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Mato Grosso do Sul has a tropical climate, which in the highest areas of the eastern highlands becomes a tropical climate of altitude. The climate can be divided into two seasons based on rainfall, there is a rainy season between October and May and a drier season between June and September. The annual average rainfall varies between 1,100 mm and 1,500 mm.
Temperatures vary slightly on an annual basis, the annual average is around 25 ° C in the western plains, while they drop to around 20 ° C in the eastern highlands. The hottest months are between October and March, while those between May and August are cooler.
In the highlands of this region of Brazil, the minimum average temperatures reach values around 14 ° C / 15 ° C in the month of July which is the coldest, in the same month the maximum average temperatures have values around 26 ° C / 27 ° C. The hottest months are those between November and February with temperatures ranging between 31 ° C / 30 ° C (average maximum temperatures) and 20 ° C / 21 ° C (average minimum temperatures). Frosts are rarely possible in the southernmost areas of the state.
In the Pantanal the temperatures are higher, here in fact in the warmer months, those from November to February, they exceed 33 ° C of maximum average temperature, while in the colder months, that is from June to August, the maximum average temperature varies between 26 ° C and 28 ° C. The average minimum temperatures vary between 17 ° C in June and 23 ° C in the hottest months.
WHEN TO GO TO MATO GROSSO DO SUL
The best time to travel to Mato Grosso do Sul are the driest months between June and September.
THE CLIMATE OF MATO GROSSO DO SUL: CLIMATE TABLES
CAMPO GRANDE (592 meters) | ||||
Month | Average low (°C) | Average high (°C) | Precip. (mm) | Precip. days |
January | 19,7 | 28,6 | 243,3 | 17 |
February | 20,1 | 30,4 | 187,1 | 16 |
March | 18,3 | 30,2 | 145,4 | 14 |
April | 18,4 | 29,2 | 101,2 | 8 |
May | 16,0 | 27,1 | 111,4 | 7 |
June | 15,3 | 26,1 | 44,8 | 5 |
July | 14,0 | 26,7 | 45,7 | 4 |
August | 16,0 | 29,0 | 39,7 | 4 |
September | 17,5 | 27,5 | 81,1 | 6 |
October | 18,9 | 30,6 | 130,0 | 10 |
November | 19,5 | 30,4 | 110,0 | 13 |
December | 20,4 | 29,8 | 229,3 | 17 |
YEAR | 17,8 | 28,8 | 1469,0 | 121 |
CORUMBÁ (118 meters) | ||||
Month | Average low (°C) | Average high (°C) | Precip. (mm) | Precip. days |
January | 23 | 33 | 207 | |
February | 23 | 32 | 123 | |
March | 23 | 32 | 138 | |
April | 22 | 31 | 78 | |
May | 21 | 28 | 53 | |
June | 17 | 26 | 30 | |
July | 19 | 27 | 29 | |
August | 18 | 28 | 32 | |
September | 20 | 31 | 47 | |
October | 22 | 32 | 82 | |
November | 23 | 33 | 144 | |
December | 23 | 33 | 154 | |
YEAR | 1117 |
BONITO (315 meters) | ||||
Month | Average low (°C) | Average high (°C) | Precip. (mm) | Precip. days |
January | 21 | 30 | 189 | |
February | 21 | 31 | 175 | |
March | 20 | 31 | 152 | |
Aprile | 19 | 29 | 104 | |
May | 17 | 26 | 92 | |
June | 15 | 25 | 54 | |
July | 15 | 25 | 42 | |
August | 16 | 27 | 35 | |
September | 17 | 29 | 68 | |
October | 19 | 30 | 152 | |
November | 20 | 31 | 150 | |
December | 21 | 31 | 168 | |
YEAR | 1381 |
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