Ponte Nova climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Ponte Nova?

Ponte Nova has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.4 °C and it receives 1,161 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ponte Nova?

The hottest day measured in Ponte Nova between 1940 and 2025 was 30 September 1963, reaching 37.6 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Ponte Nova?

The coldest day measured in Ponte Nova between 1940 and 2025 was 1 June 1979, at 4.9 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Ponte Nova?

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

Q: Has the climate of Ponte Nova warmed?

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

Q: What is the wettest day in Ponte Nova?

The wettest day measured in Ponte Nova between 1940 and 2025 was 31 January 1979, with 131 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Ponte Nova?

The windiest day measured in Ponte Nova between 1940 and 2025 was 17 December 1989, with winds reaching 29.0 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Ponte Nova?

The warmest month in Ponte Nova is February (24.0 °C on average); the coldest is July (18.1 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Ponte Nova?

Ponte Nova receives on average 1,161 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 124 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Ponte Nova?

Ponte Nova gets on average 9.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,322 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Ponte Nova (Brazil) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 21.4 °C and it receives 1,161 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 (24.0 °C on average) and the coldest is July (18.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.

Ponte Nova averages 0 frost days, 53 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 124 rainy days per year.

Ponte Nova 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 37.6 °C (on 30 September 1963) and the coldest 4.9 °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

Ponte NovaMinas Gerais

coords: -20.42°, -42.91°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AwTropical savannaWarmest monthFebruaryColdest monthJulyWettest monthDecemberDriest monthJuly

Mean daily temperature

21.4°C

Average daily high

26.5°C

Average daily low

17.2°C

Annual rainfall

1,161mm

Sunshine / day

9.1h

Mean relative humidity

75%

Average peak wind

12.5km/h

Seasonal range

5.9°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

53 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

124 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

28.5 °C

Average feels-like low

18.2 °C

Average peak gust

29.9 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

73 d/yr

Solar radiation

16.9 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.0 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.63 · 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

