Neighbourhood noise map
São José, Montes Claros
Sossego Index 70 out of 100: Calm. Ranked 128 of the 191 neighbourhoods rated in Montes Claros. That is below the city average of 74.
Low noise most of the day. You can sleep with the window open.
Inside the neighbourhood the index runs from 16 to 77. Some corners are much louder than others, usually next to the avenues.
The roads that weigh most on the noise of the neighbourhood are Avenida Dulce Sarmento (arterial road, 397 m), Rua Joviano Ramos (residential street, 22 m) and Avenida Geraldo Athayde (arterial road, 544 m).
The nearest airport is Aeroporto de Montes Claros - Mário Ribeiro (international), 3.5 km away. Close enough to weigh on the index.
There is a railway line 543 m away. Nearby local sources: railway (543 m), Estádio João Rebello (252 m).
Day and night
By day the estimate is 60 dB(A), index 70. At night, with less traffic, it drops to 56 dB(A), index 79. It is above the NBR 10151 reference for residential areas (55 dB(A) by day and 50 at night) in both periods.
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The closest neighbourhoods and their scores.
- Roxo Verde515 m away67
- Vila Marciano Simões627 m away60
- Alto São João811 m away55
- São João851 m away57
- Cidade Cristo Rei890 m away60
- Vila João Gordo903 m away52
How to read this index
The Sossego Index runs from 0 to 100 and is an estimate built from open data, not an on-site measurement. 100 means 48 dB(A) or less, the level of a calm residential area. 0 means 86 dB(A) or more, the level of a heavy traffic avenue. Each neighbourhood's value is the median of nine points around its centre.
Read the full methodologyOpenStreetMap data, computed on October 21, 2026.