Viçosa climate — normals and trends
Viçosa (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 1,310 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 (23.5 °C on average) and the coldest is July (17.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Viçosa averages 0 frost days, 36 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 137 rainy days per year.
Viçosa has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.23 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.2 °C (on 30 September 1963) and the coldest 4.5 °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
ViçosaMinas Gerais
- coords
- -20.75°, -42.88°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
20.9°C
Average daily high
25.8°C
Average daily low
17.0°C
Annual rainfall
1,310mm
Sunshine / day
9.1h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
13.8km/h
Seasonal range
5.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
36 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
137 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
27.7 °C
Average feels-like low
17.7 °C
Average peak gust
32.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
54 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.62 · 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
30 September 1963
Coldest day
4.5 °C
1 June 1979
Wettest day
150 mm
10 January 1992
Windiest day
30.3 km/h
17 December 1989
Strongest gust
72.0 km/h
13 December 1949
Hottest feels-like
40.8 °C
17 January 1995
Coldest feels-like
1.2 °C
1 June 1979
Sunniest day
13.3 h
28 December 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28.4 °C | +0.6 °C | 254 mm | +27 mm |
| Feb | 30.2 °C | +1.9 °C | 8 mm | -137 mm |
| Mar | 28.7 °C | +1.2 °C | 99 mm | -43 mm |
| Apr | 26.2 °C | +0.2 °C | 95 mm | +27 mm |
| May | 24.5 °C | +0.3 °C | 5 mm | -31 mm |
| Jun | 24.6 °C | +1.3 °C | 5 mm | -13 mm |
| Jul | 23.6 °C | +0.4 °C | 3 mm | -11 mm |
| Aug | 24.7 °C | +0.1 °C | 50 mm | +29 mm |
| Sep | 25.8 °C | 0.0 °C | 14 mm | -44 mm |
| Oct | 26.8 °C | +0.5 °C | 76 mm | -49 mm |
| Nov | 27.6 °C | +1.5 °C | 95 mm | -116 mm |
| Dec | 29.1 °C | +2.3 °C | 283 mm | +36 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Viçosa?
Viçosa has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.9 °C and it receives 1,310 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Viçosa?
The hottest day measured in Viçosa between 1940 and 2025 was 30 September 1963, reaching 37.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Viçosa?
The coldest day measured in Viçosa between 1940 and 2025 was 1 June 1979, at 4.5 °C.
Does it snow in Viçosa?
Almost never: Viçosa sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Viçosa warmed?
Yes: Viçosa warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Viçosa?
The wettest day measured in Viçosa between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 1992, with 150 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Viçosa?
The windiest day measured in Viçosa between 1940 and 2025 was 17 December 1989, with winds reaching 30.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Viçosa?
The warmest month in Viçosa is February (23.5 °C on average); the coldest is July (17.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Viçosa?
Viçosa receives on average 1,310 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 137 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Viçosa?
Viçosa gets on average 9.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,322 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Viçosa?
Yes: Viçosa has on average 54 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Viçosa?
In Viçosa, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.8 °C on 17 January 1995, and the lowest was 1.2 °C on 1 June 1979.
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