Climate and average weather in São João del Rei
In São João del Rei, the weather is warm, wet, and mostly cloudy and remarkably steady, with daytime highs holding near warm levels all year. The wettest stretch peaks around December.
Over the course of the year, the temperature in São João del Rei typically varies from 12°C to 27°C, and is rarely below 9°C or above 31°C. February is the hottest month of the year, while June is the coldest.
Based on the travel score, the best time of year to visit São João del Rei for warm-weather activities is from mid April to late September.
- Hottest
- Feb
- 27°
- Coldest
- Jun
- 12°
- Wettest
- Dec
- 238 mm
- Driest
- Jul
- 10 mm
- Rain / yr
- 1217 mm
- 136 wet days
- Daylight
- 10.7–13.3 h
- shortest–longest
- Elevation
- 911 m
- 21.1°S
- Clearest
- Aug
- 40% cloud
São João del Rei weather by month, at a glance
The whole year in one picture — sky, rain, humidity, temperature and travel score. Click any band to jump to its full chart.
Each stripe is one measure across the whole year, stacked so a single day reads top to bottom. The sky band runs overcast grey on top down to clear blue at the base — more blue means sunnier — followed by the rainfall curve, the humidity band, a temperature strip that tints each stretch of the year by how warm its average high is, and the travel-score line at the foot. Scan straight down any date to read that day across every measure at once; the score climbs highest around mid April to late September.
Temperature through the year
Daily average highs and lows in São João del Rei, from 1991–2020 of climate data. The shaded bands show the range most days fall in — 10th to 90th percentile.
Temperatures in São João del Rei stay fairly even through the year, without a distinct hot or cool season. The warmest month is February, with an average high of 27°C and low of 18°C; the coolest is June, with an average low of 12°C and high of 23°C.
Days typically run about 10°C warmer than nights, with the widest day–night swing (around 12°C) in August.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
| Avg low (°C) | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| Avg high (°C) | Avg low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27 | 18 |
| Feb | 27 | 18 |
| Mar | 27 | 18 |
| Apr | 26 | 16 |
| May | 23 | 14 |
| Jun | 23 | 12 |
| Jul | 23 | 12 |
| Aug | 24 | 13 |
| Sep | 26 | 15 |
| Oct | 26 | 16 |
| Nov | 26 | 17 |
| Dec | 26 | 18 |
Average hourly temperature in São João del Rei
A compact picture of the whole year, hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled average temperature. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.
Read left to right for the day of the year and top to bottom for the hour of the day; the color is the modeled temperature, cool blues through to hot reds on the same scale as the other charts. A vertical slice is a single day's swing — coolest just before dawn, warmest in the mid-afternoon — while a horizontal slice follows one hour across the seasons. The darker overlay marks night and the lighter one the twilight around sunrise and sunset. Colors run warmest on February afternoons, near 27°C, and coldest before dawn in June, near 12°C.
São João del Rei weather by month
Every month at a glance. Click a month for its detailed page.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27° / 18° | 228 | 20.6 | 13.1 | 4.8 |
| Feb | 27° / 18° | 135 | 15.8 | 12.7 | 5.2 |
| Mar | 27° / 18° | 147 | 17.5 | 12.1 | 5.3 |
| Apr | 26° / 16° | 49 | 8.7 | 11.5 | 6.9 |
| May | 23° / 14° | 31 | 5.3 | 11 | 7.6 |
| Jun | 23° / 12° | 15 | 2.5 | 10.7 | 8.1 |
| Jul | 23° / 12° | 10 | 2 | 10.8 | 8.4 |
| Aug | 24° / 13° | 17 | 2.8 | 11.3 | 8.5 |
| Sep | 26° / 15° | 60 | 7.4 | 11.9 | 7.2 |
| Oct | 26° / 16° | 100 | 12.6 | 12.5 | 6.1 |
| Nov | 26° / 17° | 186 | 18.9 | 13 | 5.1 |
| Dec | 26° / 18° | 238 | 22.3 | 13.3 | 4.6 |
Chance of rain
How likely it is to rain on a typical day, and how that shifts across the wetter and drier seasons.
