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Climate and Average Weather Year Round at Belo Horizonte Brazil

At Belo Horizonte, the wet season is humid and overcast, the dry season is mostly clear, and it is warm year round. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 56°F to 83°F and is rarely below 51°F or above 90°F.

Based on the tourism score, the best time of year to visit Belo Horizonte for warm-weather activities is from mid April to late September.

Climate at Belo Horizonte

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Belo Horizonte weather by month. Click on each chart for more information.

The temperature at Belo Horizonte varies so little throughout the year that it is not entirely meaningful to discuss hot and cold seasons.

Average High and Low Temperature at Belo Horizonte

Average High and Low Temperature at Belo HorizonteJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F10°F10°F20°F20°F30°F30°F40°F40°F50°F50°F60°F60°F70°F70°F80°F80°F90°F90°F100°F100°FJul 876°FJul 876°FFeb 1483°FFeb 1483°F56°F56°F67°F67°FMar 2182°FMar 2182°FMay 1777°FMay 1777°FAug 877°FAug 877°F67°F67°F66°F66°F60°F60°F57°F57°FNowNow
The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.
AverageJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
High 82°F83°F82°F80°F78°F76°F76°F78°F81°F82°F81°F81°F
Temp. 74°F75°F74°F72°F68°F66°F66°F68°F71°F73°F73°F73°F
Low 67°F67°F66°F64°F60°F57°F56°F58°F62°F64°F66°F66°F

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the entire year of hourly average temperatures. The horizontal axis is the day of the year, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Average Hourly Temperature at Belo Horizonte

Average Hourly Temperature at Belo HorizonteJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMNowNowcoolcoolcomfortablecomfortablewarm
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

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At Belo Horizonte, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences extreme seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year at Belo Horizonte begins around April 7 and lasts for 6.1 months, ending around October 12.

The clearest month of the year at Belo Horizonte is August, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 77% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around October 12 and lasts for 5.9 months, ending around April 7.

The cloudiest month of the year at Belo Horizonte is December, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 80% of the time.

Cloud Cover Categories at Belo Horizonte

Cloud Cover Categories at Belo HorizonteclearercloudiercloudierJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%Aug 1777%Aug 1777%Dec 1919%Dec 1919%Apr 748%Apr 748%Oct 1249%Oct 1249%NowNowclearmostly clearovercastpartly cloudymostly cloudy
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.
FractionJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Cloudier 76%69%65%45%35%31%27%23%32%55%71%80%
Clearer 24%31%35%55%65%69%73%77%68%45%29%20%

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. The chance of wet days at Belo Horizonte varies very significantly throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 5.3 months, from October 19 to March 30, with a greater than 36% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days at Belo Horizonte is December, with an average of 21.0 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 6.7 months, from March 30 to October 19. The month with the fewest wet days at Belo Horizonte is July, with an average of 0.8 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

Among wet days, we distinguish between those that experience rain alone, snow alone, or a mixture of the two. The month with the most days of rain alone at Belo Horizonte is December, with an average of 21.0 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 69% on December 19.

Daily Chance of Precipitation at Belo Horizonte

Daily Chance of Precipitation at Belo HorizontewetwetdryJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Dec 1969%Dec 1969%Jul 132%Jul 132%Oct 1936%Oct 1936%Mar 3036%Mar 3036%NowNowrain
The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).
Days ofJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Rain 18.4d13.4d13.8d6.5d3.3d1.6d0.8d1.6d5.2d10.8d17.3d21.0d

To show variation within the months and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Belo Horizonte experiences extreme seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 9.4 months, from August 23 to June 6, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The month with the most rain at Belo Horizonte is December, with an average rainfall of 10.5 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 2.5 months, from June 6 to August 23. The month with the least rain at Belo Horizonte is July, with an average rainfall of 0.2 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall at Belo Horizonte

Average Monthly Rainfall at Belo HorizonterainrainJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 in0 in5 in5 in10 in10 in15 in15 in20 in20 inDec 2310.5 inDec 2310.5 inJul 70.2 inJul 70.2 inAug 230.5 inAug 230.5 inJun 60.5 inJun 60.5 inNowNow
The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Rainfall 8.8″5.6″4.9″1.8″0.7″0.4″0.2″0.4″1.4″3.4″7.3″10.5″

