Sorocaba climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Sorocaba?

Sorocaba has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.3 °C and it receives 1,205 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sorocaba?

The hottest day measured in Sorocaba between 1940 and 2025 was 6 October 2020, reaching 39.2 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Sorocaba?

The coldest day measured in Sorocaba between 1940 and 2025 was 20 June 1981, at -0.3 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Sorocaba?

Almost never: Sorocaba sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Sorocaba warmed?

Yes: Sorocaba warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Sorocaba?

The wettest day measured in Sorocaba between 1940 and 2025 was 19 January 1977, with 173 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Sorocaba?

The windiest day measured in Sorocaba between 1940 and 2025 was 10 December 2025, with winds reaching 38.8 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Sorocaba?

The warmest month in Sorocaba is February (23.1 °C on average); the coldest is July (16.7 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Sorocaba?

Sorocaba receives on average 1,205 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 141 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Sorocaba?

Sorocaba gets on average 9.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,431 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Sorocaba (Brazil) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 20.3 °C and it receives 1,205 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 (23.1 °C on average) and the coldest is July (16.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.

Sorocaba averages 0 frost days, 49 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 141 rainy days per year.

Sorocaba has warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.27 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 39.2 °C (on 6 October 2020) and the coldest -0.3 °C (on 20 June 1981).

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

SorocabaSão Paulo

coords: -23.50°, -47.46°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CfaHumid subtropicalWarmest monthFebruaryColdest monthJulyWettest monthJanuaryDriest monthAugust

Mean daily temperature

20.3°C

Average daily high

25.7°C

Average daily low

16.1°C

Annual rainfall

1,205mm

Sunshine / day

9.4h

Mean relative humidity

76%

Average peak wind

15.5km/h

Seasonal range

6.4°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

49 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

141 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

27.2 °C

Average feels-like low

16.3 °C

Average peak gust

33.9 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

42 d/yr

Solar radiation

17.4 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.3 °C

since 1940

+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.67 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

