Minas climate — normals and trends
Minas (Uruguay) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 15.8 °C and it receives 1,037 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 January (22.1 °C on average) and the coldest is July (10.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Minas averages 2 frost days, 20 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 105 rainy days per year.
Minas has warmed by +0.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.04 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 1 to 3 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.3 °C (on 14 January 2022) and the coldest -3.6 °C (on 15 June 1967).
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
MinasLavalleja Department
- coords
- -34.38°, -55.24°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
15.8°C
Average daily high
20.6°C
Average daily low
11.5°C
Annual rainfall
1,037mm
Sunshine / day
9.2h
Mean relative humidity
78%
Average peak wind
20.2km/h
Seasonal range
12.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
2 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
20 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
105 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
20.1 °C
Average feels-like low
9.8 °C
Average peak gust
38.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
13 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.3 °C
since 1940
0.0 °C per decade · r² = 0.05 · p = 0.034
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
39.3 °C
14 January 2022
Coldest day
-3.6 °C
15 June 1967
Wettest day
143 mm
29 January 2009
Windiest day
63.4 km/h
24 August 2005
Strongest gust
105.8 km/h
17 January 1993
Hottest feels-like
42.6 °C
30 December 1971
Coldest feels-like
-7.6 °C
14 June 1967
Snowiest day
0.3 cm
26 June 1984
Sunniest day
14.3 h
14 December 2020
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27.5 °C | +0.1 °C | 64 mm | -22 mm |
| Feb | 28.4 °C | +1.8 °C | 108 mm | +15 mm |
| Mar | 25.9 °C | +1.3 °C | 79 mm | -14 mm |
| Apr | 20.3 °C | -0.8 °C | 73 mm | -17 mm |
| May | 19.2 °C | +1.6 °C | 105 mm | +28 mm |
| Jun | 13.5 °C | -1.1 °C | 69 mm | -16 mm |
| Jul | 14.0 °C | -0.2 °C | 38 mm | -43 mm |
| Aug | 15.6 °C | 0.0 °C | 76 mm | -13 mm |
| Sep | 17.4 °C | +0.3 °C | 46 mm | -44 mm |
| Oct | 21.4 °C | +1.7 °C | 92 mm | -3 mm |
| Nov | 23.0 °C | +0.3 °C | 59 mm | -25 mm |
| Dec | 28.2 °C | +2.4 °C | 58 mm | -16 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Minas?
Minas has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 15.8 °C and it receives 1,037 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Minas?
The hottest day measured in Minas between 1940 and 2025 was 14 January 2022, reaching 39.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Minas?
The coldest day measured in Minas between 1940 and 2025 was 15 June 1967, at -3.6 °C.
Does it snow in Minas?
Almost never: Minas sees virtually no snow, with about 2 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Minas warmed?
Yes: Minas warmed by +0.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Minas?
The wettest day measured in Minas between 1940 and 2025 was 29 January 2009, with 143 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Minas?
The windiest day measured in Minas between 1940 and 2025 was 24 August 2005, with winds reaching 63.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Minas?
The warmest month in Minas is January (22.1 °C on average); the coldest is July (10.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Minas?
Minas receives on average 1,037 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 105 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Minas?
Minas gets on average 9.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,358 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Minas?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Minas between 1940 and 2025 was 26 June 1984, with 0.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Minas?
Yes: Minas has on average 13 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Minas?
In Minas, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.6 °C on 30 December 1971, and the lowest was -7.6 °C on 14 June 1967.
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