Minas Gerais · Brazil
Ouro Preto travel guide
Ouro Preto is a city in Minas Gerais, Brazil, home to about 75,000 people.
- Best months
- May to September
- Nearest airport
- CNF96 km · Tancredo Neves International Airport
- Currency
- BRLBrazilian real
- Time zone
- America/Sao Paulo
- Language
- Portuguese, Brazilian Sign Language
When to go
The best time to visit Ouro Preto
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Ouro Preto are May to September. February is the warmest month, with average highs of 27 °C; December is the wettest, with about 360 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 Ouro Preto: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Tancredo Neves International Airport (CNF), about 96 km from the city centre in a straight line; Presidente Itamar Franco Airport (IZA, 130 km) and Usiminas Airport (IPN, 147 km) are also within reach.
CNF · Tancredo Neves International Airport
IZA · Presidente Itamar Franco Airport
IPN · Usiminas Airport
Questions
Ouro Preto: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Ouro Preto?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Ouro Preto are May to September. February is the warmest month, with average highs of 27 °C; December is the wettest, with about 360 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Ouro Preto?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Tancredo Neves International Airport (CNF), about 96 km from the city centre in a straight line; Presidente Itamar Franco Airport (IZA, 130 km) and Usiminas Airport (IPN, 147 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Ouro Preto?
Brazilian real (BRL).
Nearby
Destinations near Ouro Preto
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.