The climate of Mato Grosso do Sul: when to go

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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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