Montes Claros climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Montes Claros?

Montes Claros has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.7 °C and it receives 945 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Montes Claros?

The hottest day measured in Montes Claros between 1940 and 2025 was 22 October 2015, reaching 39.3 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Montes Claros?

The coldest day measured in Montes Claros between 1940 and 2025 was 20 May 2022, at 5.8 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Montes Claros?

Almost never: Montes Claros sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Montes Claros warmed?

Yes: Montes Claros warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Montes Claros?

The wettest day measured in Montes Claros between 1940 and 2025 was 28 November 2013, with 150 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Montes Claros?

The windiest day measured in Montes Claros between 1940 and 2025 was 20 July 1976, with winds reaching 27.3 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Montes Claros?

The warmest month in Montes Claros is October (24.3 °C on average); the coldest is July (19.9 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Montes Claros?

Montes Claros receives on average 945 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 96 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Montes Claros?

Montes Claros gets on average 10.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,760 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Montes Claros (Brazil) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 22.7 °C and it receives 945 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 October (24.3 °C on average) and the coldest is July (19.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.

Montes Claros averages 0 frost days, 97 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 96 rainy days per year.

Montes Claros 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 39.3 °C (on 22 October 2015) and the coldest 5.8 °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

Montes ClarosMinas Gerais

coords: -16.73°, -43.86°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AwTropical savannaWarmest monthOctoberColdest monthJulyWettest monthDecemberDriest monthJuly

Mean daily temperature

22.7°C

Average daily high

28.1°C

Average daily low

17.8°C

Annual rainfall

945mm

Sunshine / day

10.3h

Mean relative humidity

67%

Average peak wind

12.3km/h

Seasonal range

4.4°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

97 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

96 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

30.1 °C

Average feels-like low

18.5 °C

Average peak gust

30.2 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

70 d/yr

Solar radiation

19.5 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.0 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.52 · 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

