Chennai (India) vs São Paulo (Brazil): Temperature, Rainfall and Sunshine

Reference period: Chennai 2013–2023 · São Paulo 2013–2023

Chennai (India) has a higher monthly mean temperature than São Paulo (Brazil) in every month of the year.

Key monthly differences

Warmest month

Chennai
May · 30.90 °C
São Paulo
January · 22.59 °C

Coolest month

Chennai
January · 24.75 °C
São Paulo
July · 16.34 °C

Driest month

Chennai
February · 0.23 mm/day
São Paulo
July · 1.15 mm/day

Sunniest month

Chennai
April · 11.19 hours/day
São Paulo
December · 9.65 hours/day
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Climate comparison questions

When are the temperatures most similar and most different?

The smallest difference in monthly mean temperature is 2.16 °C (January); the largest is 14.08 °C (June).

How much do temperatures vary across the year?

The difference between the warmest and coolest monthly means is 6.15 °C in Chennai (India) and 6.25 °C in São Paulo (Brazil). This describes seasonal variation, not the range between daytime highs and nighttime lows.

Which location has more rainfall?

Chennai (India) has a higher daily rainfall average in 8 months and São Paulo (Brazil) in 4; 0 months are equal at the displayed precision. Rainfall amounts do not tell us how many days it rains.

Which location has more sunshine?

Chennai (India) has more average sunshine hours per day in 9 months and São Paulo (Brazil) in 3; 0 months are equal at the displayed precision. Sunshine duration is different from daylight duration.

Climate data notes

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Daily values are averaged separately for each calendar month over the saved reference period. Temperatures are daily means, not daytime highs. Rainfall is an average daily amount, not a monthly total; sunshine is average hours per day. These historical averages are not a weather forecast. Each location’s reference period is listed below and may differ.

Mean of the 12 monthly averages

Monthly climate data

Difference: São Paulo (Brazil) minus Chennai (India)

Temperature °C

Month Chennai São Paulo +/-
Jan 24.75 22.59 −2.16
Feb 25.42 22.36 −3.05
Mar 27.44 21.65 −5.79
Apr 29.61 19.79 −9.83
May 30.90 17.74 −13.15
Jun 30.88 16.80 −14.08
Jul 29.71 16.34 −13.38
Aug 29.12 17.21 −11.91
Sep 28.50 19.44 −9.06
Oct 27.64 20.19 −7.45
Nov 25.98 20.29 −5.69
Dec 25.18 21.83 −3.35
Annual mean 27.93 19.69 −8.24

Average sunshine (hours/day)

Month Chennai São Paulo +/-
Jan 10.08 9.36 −0.72
Feb 10.54 9.27 −1.27
Mar 11.01 9.24 −1.78
Apr 11.19 8.82 −2.37
May 10.60 8.00 −2.60
Jun 9.50 7.73 −1.77
Jul 8.18 8.28 +0.10
Aug 8.72 8.05 −0.68
Sep 9.04 8.62 −0.42
Oct 9.27 8.33 −0.94
Nov 8.03 8.88 +0.84
Dec 9.15 9.65 +0.50
Annual mean 9.61 8.68 −0.93

Average daily rainfall (mm/day)

Month Chennai São Paulo +/-
Jan 0.66 6.82 +6.16
Feb 0.23 5.59 +5.36
Mar 0.29 4.68 +4.39
Apr 0.38 2.01 +1.63
May 2.03 1.64 −0.39
Jun 1.86 1.52 −0.34
Jul 3.38 1.15 −2.23
Aug 4.30 1.34 −2.96
Sep 4.72 2.55 −2.17
Oct 5.96 3.55 −2.41
Nov 10.43 4.57 −5.86
Dec 5.30 4.90 −0.40
Annual mean 3.30 3.36 +0.06

Snow (mm)

Month Chennai São Paulo +/-
Jan 0.00 0.00 0.00
Feb 0.00 0.00 0.00
Mar 0.00 0.00 0.00
Apr 0.00 0.00 0.00
May 0.00 0.00 0.00
Jun 0.00 0.00 0.00
Jul 0.00 0.00 0.00
Aug 0.00 0.00 0.00
Sep 0.00 0.00 0.00
Oct 0.00 0.00 0.00
Nov 0.00 0.00 0.00
Dec 0.00 0.00 0.00
Annual mean 0.00 0.00 0.00