Minas Gerais · Brazil

Ponte Nova travel guide

Ponte Nova is a city in Minas Gerais, Brazil, home to about 58,000 people.

Best months
April to September
Nearest airport
IPN114 km · Usiminas Airport
Currency
BRLBrazilian real
Time zone
America/Sao Paulo
Language
Portuguese, Brazilian Sign Language

When to go

The best time to visit Ponte Nova

The most comfortable months for a city stay in Ponte Nova are April to September. February is the warmest month, with average highs of 32 °C; December is the wettest, with about 303 mm of rain.

0°16°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec303 mm
Average highAverage lowRain per monthComfortable months

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 Ponte Nova: airports and arrival

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Usiminas Airport (IPN), about 114 km from the city centre in a straight line; Presidente Itamar Franco Airport (IZA, 125 km) and Tancredo Neves International Airport (CNF, 141 km) are also within reach.

medium airport

IPN · Usiminas Airport

113.9 km from the centreICAO SBIP
medium airport

IZA · Presidente Itamar Franco Airport

125.1 km from the centreICAO SBZM
large airport

CNF · Tancredo Neves International Airport

140.5 km from the centreICAO SBCF

Questions

Ponte Nova: questions travellers ask

When is the best time to visit Ponte Nova?

The most comfortable months for a city stay in Ponte Nova are April to September. February is the warmest month, with average highs of 32 °C; December is the wettest, with about 303 mm of rain.

Which airport is closest to Ponte Nova?

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Usiminas Airport (IPN), about 114 km from the city centre in a straight line; Presidente Itamar Franco Airport (IZA, 125 km) and Tancredo Neves International Airport (CNF, 141 km) are also within reach.

What currency is used in Ponte Nova?

Brazilian real (BRL).

Nearby

Destinations near Ponte Nova

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.