Novo Cruzeiro climate — normals and trends
Novo Cruzeiro (Brazil) has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Cwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 20.9 °C and it receives 1,069 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 (23.2 °C on average) and the coldest is July (17.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Novo Cruzeiro averages 0 frost days, 46 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 132 rainy days per year.
Novo Cruzeiro has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.2 °C (on 18 November 2023) and the coldest 5.4 °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
Novo CruzeiroMinas Gerais
- coords
- -17.47°, -41.88°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
20.9°C
Average daily high
26.1°C
Average daily low
16.6°C
Annual rainfall
1,069mm
Sunshine / day
9.8h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
11.8km/h
Seasonal range
5.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
46 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
132 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
28.2 °C
Average feels-like low
17.7 °C
Average peak gust
30.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
18 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.60 · 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
37.2 °C
18 November 2023
Coldest day
5.4 °C
20 May 2022
Wettest day
111 mm
31 March 1984
Windiest day
29.5 km/h
18 December 2000
Strongest gust
80.3 km/h
18 December 2000
Hottest feels-like
41.7 °C
11 February 1998
Coldest feels-like
3.4 °C
20 May 2022
Sunniest day
12.9 h
26 November 1940
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 | 28.2 °C | +0.2 °C | 226 mm | +82 mm |
| Feb | 29.8 °C | +1.4 °C | 12 mm | -93 mm |
| Mar | 29.0 °C | +1.4 °C | 55 mm | -79 mm |
| Apr | 27.4 °C | +1.4 °C | 112 mm | +32 mm |
| May | 24.1 °C | -0.4 °C | 33 mm | +2 mm |
| Jun | 24.0 °C | +0.4 °C | 16 mm | -1 mm |
| Jul | 23.5 °C | +0.3 °C | 17 mm | -0 mm |
| Aug | 25.1 °C | +0.4 °C | 5 mm | -8 mm |
| Sep | 26.9 °C | +0.4 °C | 21 mm | -9 mm |
| Oct | 27.2 °C | -0.1 °C | 41 mm | -62 mm |
| Nov | 27.5 °C | +0.9 °C | 168 mm | -31 mm |
| Dec | 28.4 °C | +1.3 °C | 145 mm | -53 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Novo Cruzeiro?
Novo Cruzeiro has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.9 °C and it receives 1,069 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Novo Cruzeiro?
The hottest day measured in Novo Cruzeiro between 1940 and 2025 was 18 November 2023, reaching 37.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Novo Cruzeiro?
The coldest day measured in Novo Cruzeiro between 1940 and 2025 was 20 May 2022, at 5.4 °C.
Does it snow in Novo Cruzeiro?
Almost never: Novo Cruzeiro sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Novo Cruzeiro warmed?
Yes: Novo Cruzeiro warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Novo Cruzeiro?
The wettest day measured in Novo Cruzeiro between 1940 and 2025 was 31 March 1984, with 111 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Novo Cruzeiro?
The windiest day measured in Novo Cruzeiro between 1940 and 2025 was 18 December 2000, with winds reaching 29.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Novo Cruzeiro?
The warmest month in Novo Cruzeiro is February (23.2 °C on average); the coldest is July (17.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Novo Cruzeiro?
Novo Cruzeiro receives on average 1,069 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 132 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Novo Cruzeiro?
Novo Cruzeiro gets on average 9.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,577 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Novo Cruzeiro?
Yes: Novo Cruzeiro has on average 18 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Novo Cruzeiro?
In Novo Cruzeiro, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.7 °C on 11 February 1998, and the lowest was 3.4 °C on 20 May 2022.
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