Belo Horizonte weather by month & the best time to visit
🇧🇷 Brazil · major city break · tropical — wet & dry seasons climate
The best time to visit Belo Horizonte is June — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 92/100), with July and August close behind. Belo Horizonte averages about 2,492 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 25°C / 77°F and roughly 8 mm of rain in June.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,492
- Sunniest month
- June
- Peak score
- 92/100
- Rain / year
- 1,194 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 11 (extreme)
- Population
- 5.6M
- Elevation
- 827 m
When is the best time to visit Belo Horizonte?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Belo Horizonte is June, then July and August. The dullest month is January (66/100, 215 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Belo Horizonte?
Belo Horizonte gets a moderate 2,492 hours of sunshine a year. June (92/100) is noticeably better than January (66). It ranks #64 of 131 destinations in Brazil for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,486 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around December, carries about 56% of the annual 1,194 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 66 | 27° / 81°F | 18° / 64°F | 215 mm | 11 |
| February | 69 | 27° / 81°F | 18° / 64°F | 132 mm | 11 |
| March | 66 | 27° / 81°F | 18° / 64°F | 156 mm | 10 |
| April | 83 | 26° / 79°F | 16° / 61°F | 58 mm | 9 |
| May | 89 | 26° / 79°F | 14° / 57°F | 27 mm | 7 |
| June | 92 | 25° / 77°F | 13° / 55°F | 8 mm | 6 |
| July | 92 | 26° / 79°F | 12° / 54°F | 6 mm | 6 |
| August | 91 | 28° / 82°F | 13° / 55°F | 14 mm | 8 |
| September | 87 | 30° / 86°F | 15° / 59°F | 38 mm | 9 |
| October | 77 | 31° / 88°F | 17° / 63°F | 88 mm | 9 |
| November | 66 | 28° / 82°F | 18° / 64°F | 189 mm | 10 |
| December | 66 | 27° / 81°F | 18° / 64°F | 263 mm | 10 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Rio De Janeiro Brazil · 361 km · best in Aug · 2,288 h sun/yr
- Vitória Brazil · 391 km · best in Jul · 2,384 h sun/yr
- Ribeirão Preto Brazil · 430 km · best in Jul · 2,763 h sun/yr
- Uberlândia Brazil · 455 km · best in Jul · 2,914 h sun/yr
- São Paulo Brazil · 495 km · best in Aug · 2,156 h sun/yr
- Campinas Brazil · 498 km · best in Aug · 2,449 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Ipatinga Brazil · 156 km · 2,316 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Governador Valadares Brazil · 224 km · 2,398 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Juiz de Fora Brazil · 225 km · 2,244 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Araxá Brazil · 314 km · 2,699 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Montes Claros Brazil · 326 km · 2,934 h sun/yr · best in Jun
Head-to-head
How Belo Horizonte compares month by month: Belo Horizonte vs Rio De Janeiro · Belo Horizonte vs Vitória · Belo Horizonte vs Ribeirão Preto · all comparisons
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