São João del Rei gets about 1217 mm of precipitation a year. On a typical day the chance of rain is often wet, but that rises and falls sharply with the seasons.
The wetter season lasts 5.8 months, from around Oct 14 to Apr 7, peaking in December at about 73% chance on a given day. The drier stretch runs the rest of the year, bottoming out around Jul 1.
December is the wettest month by volume, with 238 mm over about 22 wet days; July is the driest, with 10 mm.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rain on a day (%) | 66 | 57 | 56 | 30 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 25 | 41 | 62 | 71 |
| Rain days | 21 | 16 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 22 |
| Rain on a day (%) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 66 | 21 |
| Feb | 57 | 16 |
| Mar | 56 | 18 |
| Apr | 30 | 9 |
| May | 18 | 5 |
| Jun | 8 | 3 |
| Jul | 7 | 2 |
| Aug | 9 | 3 |
| Sep | 25 | 7 |
| Oct | 41 | 13 |
| Nov | 62 | 19 |
| Dec | 71 | 22 |
Monthly rainfall
Over a full year, São João del Rei collects about 1217 mm of rain across 136 wet days — roughly 101 mm in an average month.
It doesn’t fall evenly. December is the wettest month with 238 mm, while July is the driest at just 10 mm. The three wettest months alone bring about 54% of the year’s total.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainfall (mm) | 228 | 135 | 147 | 49 | 31 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 60 | 100 | 186 | 238 |
| Rain days | 21 | 16 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 22 |
| Rainfall (mm) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 228 | 21 |
| Feb | 135 | 16 |
| Mar | 147 | 18 |
| Apr | 49 | 9 |
| May | 31 | 5 |
| Jun | 15 | 3 |
| Jul | 10 | 2 |
| Aug | 17 | 3 |
| Sep | 60 | 7 |
| Oct | 100 | 13 |
| Nov | 186 | 19 |
| Dec | 238 | 22 |
Clouds and sunshine
How often the daytime sky is clear, partly cloudy or overcast.
In São João del Rei, the average share of the sky covered by clouds shows significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.
The clearer part of the year begins around April 3 and lasts for 5.8 months, ending around September 25. The clearest month is August, when the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 68% of the time on average.
The cloudier part of the year begins around September 26 and lasts for 6.2 months, ending around April 2. The cloudiest month is December, when it is overcast or mostly cloudy 80% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearer (%) | 23 | 33 | 35 | 51 | 51 | 62 | 67 | 68 | 54 | 37 | 23 | 20 |
| Cloudier (%) | 77 | 67 | 65 | 49 | 49 | 38 | 33 | 32 | 46 | 63 | 77 | 80 |
| Clearer (%) | Cloudier (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 23 | 77 |
| Feb | 33 | 67 |
| Mar | 35 | 65 |
| Apr | 51 | 49 |
| May | 51 | 49 |
| Jun | 62 | 38 |
| Jul | 67 | 33 |
| Aug | 68 | 32 |
| Sep | 54 | 46 |
| Oct | 37 | 63 |
| Nov | 23 | 77 |
| Dec | 20 | 80 |
Daylight, sunrise and sunset
Hours of daylight through the year, with sunrise and sunset times.
