Urucuia climate — normals and trends
Urucuia (Brazil) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.2 °C and it receives 1,049 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 (26.3 °C on average) and the coldest is July (21.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Urucuia averages 0 frost days, 161 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 115 rainy days per year.
Urucuia 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 40.9 °C (on 22 October 2015) and the coldest 7.9 °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
UrucuiaMinas Gerais
- coords
- -16.13°, -45.74°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
24.2°C
Average daily high
29.7°C
Average daily low
19.4°C
Annual rainfall
1,049mm
Sunshine / day
10.5h
Mean relative humidity
65%
Average peak wind
11.0km/h
Seasonal range
4.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
161 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
115 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.3 °C
Average feels-like low
20.5 °C
Average peak gust
28.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
184 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.45 · 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
40.9 °C
22 October 2015
Coldest day
7.9 °C
20 May 2022
Wettest day
143 mm
24 December 1977
Windiest day
26.2 km/h
20 August 2022
Strongest gust
61.9 km/h
25 January 2020
Hottest feels-like
43.3 °C
13 November 2015
Coldest feels-like
5.2 °C
19 May 2022
Sunniest day
12.8 h
14 December 2023
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 | 29.6 °C | -0.2 °C | 251 mm | +77 mm |
| Feb | 31.8 °C | +1.8 °C | 16 mm | -112 mm |
| Mar | 32.8 °C | +3.2 °C | 51 mm | -93 mm |
| Apr | 31.0 °C | +1.8 °C | 79 mm | +20 mm |
| May | 29.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 2 mm | -13 mm |
| Jun | 29.3 °C | +1.4 °C | 1 mm | -3 mm |
| Jul | 28.8 °C | +0.8 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Aug | 30.9 °C | +0.9 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Sep | 32.8 °C | +0.7 °C | 7 mm | -10 mm |
| Oct | 32.9 °C | +1.1 °C | 34 mm | -69 mm |
| Nov | 32.1 °C | +2.3 °C | 94 mm | -96 mm |
| Dec | 30.1 °C | +0.8 °C | 171 mm | -41 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Urucuia?
Urucuia has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.2 °C and it receives 1,049 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Urucuia?
The hottest day measured in Urucuia between 1940 and 2025 was 22 October 2015, reaching 40.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Urucuia?
The coldest day measured in Urucuia between 1940 and 2025 was 20 May 2022, at 7.9 °C.
Does it snow in Urucuia?
Almost never: Urucuia sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Urucuia warmed?
Yes: Urucuia warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Urucuia?
The wettest day measured in Urucuia between 1940 and 2025 was 24 December 1977, with 143 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Urucuia?
The windiest day measured in Urucuia between 1940 and 2025 was 20 August 2022, with winds reaching 26.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Urucuia?
The warmest month in Urucuia is October (26.3 °C on average); the coldest is July (21.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Urucuia?
Urucuia receives on average 1,049 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 115 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Urucuia?
Urucuia gets on average 10.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,833 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Urucuia?
Yes: Urucuia has on average 184 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Urucuia?
In Urucuia, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.3 °C on 13 November 2015, and the lowest was 5.2 °C on 19 May 2022.
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