The climate of Sao Paulo (Brazil)
Sao Paulo is located in the south eastern part of Brazil in the state
of Sao Paulo. Sao Paulo is the largest city of Brazil; with 18.8
million residents it is even among the largest cities in the world. If
you take the complete Sao Paulo region; Grande Sao Paulo the city is
the third largest in the world. Sao Paulo is also the most thriving
city in Brazil. Sao Paulo has a rich history that starts in 1554 when
São Paulo dos Campos de Piratininga was founded to convert the
original inhabitants to Christianity. Nowadays Sao Paulo is a real
metropolis. The city never sleeps; in that respect it can be compared
to New York. The city offers many museums, galleries, theatres and
architectural master pieces.
According to the Köppen climate classification Sao Paulo has a China
climate. During the summer temperatures are between 20-30 degrees
Celsius; during the winter between 10-20 degrees Celsius. The highest
temperature on record is 40 degrees Celsius; the lowest temperature on
record is -2 degrees Celsius. Sao Paulo gets 1,317 millimeters of
annual rain on average. Most of the rain falls during the warmer
months. From June till August hardly any rain can be expected. Sao
Paulo and the nearby coast have never been hit by a tropical cyclone
and tornadoes are uncommon. In August a phenomenon called veranico or
“little summer” may occur; a period of unusual dry and warm weather
with temperatures well above 28 degrees Celsius.
Climate information
The figures below are based on long term weather and climate records.
They are an average for Sao Paulo:
average maximum
temperature (°C)
average
minimum
temperature (°C)
average
hours of sunshine
per day
average days with
precipitation
per month
average
mm precipitation
per month
average
sea
temperature (°C)
January
27
19
5
27
n/a
February
28
19
5
23
n/a
March
27
18
5
21
n/a
April
25
16
5
15
n/a
May
23
14
5
14
n/a
June
22
12
5
11
n/a
July
22
11
5
12
n/a
August
23
13
5
12
n/a
September
24
14
4
15
n/a
October
25
15
4
20
n/a
November
26
17
5
21
n/a
December
26
18
4
25
n/a
= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm = 0-0.2 inches ● = 0.2-1.2 inches ● = 1.2-2.4 inches ● = 2.5-4 inches ● = 4.1-8 inches ● = over 8 inches
More climate information
Climate figures are very useful but don’t present a general impression
of the climate and the eventual weather circumstances within a certain
period. The figures don’t always reflect the chance of wintry weather,
extreme heat or hurricanes. That is why we offer useful extra climate
information for each month of the year:
Disclaimer
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