39.3 °C

22 October 2015

Coldest day

5.8 °C

20 May 2022

Wettest day

150 mm

28 November 2013

Windiest day

27.3 km/h

20 July 1976

Strongest gust

68.0 km/h

24 January 1969

Hottest feels-like

41.9 °C

19 November 2023

Coldest feels-like

3.6 °C

20 May 2022

Sunniest day

12.9 h

2 January 1971

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	36.2 °C5 November 2025	9.5 °C9 July 2025	23.3 °C	686 mm	164
2024	35.9 °C3 October 2024	10.4 °C18 July 2024	23.4 °C	983 mm	165
2023	39.1 °C25 September 2023	10.3 °C5 June 2023	24.1 °C	541 mm	208
2022	35.9 °C14 September 2022	5.8 °C20 May 2022	22.8 °C	910 mm	139
2021	36.5 °C5 October 2021	9.6 °C4 July 2021	22.7 °C	982 mm	113
2020	38.3 °C7 October 2020	9.4 °C28 May 2020	22.7 °C	1,031 mm	118
2019	37.4 °C11 November 2019	10.5 °C10 July 2019	24.6 °C	476 mm	229
2018	36.3 °C4 October 2018	12.2 °C6 July 2018	23.5 °C	926 mm	134
2017	37.0 °C22 October 2017	12.2 °C4 July 2017	23.7 °C	757 mm	164
2016	36.8 °C27 October 2016	11.8 °C17 June 2016	24.5 °C	785 mm	221
2015	39.3 °C22 October 2015	13.4 °C21 July 2015	25.1 °C	377 mm	230
2014	37.1 °C19 October 2014	11.7 °C8 August 2014	23.9 °C	438 mm	183
2013	37.5 °C23 September 2013	12.5 °C1 August 2013	23.6 °C	1,046 mm	140
2012	37.0 °C29 October 2012	12.2 °C4 July 2012	23.5 °C	680 mm	148
2011	35.1 °C24 September 2011	11.4 °C11 July 2011	22.6 °C	931 mm	99
2010	35.4 °C8 October 2010	10.1 °C19 August 2010	23.2 °C	901 mm	135
2009	36.5 °C29 September 2009	13.2 °C23 June 2009	23.5 °C	966 mm	141
2008	38.2 °C28 October 2008	10.1 °C17 July 2008	23.3 °C	927 mm	113
2007	36.8 °C12 November 2007	10.8 °C1 August 2007	23.5 °C	685 mm	140
2006	34.7 °C26 January 2006	10.6 °C5 June 2006	22.6 °C	1,091 mm	87
2005	36.6 °C15 October 2005	11.3 °C10 July 2005	23.2 °C	902 mm	125
2004	35.3 °C20 October 2004	8.5 °C26 July 2004	22.6 °C	972 mm	85
2003	36.7 °C22 October 2003	10.5 °C3 July 2003	23.6 °C	555 mm	170
2002	36.1 °C2 December 2002	12.1 °C28 May 2002	23.5 °C	911 mm	137
2001	35.7 °C11 September 2001	12.6 °C15 July 2001	23.1 °C	700 mm	133
2000	36.3 °C5 October 2000	10.9 °C30 July 2000	22.9 °C	918 mm	96
1999	36.2 °C17 October 1999	11.7 °C5 August 1999	22.8 °C	774 mm	109
1998	35.4 °C6 February 1998	10.9 °C8 June 1998	24.0 °C	1,025 mm	181
1997	36.9 °C16 October 1997	10.7 °C10 June 1997	22.8 °C	909 mm	106
1996	34.4 °C25 September 1996	10.3 °C26 July 1996	23.1 °C	692 mm	135
1995	35.4 °C17 January 1995	10.7 °C6 June 1995	23.0 °C	869 mm	117
1994	35.6 °C9 November 1994	11.2 °C7 August 1994	22.9 °C	883 mm	108
1993	35.7 °C21 September 1993	11.9 °C22 June 1993	23.3 °C	543 mm	157
1992	33.1 °C21 October 1992	11.7 °C28 July 1992	22.1 °C	1,400 mm	47
1991	34.0 °C31 October 1991	10.6 °C8 July 1991	22.2 °C	1,082 mm	52
1990	34.4 °C24 January 1990	12.4 °C15 July 1990	23.1 °C	674 mm	116
1989	35.3 °C14 September 1989	9.4 °C18 July 1989	22.5 °C	1,271 mm	97
1988	34.5 °C29 January 1988	9.8 °C29 July 1988	22.7 °C	767 mm	92
1987	37.6 °C20 October 1987	11.3 °C1 August 1987	23.6 °C	752 mm	143
1986	34.6 °C8 December 1986	9.8 °C7 June 1986	22.8 °C	616 mm	129
1985	33.8 °C21 September 1985	8.7 °C16 June 1985	22.0 °C	1,469 mm	62
1984	34.2 °C11 October 1984	12.5 °C17 June 1984	23.0 °C	780 mm	119
1983	34.1 °C2 September 1983	10.0 °C7 August 1983	22.4 °C	1,335 mm	45
1982	36.4 °C26 November 1982	12.4 °C7 May 1982	22.7 °C	841 mm	91
1981	33.1 °C24 December 1981	10.1 °C16 July 1981	21.8 °C	1,066 mm	62
1980	37.2 °C29 October 1980	10.7 °C10 July 1980	22.2 °C	1,005 mm	50
1979	34.1 °C28 October 1979	10.4 °C2 June 1979	21.8 °C	1,460 mm	43
1978	33.8 °C7 October 1978	11.0 °C14 June 1978	21.9 °C	1,258 mm	32
1977	33.5 °C14 August 1977	10.7 °C21 May 1977	22.7 °C	945 mm	107
1976	33.5 °C12 January 1976	11.7 °C24 July 1976	23.0 °C	729 mm	111
1975	35.0 °C3 October 1975	9.9 °C25 May 1975	22.2 °C	998 mm	70
1974	33.9 °C19 February 1974	9.6 °C17 June 1974	22.4 °C	753 mm	68
1973	34.5 °C9 January 1973	10.7 °C26 July 1973	23.2 °C	1,152 mm	109
1972	34.5 °C26 October 1972	11.6 °C30 May 1972	22.8 °C	903 mm	67
1971	33.5 °C3 January 1971	10.2 °C19 July 1971	22.7 °C	945 mm	89
1970	32.9 °C26 September 1970	10.3 °C15 August 1970	22.3 °C	866 mm	76
1969	35.2 °C6 October 1969	11.1 °C28 July 1969	22.6 °C	738 mm	83
1968	34.3 °C3 November 1968	9.3 °C14 June 1968	21.2 °C	966 mm	30
1967	33.9 °C12 October 1967	7.9 °C21 July 1967	22.2 °C	1,064 mm	59
1966	34.8 °C17 September 1966	11.8 °C22 July 1966	21.7 °C	931 mm	42
1965	33.1 °C21 September 1965	11.4 °C30 July 1965	21.5 °C	1,391 mm	30
1964	32.2 °C3 September 1964	10.8 °C15 July 1964	21.3 °C	1,837 mm	5
1963	38.5 °C15 October 1963	10.2 °C10 July 1963	22.8 °C	851 mm	112
1962	34.4 °C22 September 1962	10.3 °C19 June 1962	21.9 °C	1,580 mm	37
1961	37.0 °C27 October 1961	11.6 °C7 August 1961	23.0 °C	806 mm	101
1960	36.2 °C26 September 1960	10.5 °C16 July 1960	21.8 °C	1,190 mm	51
1959	34.3 °C27 February 1959	12.3 °C13 June 1959	22.9 °C	805 mm	96
1958	34.8 °C20 December 1958	11.5 °C18 August 1958	22.4 °C	856 mm	74
1957	35.1 °C4 September 1957	8.9 °C31 May 1957	22.1 °C	1,046 mm	70
1956	33.6 °C11 September 1956	9.5 °C6 June 1956	21.7 °C	1,152 mm	77
1955	35.1 °C2 October 1955	12.0 °C4 August 1955	22.8 °C	712 mm	88
1954	35.5 °C22 October 1954	12.1 °C30 August 1954	22.6 °C	830 mm	78
1953	32.7 °C2 February 1953	12.0 °C5 August 1953	22.0 °C	1,245 mm	41
1952	34.7 °C2 October 1952	12.4 °C2 June 1952	21.9 °C	1,631 mm	56
1951	35.8 °C20 November 1951	9.3 °C15 August 1951	22.0 °C	701 mm	88
1950	35.8 °C21 September 1950	12.0 °C19 July 1950	22.2 °C	806 mm	53
1949	35.0 °C8 October 1949	11.0 °C4 July 1949	22.0 °C	992 mm	60
1948	33.5 °C5 October 1948	10.9 °C7 July 1948	22.1 °C	801 mm	88
1947	34.7 °C10 February 1947	11.6 °C13 July 1947	22.2 °C	1,020 mm	60
1946	36.5 °C5 November 1946	12.1 °C4 July 1946	22.9 °C	659 mm	83
1945	33.2 °C31 August 1945	11.9 °C9 August 1945	21.9 °C	1,099 mm	44
1944	33.1 °C2 October 1944	10.8 °C24 August 1944	21.3 °C	1,156 mm	34
1943	31.2 °C29 August 1943	10.5 °C26 July 1943	20.7 °C	1,272 mm	2
1942	35.0 °C7 October 1942	8.5 °C24 June 1942	21.8 °C	740 mm	59
1941	33.0 °C4 September 1941	11.6 °C13 July 1941	22.1 °C	1,100 mm	44
1940	32.4 °C26 August 1940	11.6 °C6 August 1940	21.6 °C	1,453 mm	19

