Weather in Sao Paulo in January 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Sao Paulo in January
Going from a maximum of +31°C during the day to a minimum of +15°C during the night, the temperature in January averages around +27°C.
The average maximum temperature goes up 6% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +28°C to +29°C.
Is Sao Paulo warm or cold in January?
Sao Paulo is typically warm in January.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +27°C to +27°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from +19°C to +20°C.
It’s generally warm, but pack a long-sleeve shirt for evenings.
Take a look at how January is compared to other months in Sao Paulo:
Climate in Sao Paulo in January
| December | January | February | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +27°C | +27°C | +28°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +13°C | +12°C | +13°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +35°C | +35°C | +35°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 216 mm | 265 mm | 228 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 2 m/s | 2 m/s | 2 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 77% | 78% | 77% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1013 HPa | 1013 HPa | 1014 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 21 | 21 | 18 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
January weather is still as ok as in December. The temperature levels stay the same in the area of +27°C for average maximum temperature during the day. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 216 mm to 265 mm. Humidity rises from 77% to 78%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during January, staying around 2 m/s. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 1 sunny days during the month.
February brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 3 m/s getting up to 5 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
The average wind speed in Sao Paulo is gradually increasing during January, going from 2 m/s to 4 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last January in Sao Paulo?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Sao Paulo in January has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1979 (+23°C) and the highest in 2001 (+27°C). The driest year was 2007 with only 1215 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2022 with 2680 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Sao Paulo, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.