37.6 °C

30 September 1963

Coldest day

4.9 °C

1 June 1979

Wettest day

131 mm

31 January 1979

Windiest day

29.0 km/h

17 December 1989

Strongest gust

67.0 km/h

13 December 1949

Hottest feels-like

41.6 °C

17 January 1995

Coldest feels-like

1.9 °C

1 June 1979

Sunniest day

13.2 h

28 December 2014

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	34.6 °C21 January 2025	9.0 °C31 July 2025	22.1 °C	889 mm	83
2024	35.0 °C9 October 2024	11.0 °C13 August 2024	22.8 °C	1,037 mm	113
2023	37.4 °C18 November 2023	8.7 °C4 July 2023	22.6 °C	865 mm	113
2022	33.2 °C26 March 2022	7.3 °C20 May 2022	21.6 °C	1,179 mm	65
2021	35.3 °C21 September 2021	8.0 °C8 July 2021	21.7 °C	968 mm	76
2020	36.7 °C7 October 2020	8.0 °C29 May 2020	21.7 °C	1,200 mm	72
2019	35.6 °C5 November 2019	7.8 °C9 July 2019	22.7 °C	659 mm	119
2018	34.0 °C20 January 2018	6.3 °C21 May 2018	22.1 °C	1,091 mm	77
2017	34.8 °C22 October 2017	9.3 °C7 August 2017	22.0 °C	587 mm	88
2016	34.2 °C21 October 2016	7.5 °C15 June 2016	22.6 °C	1,140 mm	133
2015	36.5 °C17 October 2015	11.3 °C28 June 2015	22.9 °C	712 mm	149
2014	35.9 °C19 October 2014	9.1 °C30 April 2014	22.3 °C	672 mm	109
2013	35.1 °C23 September 2013	9.0 °C6 July 2013	21.5 °C	1,036 mm	58
2012	35.6 °C31 October 2012	7.8 °C10 July 2012	22.0 °C	783 mm	83
2011	33.9 °C23 February 2011	8.7 °C6 June 2011	21.3 °C	1,101 mm	62
2010	35.2 °C24 February 2010	6.9 °C15 June 2010	21.9 °C	861 mm	110
2009	33.7 °C13 December 2009	9.8 °C22 June 2009	22.1 °C	1,312 mm	77
2008	34.1 °C16 October 2008	8.8 °C17 July 2008	21.6 °C	1,390 mm	60
2007	37.5 °C24 September 2007	7.6 °C31 July 2007	22.4 °C	810 mm	105
2006	37.0 °C26 January 2006	10.6 °C21 July 2006	21.9 °C	904 mm	73
2005	36.1 °C18 October 2005	10.6 °C13 July 2005	22.1 °C	1,009 mm	78
2004	33.7 °C10 October 2004	8.1 °C11 August 2004	21.5 °C	1,231 mm	56
2003	34.7 °C27 September 2003	10.3 °C26 May 2003	22.0 °C	1,056 mm	87
2002	34.7 °C17 October 2002	11.7 °C27 May 2002	22.7 °C	1,137 mm	111
2001	34.1 °C11 May 2001	10.0 °C1 July 2001	22.1 °C	922 mm	88
2000	33.5 °C15 January 2000	7.7 °C18 July 2000	21.3 °C	1,111 mm	49
1999	33.9 °C11 February 1999	9.2 °C18 August 1999	21.2 °C	1,021 mm	60
1998	34.2 °C5 February 1998	8.4 °C14 July 1998	21.9 °C	1,080 mm	81
1997	36.4 °C10 September 1997	7.2 °C3 June 1997	21.9 °C	1,172 mm	89
1996	33.8 °C10 February 1996	8.2 °C18 August 1996	21.7 °C	1,081 mm	95
1995	35.8 °C17 January 1995	9.1 °C9 June 1995	22.0 °C	1,234 mm	85
1994	35.2 °C3 October 1994	7.1 °C27 June 1994	22.0 °C	1,013 mm	87
1993	34.2 °C2 November 1993	9.4 °C21 June 1993	22.2 °C	931 mm	96
1992	32.2 °C7 April 1992	10.4 °C28 July 1992	21.5 °C	1,259 mm	24
1991	32.6 °C26 December 1991	9.6 °C8 July 1991	21.5 °C	1,527 mm	24
1990	34.7 °C23 January 1990	7.9 °C20 May 1990	21.9 °C	824 mm	70
1989	33.9 °C15 September 1989	6.7 °C12 July 1989	21.4 °C	1,004 mm	40
1988	35.0 °C30 January 1988	7.2 °C16 July 1988	21.4 °C	1,113 mm	41
1987	33.8 °C19 October 1987	8.9 °C28 June 1987	22.1 °C	1,328 mm	59
1986	33.4 °C18 October 1986	8.5 °C13 July 1986	22.0 °C	839 mm	75
1985	32.8 °C4 February 1985	6.3 °C12 June 1985	21.1 °C	1,486 mm	24
1984	33.8 °C14 January 1984	9.6 °C1 August 1984	22.0 °C	1,072 mm	66
1983	31.9 °C1 September 1983	8.6 °C5 August 1983	21.5 °C	1,641 mm	26
1982	32.8 °C21 November 1982	8.2 °C6 May 1982	21.3 °C	1,444 mm	30
1981	33.3 °C4 March 1981	8.5 °C9 June 1981	21.0 °C	1,375 mm	25
1980	33.1 °C29 October 1980	9.6 °C8 July 1980	21.3 °C	1,131 mm	26
1979	32.3 °C16 December 1979	4.9 °C1 June 1979	20.7 °C	1,802 mm	11
1978	32.0 °C21 January 1978	8.0 °C2 June 1978	21.0 °C	1,466 mm	24
1977	33.3 °C2 March 1977	10.4 °C20 May 1977	21.6 °C	1,112 mm	45
1976	33.0 °C12 January 1976	10.8 °C2 June 1976	21.3 °C	1,184 mm	34
1975	32.2 °C15 March 1975	6.9 °C8 July 1975	21.1 °C	1,151 mm	38
1974	32.5 °C17 February 1974	7.8 °C16 June 1974	21.3 °C	837 mm	40
1973	36.0 °C5 January 1973	7.4 °C27 July 1973	21.9 °C	1,265 mm	53
1972	33.4 °C6 January 1972	8.9 °C30 July 1972	21.4 °C	990 mm	42
1971	34.4 °C20 February 1971	8.1 °C10 June 1971	21.3 °C	1,078 mm	60
1970	33.1 °C15 December 1970	8.5 °C5 July 1970	21.3 °C	794 mm	45
1969	34.1 °C9 January 1969	9.6 °C7 June 1969	21.7 °C	779 mm	55
1968	33.6 °C3 November 1968	7.7 °C2 June 1968	20.1 °C	856 mm	33
1967	34.2 °C12 October 1967	8.5 °C19 July 1967	21.4 °C	1,209 mm	32
1966	33.4 °C5 December 1966	9.9 °C7 June 1966	20.9 °C	1,131 mm	20
1965	31.3 °C3 March 1965	8.0 °C25 July 1965	20.5 °C	1,573 mm	11
1964	30.8 °C18 February 1964	8.6 °C30 July 1964	19.9 °C	1,845 mm	3
1963	37.6 °C30 September 1963	8.4 °C23 June 1963	21.9 °C	532 mm	82
1962	31.5 °C18 February 1962	7.1 °C18 June 1962	20.2 °C	1,868 mm	7
1961	36.6 °C29 September 1961	8.7 °C20 June 1961	21.3 °C	1,472 mm	46
1960	34.2 °C25 September 1960	7.4 °C16 July 1960	20.3 °C	1,479 mm	13
1959	33.9 °C11 February 1959	8.9 °C20 June 1959	21.5 °C	1,012 mm	42
1958	34.0 °C19 December 1958	8.2 °C2 June 1958	20.9 °C	878 mm	40
1957	33.5 °C26 October 1957	8.5 °C22 July 1957	20.8 °C	1,329 mm	25
1956	32.5 °C28 January 1956	6.8 °C12 July 1956	20.2 °C	1,099 mm	33
1955	34.3 °C1 October 1955	8.9 °C3 August 1955	21.0 °C	770 mm	46
1954	34.7 °C19 September 1954	10.1 °C16 August 1954	21.2 °C	1,266 mm	36
1953	32.3 °C2 February 1953	8.3 °C28 July 1953	20.8 °C	1,473 mm	10
1952	31.6 °C4 September 1952	10.2 °C16 July 1952	20.6 °C	2,163 mm	8
1951	34.7 °C25 November 1951	9.1 °C16 July 1951	20.5 °C	845 mm	38
1950	33.1 °C6 September 1950	7.9 °C11 June 1950	20.5 °C	1,389 mm	15
1949	33.2 °C6 October 1949	7.2 °C3 July 1949	20.5 °C	1,657 mm	16
1948	33.0 °C5 October 1948	8.0 °C30 August 1948	20.7 °C	999 mm	35
1947	34.2 °C10 January 1947	7.3 °C4 August 1947	20.6 °C	1,088 mm	37
1946	33.7 °C3 November 1946	8.3 °C30 July 1946	21.1 °C	1,015 mm	19
1945	32.1 °C30 August 1945	10.4 °C21 May 1945	20.9 °C	1,344 mm	14
1944	33.4 °C2 October 1944	7.4 °C13 July 1944	20.3 °C	1,437 mm	12
1943	28.6 °C19 January 1943	9.4 °C5 September 1943	19.3 °C	1,643 mm	0
1942	34.3 °C7 October 1942	5.1 °C24 June 1942	20.0 °C	1,226 mm	16
1941	31.4 °C13 January 1941	10.1 °C12 July 1941	20.5 °C	1,672 mm	5
1940	31.4 °C30 December 1940	10.8 °C10 July 1940	20.6 °C	1,866 mm	9

