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When to go to Belo Horizonte
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When to go
What the averages say
On these averages, Belo Horizonte has a mean high between 18°C and 32°C and under 150 mm of rain in February and April to October.
Of those months, it is also dry (under 50 mm of rain) and not humid in May to September.
- Wet months (150 mm of rain or more): March and November to January.
- Humid months (a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more): November to April.
- The warmest month is October (29°C) and the coolest June (24°C). The wettest is December (266 mm) and the driest July (7 mm); about 1,210 mm of rain falls in a year.
How these sentences are worded
Each sentence is written from the figures by fixed rules, and says no more than they do. Mild to warm: a mean daily high from 18°C up to 32°C. Hot: 32°C or more. Cool: 10°C up to 18°C. Cold: under 10°C. Dry: under 50 mm of rain in the month; wet: 150 mm or more. Humid: a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more. A month is described as good for going when it is mild to warm and not wet.
The year at a glance
- Mild to warm and dry
- Mild to warm, humid or showery
- Hot
- Cool
- Wet
- Cold
- JanWet
- FebMild–warm, mixed
- MarWet
- AprMild–warm, mixed
- MayMild–warm, dry
- JunMild–warm, dry
- JulMild–warm, dry
- AugMild–warm, dry
- SeptMild–warm, dry
- OctMild–warm, mixed
- NovWet
- DecWet
Month by month
Every month in Belo Horizonte
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Humidity | Cloud | Sunlight (kWh/m²/day) | High in Dubai | What it is like |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26°C | 17°C | 223 mm | 83% | 73% | 5.8 | 23°C | Wet |
| February | 26°C | 17°C | 132 mm | 83% | 67% | 5.9 | 24°C | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| March | 26°C | 17°C | 153 mm | 84% | 67% | 5.2 | 27°C | Wet |
| April | 25°C | 15°C | 53 mm | 81% | 54% | 4.7 | 31°C | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| May | 24°C | 13°C | 27 mm | 75% | 50% | 4.1 | 35°C | Mild to warm and dry |
| June | 24°C | 11°C | 11 mm | 72% | 41% | 3.9 | 37°C | Mild to warm and dry |
| July | 24°C | 11°C | 7 mm | 66% | 36% | 4.2 | 39°C | Mild to warm and dry |
| August | 26°C | 12°C | 18 mm | 61% | 35% | 4.9 | 39°C | Mild to warm and dry |
| September | 29°C | 13°C | 42 mm | 59% | 46% | 5.3 | 37°C | Mild to warm and dry |
| October | 29°C | 16°C | 88 mm | 64% | 63% | 5.5 | 34°C | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| November | 27°C | 16°C | 190 mm | 76% | 78% | 5.2 | 29°C | Wet |
| December | 26°C | 17°C | 266 mm | 83% | 77% | 5.5 | 25°C | Wet |
The Dubai column is Dubai's mean daily high, for comparison.
Modelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020. These data were obtained from the NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) POWER Project funded through the NASA Earth Science/Applied Science Program.
When to go nearby
When to go nearby
- Contagem12 kmGood for going: February and April to October
- Ribeirão das Neves23 kmGood for going: February to October
- Betim28 kmGood for going: February to October
- Juiz de Fora214 kmGood for going: February and April to October
- Nova Iguaçu320 kmGood for going: April to October
- Belford Roxo321 kmGood for going: April to October
- Campos dos Goytacazes339 kmGood for going: February to October
- Rio de Janeiro341 kmGood for going: April to October
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