Climate averages 1991–2020
São João del Rei weather
in April.
A warm, moderately wet month: the 8th warmest and the 5th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
April is a warm month in São João del Rei: daytime highs average 24.7°C and nights cool to about 16.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 8th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 49 mm of rain on roughly 9 days, which makes April a moderately wet month (the 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 37 min on an average April day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Barbacena (52 km away). In April its highs average 22.7°C, 2.0°C cooler than São João del Rei, with 82 mm of rain.
Among the 448 cities listed in Brazil, São João del Rei ranks joint 375th of 448 for the warmest April highs and joint 17th of 448 for the driest April (rainfall, lowest first). The mean April high of those 448 cities is 27.0°C; São João del Rei is 2.3°C cooler than that mean.
From April to May, average highs fall by 2.0°C to 22.7°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 49 mm to 31 mm.
The annual picture
April in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
São João del Rei climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26.3°C18.4°C | 18.4°C | 228 | 20.5 | 13.313 h |
| February | 26.8°C18.4°C | 18.4°C | 136 | 15.8 | 12.813 h |
| March | 25.8°C17.9°C | 17.9°C | 147 | 17.4 | 12.212 h |
| April, selected | 24.7°C16.4°C | 16.4°C | 49 | 8.7 | 11.612 h |
| May | 22.7°C13.7°C | 13.7°C | 31 | 5.3 | 11.111 h |
| June | 22.1°C12.3°C | 12.3°C | 15 | 2.5 | 10.911 h |
| July | 22.3°C11.9°C | 11.9°C | 10 | 1.9 | 11.011 h |
| August | 23.9°C12.8°C | 12.8°C | 17 | 2.8 | 11.411 h |
| September | 25.4°C14.7°C | 14.7°C | 60 | 7.3 | 12.012 h |
| October | 25.9°C16.4°C | 16.4°C | 100 | 12.5 | 12.613 h |
| November | 25.0°C17.0°C | 17.0°C | 186 | 18.9 | 13.113 h |
| December | 25.8°C18.0°C | 18.0°C | 238 | 22.2 | 13.413 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
April in nearby cities
- Barbacena in AprilBrazil · 52 kmHigh 22.7°C · Low 15.0°C · 82 mm rain
- Conselheiro Lafaiete in AprilBrazil · 72 kmHigh 23.8°C · Low 15.7°C · 64 mm rain
- Lavras in AprilBrazil · 77 kmHigh 24.9°C · Low 16.2°C · 52 mm rain
- Ouro Preto in AprilBrazil · 114 kmHigh 22.7°C · Low 15.0°C · 99 mm rain
- Juiz de Fora in AprilBrazil · 117 kmHigh 25.2°C · Low 17.3°C · 99 mm rain
- Três Corações in AprilBrazil · 120 kmHigh 25.1°C · Low 16.2°C · 63 mm rain
- Água Rasa in AprilBrazil · 122 kmHigh 24.3°C · Low 15.9°C · 74 mm rain
- Itaúna in AprilBrazil · 122 kmHigh 25.8°C · Low 17.1°C · 63 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for São João del Rei) is explained once on the São João del Rei year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.