Brazil
São Paulo in December
In December, São Paulo averages a daytime high of 27 °C and a night-time low of 18 °C, with about 203 mm of rain over the month. It falls outside São Paulo's most comfortable months, June to August.
- Average high
- 27 °C
- Average low
- 18 °C
- Rain in the month
- 203 mm
- Daylight on 15 Dec
- 13 h 30 min
- Comfortable month
- No
- Places to stay
- 103
When to go
How December compares with the rest of the year in São Paulo
December is tied for the 3rd warmest month in São Paulo by average daytime high; across the year the highs run from 22 °C to 28 °C and the lows from 12 °C to 19 °C. By day, December is 1 °C warmer than November, and January is about the same as December.
December brings 203 mm of rain, more than the monthly average of 148 mm (1775 mm a year); it is the 4th wettest month.
On 15 December the sun is up for about 13 h 30 min, against 10 h 40 min at the shortest and 13 h 30 min at the longest point of the year (calculated from the latitude, sunrise to sunset).
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Comfortable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28 °C | 19 °C | 281 mm | |
| February | 28 °C | 19 °C | 251 mm | |
| March | 27 °C | 19 °C | 233 mm | |
| April | 26 °C | 17 °C | 120 mm | |
| May | 23 °C | 14 °C | 84 mm | |
| June | 22 °C | 13 °C | 65 mm | Yes |
| July | 22 °C | 12 °C | 56 mm | Yes |
| August | 23 °C | 13 °C | 52 mm | Yes |
| September | 24 °C | 14 °C | 108 mm | |
| October | 25 °C | 16 °C | 164 mm | |
| November | 26 °C | 17 °C | 158 mm | |
| December | 27 °C | 18 °C | 203 mm |
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
When to go
Is December a good time to visit São Paulo?
Not by the measure used here: about 203 mm of rain is 80 mm or more. The comfortable months in São Paulo are June to August; the nearest are August, before, and June, after.
The measure is about weather for a city stay only; it says nothing about events, school holidays or prices.
Public holidays in Brazil in December
Nationwide public holidays; shops and offices may close on these dates.
Where to stay
Where to stay in São Paulo
This guide lists 103 places to stay in São Paulo, hotels recorded in Wikidata. By straight-line distance from the centre: under 1 km, 5; 1–3 km, 55; 3–10 km, 43.
Sources: climate from CRU TS v4.10 (Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia; Open Database License), 1991–2020 averages; day length calculated from the latitude; public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); places to stay from each operator's own public pages and Wikidata. How this guide is made.