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fair match
São Paulo, Brazil and Brisbane, Australia are a fair climate match — 13,962 km (8,676 mi) apart. São Paulo is Köppen zone Cfa; Brisbane is Cfa.
See São Paulo on the interactive map →São Paulo and Brisbane both sit in the humid subtropical (Cfa) zone, so their seasonal arcs line up. Roughly 13,962 km (8,676 mi) separates them — far enough that Brisbane feels like another continent, close enough on the climate numbers to stand in for São Paulo.
It is a fair match — close on the main numbers, with a few seasonal quirks between São Paulo and Brisbane. January means differ by 2°C (Brisbane warmer); July by 1°C (Brisbane cooler). Rainfall shifts more: Brisbane is 81 mm drier in January, and 20 mm drier in July.
Sunshine: Brisbane averages 10.2 hours a day across the two months vs 9.2 in São Paulo (1.0 h/day more; January 11.4 h vs 9.5 h, July 8.9 h vs 8.8 h). Air quality: mean PM2.5 is 8 µg/m³ in Brisbane vs 22 in São Paulo (lower by 14 µg/m³). Dew points differ modestly (January 20°C vs 19°C; July 8°C vs 11°C).
January & July · °C and mm
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On Similar Climates, Brisbane, Australia is the closest distant match for São Paulo, Brazil — scored fair, about 13,962 km (8,676 mi) away.
São Paulo and Brisbane are separated by roughly 13,962 km (8,676 mi) on the great-circle route.
Yes — both cities are in the same hemisphere, so summer and winter fall in the same calendar months.
Yes — both are humid subtropical (Cfa).
São Paulo has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa). January averages a high of 28°C and a low of 19°C with 240 mm of rain; July averages 22°C / 12°C and 45 mm.
São Paulo averages about 9.5 hours of sunshine a day in January and 8.8 hours in July.
January PM2.5 averages about 18.8 µg/m³ (US AQI 74); July averages 24.6 µg/m³ (US AQI 84).
Other close climate matches for São Paulo: Maputo (loose), Durban (loose), Beira (loose).
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