Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Cataguases features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 19 °C (67 °F) and 26 °C (79 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 8 °C (47 °F) or can rise to as high as 37 °C (99 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1400 mm (55.1 inches) and receives 138 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Cataguases enjoys an average of 3339 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 49 minutes to 13 hours 24 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Cataguases are January, February and March, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 25 to 26 °C (77 - 79 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 19 to 20 °C (67 - 69 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Cataguases experiences 259 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 35°C (95°F) | 37°C (98°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 36°C (98°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 35°C (95°F) |
Mean maximum | 34°C (94°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 33°C (92°F) |
Average high | 31°C (88°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 29°C (85°F) |
Daily mean | 26°C (79°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 24°C (76°F) |
Average low | 22°C (71°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 16°C (60°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 21°C (70°F) |
Mean minimum | 20°C (68°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 11°C (53°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 16°C (60°F) | 17°C (63°F) |
Minimum | 18°C (65°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 8°C (48°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 15°C (58°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Cataguases, Minas Gerais, Brazil with other places around the world.
Cataguases usually has the most precipitation in February, November and December, with an average of 19 rainy days and 231 mm (9.1 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Cataguases are June, July and August. On average, 19 mm (0.8 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 154 (6.0) | 228 (9.0) | 190 (7.5) | 85 (3.3) | 44 (1.7) | 13 (0.5) | 14 (0.6) | 31 (1.2) | 43 (1.7) | 133 (5.2) | 241 (9.5) | 224 (8.8) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 13 | 19 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 20 |
The sunniest months in Cataguases are March, July and September, when the sun shines an average of 9 hours 48 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Cataguases: February, October and November receive an average of 8 hours 34 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 266 | 262 | 310 | 287 | 278 | 274 | 292 | 272 | 299 | 257 | 251 | 284 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 13h 15m | 12h 47m | 12h 10m | 11h 33m | 11h 3m | 10h 49m | 10h 57m | 11h 23m | 11h 58m | 12h 35m | 13h 7m | 13h 24m |
Cataguases experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, February and December, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 15 - 16, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.May, June and July are in the High / Very High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 8. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Cataguases UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |