Paracatu climate — normals and trends
Paracatu (Brazil) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.5 °C and it receives 1,482 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 (25.4 °C on average) and the coldest is July (20.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Paracatu averages 0 frost days, 119 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 136 rainy days per year.
Paracatu has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.3 °C (on 19 October 1963) and the coldest 5.8 °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
ParacatuMinas Gerais
- coords
- -17.22°, -46.87°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
23.5°C
Average daily high
28.8°C
Average daily low
18.8°C
Annual rainfall
1,482mm
Sunshine / day
10.3h
Mean relative humidity
68%
Average peak wind
11.2km/h
Seasonal range
4.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
119 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
136 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
31.5 °C
Average feels-like low
20.0 °C
Average peak gust
28.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
149 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.53 · 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
40.3 °C
19 October 1963
Coldest day
5.8 °C
1 June 1979
Wettest day
141 mm
24 December 1999
Windiest day
29.6 km/h
22 December 1972
Strongest gust
63.0 km/h
25 November 1957
Hottest feels-like
42.7 °C
22 October 2015
Coldest feels-like
3.0 °C
1 June 1979
Sunniest day
13.0 h
14 December 2020
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29.1 °C | 0.0 °C | 334 mm | +80 mm |
| Feb | 30.7 °C | +1.5 °C | 29 mm | -160 mm |
| Mar | 31.5 °C | +2.6 °C | 46 mm | -157 mm |
| Apr | 29.8 °C | +1.4 °C | 110 mm | +33 mm |
| May | 27.6 °C | +0.2 °C | 3 mm | -23 mm |
| Jun | 27.6 °C | +0.7 °C | 1 mm | -6 mm |
| Jul | 27.5 °C | +0.5 °C | 0 mm | -5 mm |
| Aug | 29.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 1 mm | -5 mm |
| Sep | 31.9 °C | +0.6 °C | 15 mm | -16 mm |
| Oct | 31.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 34 mm | -103 mm |
| Nov | 31.4 °C | +2.3 °C | 113 mm | -140 mm |
| Dec | 29.6 °C | +0.9 °C | 231 mm | -63 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Paracatu?
Paracatu has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.5 °C and it receives 1,482 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Paracatu?
The hottest day measured in Paracatu between 1940 and 2025 was 19 October 1963, reaching 40.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Paracatu?
The coldest day measured in Paracatu between 1940 and 2025 was 1 June 1979, at 5.8 °C.
Does it snow in Paracatu?
Almost never: Paracatu sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Paracatu warmed?
Yes: Paracatu warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Paracatu?
The wettest day measured in Paracatu between 1940 and 2025 was 24 December 1999, with 141 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Paracatu?
The windiest day measured in Paracatu between 1940 and 2025 was 22 December 1972, with winds reaching 29.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Paracatu?
The warmest month in Paracatu is October (25.4 °C on average); the coldest is July (20.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Paracatu?
Paracatu receives on average 1,482 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 136 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Paracatu?
Paracatu gets on average 10.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,760 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Paracatu?
Yes: Paracatu has on average 149 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Paracatu?
In Paracatu, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.7 °C on 22 October 2015, and the lowest was 3.0 °C on 1 June 1979.
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