The climate of Minas Gerais: when to go to Minas Gerais

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The climate of Minas Gerais is generally the tropical climate of altitude, only in the less elevated areas the climate becomes tropical, both these types of climate have two seasons according to the rainfall.

Temperatures vary with altitude variation. In most of the state, which is located at altitudes varying between 600 and 900 meters, the average maximum temperatures are between 30 ° C in the summer (December-February) and 25 ° C in winter (June-August), while the average minimum temperatures vary between 20 ° C in summer and 13 ° C in winter.

At lower altitudes the temperatures rise by a few degrees, while with increasing altitude the average minimum winter temperatures record values even below 10 ° C.

The rains are concentrated in almost all the Minas Gerais between October and March. While between April and September there is the dry season. In the highlands on average there are about 1,500 mm of rain per year, but in the northern areas the rainfall decreases to values of 700 / 1,000 mm per year, in these areas the dry season includes the months between March / April and October. In areas near the border with the state of Bahia, the climate tends to become semi-arid.

WHEN TO GO TO MINAS GERAIS

The best time to visit the state of Minas Gerais are the driest and coolest months between April and September.

The climate of Belo Horizonte.

THE CLIMATE OF MINAS GERAIS: CLIMATE TABLES

BELO HORIZONTE (852 meters)
Month	Average low (°C)	Average high (°C)	Precip. (mm)	Precip. days
January	18,8	28,2	296,3	17
February	19,0	28,8	188,4	13
March	18,8	28,6	163,5	14
April	17,3	27,5	61,2	7
May	15,0	26,0	27,8	6
June	13,4	25,0	14,1	2
July	13,1	24,6	15,7	3
August	14,4	26,5	13,7	4
September	16,2	27,2	40,5	6
October	17,5	27,7	123,1	10
November	18,2	27,5	227,6	14
December	18,4	27,3	319,4	20
YEAR	16,7	27,1	1491,3	116

CLIMATE TABLES: UBERLÂNDIA

UBERLÂNDIA (887 meters)
Month	Average low (°C)	Average high (°C)	Precip. (mm)	Precip. days
January	19	29	249
February	19	30	194
March	19	30	180
April	17	29	82
May	15	28	53
June	14	27	13
July	13	27	11
August	15	30	6
September	17	30	45
October	18	30	123
November	19	30	195
December	19	29	268
YEAR			1419

CLIMATE TABLES: MONTES CLAROS

MONTES CLAROS (678 meters)
Month	Average low (°C)	Average high (°C)	Precip. (mm)	Precip. days
January	19	30	192
February	19	30	116
March	19	30	125
April	17	29	42
May	15	29	14
June	13	28	4
July	12	27	3
August	13	29	7
September	16	30	21
October	18	30	110
November	19	29	211
December	19	29	237
YEAR			1082

CLIMATE TABLES: TEÓFILO OTONI

TEÓFILO OTONI (334 meters)
Month	Average low (°C)	Average high (°C)	Precip. (mm)	Precip. days
January	19	32	168
February	20	32	98
March	20	30	98
April	18	30	65
May	16	29	30
June	15	27	20
July	14	27	28
August	15	28	25
September	17	28	36
October	18	29	125
November	19	30	180
December	19	31	186
YEAR			1059

CLIMATE TABLES: POÇOS DE CALDAS

POÇOS DE CALDAS (1196 meters)
Month	Average low (°C)	Average high (°C)	Precip. (mm)	Precip. days
January	18	28	310
February	19	28	241
March	17	28	213
April	15	26	81
May	13	24	54
June	11	23	29
July	10	23	25
August	11	25	24
September	14	26	62
October	15	27	142
November	16	27	199
December	18	27	283
YEAR			1663

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