Minas Gerais · Brazil
Contagem travel guide
Contagem is a city in Minas Gerais, Brazil, home to about 652,000 people.
- Best months
- April to September
- Nearest airport
- CNF34 km · Tancredo Neves International Airport
- Currency
- BRLBrazilian real
- Time zone
- America/Sao Paulo
- Language
- Portuguese, Brazilian Sign Language
About
About Contagem
Contagem is a city in the center of the state of Minas Gerais, in Brazil. It is only 21 kilometres (13 miles) from the capital, Belo Horizonte, and forms part of a metropolitan area with a population of 4.8 million.
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Where to stay
Hotels in Contagem
1 hotel within 25 km of the centre, as recorded in Wikidata. Each name links to its encyclopedia article where there is one.
| Hotel | Opened | From centre |
|---|---|---|
| Ibis Contagem Ceasa | 3.5 km |
When to go
The best time to visit Contagem
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Contagem are April to September. February is the warmest month, with average highs of 30 °C; December is the wettest, with about 326 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Contagem: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Tancredo Neves International Airport (CNF), about 34 km from the city centre in a straight line.
CNF · Tancredo Neves International Airport
Questions
Contagem: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Contagem?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Contagem are April to September. February is the warmest month, with average highs of 30 °C; December is the wettest, with about 326 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Contagem?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Tancredo Neves International Airport (CNF), about 34 km from the city centre in a straight line.
What currency is used in Contagem?
Brazilian real (BRL).
Nearby
Destinations near Contagem
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.