Luz climate — normals and trends
Luz (Brazil) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 22.0 °C and it receives 1,453 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 (23.8 °C on average) and the coldest is July (18.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Luz averages 0 frost days, 70 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 142 rainy days per year.
Luz 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 39.1 °C (on 18 October 1963) and the coldest 3.1 °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
LuzMinas Gerais
- coords
- -19.80°, -45.69°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
22.0°C
Average daily high
27.4°C
Average daily low
17.3°C
Annual rainfall
1,453mm
Sunshine / day
9.9h
Mean relative humidity
72%
Average peak wind
10.6km/h
Seasonal range
5.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
70 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
142 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
29.8 °C
Average feels-like low
18.3 °C
Average peak gust
26.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
71 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.59 · 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
39.1 °C
18 October 1963
Coldest day
3.1 °C
1 June 1979
Wettest day
109 mm
9 January 2022
Windiest day
26.8 km/h
3 July 1976
Strongest gust
66.6 km/h
16 September 1976
Hottest feels-like
41.6 °C
11 November 1997
Coldest feels-like
0.1 °C
1 June 1979
Sunniest day
13.2 h
22 December 2025
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 | 28.9 °C | +0.6 °C | 339 mm | +78 mm |
| Feb | 30.6 °C | +2.0 °C | 45 mm | -140 mm |
| Mar | 30.4 °C | +2.3 °C | 75 mm | -99 mm |
| Apr | 27.7 °C | +0.5 °C | 108 mm | +38 mm |
| May | 25.8 °C | +0.2 °C | 2 mm | -34 mm |
| Jun | 26.3 °C | +1.5 °C | 6 mm | -8 mm |
| Jul | 25.8 °C | +0.7 °C | 2 mm | -10 mm |
| Aug | 27.6 °C | +0.4 °C | 5 mm | -9 mm |
| Sep | 30.1 °C | +1.1 °C | 11 mm | -39 mm |
| Oct | 29.3 °C | +0.3 °C | 53 mm | -81 mm |
| Nov | 29.2 °C | +1.3 °C | 133 mm | -93 mm |
| Dec | 29.7 °C | +1.9 °C | 207 mm | -73 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Luz?
Luz has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.0 °C and it receives 1,453 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Luz?
The hottest day measured in Luz between 1940 and 2025 was 18 October 1963, reaching 39.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Luz?
The coldest day measured in Luz between 1940 and 2025 was 1 June 1979, at 3.1 °C.
Does it snow in Luz?
Almost never: Luz sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Luz warmed?
Yes: Luz warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Luz?
The wettest day measured in Luz between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 2022, with 109 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Luz?
The windiest day measured in Luz between 1940 and 2025 was 3 July 1976, with winds reaching 26.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Luz?
The warmest month in Luz is February (23.8 °C on average); the coldest is July (18.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Luz?
Luz receives on average 1,453 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 142 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Luz?
Luz gets on average 9.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,614 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Luz?
Yes: Luz has on average 71 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Luz?
In Luz, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.6 °C on 11 November 1997, and the lowest was 0.1 °C on 1 June 1979.
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