Ibirité in Winter

In winter (June, July and August), Ibirité sees average daytime highs around 24°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 25 mm of rain over about 5 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the driest season of the year.

Over the season highs climb from about 24°C in early June to 26°C by late August. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 57% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

Winter is Ibirité's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Ibirité's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
24°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
12°C
Rainfall
25 mm
5 wet days
Avg wind
8 km/h
Travel score
8.7
best season of the year
Months
Jun · Jul · Aug

Temperature in Ibirité in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 24°C in early June to 26°C by late August.

A typical winter day in Ibirité reaches about 24°C and drops to 12°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is August, the coolest July.

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Ibirité weather by month

How the three winter months (June, July and August) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 19°21817.913.15.1
Feb28° / 18°11912.912.75.6
Mar27° / 18°14716.912.15.4
Apr26° / 16°559.811.66.7
May25° / 14°315.111.17.9
Jun24° / 12°101.710.88.6
Jul24° / 12°50.810.98.9
Aug25° / 13°112.111.38.5
Sep27° / 15°476.511.97.3
Oct27° / 17°8111.712.56.1
Nov26° / 18°18418.412.95.0
Dec27° / 18°2592213.24.6

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 57% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitation

Ibirité gets around 25 mm of rain over 5 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Winter

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Winter

Winds average 8 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 54 min in early June to 11 h 36 min by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 4.5 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Hazard calendar for Ibirité

In seasonPeak

None of Ibirité's seasonal hazards peak in winter. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do.

Ibirité'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 winter a good time to visit Ibirité?

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

8.7
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.5
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

winter is one of the better times to visit Ibirité for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Ibirité in Winter

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

In winter, Ibirité sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

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UV index in Ibirité in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ibirité peaks around February 9 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 highExtremeFeb 9UV 15Jun 19UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May8Very high
Jun7High
Jul7Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep10Very high
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Ibirité in Winter

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where winter falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Ibirité is worst in September — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (January, 9 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Ibirité's WHO annual average of 12.3 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1519 µg/m³Jan 149 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb10Good
Mar11Good
Apr12Good
May14Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov9Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Ibirité?

Ibirité sits at 20.0°S, 44.1°W, 883 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Sarzedo, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Ibirité

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ibirité has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 280 m around an average of 940 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 824 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,474 m.

The land around Ibirité is covered by trees (46%) and artificial surfaces (40%) within 3 km, trees (46%) and artificial surfaces (30%) within 16 km, and trees (51%) and grassland (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
280 m
16 km
824 m
80 km
1,474 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
Winter weather nearby: Sarzedo 9.0 km · Contagem 10 km · Mário Campos 14 km · Betim 16 km · Belo Horizonte 17 km · Brumadinho 20 km · Nova Lima 23 km · São Joaquim de Bicas 23 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 Ibirité (-20.0219°, -44.0589°, elevation 883 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.