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Best Time for Minas Gerais: the Gold Towns

Last updated: 2026-08-16

Sweet spot: April, May, June. Computed from NASA POWER climate normals across the route's overnight towns, balancing temperature, rainfall and daylight.

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The dry, cooler months — cobbled climbs without the sweat, and June's festas juninas.
Summer storms most afternoons; churches gleam between them.

Month	Low	High	Rain	Daylight
January	17.5°C	26.2°C	218 mm	13.1 h
February	17.2°C	26.3°C	137 mm	12.7 h
March	16.9°C	25.8°C	149 mm	12.1 h
April	15.3°C	25.4°C	52 mm	11.5 h
May	12.4°C	24.3°C	30 mm	11.0 h
June	11.3°C	24.2°C	14 mm	10.8 h
July	10.7°C	24.7°C	9 mm	10.9 h
August	11.6°C	26.7°C	16 mm	11.3 h
September	13.4°C	28.9°C	45 mm	11.9 h
October	15.4°C	29.1°C	89 mm	12.5 h
November	16.3°C	26.7°C	190 mm	13.0 h
December	17.3°C	26.0°C	253 mm	13.2 h

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