Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Porto Alegre features a humid subtropical climate (Cfa).Temperatures typically range between 14 °C (58 °F) and 26 °C (79 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 2 °C (35 °F) or can rise to as high as 39 °C (103 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1330 mm (52.4 inches) and receives 121 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Porto Alegre enjoys an average of 3288 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 14 minutes to 14 hours 1 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Porto Alegre are January, February and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 24 to 26 °C (76 - 79 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 14 to 16 °C (58 - 61 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Porto Alegre experiences 181 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 39°C (103°F) | 38°C (100°F) | 38°C (100°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 36°C (96°F) | 37°C (100°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 38°C (101°F) |
Mean maximum | 37°C (99°F) | 36°C (96°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 36°C (98°F) |
Average high | 31°C (88°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 29°C (85°F) |
Daily mean | 26°C (79°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 23°C (75°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 16°C (60°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 24°C (76°F) |
Average low | 22°C (71°F) | 21°C (69°F) | 20°C (67°F) | 17°C (64°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 11°C (53°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 19°C (67°F) |
Mean minimum | 17°C (63°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 4°C (40°F) | 3°C (37°F) | 5°C (41°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 15°C (59°F) |
Minimum | 15°C (58°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 5°C (41°F) | 3°C (38°F) | 2°C (35°F) | 3°C (38°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 13°C (55°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Porto Alegre, Brazil with other places around the world.
Porto Alegre usually has the most precipitation in May, September and October, with an average of 11 rainy days and 149 mm (5.9 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Porto Alegre are April, August and December. On average, 74 mm (2.9 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 93 (3.7) | 112 (4.4) | 109 (4.3) | 73 (2.9) | 153 (6.0) | 113 (4.4) | 122 (4.8) | 70 (2.8) | 155 (6.1) | 139 (5.5) | 112 (4.4) | 80 (3.2) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 12 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 8 |
The sunniest months in Porto Alegre are March, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 44 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Porto Alegre: May, June and September receive an average of 7 hours 26 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 271 | 310 | 312 | 270 | 229 | 219 | 239 | 257 | 227 | 273 | 315 | 360 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 13h 48m | 13h 6m | 12h 13m | 11h 19m | 10h 35m | 10h 14m | 10h 25m | 11h 4m | 11h 55m | 12h 49m | 13h 36m | 14h 1m |
Porto Alegre experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, November and December, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 13 - 14, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.May, June and July are in the Moderate / High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 6. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Porto Alegre UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 14 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 14 |