The length of the day at Belo Horizonte varies over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is June 20, with 10 hours, 57 minutes of daylight; the longest day is December 21, with 13 hours, 19 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight at Belo Horizonte

Hours of Daylight and Twilight at Belo HorizonteJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hr12 hr, 6 minSep 2212 hr, 6 minSep 2213 hr, 19 minDec 2113 hr, 19 minDec 2112 hr, 7 minMar 2012 hr, 7 minMar 2010 hr, 57 minJun 2010 hr, 57 minJun 20daydaynightNowNow
The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.
Hours ofJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight 13.2h12.7h12.2h11.6h11.2h11.0h11.1h11.5h12.0h12.6h13.0h13.3h

The earliest sunrise is at 5:07 AM on November 26, and the latest sunrise is 1 hour, 23 minutes later at 6:31 AM on July 5. The earliest sunset is at 5:24 PM on June 4, and the latest sunset is 1 hour, 17 minutes later at 6:40 PM on January 16.

Daylight saving time (DST) is not observed at Belo Horizonte during 2024.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight at Belo Horizonte

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight at Belo HorizonteJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMNov 265:07 AMNov 265:07 AM6:40 PMJan 166:40 PMJan 16Jun 45:24 PMJun 45:24 PM6:31 AMJul 56:31 AMJul 5daySolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunsetNowNow
The solar day over the course of the year 2024. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth at Belo Horizonte

Solar Elevation and Azimuth at Belo HorizonteJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AM00001010101020202020303030304040404050505060607070800000101010102020202030303030404040405050506060607070804790NowNow
northeastsouthwest
Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of the year 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases at Belo Horizonte

The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

Belo Horizonte experiences extreme seasonal variation in the perceived humidity.

The muggier period of the year lasts for 6.3 months, from October 19 to April 29, during which time the comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable at least 13% of the time. The month with the most muggy days at Belo Horizonte is January, with 15.7 days that are muggy or worse.

The month with the fewest muggy days at Belo Horizonte is July, with 0.0 days that are muggy or worse.

Humidity Comfort Levels at Belo Horizonte

Humidity Comfort Levels at Belo HorizontemuggymuggyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Jul 120%Jul 120%Jan 1652%Jan 1652%Oct 1913%Oct 1913%Apr 2913%Apr 2913%NowNowmuggymuggyhumidhumidcomfortablecomfortabledrydryoppressiveoppressive
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Muggy days 15.7d13.0d13.5d7.5d1.8d0.2d0.0d0.1d0.9d3.7d9.4d15.1d

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed at Belo Horizonte experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 3.5 months, from July 28 to November 13, with average wind speeds of more than 8.4 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year at Belo Horizonte is September, with an average hourly wind speed of 9.6 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 8.5 months, from November 13 to July 28. The calmest month of the year at Belo Horizonte is March, with an average hourly wind speed of 7.1 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed at Belo Horizonte

Average Wind Speed at Belo HorizontewindyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 mph0 mph2 mph2 mph4 mph4 mph6 mph6 mph8 mph8 mph10 mph10 mph12 mph12 mph14 mph14 mphSep 129.7 mphSep 129.7 mphMar 207.0 mphMar 207.0 mphJul 288.4 mphJul 288.4 mphNov 138.4 mphNov 138.4 mphNowNow
The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Wind Speed (mph) 7.47.37.17.17.27.38.19.19.69.38.37.7

The predominant average hourly wind direction at Belo Horizonte is from the east throughout the year.

Wind Direction at Belo Horizonte

Wind Direction at Belo HorizonteJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%NowNoweastnorthwestsouth
northeastsouthwest
The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

To characterize how pleasant the weather is at Belo Horizonte throughout the year, we compute two travel scores.

The tourism score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 65°F and 80°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Belo Horizonte for general outdoor tourist activities is from mid April to late September, with a peak score in the third week of August.

