Tupaciguara climate — normals and trends
Tupaciguara (Brazil) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.6 °C and it receives 1,220 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 (25.3 °C on average) and the coldest is June (21.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Tupaciguara averages 0 frost days, 99 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 144 rainy days per year.
Tupaciguara 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 39.0 °C (on 18 October 1963) and the coldest 5.3 °C (on 18 July 1975).
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
TupaciguaraMinas Gerais
- coords
- -18.59°, -48.70°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
23.6°C
Average daily high
28.4°C
Average daily low
19.6°C
Annual rainfall
1,220mm
Sunshine / day
10.4h
Mean relative humidity
69%
Average peak wind
12.9km/h
Seasonal range
4.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
99 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
144 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
30.6 °C
Average feels-like low
21.1 °C
Average peak gust
29.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
202 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.61 · 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 October 1963
Coldest day
5.3 °C
18 July 1975
Wettest day
200 mm
15 January 1964
Windiest day
29.4 km/h
25 July 2011
Strongest gust
63.4 km/h
22 December 1972
Hottest feels-like
41.1 °C
15 November 2023
Coldest feels-like
1.0 °C
18 July 1975
Sunniest day
12.9 h
18 January 2025
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 | +0.7 °C | 228 mm | +5 mm |
| Feb | 30.1 °C | +1.5 °C | 73 mm | -102 mm |
| Mar | 30.6 °C | +2.1 °C | 56 mm | -96 mm |
| Apr | 28.9 °C | +0.7 °C | 133 mm | +70 mm |
| May | 27.3 °C | +0.4 °C | 1 mm | -24 mm |
| Jun | 27.1 °C | +0.7 °C | 10 mm | +2 mm |
| Jul | 27.2 °C | +0.6 °C | 0 mm | -9 mm |
| Aug | 29.3 °C | +0.4 °C | 1 mm | -8 mm |
| Sep | 31.6 °C | +0.9 °C | 24 mm | -10 mm |
| Oct | 30.7 °C | +0.5 °C | 32 mm | -79 mm |
| Nov | 31.4 °C | +2.6 °C | 95 mm | -89 mm |
| Dec | 29.5 °C | +1.3 °C | 160 mm | -69 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Tupaciguara?
Tupaciguara has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.6 °C and it receives 1,220 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Tupaciguara?
The hottest day measured in Tupaciguara between 1940 and 2025 was 18 October 1963, reaching 39.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Tupaciguara?
The coldest day measured in Tupaciguara between 1940 and 2025 was 18 July 1975, at 5.3 °C.
Does it snow in Tupaciguara?
Almost never: Tupaciguara sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Tupaciguara warmed?
Yes: Tupaciguara warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Tupaciguara?
The wettest day measured in Tupaciguara between 1940 and 2025 was 15 January 1964, with 200 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Tupaciguara?
The windiest day measured in Tupaciguara between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 2011, with winds reaching 29.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Tupaciguara?
The warmest month in Tupaciguara is October (25.3 °C on average); the coldest is June (21.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Tupaciguara?
Tupaciguara receives on average 1,220 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 144 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Tupaciguara?
Tupaciguara gets on average 10.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,796 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Tupaciguara?
Yes: Tupaciguara has on average 202 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Tupaciguara?
In Tupaciguara, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.1 °C on 15 November 2023, and the lowest was 1.0 °C on 18 July 1975.
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