39.2 °C

6 October 2020

Coldest day

-0.3 °C

20 June 1981

Wettest day

173 mm

19 January 1977

Windiest day

38.8 km/h

10 December 2025

Strongest gust

90.4 km/h

22 September 2025

Hottest feels-like

41.9 °C

19 January 2015

Coldest feels-like

-4.4 °C

29 July 1990

Sunniest day

13.5 h

23 December 1942

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	37.2 °C26 December 2025	2.3 °C25 June 2025	21.1 °C	848 mm	104	0
2024	37.0 °C26 September 2024	4.7 °C27 August 2024	22.2 °C	1,092 mm	142	0
2023	38.2 °C24 September 2023	7.2 °C17 June 2023	21.5 °C	1,053 mm	99	0
2022	36.2 °C23 January 2022	3.5 °C20 May 2022	20.7 °C	959 mm	84	0
2021	36.9 °C20 September 2021	1.9 °C30 July 2021	20.9 °C	832 mm	101	0
2020	39.2 °C6 October 2020	6.1 °C28 May 2020	21.2 °C	847 mm	99	0
2019	38.3 °C27 October 2019	3.9 °C7 July 2019	22.0 °C	872 mm	122	0
2018	36.6 °C17 December 2018	6.3 °C21 May 2018	21.7 °C	786 mm	103	0
2017	36.5 °C19 February 2017	7.2 °C11 June 2017	21.7 °C	986 mm	115	0
2016	37.4 °C19 October 2016	3.6 °C13 June 2016	21.4 °C	1,160 mm	117	0
2015	38.9 °C19 January 2015	9.0 °C28 July 2015	22.1 °C	1,380 mm	100	0
2014	38.6 °C7 February 2014	8.0 °C3 June 2014	22.4 °C	755 mm	144	0
2013	38.2 °C27 December 2013	6.1 °C24 July 2013	20.8 °C	1,111 mm	87	0
2012	38.3 °C31 October 2012	6.3 °C19 July 2012	21.5 °C	1,193 mm	124	0
2011	35.4 °C30 September 2011	3.9 °C28 June 2011	20.7 °C	953 mm	82	0
2010	33.6 °C12 December 2010	6.2 °C7 June 2010	20.9 °C	1,199 mm	85	0
2009	33.7 °C3 November 2009	5.3 °C3 June 2009	20.8 °C	1,493 mm	53	0
2008	33.9 °C15 October 2008	6.4 °C17 June 2008	20.2 °C	1,250 mm	41	0
2007	34.7 °C23 September 2007	5.1 °C4 June 2007	21.1 °C	1,182 mm	76	0
2006	35.9 °C15 September 2006	6.1 °C6 September 2006	21.2 °C	977 mm	73	0
2005	34.3 °C29 August 2005	7.2 °C26 July 2005	21.0 °C	1,082 mm	45	0
2004	35.4 °C26 September 2004	7.0 °C9 August 2004	20.2 °C	1,246 mm	39	0
2003	34.6 °C24 September 2003	5.9 °C18 August 2003	20.8 °C	1,032 mm	66	0
2002	36.3 °C16 October 2002	4.5 °C3 September 2002	21.5 °C	1,023 mm	77	0
2001	34.2 °C8 November 2001	5.3 °C21 June 2001	21.0 °C	1,157 mm	77	0
2000	35.4 °C23 October 2000	2.0 °C18 July 2000	20.4 °C	1,189 mm	51	0
1999	34.2 °C1 October 1999	6.6 °C19 April 1999	20.2 °C	1,295 mm	54	0
1998	33.8 °C3 December 1998	6.8 °C17 July 1998	20.5 °C	1,394 mm	45	0
1997	34.3 °C9 September 1997	4.4 °C9 June 1997	20.6 °C	1,358 mm	61	0
1996	33.7 °C30 January 1996	6.2 °C11 July 1996	20.2 °C	1,466 mm	39	0
1995	32.9 °C25 February 1995	7.6 °C5 June 1995	20.4 °C	1,613 mm	47	0
1994	34.9 °C13 October 1994	1.1 °C26 June 1994	21.1 °C	1,041 mm	75	0
1993	34.8 °C2 January 1993	3.8 °C1 August 1993	20.5 °C	1,240 mm	47	0
1992	32.1 °C15 November 1992	7.6 °C26 August 1992	20.2 °C	1,044 mm	26	0
1991	32.9 °C16 October 1991	5.2 °C24 July 1991	20.2 °C	1,428 mm	26	0
1990	34.0 °C11 October 1990	-0.3 °C29 July 1990	20.5 °C	1,207 mm	77	1
1989	33.0 °C25 October 1989	6.5 °C7 August 1989	19.9 °C	1,257 mm	22	0
1988	35.3 °C27 September 1988	1.2 °C6 June 1988	20.2 °C	1,227 mm	60	0
1987	33.0 °C2 December 1987	2.6 °C9 August 1987	20.3 °C	1,188 mm	49	0
1986	35.3 °C7 October 1986	5.8 °C2 June 1986	20.9 °C	1,137 mm	63	0
1985	37.7 °C17 November 1985	2.5 °C8 June 1985	20.5 °C	941 mm	55	0
1984	33.9 °C8 November 1984	2.8 °C27 August 1984	20.9 °C	949 mm	67	0
1983	31.9 °C17 February 1983	6.1 °C16 June 1983	20.3 °C	2,115 mm	20	0
1982	32.3 °C3 November 1982	8.2 °C31 July 1982	20.2 °C	1,453 mm	19	0
1981	33.1 °C20 September 1981	-0.3 °C20 June 1981	20.0 °C	1,294 mm	33	1
1980	33.2 °C27 October 1980	5.5 °C28 June 1980	20.4 °C	1,205 mm	39	0
1979	33.2 °C7 February 1979	0.4 °C1 June 1979	19.8 °C	1,186 mm	38	0
1978	33.7 °C25 October 1978	3.2 °C2 June 1978	20.3 °C	991 mm	56	0
1977	33.7 °C11 March 1977	6.7 °C17 May 1977	21.0 °C	1,316 mm	59	0
1976	32.2 °C17 January 1976	6.6 °C16 August 1976	19.4 °C	1,796 mm	21	0
1975	32.9 °C10 September 1975	2.4 °C18 July 1975	20.2 °C	1,019 mm	45	0
1974	34.0 °C19 November 1974	4.6 °C17 August 1974	19.8 °C	1,296 mm	39	0
1973	33.4 °C22 February 1973	5.5 °C13 May 1973	20.4 °C	1,261 mm	44	0
1972	32.9 °C26 October 1972	2.6 °C9 July 1972	20.3 °C	1,292 mm	33	0
1971	36.1 °C26 January 1971	5.6 °C7 July 1971	20.4 °C	837 mm	66	0
1970	33.7 °C8 December 1970	6.9 °C2 September 1970	20.2 °C	979 mm	33	0
1969	33.6 °C30 January 1969	3.1 °C11 July 1969	20.6 °C	726 mm	67	0
1968	35.0 °C7 October 1968	2.9 °C18 May 1968	19.6 °C	805 mm	48	0
1967	33.0 °C9 October 1967	3.6 °C9 June 1967	20.2 °C	1,047 mm	26	0
1966	32.1 °C14 September 1966	3.7 °C6 August 1966	19.4 °C	1,298 mm	11	0
1965	32.9 °C10 September 1965	3.4 °C12 July 1965	19.3 °C	1,458 mm	10	0
1964	29.5 °C14 March 1964	6.4 °C6 June 1964	18.8 °C	1,373 mm	0	0
1963	36.9 °C17 October 1963	5.7 °C22 June 1963	20.4 °C	985 mm	51	0
1962	30.9 °C20 September 1962	4.2 °C7 July 1962	18.5 °C	1,477 mm	7	0
1961	37.3 °C28 September 1961	9.7 °C16 June 1961	20.7 °C	954 mm	44	0
1960	34.2 °C24 September 1960	6.8 °C10 July 1960	19.1 °C	1,346 mm	7	0
1959	32.6 °C3 October 1959	5.4 °C8 June 1959	20.2 °C	1,085 mm	23	0
1958	33.0 °C6 December 1958	6.7 °C23 June 1958	19.7 °C	1,296 mm	27	0
1957	32.8 °C19 October 1957	3.7 °C22 July 1957	19.2 °C	1,351 mm	6	0
1956	32.0 °C1 February 1956	5.3 °C6 June 1956	18.9 °C	1,008 mm	25	0
1955	33.9 °C1 October 1955	6.6 °C26 May 1955	19.3 °C	1,119 mm	21	0
1954	32.7 °C12 September 1954	4.8 °C22 June 1954	19.7 °C	1,228 mm	11	0
1953	31.2 °C21 August 1953	9.1 °C11 July 1953	19.9 °C	1,211 mm	4	0
1952	33.0 °C30 September 1952	4.8 °C16 July 1952	19.4 °C	1,107 mm	9	0
1951	32.6 °C26 September 1951	8.9 °C15 July 1951	19.5 °C	931 mm	17	0
1950	33.0 °C17 September 1950	7.5 °C12 July 1950	19.2 °C	1,538 mm	5	0
1949	29.7 °C18 March 1949	8.5 °C16 May 1949	19.0 °C	1,870 mm	0	0
1948	35.1 °C26 September 1948	8.0 °C15 June 1948	19.6 °C	1,118 mm	13	0
1947	31.3 °C6 January 1947	5.4 °C4 August 1947	18.9 °C	1,647 mm	10	0
1946	29.4 °C18 October 1946	6.1 °C17 June 1946	19.6 °C	1,897 mm	0	0
1945	30.5 °C28 September 1945	8.6 °C25 June 1945	19.5 °C	1,961 mm	1	0
1944	34.3 °C7 September 1944	8.5 °C15 July 1944	20.0 °C	1,098 mm	16	0
1943	31.9 °C19 January 1943	8.3 °C23 August 1943	19.0 °C	933 mm	9	0
1942	37.2 °C27 November 1942	4.5 °C18 June 1942	19.5 °C	806 mm	39	0
1941	30.3 °C9 January 1941	6.7 °C4 September 1941	19.5 °C	1,936 mm	2	0
1940	31.6 °C12 September 1940	8.5 °C19 August 1940	19.9 °C	1,549 mm	5	0

