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São Paulo in December

Warm and wet, as the days hold steady.

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years

December in São Paulo is warm: highs near 81°F, lows near 65°F. Rain falls on about five days a week, more often as the month goes on, and daylight holds at about 13 hours 34 minutes.December in São Paulo is warm: highs near 27°C, lows near 18°C. Rain falls on about five days a week, more often as the month goes on, and daylight holds at about 13 hours 34 minutes.

High
81°F27°Caverage
Low
65°F18°Caverage
Wet days
5a week · 76% of days
Daylight
13h 34mon average

Is December a good time to visit São Paulo?

December sits outside São Paulo's best months, which run from May to August. Expect warm days and rain on about five days a week.

How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 70°F to 80°F, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 21°C to 27°C, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.

How December sits in the year

week by week

Temperature

Highs near 81°F in December, against 74°F to 83°F through the year.Highs near 27°C in December, against 23°C to 28°C through the year.

Chance of a wet day

76% of days in December, against 23% to 87% through the year.

Cloud cover

65% cover in December, against 39% to 74% through the year.

Daylight

13h 34m in December, against 10h 42m to 13h 34m through the year.

Week by week, lightly smoothed, with December shaded. The olive line marks the best months. Hover or tap a week for its figures.

Either side

  1. November79°26°low 62°low 17°5 wet days a weekRain on about five days a week.
  2. December81°27°low 65°low 18°5 wet days a weekRain on about five days a week.
  3. January82°28°low 67°low 19°6 wet days a weekRain on about six days a week.

Where São Paulo sits, in December

America/Sao Paulo
this place
typical high in December 40°F4°C95°F35°C
Sunrise, mid-December
5:14 AMsets 6:49 PM
Above the sea
760 mupland
Latitude
23.6°Ssouthern hemisphere
Nearest of ours
Rio de Janeiro357 km east

The land around São Paulo, shaded by its typical high in December, the planning map's own layer. Hover the map for the figure at that spot; tap it on a phone. Clock times are local, for the 15th.

Elsewhere in Brazil in December

high · low · wet days
See December on the planning mapThe whole year in São Paulo

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years (1995–2024), from the 11 km grid square nearest São Paulo. Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 3.1°F cold in the source data and are raised to match.Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 1.7°C cold in the source data and are raised to match. Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not. Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.

Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not.

Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.