MG · Southeast
Population: 440,700 (IBGE estimate 2026)
Machine translation of the Portuguese Wikipedia article (November 2026 version).
Montes Claros is a Brazilian municipality in the interior of the state of Minas Gerais, in the Southeast Region of the country. It is located in northern Minas Gerais, about 420 km from the state capital. It covers an area of approximately 3,590 km², of which 74 km² are urban, and its population was estimated at 437,601 inhabitants in 2025, placing it as the fifth most populous municipality in the state of Minas Gerais.
Montes Claros was emancipated in the 19th century and, for a long time, industry and commerce have been its main economic activities, making it a regional industrial hub. It currently consists of eleven districts and is further subdivided into about 200 neighbourhoods and villages. It has several natural, historical and cultural attractions, such as the Milton Prates, Guimarães Rosa and Sapucaia Municipal Parks, which are important green areas, and buildings such as the Cathedral of Nossa Senhora Aparecida and the Igrejinha dos Morrinhos, as well as several archaeological sites.
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0 to 100, compared with Brazilian municipalities of 100,000+ residents (rent: compared among the 36 cities with rent data).
MG average (36 cities): 86 · All 338 cities: 76
Intentional violent deaths per 100k (police records)
7.03 per 100k residents
Source: Ministério da Justiça – Sinesp VDE (ocorrências por município) · Reference: 2025 · License: Open data
Personal safety (SPI)
66.71 score 0–100
Source: Índice de Progresso Social Brasil · Reference: SPI Brazil 2026 (2024 data) · License: CC BY 4.0 (report)
Rent data (FipeZAP) covers 36 cities. Here the cost topic counts as average (50) in the score.
MG average (36 cities): 33 · All 338 cities: 34
Formal jobs per 1,000 residents
234.65 per 1,000 residents
Source: IBGE – Cadastro Central de Empresas (Cempre) · Reference: 2024 · License: Open data
Average monthly wage of formal jobs (BRL)
2,872.05 BRL/month
Source: IBGE – Cadastro Central de Empresas (Cempre) · Reference: 2024 · License: Open data
MG average (36 cities): 37 · All 338 cities: 34
Hospital beds per 1,000
2.57 per 1,000 residents
Source: CNES / DATASUS (TabNet) · Reference: Sep 2026 · License: Public data
Doctors per 1,000
4.35 per 1,000 residents
Source: CNES / DATASUS (TabNet) · Reference: Sep 2026 · License: Public data
MG average (36 cities): 64 · All 338 cities: 54
Ideb – late grades (9th grade), public schools
5.4 score 0–10
Source: INEP – Índice de Desenvolvimento da Educação Básica (Ideb) · Reference: 2025 · License: Open data
Ideb – early grades (5th grade), public schools
6.7 score 0–10
Source: INEP – Índice de Desenvolvimento da Educação Básica (Ideb) · Reference: 2025 · License: Open data
MG average (36 cities): 72 · All 338 cities: 65
Fixed broadband per 100 homes
29.1 per 100 households
Source: Anatel – Acessos de Banda Larga Fixa · Reference: Aug 2026 · License: Open data
Home connections at 100 Mbps or faster (%)
95.92 %
Source: Anatel – Acessos de Banda Larga Fixa · Reference: Aug 2026 · License: Open data
MG average (36 cities): 54 · All 338 cities: 60
Distance to intl. airport (km)
321.96 km
Source: ANAC – Voo Regular Ativo e Aeródromos · Reference: Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · License: Open data
International departures within 100 km
0 departures in 12 months
Source: ANAC – Voo Regular Ativo e Aeródromos · Reference: Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · License: Open data
Nearest international airport
Tancredo Neves (SBCF), 322 km in a straight line · 1,467 international departures in 12 months
score 0–100 · Source: Índice de Progresso Social Brasil · Reference: SPI Brazil 2026 (2024 data) · License: CC BY 4.0 (report)
Warm Average temperature: 24.1 °C (Average temperature 22–25 °C (72–77 °F))
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. high (°C) | 30.4 | 30.9 | 30.4 | 30.2 | 29.2 | 28.4 | 28.3 | 29.6 | 31.6 | 32.3 | 30.1 | 30.0 |
| Avg. low (°C) | 19.9 | 19.9 | 19.9 | 18.6 | 16.3 | 14.6 | 14.0 | 15.1 | 17.7 | 19.8 | 20.2 | 20.2 |
| Rain (mm) | 180 | 105 | 137 | 42 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 73 | 206 | 223 |
Weather station Montes Claros, 6 km away · climate normals 1991-2020 · Source: INMET Normais Climatológicas · License: Public data
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