Sete Lagoas - Serra de Santa Helena

📍 Minas Gerais , Sete Lagoas · Nearest city: Sete Lagoas (2 km)

47 XC score / 100 · takeoff at 779 m · 📍 View on map

Coordinates and external links
Lat / Lng: -19.45000, -44.23330
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Forecast next days

Updated: 2026-05-02 16:30 UTC · Source: Open-Meteo · Thermal window 10:00–18:00 local time

2026-05-0415/100

Not recommended for flying, cloud base ~958 m, wind 14 km/h, precipitation 2.1 mm.

base ~958m · wind 14 km/h · precip 2.1mm
2026-05-0590/100

Very favorable day for XC, cloud base ~1173 m, wind 16 km/h.

base ~1173m · wind 16 km/h

Composite flyability score (CAPE + LI + wind + precip + low clouds). Cross-check with local pilots before flying.

🌬 Daily wind (next days)

05-04
← 13
km/h medio
05-05
← 16
km/h medio

Daily summary (10m wind). Full hour × altitude chart is being added progressively.

Takeoff orientations

NNEESE SSWWNW

Green = good orientation · Yellow = possible · Gray = not suitable

🗓️ Best season to fly (2024 climatology)

Monthly climate score: historical avg of temp, wind, rain and cloud cover. Green = optimal month.

Jan
45
28°C
Feb
45
28°C
Mar
68
29°C
Apr
81
28°C
May
100
28°C
Jun
100
26°C
Jul
100
26°C
Aug
93
28°C
Sep
93
32°C
Oct
68
30°C
Nov
60
27°C
Dec
45
28°C

Best month: May (100/100, 28°C, 0mm lluvia) · Worst month: Dec (45/100, 213mm lluvia)

☀️ Sun times (local · America/Sao_Paulo)
Best flying hours: thermals start ~2h after sunrise, peak at solar noon, glass-off from golden hour
Sunrise: 06:09
Solar noon: 11:55
Golden hour: 16:41 (last thermal + glass-off)
Sunset: 17:41
Day: 11.5 h daylight hours

Why this site has thermal potential

FactorValueInterpretation
Hotspot density (5 km)1 Low
Avg thermal probability1.00 Based on thousands of aggregated IGC flights
Solar orientation0.47 Slope faces north in southern hemisphere
Own flight history0.00 Thermals detected in platform IGC tracks

Real takeoff terrain

SRTM elevation779 m AMSL
Average slope3.6°
Slope aspect346° (N)
Hemispheresouth — Slope facing the daytime sun (favorable for thermals)

Derived from SRTM 30m (NASA).

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Takeoff description

alti: 1000m

Nearby sites

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