The gold band is daylight — sunrise runs along its lower edge, sunset along the upper — so it widens toward summer and pinches toward winter, with night the dark area above and below. The longest day, around January 1, brings about 13 h 18 min of light; the shortest, around June 10, only 10 h 42 min — a swing of roughly 2 h 36 min.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 13.1 | 12.7 | 12.1 | 11.5 | 11.0 | 10.7 | 10.8 | 11.3 | 11.9 | 12.5 | 13.0 | 13.3 |
| Sunrise (AM) | 6:32 | 6:50 | 7:02 | 7:12 | 7:23 | 7:36 | 7:38 | 7:23 | 6:55 | 6:27 | 6:12 | 6:15 |
| Sunset (PM) | 7:41 | 7:33 | 7:11 | 6:43 | 6:23 | 6:19 | 6:28 | 6:39 | 6:48 | 6:57 | 7:13 | 7:32 |
| Daylight (h) | Sunrise (AM) | Sunset (PM) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 13.1 | 6:32 | 7:41 |
| Feb | 12.7 | 6:50 | 7:33 |
| Mar | 12.1 | 7:02 | 7:11 |
| Apr | 11.5 | 7:12 | 6:43 |
| May | 11.0 | 7:23 | 6:23 |
| Jun | 10.7 | 7:36 | 6:19 |
| Jul | 10.8 | 7:38 | 6:28 |
| Aug | 11.3 | 7:23 | 6:39 |
| Sep | 11.9 | 6:55 | 6:48 |
| Oct | 12.5 | 6:27 | 6:57 |
| Nov | 13.0 | 6:12 | 7:13 |
| Dec | 13.3 | 6:15 | 7:32 |
Sunny days
How many genuinely sunny days each month brings — days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — banded into plain-language zones.
São João del Rei averages about 8 sunny days a month — counting the days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — with a clear seasonal swing between 2 and 17 days.
The sunnier stretch runs 5.4 months, from around Apr 18 to Sep 28. The sunniest month is August, with roughly 16 sunny days (bright).
The greyest month is December, down near 2 sunny days — about 86% fewer than the August peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunny days | 4 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| Sky | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Bright | Bright | Mixed | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy |
| Sunny days | Sky | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4 | Gloomy |
| Feb | 5 | Gloomy |
| Mar | 5 | Gloomy |
| Apr | 8 | Mixed |
| May | 10 | Mixed |
| Jun | 13 | Mixed |
| Jul | 16 | Bright |
| Aug | 17 | Bright |
| Sep | 12 | Mixed |
| Oct | 6 | Gloomy |
| Nov | 3 | Gloomy |
| Dec | 2 | Gloomy |
Humidity comfort
Share of days at each humidity comfort level, based on the dew point — the measure that tracks how muggy it actually feels.
Humidity comfort is graded by the dew point — the temperature at which the air would be fully saturated — because it tracks how muggy it actually feels far better than relative humidity does. A low dew point feels dry and crisp; a high one feels sticky and oppressive no matter the reading on a humidity gauge.
In São João del Rei, how humid it feels changes dramatically over the year.
The more humid part of the year lasts 6.1 months, from around October 21 to April 25. The muggiest month is January, when the air feels humid, muggy or worse about 94% of the time.
The most comfortable stretch runs from around April 26 to October 20, and July is the most comfortable month — the air is dry or comfortable 100% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 32 | 58 | 76 | 74 | 47 | 17 | 4 | 0 |
| Comfortable (%) | 6 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 47 | 38 | 23 | 23 | 36 | 37 | 22 | 8 |
| Humid (%) | 47 | 54 | 52 | 55 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 41 | 55 | 51 |
| Muggy (%) | 47 | 39 | 39 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 41 |
| Dry (%) | Comfortable (%) | Humid (%) | Muggy (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 0 | 6 | 47 | 47 |
| Feb | 0 | 7 | 54 | 39 |
| Mar | 0 | 9 | 52 | 39 |
| Apr | 7 | 26 | 55 | 13 |
| May | 32 | 47 | 20 | 0 |
| Jun | 58 | 38 | 4 | 0 |
| Jul | 76 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug | 74 | 23 | 2 | 0 |
| Sep | 47 | 36 | 17 | 0 |
| Oct | 17 | 37 | 41 | 5 |
| Nov | 4 | 22 | 55 | 18 |
| Dec | 0 | 8 | 51 | 41 |
Wind
Average wind speed through the year, banded into plain-language speed zones so a number reads as 'breezy' or 'calm' without knowing the scale.
This is the average sustained wind speed at the standard 10 metres above open ground — the steady flow a weather station reports, not the sharper gusts that come and go, which can run half again as fast. It's the number that says whether a place is generally breezy or calm.
