Paracatu weather by month & the best time to visit
🇧🇷 Brazil · small town · tropical — wet & dry seasons climate
The best time to visit Paracatu is June — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 96/100), with July and August close behind. Paracatu averages about 2,991 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 28°C / 82°F and roughly 5 mm of rain in June.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,991
- Sunniest month
- June
- Peak score
- 96/100
- Rain / year
- 1,245 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 12 (extreme)
- Population
- 94k
- Elevation
- 715 m

When is the best time to visit Paracatu?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Paracatu is June, then July and August. The dullest month is January (69/100, 219 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Paracatu?
Paracatu gets a lot of sun: around 2,991 hours a year. June (96/100) is noticeably better than January (69). It ranks #9 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 54% of the annual 1,245 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 69 | 28° / 82°F | 20° / 68°F | 219 mm | 12 |
| February | 69 | 28° / 82°F | 19° / 66°F | 164 mm | 12 |
| March | 69 | 28° / 82°F | 19° / 66°F | 190 mm | 11 |
| April | 84 | 28° / 82°F | 18° / 64°F | 72 mm | 10 |
| May | 92 | 27° / 81°F | 15° / 59°F | 25 mm | 8 |
| June | 96 | 28° / 82°F | 14° / 57°F | 5 mm | 7 |
| July | 96 | 29° / 84°F | 14° / 57°F | 2 mm | 7 |
| August | 95 | 31° / 88°F | 15° / 59°F | 7 mm | 9 |
| September | 83 | 33° / 91°F | 18° / 64°F | 24 mm | 10 |
| October | 73 | 33° / 91°F | 20° / 68°F | 85 mm | 11 |
| November | 69 | 30° / 86°F | 20° / 68°F | 209 mm | 11 |
| December | 69 | 29° / 84°F | 20° / 68°F | 243 mm | 11 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Brasília Brazil · 189 km · best in Jul · 2,910 h sun/yr
- Uberlândia Brazil · 231 km · best in Jul · 2,914 h sun/yr
- Goiânia Brazil · 258 km · best in Jun · 2,877 h sun/yr
- Belo Horizonte Brazil · 407 km · best in Jun · 2,492 h sun/yr
- Ribeirão Preto Brazil · 443 km · best in Jul · 2,763 h sun/yr
- São José do Rio Preto Brazil · 478 km · best in Jul · 2,869 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Caldas Novas Brazil · 190 km · 2,907 h sun/yr · best in Jun
- Araxá Brazil · 258 km · 2,699 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Uberaba Brazil · 303 km · 2,773 h sun/yr · best in Jul
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