Brazil
São Paulo in November
🌦️ Shoulder (showers)Pleasant and often rainy.
🎒 Pack: compact umbrella or rain jacket
Why November scores 8.5What goes into the score
How it works- Weather comfort8.6
- ✓Comfortable temperatures (27°C highs / 17°C lows)
- ✓Slightly humid (dew point 16.3°C)
- !Wet: ~144 mm rain, ~5 heavy-rain days
- Air quality7.6
- ✓Moderate (PM2.5 ~21 µg/m³)
- Seasonal hazards10.0
- ·No notable seasonal hazards
- Safety baseline6.5
- ·Increased caution
| Nov | May | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 8.5 Excellent | 9.0 Excellent |
| Season | 🌦️ Shoulder (showers) | ☀️ Dry season |
| High / low | 27° / 17° | 23° / 15° |
| Rain | 144 mm | 66 mm |
| Humidity | dew pt 16° | dew pt 14° |
| PM2.5 | 21 µg/m³ | 22 µg/m³ |
Typical-month data: NASA POWER (MERRA-2 reanalysis) 2015–2024 (modelled, not a forecast). Temperatures: São Paulo weather-station normals. Rainfall: São Paulo weather-station normals (national met service).
Holidays & crowdsNovember 2026
Long weekendThere's at least one long weekend. Domestic travel picks up and popular spots get busier over those days.
- All Souls' Day 31 Oct – 2 Nov · 3 days off in a row
- National Day of Zumbi and Black Awareness 20–22 Nov · 3 days off in a row
Other public holidays: Republic Proclamation Day (15 Nov)
National holidays only; regional holidays and school breaks aren't included. Source: holidays (open-source public-holiday calendar).
Explore São PauloEvents, sights, food & souvenirs
Check event dates locallyBrazil's largest city and business hub, known for its food scene, museums, Avenida Paulista and diverse communities, including a large Japanese-Brazilian one.
São Paulo Grand PrixDate variesUsually November
The Formula 1 race in Brazil.
Why go: Tickets sell out.
Where: Interlagos circuit
Coming up later
São Silvestre raceEvery year31 December every year
A long-running New Year's Eve road race.
Why go: Roads close.
Where: Avenida Paulista and city streets
CarnivalDate variesThe days before Ash Wednesday — February or March, date moves each year
Samba schools parade and street blocos fill the city.
Why go: Street parties are free.
Where: Anhembi Sambadrome and streets
São Paulo Pride ParadeDate variesUsually May or June
One of the world's largest Pride parades.
Why go: Very crowded.
Where: Avenida Paulista
Avenida Paulista and MASP
The main avenue, home to the São Paulo Museum of Art.
💡 The avenue is closed to cars on Sundays.
Ibirapuera Park
The city's largest central park, with museums and pavilions designed by Oscar Niemeyer.
Mercado Municipal
A historic market hall with stained-glass windows.
Liberdade
The Japanese district with shops and restaurants and a weekend street fair.
Pinacoteca
An art museum focused on Brazilian art.
Beco do Batman
A street in Vila Madalena covered in graffiti art.
Mortadella sandwich
A huge sandwich stuffed with mortadella.
💡 Mercado Municipal
Pizza
São Paulo has a strong Italian-inspired pizza culture.
💡 Pizzerias
Pastel de feira
Large fried pastries, often with sugarcane juice.
💡 Street markets
Virado à paulista
A plate of beans, rice, pork, egg and cabbage.
💡 Local restaurants
Japanese food
Sushi and Japanese-Brazilian dishes.
💡 Liberdade
Cachaça
Brazilian sugarcane spirit.
💡 Liquor shops
Brazilian coffee
Locally grown coffee.
💡 Cafes and supermarkets
Havaianas
Brazilian flip-flops.
💡 Shoe and department stores
Crafts and antiques
Vintage and handmade goods.
💡 Feira Benedito Calixto on Saturdays
Airport transfer Kiwitaxi
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