Visconde do Rio Branco climate — normals and trends
Visconde do Rio Branco (Brazil) has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Cwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 20.8 °C and it receives 1,519 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 (17.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Visconde do Rio Branco averages 0 frost days, 36 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 155 rainy days per year.
Visconde do Rio Branco has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.21 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.1 °C (on 14 October 1963) and the coldest 5.7 °C (on 24 June 1942).
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
Visconde do Rio BrancoMinas Gerais
- coords
- -21.01°, -42.84°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
20.8°C
Average daily high
25.6°C
Average daily low
16.8°C
Annual rainfall
1,519mm
Sunshine / day
9.2h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
11.8km/h
Seasonal range
6.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
36 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
155 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
27.9 °C
Average feels-like low
17.9 °C
Average peak gust
29.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
56 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.60 · 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
37.1 °C
14 October 1963
Coldest day
5.7 °C
24 June 1942
Wettest day
158 mm
24 January 2020
Windiest day
29.9 km/h
13 December 1989
Strongest gust
76.7 km/h
11 October 1972
Hottest feels-like
40.7 °C
17 January 1995
Coldest feels-like
3.2 °C
10 July 1994
Sunniest day
13.3 h
2 January 1951
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 | 28.4 °C | +0.5 °C | 180 mm | -63 mm |
| Feb | 30.0 °C | +1.7 °C | 20 mm | -152 mm |
| Mar | 28.0 °C | +0.6 °C | 163 mm | -17 mm |
| Apr | 25.7 °C | +0.1 °C | 128 mm | +40 mm |
| May | 24.0 °C | +0.1 °C | 12 mm | -32 mm |
| Jun | 24.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 9 mm | -15 mm |
| Jul | 22.6 °C | -0.3 °C | 6 mm | -15 mm |
| Aug | 24.1 °C | -0.2 °C | 50 mm | +23 mm |
| Sep | 25.1 °C | -0.4 °C | 21 mm | -48 mm |
| Oct | 26.1 °C | +0.1 °C | 88 mm | -61 mm |
| Nov | 27.1 °C | +1.2 °C | 142 mm | -97 mm |
| Dec | 29.0 °C | +2.1 °C | 322 mm | +57 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Visconde do Rio Branco?
Visconde do Rio Branco has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.8 °C and it receives 1,519 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Visconde do Rio Branco?
The hottest day measured in Visconde do Rio Branco between 1940 and 2025 was 14 October 1963, reaching 37.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Visconde do Rio Branco?
The coldest day measured in Visconde do Rio Branco between 1940 and 2025 was 24 June 1942, at 5.7 °C.
Does it snow in Visconde do Rio Branco?
Almost never: Visconde do Rio Branco sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Visconde do Rio Branco warmed?
Yes: Visconde do Rio Branco warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Visconde do Rio Branco?
The wettest day measured in Visconde do Rio Branco between 1940 and 2025 was 24 January 2020, with 158 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Visconde do Rio Branco?
The windiest day measured in Visconde do Rio Branco between 1940 and 2025 was 13 December 1989, with winds reaching 29.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Visconde do Rio Branco?
The warmest month in Visconde do Rio Branco is February (23.5 °C on average); the coldest is July (17.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Visconde do Rio Branco?
Visconde do Rio Branco receives on average 1,519 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 155 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Visconde do Rio Branco?
Visconde do Rio Branco gets on average 9.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,358 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Visconde do Rio Branco?
Yes: Visconde do Rio Branco has on average 56 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Visconde do Rio Branco?
In Visconde do Rio Branco, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.7 °C on 17 January 1995, and the lowest was 3.2 °C on 10 July 1994.
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