Wind in São João del Rei is steady company: average speeds sit near 9 km/h — calm — in every month of the year, with no meaningful windy or calm season.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind speed (km/h) | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
| Feels | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm |
| Wind speed (km/h) | Feels | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 9 | calm |
| Feb | 8 | calm |
| Mar | 8 | calm |
| Apr | 9 | calm |
| May | 9 | calm |
| Jun | 9 | calm |
| Jul | 9 | calm |
| Aug | 10 | calm |
| Sep | 11 | calm |
| Oct | 10 | calm |
| Nov | 10 | calm |
| Dec | 9 | calm |
Hazard calendar for São João del Rei
When the seasonal hazards worth planning around — the rainy season, tropical-cyclone risk and dust haze — are active through the year.
São João del Rei's monsoon runs November–March, when most of the year's rain falls.
Best time to visit São João del Rei
To characterize how pleasant the weather is in São João del Rei throughout the year, we compute two travel scores — one for general sightseeing, one for beach and pool weather.
Around late April, São João del Rei is still near the start of its best-weather window — great conditions with the peak-season crowds not yet at full swing.
Inferred from the travel-score curve; month-by-month visitor numbers are a planned addition.
The travel score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 18°C and 28°C. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit São João del Rei for general outdoor tourist activities is from mid April to late September, with a peak score in the second week of August.
The travel score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travel score (0–10) | 4.8 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 6.9 | 7.6 | 8.1 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 7.2 | 6.1 | 5.1 | 4.6 |
| Rating | fair | fair | fair | good | ideal | ideal | ideal | ideal | good | good | fair | fair |
| Travel score (0–10) | Rating | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4.8 | fair |
| Feb | 5.2 | fair |
| Mar | 5.4 | fair |
| Apr | 6.9 | good |
| May | 7.6 | ideal |
| Jun | 8.1 | ideal |
| Jul | 8.4 | ideal |
| Aug | 8.4 | ideal |
| Sep | 7.2 | good |
| Oct | 6.1 | good |
| Nov | 5.1 | fair |
| Dec | 4.6 | fair |
The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 24°C and 34°C. Based on this score, the best times of year to visit São João del Rei for hot-weather activities run from early April to mid May and again from early June to late October, with a peak score in the last week of August.
The beach/pool score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).
What to pack for São João del Rei, by month
Month by month, what's worth putting in the bag — from the temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind. Tap a month for a quick packing note.
São João del Rei packs about the same all year — highs hold near 27°C. Across the year the things worth having are light clothes, rain gear and sun protection.
In February, São João del Rei sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 16 days see rain.
UV index (midday) in São João del Rei by month
Clear-sky midday UV index through the year, shaded by the WHO exposure levels — how much sun protection each month calls for.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in São João del Rei peaks around February 9 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 7 (high).
The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 15 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 14 |
| Level | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Very high | High | High | Very high | Very high | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 15 | Extreme |
| Feb | 16 | Extreme |
| Mar | 13 | Extreme |
| Apr | 10 | Extreme |
| May | 8 | Very high |
| Jun | 7 | High |
| Jul | 7 | High |
| Aug | 9 | Very high |
| Sep | 9 | Very high |
| Oct | 12 | Extreme |
| Nov | 14 | Extreme |
| Dec | 14 | Extreme |
Average hourly UV index in São João del Rei
Modeled clear-sky UV for every hour of every day — when in the day sun protection actually matters.
The whole year hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled clear-sky UV index — the midday peak scaled down as the sun sits lower in the sky. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.
UV falls off far faster than brightness as the sun drops, so even in February the burn window is concentrated in the middle of the day: about 9 hours a day reach index 3 (protection recommended), and 7 hours reach 6 or more. Mornings and late afternoons stay comparatively gentle year round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7.5 | 6 | 5.5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
| UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 9 | 7 |
| Feb | 9 | 7 |
| Mar | 8 | 6 |
| Apr | 7.5 | 5 |
| May | 6 | 3.5 |
| Jun | 5.5 | 2.5 |
| Jul | 6 | 2.5 |
| Aug | 7 | 4.5 |
| Sep | 7 | 4.5 |
| Oct | 8 | 6 |
| Nov | 9 | 7 |
| Dec | 9 | 7 |
Air quality in São João del Rei by month
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see which months the air is worst, not just the yearly average.
