Piracicaba climate
Piracicaba is warmest in October, with average highs of 29 °C, and coldest in July, when nights average 13 °C. January is the wettest month (254 mm) and August the driest (30 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
Across a full year Piracicaba averages 1,300 mm of rain and 276 days above 25 °C.
Brazil · population 440,835 · 1991–2020 normals
Temperature below 0 °C to above 30 °C Rain band height is that month’s share of the wettest month
- Warmest month October 29 °C
- Coldest month July 13 °C
- Driest month August 30 mm
- Wettest month January 254 mm
- Least cloud August 34 % cloud
- Hottest on record October 40 °C
- Coldest on record July 2.3 °C
What to expectPiracicaba through the year
Piracicaba has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 24 °C in July to 29 °C in October, a swing of 6.1 °C in mean temperature across the year.
Counted across a normal year, 276 days a year reach 25 °C, 72 of them reach 30 °C. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 40 °C, in October.
Rain is strongly seasonal. January averages 254 mm against 30 mm in August — 8.6 times as much. Planning around the dry months matters more here than planning around temperature.
Month by month
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28.7 °C | 254 mm | 74 % |
| February | 28.9 °C | 188 mm | 68 % |
| March | 28.1 °C | 147 mm | 59 % |
| April | 27.2 °C | 56 mm | 47 % |
| May | 24.7 °C | 51 mm | 47 % |
| June | 24.1 °C | 39 mm | 42 % |
| July | 24.5 °C | 31 mm | 38 % |
| August | 26.5 °C | 30 mm | 34 % |
| September | 28.4 °C | 60 mm | 45 % |
| October | 28.9 °C | 103 mm | 62 % |
| November | 28.4 °C | 149 mm | 64 % |
| December | 28.8 °C | 194 mm | 69 % |
Temperature month by month
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Mean | Record high | Record low | Days above 25 °C | Days above 30 °C | Days below 0 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28.7 °C | 20.4 °C | 24.1 °C | 37.9 °C | 14.2 °C | 28 | 9 | 0 |
| February | 28.9 °C | 20.4 °C | 24.2 °C | 37.6 °C | 15.0 °C | 27 | 9 | 0 |
| March | 28.1 °C | 19.6 °C | 23.4 °C | 36.2 °C | 13.6 °C | 28 | 6 | 0 |
| April | 27.2 °C | 17.8 °C | 22.1 °C | 34.1 °C | 9.2 °C | 25 | 3 | 0 |
| May | 24.7 °C | 14.8 °C | 19.3 °C | 31.7 °C | 6.5 °C | 14 | 1 | 0 |
| June | 24.1 °C | 13.4 °C | 18.2 °C | 30.4 °C | 3.4 °C | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| July | 24.5 °C | 13.0 °C | 18.1 °C | 31.9 °C | 2.3 °C | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| August | 26.5 °C | 13.9 °C | 19.6 °C | 34.8 °C | 4.8 °C | 22 | 4 | 0 |
| September | 28.4 °C | 16.4 °C | 21.8 °C | 38.8 °C | 6.9 °C | 24 | 11 | 0 |
| October | 28.9 °C | 18.1 °C | 23.0 °C | 40.3 °C | 9.8 °C | 26 | 12 | 0 |
| November | 28.4 °C | 18.7 °C | 23.1 °C | 37.1 °C | 11.5 °C | 26 | 8 | 0 |
| December | 28.8 °C | 20.0 °C | 23.9 °C | 36.2 °C | 13.8 °C | 29 | 9 | 0 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 254 mm | 23 | 13 h/day | 74 % | 79 % | 13 km/h |
| February | 188 mm | 19 | 13 h/day | 68 % | 79 % | 13 km/h |
| March | 147 mm | 17 | 12 h/day | 59 % | 80 % | 13 km/h |
| April | 56 mm | 8 | 12 h/day | 47 % | 76 % | 13 km/h |
| May | 51 mm | 6 | 11 h/day | 47 % | 75 % | 13 km/h |
| June | 39 mm | 4 | 11 h/day | 42 % | 74 % | 13 km/h |
| July | 31 mm | 4 | 11 h/day | 38 % | 69 % | 13 km/h |
| August | 30 mm | 4 | 11 h/day | 34 % | 64 % | 15 km/h |
| September | 60 mm | 8 | 12 h/day | 45 % | 64 % | 17 km/h |
| October | 103 mm | 12 | 13 h/day | 62 % | 69 % | 17 km/h |
| November | 149 mm | 15 | 13 h/day | 64 % | 73 % | 16 km/h |
| December | 194 mm | 20 | 14 h/day | 69 % | 77 % | 15 km/h |
How Piracicaba 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Piracicaba | 29 °C | 13 °C | 1,300 mm | 276 |
| Santa Bárbara d'Oeste · Brazil | 29 °C | 13 °C | 1,374 mm | 267 |
| Limeira · Brazil | 29 °C | 13 °C | 1,515 mm | 273 |
| Sumaré · Brazil | 29 °C | 13 °C | 1,422 mm | 265 |
| Campinas · Brazil | 28 °C | 13 °C | 1,405 mm | 239 |
| Itu · Brazil | 28 °C | 13 °C | 1,310 mm | 229 |
| Mogi Guaçu · Brazil | 29 °C | 12 °C | 1,411 mm | 275 |
Where Piracicaba ranks
| Ranking | Position | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Places with the best weather in South America in June | 28thof 50 | 94/100 |
| Places with the best weather in South America in July | 29thof 50 | 95/100 |
| Places with the best weather in South America in May | 33rdof 50 | 92/100 |
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QuestionsCommon questions about Piracicaba’s climate
When is the best time to visit Piracicaba?
That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. May, August, September sit closest to 20 °C on average, October is the warmest month and August the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.
How hot does Piracicaba get?
In October, the warmest month, daily highs average 29 °C. About 72 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 40 °C.
How cold does it get in winter?
Nights average 13 °C in July, the coldest month. Freezing nights are not part of a normal year here.
Which month is wettest in Piracicaba?
January, averaging 254 mm over 23 days with rain. The driest month is August with 30 mm. The year as a whole averages 1,300 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 Piracicaba rather than what any particular week will bring. Individual years can differ substantially from the normal.
Data sources and method
- ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
- Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
- NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
- GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0
- Normal period
- 1991–2020
- 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.
Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.