Machado climate — normals and trends
Machado (Brazil) has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Cwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 19.5 °C and it receives 1,516 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 (21.8 °C on average) and the coldest is July (15.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Machado averages 0 frost days, 14 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 162 rainy days per year.
Machado has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.23 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.4 °C (on 25 September 2023) and the coldest -0.4 °C (on 22 July 1981).
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
MachadoMinas Gerais
- coords
- -21.67°, -45.92°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
19.5°C
Average daily high
24.7°C
Average daily low
15.0°C
Annual rainfall
1,516mm
Sunshine / day
9.5h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
11.5km/h
Seasonal range
5.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
14 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
162 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
26.1 °C
Average feels-like low
15.4 °C
Average peak gust
29.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
4 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °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
35.4 °C
25 September 2023
Coldest day
-0.4 °C
22 July 1981
Wettest day
127 mm
23 January 1964
Windiest day
29.8 km/h
16 July 2016
Strongest gust
74.5 km/h
28 November 1950
Hottest feels-like
39.0 °C
26 December 2025
Coldest feels-like
-3.3 °C
22 July 1981
Sunniest day
13.3 h
25 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 | 27.9 °C | +1.6 °C | 282 mm | +13 mm |
| Feb | 29.0 °C | +2.5 °C | 89 mm | -110 mm |
| Mar | 28.5 °C | +2.4 °C | 108 mm | -59 mm |
| Apr | 25.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 104 mm | +33 mm |
| May | 23.5 °C | +0.9 °C | 2 mm | -44 mm |
| Jun | 22.4 °C | +0.9 °C | 17 mm | -10 mm |
| Jul | 22.8 °C | +1.1 °C | 10 mm | -11 mm |
| Aug | 24.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 10 mm | -17 mm |
| Sep | 27.5 °C | +1.9 °C | 15 mm | -53 mm |
| Oct | 26.8 °C | +1.0 °C | 102 mm | -46 mm |
| Nov | 27.0 °C | +1.4 °C | 151 mm | -54 mm |
| Dec | 27.9 °C | +2.1 °C | 178 mm | -89 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Machado?
Machado has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.5 °C and it receives 1,516 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Machado?
The hottest day measured in Machado between 1940 and 2025 was 25 September 2023, reaching 35.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Machado?
The coldest day measured in Machado between 1940 and 2025 was 22 July 1981, at -0.4 °C.
Does it snow in Machado?
Almost never: Machado sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Machado warmed?
Yes: Machado warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Machado?
The wettest day measured in Machado between 1940 and 2025 was 23 January 1964, with 127 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Machado?
The windiest day measured in Machado between 1940 and 2025 was 16 July 2016, with winds reaching 29.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Machado?
The warmest month in Machado is February (21.8 °C on average); the coldest is July (15.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Machado?
Machado receives on average 1,516 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 162 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Machado?
Machado gets on average 9.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,468 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Machado?
Yes: Machado has on average 4 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Machado?
In Machado, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.0 °C on 26 December 2025, and the lowest was -3.3 °C on 22 July 1981.
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