Sunshine Atlas

Montes Claros weather by month & the best time to visit

Brazil · city break · tropical — wet & dry seasons climate

Montes Claros, Brazil
Montes Claros — photo by Jp4045, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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.

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

January: 70February: 77March: 74April: 88May: 94June: 9696July: 96August: 96September: 83October: 66November: 69December: 69JFMAMJJASOND
MonthScoreDay highNight lowRainUV
January70 30° / 86°F20° / 68°F 143 mm12
February77 31° / 88°F20° / 68°F 106 mm12
March74 30° / 86°F19° / 66°F 120 mm11
April88 31° / 88°F18° / 64°F 43 mm10
May94 30° / 86°F17° / 63°F 12 mm8
June96 29° / 84°F15° / 59°F 2 mm7
July96 29° / 84°F14° / 57°F 2 mm8
August96 31° / 88°F15° / 59°F 4 mm9
September83 33° / 91°F18° / 64°F 20 mm10
October66 34° / 93°F20° / 68°F 76 mm11
November69 30° / 86°F20° / 68°F 154 mm10
December69 30° / 86°F20° / 68°F 183 mm11

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Montes Claros: questions and answers

What kind of destination is Montes Claros?

Montes Claros is a city break in Brazil at 663 m elevation with a tropical — wet & dry seasons climate.

How many hours of sunshine does Montes Claros get a year?

Montes Claros gets about 2,934 hours of sunshine a year, at its best around June.

When is the best time to visit Montes Claros?

The sunniest time to visit Montes Claros is June, when the Sunshine Score peaks at 96/100 (with July and August close behind). Expect daytime highs around 29°C / 84°F.

What is the least sunny month in Montes Claros?

October is the least sunny month in Montes Claros, scoring 66/100 with about 76 mm of rain.

How strong is the sun in Montes Claros?

The typical midday UV index in Montes Claros peaks around 12 (extreme) in January, easing to about 7 (high) in June. Month-by-month midday UV values are in the UV column of the table on this page.

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