Santo André climate — normals and trends
Santo André (Brazil) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 19.6 °C and it receives 2,160 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is February (22.7 °C on average) and the coldest is July (16.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Santo André averages 0 frost days, 27 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 214 rainy days per year.
Santo André has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.19 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.2 °C (on 28 September 1961) and the coldest 3.5 °C (on 30 July 2021).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
Santo AndréSão Paulo
- coords
- -23.66°, -46.54°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
19.6°C
Average daily high
24.2°C
Average daily low
16.3°C
Annual rainfall
2,160mm
Sunshine / day
9.0h
Mean relative humidity
84%
Average peak wind
14.4km/h
Seasonal range
6.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
27 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
214 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
26.0 °C
Average feels-like low
17.1 °C
Average peak gust
34.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
54 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.53 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
37.2 °C
28 September 1961
Coldest day
3.5 °C
30 July 2021
Wettest day
327 mm
29 March 2000
Windiest day
45.5 km/h
10 December 2025
Strongest gust
112.7 km/h
17 December 1947
Hottest feels-like
40.5 °C
18 January 1988
Coldest feels-like
-2.3 °C
21 July 1981
Sunniest day
13.5 h
18 December 1941
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27.4 °C | +0.5 °C | 344 mm | +20 mm |
| Feb | 29.7 °C | +2.6 °C | 233 mm | -68 mm |
| Mar | 26.8 °C | +0.7 °C | 182 mm | -95 mm |
| Apr | 24.2 °C | -0.2 °C | 263 mm | +126 mm |
| May | 23.5 °C | +1.1 °C | 62 mm | -40 mm |
| Jun | 21.7 °C | 0.0 °C | 108 mm | +31 mm |
| Jul | 19.8 °C | -1.6 °C | 23 mm | -57 mm |
| Aug | 21.8 °C | -0.8 °C | 41 mm | -35 mm |
| Sep | 23.4 °C | +0.1 °C | 50 mm | -78 mm |
| Oct | 23.2 °C | -0.7 °C | 157 mm | -23 mm |
| Nov | 24.5 °C | 0.0 °C | 130 mm | -76 mm |
| Dec | 28.3 °C | +2.6 °C | 206 mm | -69 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Santo André?
Santo André has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.6 °C and it receives 2,160 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Santo André?
The hottest day measured in Santo André between 1940 and 2025 was 28 September 1961, reaching 37.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Santo André?
The coldest day measured in Santo André between 1940 and 2025 was 30 July 2021, at 3.5 °C.
Does it snow in Santo André?
Almost never: Santo André sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Santo André warmed?
Yes: Santo André warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Santo André?
The wettest day measured in Santo André between 1940 and 2025 was 29 March 2000, with 327 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Santo André?
The windiest day measured in Santo André between 1940 and 2025 was 10 December 2025, with winds reaching 45.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Santo André?
The warmest month in Santo André is February (22.7 °C on average); the coldest is July (16.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Santo André?
Santo André receives on average 2,160 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 214 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Santo André?
Santo André gets on average 9.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,285 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Santo André?
Yes: Santo André has on average 54 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Santo André?
In Santo André, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.5 °C on 18 January 1988, and the lowest was -2.3 °C on 21 July 1981.
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