594 mm	28
1955	34.2 °C1 October 1955	9.4 °C4 August 1955	19.9 °C	1,538 mm	29
1954	35.0 °C19 September 1954	8.9 °C12 August 1954	20.3 °C	2,655 mm	37
1953	31.8 °C31 January 1953	6.9 °C29 July 1953	20.2 °C	2,446 mm	10
1952	31.8 °C19 September 1952	9.5 °C9 May 1952	20.0 °C	2,861 mm	13
1951	33.3 °C16 November 1951	7.5 °C4 June 1951	19.6 °C	1,854 mm	29
1950	33.2 °C6 September 1950	8.5 °C14 July 1950	19.8 °C	2,444 mm	18
1949	31.2 °C18 March 1949	8.3 °C4 July 1949	19.6 °C	2,448 mm	10
1948	32.8 °C27 January 1948	8.6 °C1 September 1948	20.0 °C	1,679 mm	33
1947	33.7 °C9 January 1947	7.4 °C2 September 1947	19.6 °C	2,462 mm	22
1946	32.0 °C2 November 1946	8.6 °C3 July 1946	20.4 °C	2,577 mm	17
1945	32.2 °C13 November 1945	9.2 °C14 July 1945	20.2 °C	2,668 mm	14
1944	33.9 °C2 October 1944	8.3 °C22 August 1944	19.9 °C	3,092 mm	17
1943	29.6 °C3 January 1943	8.9 °C10 August 1943	18.8 °C	2,684 mm	0
1942	34.8 °C7 October 1942	5.0 °C26 June 1942	19.2 °C	1,981 mm	15
1941	33.4 °C13 January 1941	9.1 °C8 June 1941	20.0 °C	3,192 mm	12
1940	32.0 °C23 August 1940	9.7 °C10 June 1940	20.2 °C	3,144 mm	18

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

26.1 °C

+0.5 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

58 d/yr

+18

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1419 mm

-647 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	28.8 °C	+0.7 °C	344 mm	-8 mm
Feb	30.6 °C	+2.2 °C	15 mm	-262 mm
Mar	28.3 °C	+0.7 °C	320 mm	+66 mm
Apr	25.8 °C	0.0 °C	97 mm	-20 mm
May	24.0 °C	+0.2 °C	12 mm	-47 mm
Jun	23.8 °C	+0.9 °C	19 mm	-14 mm
Jul	22.2 °C	-0.4 °C	9 mm	-21 mm
Aug	23.8 °C	-0.1 °C	14 mm	-24 mm
Sep	24.8 °C	-0.3 °C	38 mm	-47 mm
Oct	25.3 °C	-0.5 °C	129 mm	-57 mm
Nov	26.6 °C	+0.5 °C	147 mm	-136 mm
Dec	29.3 °C	+2.2 °C	277 mm	-78 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

33.9 °C

21 Jan 2025

Coldest day

6.0 °C

31 Jul 2025

Wettest day

124.1 mm

24 Mar 2025

Windiest day

27.5 km/h

19 Oct 2025

Strongest gust

74.5 km/h

10 Dec 2025

Hottest feels-like

39.9 °C

28 Dec 2025

Coldest feels-like

4.0 °C

31 Jul 2025

Sunniest day

13.3 h

28 Dec 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Juiz de Fora?

Juiz de Fora has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.6 °C and it receives 2,066 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Juiz de Fora?

The hottest day measured in Juiz de Fora between 1940 and 2025 was 29 September 1961, reaching 37.2 °C.

What is the coldest day in Juiz de Fora?

The coldest day measured in Juiz de Fora between 1940 and 2025 was 1 June 1979, at 3.5 °C.

Does it snow in Juiz de Fora?

Almost never: Juiz de Fora sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Juiz de Fora warmed?

Yes: Juiz de Fora warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Juiz de Fora?

The wettest day measured in Juiz de Fora between 1940 and 2025 was 12 February 2004, with 202 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Juiz de Fora?

The windiest day measured in Juiz de Fora between 1940 and 2025 was 31 July 1987, with winds reaching 28.7 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Juiz de Fora?

The warmest month in Juiz de Fora is February (23.5 °C on average); the coldest is July (17.1 °C).

How much does it rain in Juiz de Fora?

Juiz de Fora receives on average 2,066 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 179 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Juiz de Fora?

Juiz de Fora gets on average 8.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,249 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Juiz de Fora?

Yes: Juiz de Fora has on average 54 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Juiz de Fora?

In Juiz de Fora, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.2 °C on 17 February 1994, and the lowest was 0.7 °C on 1 June 1979.

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