Air quality in São João del Rei is worst in September — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (January, 8 µg/m³).
Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 8 |
| Level | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Moderate | Good | Good | Good |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 8 | Good |
| Feb | 9 | Good |
| Mar | 9 | Good |
| Apr | 9 | Good |
| May | 10 | Good |
| Jun | 10 | Good |
| Jul | 9 | Good |
| Aug | 11 | Good |
| Sep | 17 | Moderate |
| Oct | 11 | Good |
| Nov | 9 | Good |
| Dec | 8 | Good |
Growing season
São João del Rei is frost-free year round — even the coldest nights rarely reach freezing, so there is no start or end to the growing season.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frost-free chance (%) | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Frost nights | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frost-free chance (%) | Frost nights | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 100 | 0 |
| Feb | 100 | 0 |
| Mar | 100 | 0 |
| Apr | 100 | 0 |
| May | 100 | 0 |
| Jun | 100 | 0 |
| Jul | 100 | 0 |
| Aug | 100 | 0 |
| Sep | 100 | 0 |
| Oct | 100 | 0 |
| Nov | 100 | 0 |
| Dec | 100 | 0 |
Growing degree days
Growing degree days tally heat above 10°C: each day adds however many degrees its average temperature runs over that threshold, and cold days add nothing. São João del Rei banks about 3,793 degree days a year, and the running total — which growers use to time plantings and predict maturity — climbs fastest around February.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | 391 | 358 | 378 | 327 | 265 | 227 | 229 | 261 | 299 | 343 | 339 | 377 |
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | |
|---|---|
| Jan | 391 |
| Feb | 358 |
| Mar | 378 |
| Apr | 327 |
| May | 265 |
| Jun | 227 |
| Jul | 229 |
| Aug | 261 |
| Sep | 299 |
| Oct | 343 |
| Nov | 339 |
| Dec | 377 |
Solar energy
Average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground, banded into brightness zones so the number means something at a glance.
Solar energy is how much sunlight actually reaches the ground each day, measured in kilowatt-hours per square metre (kWh/m²) — the combined effect of how long the sun is up, how high it climbs, and how much cloud gets in the way. It's the raw fuel a solar panel has to work with: for scale, 1 kWh/m² a day is dim and wintry, while 7+ is desert-bright.
São João del Rei receives about 4.8 kWh/m² a day of solar energy on average — bright — with a clear seasonal swing between 3.7 and 5.7 kWh/m².
The brighter stretch of the year lasts 7.0 months, from around Aug 21 to Mar 22. The brightest month is February, averaging about 5.6 kWh/m² (bright).
The dimmest month is May, down near 3.9 kWh/m² — roughly 31% less than the February peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | 5.5 | 5.7 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 5.5 | 5.1 | 5.3 |
| Level | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright |
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5.5 | Bright |
| Feb | 5.7 | Bright |
| Mar | 4.9 | Bright |
| Apr | 4.5 | Bright |
| May | 3.9 | Moderate |
| Jun | 3.7 | Moderate |
| Jul | 3.9 | Moderate |
| Aug | 4.8 | Bright |
| Sep | 5.2 | Bright |
| Oct | 5.5 | Bright |
| Nov | 5.1 | Bright |
| Dec | 5.3 | Bright |
Where is São João del Rei?
São João del Rei sits at 21.1°S, 44.3°W, 911 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Barroso, 30 km away.
Topography around São João del Rei
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of São João del Rei.
Within 3 km, the terrain around São João del Rei has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 301 m around an average of 956 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 531 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,184 m.
The land around São João del Rei is covered by grassland (42%), trees (28%) and artificial surfaces (28%) within 3 km, grassland (53%) and trees (38%) within 16 km, and grassland (56%) and trees (34%) within 80 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
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 São João del Rei (-21.1356°, -44.2617°, elevation 911 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. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).