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Santos weather by month: averages, rainfall & climate trends

Warmth in Santos is remarkably steady: only 5.9°C separates the warmest month from the coolest, so there is no cold season to speak of. Rainfall leans toward the stretch from October to March. Santos weather by month: average temperatures, rainfall, extremes and how the climate has changed since 1940.

Today vs average

+0.2°Chigh near average

23° / 19°Today
23° / 20°Average
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How it's changed

+0.7°Caverage temperature, 2016–2025 vs 1940–1949average temperature vs 1940–4915days above 30°C a year now (2016–2025) · 3 in the 1940sdays above 30°C · 3 in the 1940s+0.7°C vs the 1940s · see how it's changed →
Weather by montha typical year, averaged over the full recordJanuary, rain 229 mmhigh 27°low 24°February, rain 214 mmhigh 27°low 25°March, rain 222 mmhigh 26°low 24°April, rain 155 mmhigh 25°low 22°May, rain 139 mmhigh 24°low 21°June, rain 108 mmhigh 23°low 19°July, rain 109 mmhigh 22°low 18°August, rain 103 mmhigh 22°low 19°September, rain 147 mmhigh 22°low 19°October, rain 179 mmhigh 23°low 21°November, rain 174 mmhigh 24°low 22°December, rain 212 mmhigh 25°low 23°wettest month January, 229 mm · 1,990 mm a yearsee month by month →

Right now

What it's doing today vs the historical average for this date.
Partly cloudy

Right now

19.9°

21°feels like
76%humidity
16°dew point
4 km/hfrom E
UV index0.0
sunrise05:28sunset18:12day length12h 44m
MonOvercast23°19°
TodayOvercast23°19°
WedOvercast24°19°
ThuOvercast24°21°
FriOvercast27°22°
SatLight rain27°23°
SunLight rain24°19°

On this date: October 20

Today (forecast)
23° / 19°
Average for October 20
23° / 20°

High near average · +0.2°C

  • Highest since 1940: 30.7° · 1994
  • Lowest since 1940: 16.6° · 1968
  • One year ago: 20° / 18°

Every October 20 in history, coldest to hottest

▲ Daily highs▼ Daily lows

Dots show daily highs (top) and lows (bottom) for each October 20 on record (n = 86). Outlined dots are today's forecast.

Area we sample

Each city's history comes from one ERA5 grid cell, about 28 km across, shown by the dashed box. Near mountains or coasts, conditions can vary across the cell.

Location & data

Historical weather for Santos is sampled from the ECMWF ERA5 reanalysis at 23.96°S, 46.33°W, with daily records since 1940.

Coordinates
23.96°S, 46.33°W
Time zone
America/Sao Paulo
Period
1940–2026
Data source
ERA5 (ECMWF)

Last 30 days

24 of the last 30 days were warmer than the historical average for that date. Average difference: +1.2°C.

Each bar is one day, from morning low to afternoon high. Warm-colored bars are days whose mean ran above average; cool bars ran below. The dot inside the bar is the daily mean. The shaded band is the typical 10–90% range expected for that date. Average = the day's mean temperature averaged across every year of record (1940–2026) for that calendar date.

This date over the years

One dot per year, showing the mean temperature on this calendar date. Dots are warmer or cooler than the long-term average (dashed line); the shaded band is the typical 10–90% range, and the highlighted dot is today's forecast. Based on ERA5 reanalysis: modelled estimates, not station readings.

Weather by month

Average temperatures and rainfall for each month: a typical year, from the full record.

Climate overview

February brings the year's peak warmth, with afternoons typically reaching 27.1°C and nights around 24.7°C. At the other extreme, July brings afternoon highs of about 21.8°C and typical overnight lows of 18.4°C.

In total, Santos averages about 1,990 mm of precipitation a year; January is usually the wettest month (229 mm) and August the driest (103 mm). A typical year brings rain or snow on around 162 days.

Comparing the record's first decade with its most recent one, Santos now averages 0.7°C warmer than it did in the 1940s. The count of days past 30°C has risen from roughly 3 a year to 15 between the record's first and last decades.

Climate graph (climograph)

February is the warmest month, July the coolest: a yearly swing of 6°C. Wettest month: January (~229 mm). Whole year averages ~1,990 mm of rain.

Bars = average monthly rainfall (right axis). Lines = average daily high and low (left axis). Average = each month's value averaged across every year of record (1940–2026).

Rainy days by month

About 162 rainy days a year: most in January (~17), fewest in July (~9).

Bars = average number of days with ≥ 2 mm per month. Hover for the monthly rainfall total.

Monthly wind

Average daily peak wind at 10 m, by month.

Monthly solar energy

Average daily incoming solar energy in megajoules per square metre: the record's own proxy for how sunny the month is.

