São Paulo climate

Name: São Paulo
Address: BR

São Paulo is warmest in February, with average highs of 27 °C, and coldest in July, when nights average 12 °C. January is the wettest month (227 mm) and August the driest (35 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.

Across a full year São Paulo averages 1,288 mm of rain and 172 days above 25 °C.

Brazil · population 12,400,232 · 1991–2020 normals

Warmest month February 27 °C
Coldest month July 12 °C
Driest month August 35 mm
Wettest month January 227 mm
Least cloud August 52 % cloud
Hottest on record October 38 °C
Coldest on record June 2.1 °C

Month by month

Month	Avg high	Rainfall	Cloud
January	26.5 °C	227 mm	79 %
February	26.9 °C	167 mm	74 %
March	25.9 °C	139 mm	70 %
April	24.7 °C	60 mm	65 %
May	22.2 °C	59 mm	63 %
June	21.7 °C	45 mm	56 %
July	21.7 °C	50 mm	53 %
August	23.1 °C	35 mm	52 %
September	24.4 °C	83 mm	63 %
October	25.2 °C	110 mm	74 %
November	24.9 °C	144 mm	75 %
December	26.2 °C	168 mm	76 %

Temperature month by month

Month	Avg high	Avg low	Mean	Record high	Record low	Days above 25 °C	Days above 30 °C
January	26.5 °C	19.1 °C	22.2 °C	33.2 °C	13.1 °C	22	3
February	26.9 °C	19.2 °C	22.5 °C	34.5 °C	12.9 °C	22	3
March	25.9 °C	18.5 °C	21.5 °C	32.1 °C	12.5 °C	20	1
April	24.7 °C	17.0 °C	20.1 °C	31.2 °C	8.5 °C	15	0
May	22.2 °C	14.3 °C	17.6 °C	29.2 °C	6.8 °C	6	0
June	21.7 °C	13.0 °C	16.7 °C	28.0 °C	2.1 °C	4	0
July	21.7 °C	12.3 °C	16.4 °C	29.7 °C	3.3 °C	6	0
August	23.1 °C	13.0 °C	17.3 °C	33.1 °C	4.6 °C	12	0
September	24.4 °C	14.7 °C	18.8 °C	34.7 °C	5.2 °C	14	4
October	25.2 °C	16.2 °C	20.0 °C	38.1 °C	9.2 °C	16	4
November	24.9 °C	16.8 °C	20.3 °C	35.3 °C	9.6 °C	15	2
December	26.2 °C	18.3 °C	21.7 °C	32.5 °C	11.0 °C	21	2

Rain, sun and wind month by month

Month	Rainfall	Wet days	Daylight	Cloud cover	Humidity	Wind
January	227 mm	23	13 h/day	79 %	84 %	17 km/h
February	167 mm	20	13 h/day	74 %	84 %	16 km/h
March	139 mm	19	12 h/day	70 %	85 %	16 km/h
April	60 mm	9	12 h/day	65 %	83 %	16 km/h
May	59 mm	7	11 h/day	63 %	82 %	16 km/h
June	45 mm	5	11 h/day	56 %	80 %	15 km/h
July	50 mm	5	11 h/day	53 %	78 %	16 km/h
August	35 mm	5	11 h/day	52 %	76 %	16 km/h
September	83 mm	9	12 h/day	63 %	77 %	18 km/h
October	110 mm	14	13 h/day	74 %	81 %	18 km/h
November	144 mm	16	13 h/day	75 %	83 %	18 km/h
December	168 mm	20	14 h/day	76 %	83 %	18 km/h

How São Paulo 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
São Paulo	27 °C	12 °C	1,288 mm	172
Guarulhos · Brazil	27 °C	12 °C	1,383 mm	163
São Bernardo do Campo · Brazil	26 °C	12 °C	1,982 mm	141
Taboão da Serra · Brazil	26 °C	12 °C	1,704 mm	153
Barueri · Brazil	27 °C	12 °C	1,320 mm	178
Itapecerica da Serra · Brazil	26 °C	11 °C	1,715 mm	121
Cotia · Brazil	26 °C	12 °C	1,331 mm	155

Where São Paulo ranks

Ranking	Position	Value
Places with the best weather in South America in July	44thof 50	94/100
Places with the best weather in South America in June	44thof 50	93/100

Planning a trip? See the best time to visit São Paulo.

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: 1 August 2026

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.