São Paulo weather by month & the best time to visit
🇧🇷 Brazil · major city break · humid subtropical climate
The best time to visit São Paulo is August — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 85/100), with June and July close behind. São Paulo averages about 2,156 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 23°C / 73°F and roughly 37 mm of rain in August.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,156
- Sunniest month
- August
- Peak score
- 85/100
- Rain / year
- 1,381 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 10 (very high)
- Population
- 18.8M
- Elevation
- 743 m
When is the best time to visit São Paulo?
For sunshine, the best time to visit São Paulo is August, then June and July. The dullest month is January (64/100, 228 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is São Paulo?
São Paulo gets a moderate 2,156 hours of sunshine a year. August (85/100) is noticeably better than January (64). It ranks #108 of 131 destinations in Brazil for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,486 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around January, carries about 43% of the annual 1,381 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 64 | 27° / 81°F | 18° / 64°F | 228 mm | 10 |
| February | 64 | 27° / 81°F | 18° / 64°F | 178 mm | 10 |
| March | 64 | 26° / 79°F | 18° / 64°F | 153 mm | 9 |
| April | 75 | 25° / 77°F | 16° / 61°F | 91 mm | 8 |
| May | 79 | 22° / 72°F | 13° / 55°F | 68 mm | 5 |
| June | 81 | 22° / 72°F | 12° / 54°F | 55 mm | 4 |
| July | 80 | 22° / 72°F | 11° / 52°F | 62 mm | 5 |
| August | 85 | 23° / 73°F | 11° / 52°F | 37 mm | 6 |
| September | 79 | 25° / 77°F | 13° / 55°F | 68 mm | 7 |
| October | 72 | 26° / 79°F | 15° / 59°F | 106 mm | 8 |
| November | 64 | 26° / 79°F | 16° / 61°F | 151 mm | 9 |
| December | 64 | 27° / 81°F | 17° / 63°F | 184 mm | 10 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Campinas Brazil · 83 km · best in Aug · 2,449 h sun/yr
- Ribeirão Preto Brazil · 289 km · best in Jul · 2,763 h sun/yr
- Rio De Janeiro Brazil · 336 km · best in Aug · 2,288 h sun/yr
- Curitiba Brazil · 360 km · best in Aug · 2,019 h sun/yr
- São José do Rio Preto Brazil · 420 km · best in Jul · 2,869 h sun/yr
- Navegantes Brazil · 442 km · best in Aug · 1,888 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- São José Dos Campos Brazil · 66 km · 2,230 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Sorocaba Brazil · 104 km · 2,449 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Paraty Brazil · 180 km · 2,384 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Araraquara Brazil · 248 km · 2,772 h sun/yr · best in Jul
Head-to-head
How São Paulo compares month by month: São Paulo vs Rio De Janeiro · São Paulo vs Campinas · São Paulo vs Ribeirão Preto · all comparisons
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