Bom Despacho in Fall

In fall (March, April and May), Bom Despacho sees average daytime highs around 28°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 242 mm of rain over about 32 wet days across the season. It is the 3rd-warmest season and the 3rd-wettest season.

Over the season highs ease from about 29°C in early March to 26°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time across fall, and the air most often feels muggy.

Fall is Bom Despacho's 2nd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Bom Despacho's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
28°C
3rd-warmest season
Avg overnight low
18°C
Rainfall
242 mm
32 wet days
Avg wind
7 km/h
Travel score
6.1
2nd-best season
Months
Mar · Apr · May

Temperature in Bom Despacho in Fall

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs ease from about 29°C in early March to 26°C by late May.

A typical fall day in Bom Despacho reaches about 28°C and drops to 18°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is March, the coolest May.

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Bom Despacho weather by month

How the three fall months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 20°23619.213.14.3
Feb29° / 20°14214.412.74.5
Mar29° / 20°15517.412.14.6
Apr28° / 18°569.511.66.2
May26° / 16°304.611.17.6
Jun26° / 15°91.710.88.4
Jul26° / 14°50.710.98.6
Aug28° / 15°91.911.37.9
Sep29° / 17°456.311.96.0
Oct30° / 19°8210.812.55.0
Nov28° / 20°19719.112.94.4
Dec28° / 20°26422.513.24.0

Cloud cover in Fall

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time across fall.

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Chance of precipitation in Fall

Any precipitation

Bom Despacho gets around 242 mm of rain over 32 wet days across fall. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Fall

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of fall feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

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Wind in Fall

Winds average 7 km/h across fall.

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Sunrise & sunset in Fall

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min in early March to 10 h 54 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Fall

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across fall, about 4.9 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in fall

Hazard calendar for Bom Despacho

In seasonPeak

In fall, Bom Despacho overlaps its monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Bom Despacho's monsoon runs November–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is fall a good time to visit Bom Despacho?

Our two travel scores rate fall for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

6.1
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
6.7
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

fall is a reasonable time to visit Bom Despacho for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Bom Despacho in Fall

From fall's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In fall, Bom Despacho sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 32 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Bom Despacho in Fall

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across fall averages around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bom Despacho peaks around January 22 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 7 (high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highVery highExtremeJan 22UV 15Jun 19UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May8Very high
Jun7High
Jul7Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Bom Despacho?

Bom Despacho sits at 19.7°S, 45.3°W, 771 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Nova Serrana, 32 km away.

Topography around Bom Despacho

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Bom Despacho.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bom Despacho has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 159 m around an average of 734 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 266 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 648 m.

The land around Bom Despacho is covered by grassland (39%), trees (28%) and artificial surfaces (28%) within 3 km, grassland (46%) and trees (34%) within 16 km, and grassland (54%) and trees (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
159 m
16 km
266 m
80 km
648 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
Fall weather nearby: Nova Serrana 32 km · Pitangui 38 km · Santo Antônio do Monte 39 km · Lagoa da Prata 44 km · Luz 46 km · Divinópolis 59 km · Pompéu 66 km · Abaeté 67 km

Brazil travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / N
127 / 220 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 46% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$10,713
2025
Happiness
6.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
89%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
19.3
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
16
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 482
Religion
Roman Catholic 57%Evangelical 27%none 9%other 4%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Bom Despacho (-19.7364°, -45.2522°, elevation 771 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google.