Montes Claros weather by month & the best time to visit

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The best time to visit Montes Claros is June — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 96/100), with July and August close behind. Montes Claros averages about 2,934 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 29°C / 84°F and roughly 2 mm of rain in June.

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Sun hours / year

2,934

Sunniest month

June

Peak score

96/100

Rain / year

865 mm

Midday UV at peak

12 (extreme)

Population

414k

Elevation

663 m

When is the best time to visit Montes Claros?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Montes Claros is June, then July and August. The dullest month is October (66/100, 76 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Montes Claros?

Montes Claros gets a lot of sun: around 2,934 hours a year. June (96/100) is noticeably better than October (66). It ranks #14 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 55% of the annual 865 mm.

Sunshine Score by month

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Nearby places for sunshine

• Belo Horizonte Brazil · 326 km · best in Jun · 2,492 h sun/yr
• Vitória da Conquista Brazil · 370 km · best in Sep · 2,650 h sun/yr
• Brasília Brazil · 448 km · best in Jul · 2,910 h sun/yr
• Porto Seguro Brazil · 506 km · best in Sep · 2,554 h sun/yr
• Uberlândia Brazil · 526 km · best in Jul · 2,914 h sun/yr
• Vitória Brazil · 543 km · best in Jul · 2,384 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Governador Valadares Brazil · 311 km · 2,398 h sun/yr · best in Aug
• Paracatu Brazil · 331 km · 2,991 h sun/yr · best in Jun
• Ipatinga Brazil · 338 km · 2,316 h sun/yr · best in Jul