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Poços de Caldas

MG · Southeast

Population: 173,100 (IBGE estimate 2026)

About Poços de Caldas

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Machine translation of the Portuguese Wikipedia article (November 2026 version).

Poços de Caldas is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Minas Gerais, in the Southeast Region of the country. It is located in the Poços de Caldas Immediate Region and in the Pouso Alegre Intermediate Geographic Region. According to the IBGE estimate for 2024, it has 171,533 inhabitants, making it the 15th most populous municipality in the state and the most populous in the South of Minas.

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Attractions nearby

Well-known places within 50 km of the city center, closest first. Source: Wikidata (public domain).

Scores by topic

0 to 100, compared with Brazilian municipalities of 100,000+ residents (rent: compared among the 36 cities with rent data).

Cost of living

No rent data

Rent data (FipeZAP) covers 36 cities. Here the cost topic counts as average (50) in the score.

Healthcare

47

MG average (36 cities): 37 · All 338 cities: 34

Hospital beds per 1,000

2.91 per 1,000 residents

Source: CNES / DATASUS (TabNet) · Reference: Sep 2026 · License: Public data

Doctors per 1,000

3.99 per 1,000 residents

Source: CNES / DATASUS (TabNet) · Reference: Sep 2026 · License: Public data

Airport access

42

MG average (36 cities): 54 · All 338 cities: 60

Distance to intl. airport (km)

147.68 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

Viracopos (SBKP), 148 km in a straight line · 2,166 international departures in 12 months

Social Progress Index (overall)

66.4

score 0–100 · Source: Índice de Progresso Social Brasil · Reference: SPI Brazil 2026 (2024 data) · License: CC BY 4.0 (report)

Climate month by month

Mild Average temperature: 18.8 °C (Average temperature below 22 °C (72 °F))

5 10 15 20 25 30 °C 0100200300 mm Jan: 295 mm Feb: 225 mm Mar: 187 mm Apr: 78 mm May: 67 mm Jun: 24 mm Jul: 20 mm Aug: 29 mm Sep: 79 mm Oct: 136 mm Nov: 175 mm Dec: 287 mm Jan: 26.4 °CFeb: 26.6 °CMar: 26.5 °CApr: 25.5 °CMay: 23.2 °CJun: 22.5 °CJul: 22.8 °CAug: 24.6 °CSep: 25.4 °COct: 26.3 °CNov: 26.2 °CDec: 25.9 °C Jan: 16.7 °CFeb: 16.5 °CMar: 15.9 °CApr: 13.1 °CMay: 9.3 °CJun: 6.7 °CJul: 6.4 °CAug: 7.4 °CSep: 11.2 °COct: 13.7 °CNov: 15.1 °CDec: 16.1 °C JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg. high (°C) Avg. low (°C) Rain (mm)
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Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg. high (°C) 26.426.626.525.523.222.522.824.625.426.326.225.9
Avg. low (°C) 16.716.515.913.19.36.76.47.411.213.715.116.1
Rain (mm) 295225187786724202979136175287

Weather station Caldas(P. de Caldas), 24 km away · climate normals 1981-2010 · Source: INMET Normais Climatológicas · License: Public data

Location

Nearby cities

Up to 150 km in a straight line. Scores use your weights.

  1. Mogi Guaçu SP · 75 km 63
  2. Pouso Alegre MG · 82 km 58
  3. Leme SP · 96 km 59
  4. Araras SP · 106 km 69
  5. Passos MG · 119 km 56
  6. Varginha MG · 120 km 55

Cities with a similar profile

Topic scores closest to those of Poços de Caldas. Scores use your weights.

  1. Uberaba MG · Southeast 57
  2. Bauru SP · Southeast 60
  3. Uberlândia MG · Southeast 57
  4. Araraquara SP · Southeast 61
  5. Lages SC · South 54
  6. Ourinhos SP · Southeast 57

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