Tourism Score at Belo Horizonte

Tourism Score at Belo Horizontebest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810107.97.94.14.1NowNowtemperaturetemperature cloudscloudsprecipitationprecipitationtourism score
The tourism score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 75°F and 90°F. Based on this score, the best times of year to visit Belo Horizonte for hot-weather activities are from mid March to mid May and from mid August to late October, with a peak score in the second week of April.

Beach/Pool Score at Belo Horizonte

Beach/Pool Score at Belo Horizontebest timebest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810105.85.83.93.95.75.74.34.3NowNowtemperaturetemperature cloudscloudsprecipitationprecipitationbeach/pool score
The beach/pool score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

Methodology

For each hour between 8:00 AM and 9:00 PM of each day in the analysis period (1980 to 2016), independent scores are computed for perceived temperature, cloud cover, and total precipitation. Those scores are combined into a single hourly composite score, which is then aggregated into days, averaged over all the years in the analysis period, and smoothed.

Our cloud cover score is 10 for fully clear skies, falling linearly to 9 for mostly clear skies, and to 1 for fully overcast skies.

Our precipitation score, which is based on the three-hour precipitation centered on the hour in question, is 10 for no precipitation, falling linearly to 9 for trace precipitation, and to 0 for 0.04 inches of precipitation or more.

Our tourism temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 50°F, rising linearly to 9 for 65°F, to 10 for 75°F, falling linearly to 9 for 80°F, and to 1 for 90°F or hotter.

Our beach/pool temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 65°F, rising linearly to 9 for 75°F, to 10 for 82°F, falling linearly to 9 for 90°F, and to 1 for 100°F or hotter.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

Temperatures at Belo Horizonte are sufficiently warm year round that it is not entirely meaningful to discuss the growing season in these terms. We nevertheless include the chart below as an illustration of the distribution of temperatures experienced throughout the year.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season at Belo Horizonte

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season at Belo HorizonteJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%100%Jan 1100%Jan 1100%Jul 2100%Jul 2NowNowcoolcomfortablewarmhotcold
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

Growing Degree Days at Belo Horizonte

Growing Degree Days at Belo HorizonteJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F1,000°F1,000°F2,000°F2,000°F3,000°F3,000°F4,000°F4,000°F5,000°F5,000°F6,000°F6,000°F7,000°F7,000°F8,000°F8,000°FJul 790°FJul 790°FAug 25900°FAug 25900°FOct 71,800°FOct 71,800°FJun 307,567°FJun 307,567°FNowNow
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of the year, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy experiences some seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 2.0 months, from January 3 to March 2, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 6.1 kWh. The brightest month of the year at Belo Horizonte is February, with an average of 6.3 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 2.2 months, from May 13 to July 20, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 4.9 kWh. The darkest month of the year at Belo Horizonte is June, with an average of 4.6 kWh.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy at Belo Horizonte

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy at Belo HorizontebrightdarkJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWh9 kWh9 kWhFeb 136.4 kWhFeb 136.4 kWhJun 144.6 kWhJun 144.6 kWhNowNow
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Solar Energy (kWh) 6.26.35.85.44.94.64.95.76.26.36.05.9

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Belo Horizonte are -19.634 deg latitude, -43.969 deg longitude, and 2,713 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Belo Horizonte contains significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 512 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 2,590 feet. Within 10 miles contains significant variations in elevation (1,125 feet). Within 50 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (5,075 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Belo Horizonte is covered by shrubs (40%), trees (31%), grassland (15%), and cropland (12%), within 10 miles by trees (32%) and shrubs (27%), and within 50 miles by trees (36%) and shrubs (33%).

This report illustrates the typical weather at Belo Horizonte, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Temperature and Dew Point

Belo Horizonte has a weather station that reported reliably enough during the analysis period that we have included it in our network. When available, historical temperature and dew point measurements are taken directly from this weather station. These records are obtained from NOAA's Integrated Surface Hourly data set, falling back on ICAO METAR records as required.

In the case of missing or erroneous measurements from this station, we fall back on records from nearby stations, adjusted according to typical seasonal and diurnal intra-station differences. For a given day of the year and hour of the day, the fallback station is selected to minimize the prediction error over the years for which there are measurements for both stations.

In this case, the only station close and reliable enough to use as a fallback is Carlos Drummond de Andrade Airport.

Other Data

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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