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Brazil climate

Tropical north and east, milder south. Browse cities below to find a city with detailed month-by-month records.

Popular cities:São Paulo · Rio de Janeiro · Belo Horizonte · Salvador · Fortaleza · Manaus

Browse all 109 cities in Brazil

Grouped by climate type, then by population.

Cfa

Humid subtropical

35 cities
São Paulopop 12.4MPorto Alegrepop 1.5MGuarulhospop 1.2MCampinaspop 1.0MSão Bernardo do Campopop 743kSão José dos Campospop 730kOsascopop 729kSorocabapop 687kSanto Andrépop 662kLondrinapop 588kFlorianópolispop 509kMauápop 478k
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Aw

Tropical savanna (dry winter)

27 cities
Belo Horizontepop 2.7MFortalezapop 2.4MBrasíliapop 2.2MGoiâniapop 1.5MCampo Grandepop 906kNatalpop 897kRibeirão Pretopop 712kContagempop 627kFeira de Santanapop 620kCuiabápop 618kUberlândiapop 564kCampos dos Goytacazespop 511k
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BSh

Hot semi-arid

12 cities
Rio de Janeiropop 6.7MNova Iguaçupop 823kDuque de Caxiaspop 818kSão João de Meritipop 467kBelford Roxopop 466kNiteróipop 456kCaruarupop 402kPetrolinapop 387kCampina Grandepop 349kVolta Redondapop 280kMossorópop 265kBodópop 2k
Am

Tropical monsoon

12 cities
Manauspop 2.2MRecifepop 1.7MMaceiópop 1.0MJaboatão dos Guararapespop 644kSerrapop 521kMacapápop 513kRio Brancopop 419kVila Velhapop 395kOlindapop 367kCariacicapop 353kPaulistapop 342kVitóriapop 313k
As

Tropical savanna (dry summer)

8 cities
São Luíspop 917kTeresinapop 871kJoão Pessoapop 818kAracajupop 665kPorto Velhopop 549kBoa Vistapop 420kPalmaspop 306kParauapebaspop 268k
Cwa

Monsoon-influenced humid subtropical

6 cities
Juiz de Forapop 573kPiracicabapop 407kBaurupop 379kTaubatépop 318kLimeirapop 292kPetrópolispop 273k
Af

Tropical rainforest

4 cities
Salvadorpop 2.7MBelémpop 1.5MAnanindeuapop 434kMaringápop 312k
Cfb

Oceanic / temperate

4 cities
Curitibapop 1.9MCaxias do Sulpop 381kSão José dos Pinhaispop 330kPonta Grossapop 292k
BWh

Hot desert

1 city
Corumbápop 97k

A few cities, to show the range

A spread picked to show how different the climate gets across Brazil.

São Paulo
Humid subtropicalCfa
Rio de Janeiro
Hot semi-aridBSh
Belo Horizonte
Tropical savanna (dry winter)Aw
Salvador
Tropical rainforestAf
Fortaleza
Tropical savanna (dry winter)Aw
Manaus
Tropical monsoonAm

Climate types in Brazil

Brazil spans 9 climate types. The 8 most widespread:

Cfa Humid subtropical · 35 citiesAw Tropical savanna (dry winter) · 27 citiesAm Tropical monsoon · 12 citiesBSh Hot semi-arid · 12 citiesAs Tropical savanna (dry summer) · 8 citiesCwa Monsoon-influenced humid subtropical · 6 citiesCfb Oceanic / temperate · 4 citiesAf Tropical rainforest · 4 cities

… and 1 more.

Climate records across Brazil — warmest, coolest, wettest, driest

Warmest Teresina (85.2 °F avg) · Coolest Caxias do Sul (62.0 °F avg) · Wettest Belém (130 in/yr) · Driest Corumbá (13 in/yr)These are the extreme ends of our city records, not typical conditions — most of Brazil sits well between them.