Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Lagoa Santa features a humid subtropical climate (Cwa).Temperatures typically range between 18 °C (65 °F) and 24 °C (76 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 6 °C (43 °F) or can rise to as high as 37 °C (99 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 911 mm (35.9 inches) and receives 101 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Lagoa Santa enjoys an average of 3588 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 56 minutes to 13 hours 17 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Lagoa Santa are January, March and October, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 23 to 24 °C (74 - 76 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 18 to 20 °C (65 - 68 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Lagoa Santa 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 | 33°C (92°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 33°C (91°F) |
Mean maximum | 33°C (91°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 35°C (94°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 32°C (89°F) |
Average high | 29°C (84°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 28°C (82°F) |
Daily mean | 24°C (76°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 23°C (74°F) |
Average low | 20°C (68°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 12°C (55°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 19°C (67°F) |
Mean minimum | 18°C (65°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 16°C (60°F) | 17°C (62°F) |
Minimum | 17°C (64°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 6°C (43°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 14°C (58°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Lagoa Santa, Minas Gerais, Brazil with other places around the world.
Lagoa Santa usually has the most precipitation in February, November and December, with an average of 17 rainy days and 171 mm (6.7 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Lagoa Santa are June, July and August. On average, 3 mm (0.1 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) | 107 (4.2) | 174 (6.9) | 94 (3.7) | 37 (1.5) | 30 (1.2) | 3 (0.1) | 1 (0.0) | 6 (0.2) | 17 (0.7) | 103 (4.1) | 157 (6.2) | 181 (7.1) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 10 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 19 |
The sunniest months in Lagoa Santa are March, August and September, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 21 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Lagoa Santa: January, February and November receive an average of 9 hours 2 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 276 | 270 | 315 | 301 | 301 | 297 | 314 | 316 | 322 | 308 | 267 | 297 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 13h 9m | 12h 43m | 12h 10m | 11h 36m | 11h 9m | 10h 56m | 11h 3m | 11h 27m | 11h 58m | 12h 32m | 13h 2m | 13h 17m |
Lagoa Santa experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, February and December, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 16 - 17, 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 9. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Lagoa Santa UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 |