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

27.5 °C

+1.0 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

83 d/yr

+30

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

889 mm

-272 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	28.9 °C	+0.5 °C	266 mm	+62 mm
Feb	30.8 °C	+2.0 °C	6 mm	-124 mm
Mar	29.7 °C	+1.6 °C	85 mm	-38 mm
Apr	26.9 °C	+0.3 °C	80 mm	+23 mm
May	25.1 °C	+0.2 °C	4 mm	-25 mm
Jun	25.3 °C	+1.3 °C	5 mm	-9 mm
Jul	24.5 °C	+0.7 °C	3 mm	-8 mm
Aug	25.5 °C	+0.2 °C	29 mm	+13 mm
Sep	27.2 °C	+0.6 °C	12 mm	-38 mm
Oct	27.8 °C	+0.7 °C	62 mm	-49 mm
Nov	28.3 °C	+1.5 °C	77 mm	-115 mm
Dec	29.9 °C	+2.5 °C	261 mm	+35 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

34.6 °C

21 Jan 2025

Coldest day

9.0 °C

31 Jul 2025

Wettest day

76.5 mm

17 Dec 2025

Windiest day

26.8 km/h

19 Oct 2025

Strongest gust

63.7 km/h

10 Dec 2025

Hottest feels-like

40.8 °C

29 Dec 2025

Coldest feels-like

6.9 °C

31 Jul 2025

Sunniest day

13.2 h

27 Dec 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Ponte Nova?

Ponte Nova has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.4 °C and it receives 1,161 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ponte Nova?

The hottest day measured in Ponte Nova between 1940 and 2025 was 30 September 1963, reaching 37.6 °C.

What is the coldest day in Ponte Nova?

The coldest day measured in Ponte Nova between 1940 and 2025 was 1 June 1979, at 4.9 °C.

Does it snow in Ponte Nova?

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

Has the climate of Ponte Nova warmed?

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

What is the wettest day in Ponte Nova?

The wettest day measured in Ponte Nova between 1940 and 2025 was 31 January 1979, with 131 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Ponte Nova?

The windiest day measured in Ponte Nova between 1940 and 2025 was 17 December 1989, with winds reaching 29.0 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Ponte Nova?

The warmest month in Ponte Nova is February (24.0 °C on average); the coldest is July (18.1 °C).

How much does it rain in Ponte Nova?

Ponte Nova receives on average 1,161 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 124 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Ponte Nova?

Ponte Nova gets on average 9.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,322 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Ponte Nova?

Yes: Ponte Nova has on average 73 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ponte Nova?

In Ponte Nova, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.6 °C on 17 January 1995, and the lowest was 1.9 °C on 1 June 1979.

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