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

29.5 °C

+1.4 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

164 d/yr

+67

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

686 mm

-259 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	28.9 °C	+0.3 °C	221 mm	+74 mm
Feb	30.7 °C	+1.7 °C	5 mm	-96 mm
Mar	31.5 °C	+2.9 °C	36 mm	-79 mm
Apr	30.0 °C	+2.0 °C	53 mm	+7 mm
May	27.5 °C	+0.4 °C	6 mm	-7 mm
Jun	27.7 °C	+1.4 °C	0 mm	-4 mm
Jul	27.1 °C	+1.0 °C	0 mm	-2 mm
Aug	28.9 °C	+1.0 °C	0 mm	-3 mm
Sep	30.8 °C	+0.9 °C	2 mm	-17 mm
Oct	30.6 °C	+0.7 °C	42 mm	-50 mm
Nov	30.6 °C	+2.4 °C	85 mm	-113 mm
Dec	29.5 °C	+1.5 °C	235 mm	+29 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

36.2 °C

5 Nov 2025

Coldest day

9.5 °C

9 Jul 2025

Wettest day

64.2 mm

5 Dec 2025

Windiest day

24.0 km/h

2 Sep 2025

Strongest gust

52.2 km/h

2 Sep 2025

Hottest feels-like

39.5 °C

5 Nov 2025

Coldest feels-like

7.7 °C

9 Jul 2025

Sunniest day

12.8 h

25 Dec 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Montes Claros?

Montes Claros has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.7 °C and it receives 945 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Montes Claros?

The hottest day measured in Montes Claros between 1940 and 2025 was 22 October 2015, reaching 39.3 °C.

What is the coldest day in Montes Claros?

The coldest day measured in Montes Claros between 1940 and 2025 was 20 May 2022, at 5.8 °C.

Does it snow in Montes Claros?

Almost never: Montes Claros sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Montes Claros warmed?

Yes: Montes Claros warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Montes Claros?

The wettest day measured in Montes Claros between 1940 and 2025 was 28 November 2013, with 150 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Montes Claros?

The windiest day measured in Montes Claros between 1940 and 2025 was 20 July 1976, with winds reaching 27.3 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Montes Claros?

The warmest month in Montes Claros is October (24.3 °C on average); the coldest is July (19.9 °C).

How much does it rain in Montes Claros?

Montes Claros receives on average 945 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 96 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Montes Claros?

Montes Claros gets on average 10.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,760 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Montes Claros?

Yes: Montes Claros has on average 70 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Montes Claros?

In Montes Claros, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.9 °C on 19 November 2023, and the lowest was 3.6 °C on 20 May 2022.

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