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Best time to visit São Paulo

August is the best time to visit São Paulo for general sightseeing, with average highs of 23 °C and about 5 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly April to September.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking August comfort 94/100
The least cloud August 52 % average cloud cover
The least rain August 35 mm
Warmth February 27 °C
Cooler weather July 22 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days
1 August 94 23 °C 5
2 July 94 22 °C 5
3 June 93 22 °C 5
4 May 90 22 °C 7
5 September 86 24 °C 9
6 April 84 25 °C 9
7 October 77 25 °C 14
8 November 74 25 °C 16
9 March 66 26 °C 19
10 December 64 26 °C 20
11 January 63 27 °C 23
12 February 63 27 °C 20

When to think twice

February scores lowest with about 20 wet days and highs near 27 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

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 %

Data sources and method

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: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. 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.