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Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil climate

Average temperatures, precipitation and all-time records for Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, with every day graded against ~45 years of local climate history (1981–2026). Its warmest month is February, averaging a high of 30°C, and its coldest is July, with an average low of 9°C.

Porto Alegre is the capital and largest city of the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. Its population of roughly 1.4 million inhabitants (2022) makes it the 11th-most populous city in the country and the centre of Brazil's fifth-largest metropolitan area, with 4.1 million inhabitants (2022). via Wikipedia

How today compares

Latest recorded day: 2026-07-21. Each reading placed on Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil's own ±7-day seasonal distribution.

High 22°C Above Normal · 72nd pct
Low 17°C Very High · 98th pct
Feels-like 25°C Very High · 93rd pct
Humidity 16.1 g/m³ Very High · 98th pct
Wind 15 km/h Normal · 43rd pct
Precip 43 mm Severe · 98th pct

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Porto Alegre average temperatures by month

Typical daily high and low, and average precipitation, for each month in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, based on 1981–2026 records. The wettest month is February (5 mm on an average day).

MonthAvg highAvg lowAvg precip
January 30°C 20°C 3 mm
February 30°C 20°C 5 mm
March 29°C 19°C 3 mm
April 26°C 16°C 3 mm
May 22°C 13°C 3 mm
June 19°C 10°C 5 mm
July 19°C 9°C 5 mm
August 20°C 10°C 5 mm
September 22°C 12°C 5 mm
October 24°C 14°C 5 mm
November 26°C 16°C 3 mm
December 28°C 18°C 3 mm

Each bar spans the 10th-percentile daily low to the 90th-percentile daily high (the range most days fall within), coloured cold → hot on a shared -23°C to 46°C scale, so the whole year's rhythm reads at a glance.

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Record extremes

  • Hottest day on record: 40°C on 1986-01-16
  • Coldest day on record: -2°C on 2009-07-25

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Percentiles compare each day to Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil's own history, so grades are relative to this location: a “Near Record” day here isn't the same temperature as elsewhere. How the grades work →