Santos month by month: what to expect

Typical conditions for each month, averaged across the full record (since 1940). Daylight is the time from sunrise to sunset. Highest and Lowest are the most extreme values in the ERA5 dataset (modelled since 1940), so they can differ from official weather-station readings.

MonthAvg highAvg lowRainRainy daysDaylightHighestLowest
January26.8°24.3°229 mm1713.3 h33.5° (2024)19.4° (1945)
February27.1°24.7°214 mm1612.8 h34.6° (1969)20.5° (1968)
March26.4°24.0°222 mm1712.2 h34.8° (2024)19.1° (1979)
April25.1°22.5°155 mm1311.4 h33.1° (1986)16.7° (1971)
May23.5°20.6°139 mm1110.8 h34.4° (2024)13.2° (1979)
June22.6°19.2°108 mm910.5 h31.9° (2024)12.4° (2016)
July21.8°18.4°109 mm910.7 h32.2° (1977)11.9° (1990)
August21.9°18.6°103 mm1011.2 h34.6° (2005)12.0° (1984)
September22.2°19.3°147 mm1211.9 h38.8° (2012)13.2° (1990)
October23.0°20.6°179 mm1512.6 h35.3° (1942)16.0° (1999)
November23.9°21.6°174 mm1513.2 h34.0° (1942)16.8° (1949)
December25.5°23.1°212 mm1713.5 h34.6° (2012)18.7° (1956)

How it's changed

Year-by-year signals from 1940 to today.

Climate stripes

Annual mean shifted from 1940–1949 to 2016–2025 by +0.7°C.

Each vertical stripe is one year. Color encodes how much that year's annual mean differed from the long-term average. Average = each year's annual mean compared to the average of all years (1940–2026). cooler ← → warmer

Annual mean temperature

Long-term trend: +0.11°C per decade.

One point per year, showing the temperature averaged across the whole year. The dashed line is the least-squares long-term trend. Based on ERA5 reanalysis: modelled estimates, not station readings.

Seasonal warming

Dec–Feb is warming fastest: +0.15°C per decade.

Each faint line is one three-month period's average per year; the bold dashed line is its long-term trend. Different parts of the year often warm at different rates. Based on ERA5 reanalysis: modelled estimates, not station readings.

Hot days vs frost days

Days ≥ 30°C per year: 3.2 early in the record → 14.9 recently. Frost days: 0 → 0.

Thin lines are raw yearly counts; thick lines are the smoothed trend that removes year-to-year noise. The hot-day threshold is auto-picked per city so the line actually moves. Average = a centered 5-year rolling average to smooth weather noise.

Yearly hot & cold extremes

Hottest day since 1940 in 2012, coldest in 1990: 38.8°C / 11.9°C.

One point per year: the single hottest and coldest day recorded that year.

Annual rainfall

~1,990 mm/year on average. Last decade: −4% vs that average. Long-term trend: −23 mm per decade.

One bar per year of total rainfall. Dashed line is the long-term average. Average = the average annual rainfall across every year of record (1940–2026).

Day-by-day grid

Each tiny square is one calendar day across the full record, about 30,000 days per city. Use the mode switch above the chart: Anomaly colors each day by how far it ran from the historical average for that date (red = warmer, blue = cooler), Daily mean temp shows the absolute mean temperature for the day (useful to see seasons and heatwaves), and Precipitation shows daily rainfall (useful to spot wet/dry seasons and droughts). Average = the long-term average for that calendar date (1940–2026).

Frequently asked questions about Santos

Which is the warmest month in Santos?
On long-term average, the warmest month in Santos is February (mean daily temperature of about 25.8°C) and the coolest is July (about 19.9°C).
How does today's temperature in Santos compare to the historical average?
On October 20, 2026, Santos is forecast to reach a high of 22.8°C and a low of 19.3°C. The long-term average for this date (the full record since 1940) is a high of 22.6°C and a low of 20.3°C, so today's high is about equal to that average.
How much has Santos warmed since 1940?
Comparing the first decade of the record (1940–1949) with the most recent (2016–2025), the annual mean temperature in Santos is about 0.7°C warmer.
How much does it rain in Santos?
Santos receives about 1,990 mm of precipitation per year on long-term average, with January typically the wettest month.
What is the average temperature in Santos?
Over the full record (since 1940), the annual mean temperature in Santos is about 22.7°C. The warmest month is February and the coolest is July.
What are the average temperatures in Santos by month?
Average daily highs and lows for each month in Santos (°C, full record since 1940): January 27°/24°, February 27°/25°, March 26°/24°, April 25°/22°, May 24°/21°, June 23°/19°, July 22°/18°, August 22°/19°, September 22°/19°, October 23°/21°, November 24°/22°, December 25°/23°.
How many days a year does it rain in Santos?
On long-term average, Santos has about 162 days a year with at least 2 mm of rain or snow. The annual total is roughly 1,990 mm.

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