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

27.2 °C

+1.5 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

104 d/yr

+55

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

848 mm

-357 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	28.8 °C	+1.0 °C	186 mm	-10 mm
Feb	30.6 °C	+2.6 °C	102 mm	-55 mm
Mar	31.1 °C	+3.6 °C	41 mm	-76 mm
Apr	26.7 °C	+0.7 °C	85 mm	+27 mm
May	26.0 °C	+2.4 °C	14 mm	-49 mm
Jun	22.9 °C	+0.5 °C	48 mm	-1 mm
Jul	22.7 °C	+0.3 °C	7 mm	-36 mm
Aug	25.3 °C	+0.9 °C	10 mm	-27 mm
Sep	27.9 °C	+2.1 °C	19 mm	-52 mm
Oct	26.8 °C	+0.6 °C	91 mm	-23 mm
Nov	27.2 °C	+0.4 °C	91 mm	-32 mm
Dec	30.6 °C	+3.3 °C	155 mm	-23 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

37.2 °C

26 Dec 2025

Coldest day

2.3 °C

25 Jun 2025

Wettest day

44.1 mm

9 Dec 2025

Windiest day

38.8 km/h

10 Dec 2025

Strongest gust

90.4 km/h

22 Sep 2025

Hottest feels-like

39.8 °C

28 Dec 2025

Coldest feels-like

-0.9 °C

25 Jun 2025

Sunniest day

13.5 h

21 Dec 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Sorocaba?

Sorocaba has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.3 °C and it receives 1,205 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sorocaba?

The hottest day measured in Sorocaba between 1940 and 2025 was 6 October 2020, reaching 39.2 °C.

What is the coldest day in Sorocaba?

The coldest day measured in Sorocaba between 1940 and 2025 was 20 June 1981, at -0.3 °C.

Does it snow in Sorocaba?

Almost never: Sorocaba sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Sorocaba warmed?

Yes: Sorocaba warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Sorocaba?

The wettest day measured in Sorocaba between 1940 and 2025 was 19 January 1977, with 173 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Sorocaba?

The windiest day measured in Sorocaba between 1940 and 2025 was 10 December 2025, with winds reaching 38.8 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Sorocaba?

The warmest month in Sorocaba is February (23.1 °C on average); the coldest is July (16.7 °C).

How much does it rain in Sorocaba?

Sorocaba receives on average 1,205 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 141 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Sorocaba?

Sorocaba gets on average 9.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,431 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Sorocaba?

Yes: Sorocaba has on average 42 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Sorocaba?

In Sorocaba, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.9 °C on 19 January 2015, and the lowest was -4.4 °C on 29 July 1990.

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