Minas Novas climate — normals and trends
Minas Novas (Brazil) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 22.5 °C and it receives 888 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 (24.5 °C on average) and the coldest is July (19.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Minas Novas averages 0 frost days, 98 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 101 rainy days per year.
Minas Novas has warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.26 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.0 °C (on 18 November 2023) and the coldest 7.2 °C (on 20 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
Minas NovasMinas Gerais
- coords
- -17.22°, -42.59°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
22.5°C
Average daily high
27.8°C
Average daily low
17.9°C
Annual rainfall
888mm
Sunshine / day
9.9h
Mean relative humidity
70%
Average peak wind
11.7km/h
Seasonal range
4.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
98 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
101 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
29.7 °C
Average feels-like low
19.1 °C
Average peak gust
29.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
79 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °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
39.0 °C
18 November 2023
Coldest day
7.2 °C
20 May 2022
Wettest day
147 mm
21 January 2016
Windiest day
24.9 km/h
28 September 2023
Strongest gust
73.4 km/h
18 December 2000
Hottest feels-like
42.5 °C
18 November 2023
Coldest feels-like
5.0 °C
20 May 2022
Sunniest day
12.9 h
6 January 1947
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 | 29.1 °C | 0.0 °C | 223 mm | +94 mm |
| Feb | 31.3 °C | +1.6 °C | 7 mm | -79 mm |
| Mar | 31.0 °C | +2.0 °C | 44 mm | -61 mm |
| Apr | 29.5 °C | +1.8 °C | 82 mm | +28 mm |
| May | 26.3 °C | -0.1 °C | 13 mm | -7 mm |
| Jun | 26.4 °C | +0.9 °C | 7 mm | -2 mm |
| Jul | 26.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 4 mm | -4 mm |
| Aug | 27.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 3 mm | -3 mm |
| Sep | 29.4 °C | +0.5 °C | 7 mm | -14 mm |
| Oct | 29.5 °C | +0.2 °C | 40 mm | -50 mm |
| Nov | 29.3 °C | +1.2 °C | 185 mm | +2 mm |
| Dec | 29.6 °C | +1.4 °C | 160 mm | -19 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Minas Novas?
Minas Novas has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.5 °C and it receives 888 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Minas Novas?
The hottest day measured in Minas Novas between 1940 and 2025 was 18 November 2023, reaching 39.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Minas Novas?
The coldest day measured in Minas Novas between 1940 and 2025 was 20 May 2022, at 7.2 °C.
Does it snow in Minas Novas?
Almost never: Minas Novas sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Minas Novas warmed?
Yes: Minas Novas warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Minas Novas?
The wettest day measured in Minas Novas between 1940 and 2025 was 21 January 2016, with 147 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Minas Novas?
The windiest day measured in Minas Novas between 1940 and 2025 was 28 September 2023, with winds reaching 24.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Minas Novas?
The warmest month in Minas Novas is February (24.5 °C on average); the coldest is July (19.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Minas Novas?
Minas Novas receives on average 888 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 101 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Minas Novas?
Minas Novas gets on average 9.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,614 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Minas Novas?
Yes: Minas Novas has on average 79 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Minas Novas?
In Minas Novas, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.5 °C on 18 November 2023, and the lowest was 5.0 °C on 20 May 2022.
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