Paranaguá climate

Paranaguá is warmest in February, with average highs of 28 °C, and coldest in July, when nights average 15 °C. January is the wettest month (280 mm) and August the driest (84 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.

Across a full year Paranaguá averages 2,038 mm of rain and 149 days above 25 °C.

Brazil · population 150,104 · 1991–2020 normals

  1. Jan 25°
  2. Feb 25°
  3. Mar 24°
  4. Apr 23°
  5. May 20°
  6. Jun 18°
  7. Jul 17°
  8. Aug 18°
  9. Sep 19°
  10. Oct 21°
  11. Nov 22°
  12. Dec 24°

Temperature below 0 °C to above 30 °C Rain band height is that month’s share of the wettest month

What to expectParanaguá through the year

Paranaguá has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 20 °C in July to 28 °C in February, a swing of 7.7 °C in mean temperature across the year.

Counted across a normal year, 149 days a year reach 25 °C, 19 of them reach 30 °C. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 38 °C, in January.

Rain is strongly seasonal. January averages 280 mm against 84 mm in August — 3.4 times as much. Planning around the dry months matters more here than planning around temperature.

The sea off Paranaguá is warmest in February at 27 °C and coldest in August at 19 °C. Sea temperature lags the air by a month or two, which is why late summer swims warmer than early summer at the same air temperature.

Month by month

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 27.6 °C 280 mm 77 %
February 27.7 °C 277 mm 75 %
March 26.8 °C 225 mm 71 %
April 25.2 °C 141 mm 66 %
May 22.6 °C 132 mm 64 %
June 21.2 °C 104 mm 64 %
July 20.4 °C 99 mm 64 %
August 20.9 °C 84 mm 66 %
September 21.7 °C 148 mm 76 %
October 23.3 °C 162 mm 82 %
November 24.6 °C 171 mm 77 %
December 26.7 °C 216 mm 76 %

Temperature month by month

Month Avg highAvg lowMeanRecord highRecord lowDays above 25 °CDays above 30 °CDays below 0 °C
January 27.6 °C22.7 °C25.0 °C37.6 °C18.3 °C2650
February 27.7 °C22.9 °C25.1 °C36.1 °C18.1 °C2550
March 26.8 °C22.1 °C24.3 °C33.2 °C17.5 °C2420
April 25.2 °C20.4 °C22.6 °C33.1 °C12.1 °C1610
May 22.6 °C17.7 °C20.0 °C30.4 °C10.5 °C500
June 21.2 °C15.9 °C18.3 °C30.4 °C7.7 °C300
July 20.4 °C15.0 °C17.4 °C29.6 °C7.1 °C300
August 20.9 °C15.5 °C17.8 °C32.0 °C8.2 °C300
September 21.7 °C16.9 °C19.0 °C34.2 °C9.9 °C310
October 23.3 °C18.7 °C20.7 °C33.8 °C13.7 °C710
November 24.6 °C20.0 °C22.1 °C33.5 °C14.6 °C1210
December 26.7 °C21.7 °C24.0 °C35.3 °C16.4 °C2230

Rain, sun and wind month by month

Month RainfallWet daysDaylightCloud coverHumidityWindSea temp
January 280 mm2414 h/day77 %84 %14 km/h26.7 °C
February 277 mm2113 h/day75 %85 %13 km/h27.1 °C
March 225 mm2212 h/day71 %84 %13 km/h26.6 °C
April 141 mm1611 h/day66 %84 %12 km/h25.2 °C
May 132 mm1411 h/day64 %84 %12 km/h22.8 °C
June 104 mm1111 h/day64 %85 %11 km/h20.7 °C
July 99 mm1211 h/day64 %85 %11 km/h19.2 °C
August 84 mm1111 h/day66 %85 %12 km/h18.9 °C
September 148 mm1612 h/day76 %84 %14 km/h19.9 °C
October 162 mm1813 h/day82 %85 %15 km/h21.5 °C
November 171 mm1913 h/day77 %83 %15 km/h23.3 °C
December 216 mm2014 h/day76 %83 %15 km/h25.3 °C

How Paranaguá compares

The same four figures for nearby destinations, so the numbers above have something to be read against. Summer high is the warmest month's average high; winter low is the coldest month's average low.

Destination Summer high Winter low Rain per year Days above 25 °C
Paranaguá 28 °C 15 °C 2,038 mm 149
São José dos Pinhais · Brazil 25 °C 9.9 °C 1,543 mm 84
Colombo · Brazil 24 °C 9.7 °C 1,512 mm 76
Curitiba · Brazil 25 °C 10 °C 1,544 mm 91
Araucária · Brazil 25 °C 9.9 °C 1,563 mm 94
Joinville · Brazil 28 °C 13 °C 1,897 mm 168
Jaraguá do Sul · Brazil 28 °C 13 °C 1,767 mm 172

Planning a trip? See the best time to visit Paranaguá.

QuestionsCommon questions about Paranaguá’s climate

When is the best time to visit Paranaguá?

That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. May, September, October sit closest to 20 °C on average, February is the warmest month and August the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.

How hot does Paranaguá get?

In February, the warmest month, daily highs average 28 °C. About 19 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 38 °C.

How cold does it get in winter?

Nights average 15 °C in July, the coldest month. Freezing nights are not part of a normal year here.

Which month is wettest in Paranaguá?

January, averaging 280 mm over 24 days with rain. The driest month is August with 84 mm. The year as a whole averages 2,038 mm.

Are these figures a forecast?

No. They are 1991–2020 climate normals: the average of thirty years, which describes what a month is usually like in Paranaguá rather than what any particular week will bring. Individual years can differ substantially from the normal.

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Data point
-25.516°, -48.525° (the coordinates the reanalysis values are taken for)
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: monthly rankings, daylight hours, beach and comfort scores. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

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