Climate of Nova Friburgo
Nova Friburgo is the coldest city in the state of Rio de Janeiro,[1] with the mild mesothermal climate according to Köppen-Geiger climate classification (Cfb),[2] with four relatively distinct seasons.
Temperature
Nova Friburgo's average annual temperature is 36 °C (97 °F) during the day and 14.5 °C (58.1 °F) at night. In the coldest month, July, has a temperature of 9.9 °C (49.8 °F). In the hottest month, March, has a temperature of 35 °C (95 °F). The highest absolute temperature officially recorded in the history of Nova Friburgo was 37.3°C on October 30, 1948.[3] The lowest temperature, meanwhile, was recorded at 05 °C (41 °F) in 2025.[4]
Averages
| Climate data for Nova Friburgo | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 35.2 (95.4) |
33.3 (91.9) |
35.8 (96.4) |
33.6 (92.5) |
32.2 (90.0) |
29.4 (84.9) |
30.2 (86.4) |
33 (91) |
33.6 (92.5) |
35 (95) |
36 (97) |
34 (93) |
36 (97) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 17.8 (64.0) |
17.7 (63.9) |
17.5 (63.5) |
16.1 (61.0) |
13.0 (55.4) |
10.6 (51.1) |
9.9 (49.8) |
10.8 (51.4) |
12.9 (55.2) |
14.9 (58.8) |
16.2 (61.2) |
17.0 (62.6) |
14.5 (58.1) |
| Source: Source: National Institute of Meteorology (climatological norm for 1981–2010);[5] Precipitation, relative humidity, and hours of sunshine: 1961–1990 climatological norm;,[5] temperature records: February 1, 1961, to February 28, 2003).[6][7] | |||||||||||||
Precipitation
The wettest month is January with 232.1 mm. While the driest is August of only 23.7. 1,279.8 mm of total precipitation fall a year.
| Climate data for Nova Friburgo | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 232.1 (9.14) |
165.2 (6.50) |
154.6 (6.09) |
61.4 (2.42) |
39.8 (1.57) |
32.3 (1.27) |
24.7 (0.97) |
23.7 (0.93) |
52.4 (2.06) |
86.3 (3.40) |
186.1 (7.33) |
221.2 (8.71) |
1,279.8 (50.39) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 14 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 100 |
| Source: Source: National Institute of Meteorology | |||||||||||||
References
- ↑ "Conheça os 5 destinos mais frios do RJ - Diário do Rio de Janeiro". Diário do Rio - Quem Ama o Rio Lê (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2024-08-13. Archived from the original on 2025-01-21. Retrieved 2026-06-25.
- ↑ "SUBMISSION OF PAPERS/POSTERS - suporte,+Gerente+da+revista,+1935-10738-1-SP-1.pdf". Retrieved June 21, 2026.
- ↑ "Saiba quais foram as maiores temperaturas já registradas em Friburgo e Teresópolis". Portal Multiplix (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2026-08-05.
- ↑ "Nova Friburgo registra 0,5°C, segunda menor temperatura do Brasil nesta quarta-feira". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2025-07-16. Retrieved 2026-08-05.
- 1 2 NORMAIS CLIMATOLÓGICAS DO BRASIL, retrieved June 22, 2026
- ↑ "BDMEP - série histórica - dados diários - temperatura mínima (°C) - Nova Friburgo»". Retrieved 22 June 2026.
- ↑ "BDMEP - série histórica - dados diários - temperatura máxima (°C) - Nova Friburgo". Retrieved 22 June 2026.